The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-13

not now. and never can have anJ
that man Ia OF God. IL subject only
10 His law. and has Ood.siven right
to life, 10 health and TO Happiness
When man understands his divine
rights he cannot be made the victim
Of evil, sin or disease.
II. however. mortal man has not
learned Of his rights 10 immunity
from evil and sickness. or is afraid
l0f these claims and puts In no defense.
or ~ knowing his rights he neglects
10 defend himself. In any Of these
cases judgment In taken against him
as though the claims were true. since
nothing II done 10 expose their falsity.
Ny friends. we have been allowing
unjust judgment to be taken against
us. We have not been defending our
rights To life. health and happiness.
sometimes because Of negligence.
more often because OF Ignorance.
Christian Science shows ~ how to
make our defensc. expose the falsity
OF evils claims and preserve the inte-
gritty Of our weIl.being.
How 10 Gain m usdesstandiag of
Christians Scieece
The question 10 often asked. What
Il necessary for one 70 acquire that
understanding Of God and man which
dlsplaces the false concepts OF msteri-
ality with the truth Of spiritual being.
heals the sick. and enables one to
solve life's problem? Earnest study
Of the truth a. set forth in the Bible
and Science and Health. and its con-
slant application In daily life. II
essential. Il 10 also necessary in
approaching this question TO remem-
Der that God and not man governs the
universe. Il II Gods will aud not
the personal will Of mortal man that
must control. Not infreQuently people
come IN Christlan Science for help
with the desire to have God work In
their way. They wish to tell God
what 10 do and perhaps Offer . little
advice on the best way for Him TO do
Il. Such q state Of mind never gets
near to God, for it has failed to rec0g-
ni4e that mans whole being II the
expression OF God and b eterially sub
ject to His will. which governs the
universe for the benefit and happi-
ness OF all.
Self-surrender. surrender Of the
mortal sense Of selfh0od. n necessary
to know God. Mortal man must be
willing to let Gods will be done
whether or not Il comedies with his
personal preference. Many business
deals ought never to work out the
way men would have them, and
Christian Science will never help
through . dishonest business deal or
give the slightest assistance to any
evil purpose. II II the operation OF
Gods will alone. Ocd dwelleth with
. him that II of an humble and c0ntrite
spirit. Friends. Il requires true
courage to be humble.
II should further be borne in mind
that God eschews all evil. that he does
not tolerate seliishneas. self-will. dis
honesty or sin in any form. He who
seeks 10 understand God must dc 20
with this fact in mind and be willing
to surrender the mortal sense Of self
and all OF his false mortal beliefs as
rapidly as they come 10 light. He
must be sincere and honest. Some
| try to get to heaven carrying little
hell along with them. under cover.
He'll n cur sinful beliefs and the dres
Of suffering they inevitably bring.
Such a one makes no headway In
Christian Science and soon finds that
he cannot lay hold of heaven with one
hand while holding on to hell with
the other. We cannot serve two
masters. God is One and infinite.
and His blessings come not to the
self-seeker. to the hypoerite or to the
worldly-wise. who. snugly wrapped In
the garments Of his self-conceit would
try q little Of God In way OF his own.
IL Ia the self-surrender OF her who
gave the widows mite. her earthly all.
the contrition OF the publican. the
brotherly love OF the good Samaritan.
that marks the earnest seeker for God
and enables him to reach the heart OF
ever-present Love. Jesus said. Eek
cept We become - little chill
dreu. ye shall not enter into the king.
dom OF heaven" This showed that
the Kingdom OF heaven 10 not place
but q state of consciousness, TO lid
which one must acquire the childltke
qualities OF love. gentleness, humility.
unselhshness, purity and goodness.
Thus We see that heaven II not . fu-
ture state of regal refuge but . pres
ent reward for righteous thinking.
Instead OF dying his way into heaven.
man must think his way In. and this
is Just a. true this day and hour AZ
when Jesus said II. II is these child
like Qualities OF thought that one
needs to gain an understanding OF
Christian Science. 70 gain the Mind OF
Christ. the consciousness OF Truth.
Little by little. through study and
application, one acquires these quail.
tiles OF thought and comes into living
oneness with ever present good. God.
Thus IL mans consciousness so hlled
with goodness that sin. disease and
sorrow are brought under subjection.
cast out. and destroyed.
irAyer
Through true prayer man learns to
know God. A correct understanding
OF prayer U therefore essential to an
understanding Of Christian Science.
Scientific prayer u the m0dus OF all
Christian accomplishment. A Chris
tian Science treatment is prayer. A.
Christian Science explains L. prayer u
not implOrlng q far-away Diety. 1t ts
the simple and natural process OF
thinking In accord with the ever-pres-
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