Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-06

command, and at the end OF his own
ministry he commanded his followers
to teach all nations TO do whatsoever
he had commanded them. These were
the first ordination articles of the
first Christian ministers, and al
though the second of these articles,
the command TO heal has ceased to be
observed by the older denominations,
it still remains q part of the ordina-
ton articles of the bishops of some
Of the orthodox churches, an admis-
sion that it is still binding.
1t has been indicated that Jesus
did his marvellous works because Of
his knowledge of their underlying
Principle or cause. Ii will be ad-
mitted that this knowledge was the
knowledge Of the reign or the king
dom of God. the knowledge of man
and of mans relationship to God,
The question that occurs very natur-
ally at this point Is, what is God?
Prevalent Idea of God.
All of us when visiting curio shops
or museums have seen grotesque inn
ages that probably at some time serv-
ed as objects of heather worship. All
of us. too. have probably viewed these
idols with mingling of curiosity,
pity for those who prayed to such
things, and incredibly that people
who had the skill to carve such im-
ages should be so blinded and super
stitious as To worship them. But
have We differed from them very
much after all?
While visiting the art museum ~
New York some years ago. my atteh-
ton was attracted to Il picture, ap-
parently by an old master. II was the
figure of venerable man with flow
ing white beard he was clad in 4
robe and seated above the clouds,
This picture portrayed not only the
artists but the popular idea of God
in heaven. Heaven was above the
clouds and God was an old man. This
in the main is the picture which the
cider religious teachings have paint
ed, not only on canvas but also In the
thoughts of their adherents. The
picture was but reproduction of Z
worldwide misconception of God; and
the Christian world, which scorns the
heathen's idols, accepts and worships
a mlsconception of God which exists
only as Pigment of the Imagination
implores it for life and health and all
things. and then wonders why these
prayers do not avail. Is not the rea-
son plain? Recognizing this, do we
not again have to ask, What Is
God?"
True idea OF God.
In the tongues in which the Bible
was originally written, two terms ana
their variants are mainly used to des-
ignate God. one means strength
or power, and the other the existing
one" or plainly, the one and only eX-
istence. other terms are used, but
chiefly to avoid the use of the name
of God in vain.
1t is generally admitted that God
is supremacy good. Applying TINS
sense of God to the Bible designa-
lions, it becomes clear that God Is the
one and only power, that this power
is supremacy good, that He is the one
and only existence or presence that is
likewise good II is this God that
made all that was made and all that
He made He made like Himself, good,
very good" When it Is remembered
that all that is called intelli-
gence could not have formed the
idea indicated by the least pri-
mary object, it will be APP
preciated that the great First
Cause" called God, must be supreme,
infinite intelligence or Mind. The BIZ
bic further speaks of God as "thy
life" and as the rock meaning ba
sic reality or Truth, and in the in
spired words of the Masters beloved
student. as 'love'-"God is love.
Taking these Bible definitions Of
God. and they are identical with those
of Christian Science, is there any one
who does not believe in God. or who
would not trust Him? If So there is
some one who does not believe IN ana
would not trust intelligence, Life,
Truth and Love. But, surely, there
is no such man, for all not only be-
leve, but by the very fact that they
are alive know that this God is; that
He is the supreme and infinite good |
mot above the clouds for some one
to bring down, but very nigh unto
thee, and that each and every one |
is constantly in touch with and com !
pletely dependent upon Him. AS an
Illustration of this important fact |
permit me to say that there is no one /,
here or anywhere who could have one
right idea without Mind enabling nm !
to have it; that there Is no one who |
could draw n single breath without !
Life animating him, or have one mo-
ment of true peace or happiness with |
out Truth and Love being expressed |
to him or by him, without Truth ana |
Love governing him.
With this Christian and scientific |
idea of God. the universe is seen TO
be a state in which the infinite and |
bcncfieent Mind, Life, Truth and Love
as designated by Jesus,
Principle of being as taught by Mrs.
Eddy tScience and Health. page 25) |
.reigns supreme. In such state,
recognized, admitted, realized, entire
is state of Mind in which all are
The ideas of Mind, it must be Self-evl-
dent that no sin could be, no misery,
strife, want, woe, degradation sick
ness. death. In such a state, that
only could be which such God would
cause that only could be which would |
express His bounty and beneficence,
hat only which is like Himself, good,
very good
Let any one here take this single
which Christian Science
caches Of Gods allness and of Gods
nvaliable goodness let him recall IT
n times Of quiet or OF stress, and see
f it does not overcome misgiving,
ear, foreboding; and doing this, il
{ does not overcome the tormcnfs OF
lear. As surely as this is remember
ID ii will be found helpful, a preven-
i've ana a curative OF ills.
Religion, rightly viewed, has a two
'old purpose, teaching men to know
rod and saving them from ills of all
Kinds. Probably nothing could show