The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-27


edge OF principles and causes.
Now. Il Jesus did the works which
have been cited. and that he did
them Is Sttested BY those who have
| been looked upon a. the best and
| most honest of men. men who wit.
! messed them. did ne do them thru
| ignorance or mere belief IN some
| thing. or did He do them because
| OF a specific. accurate, and demon.
strable knowledge OF their underly-
ing principle or causeg No rational
being would for moment claim
that they were done thru nything
bat such knowledge and II they
were thus wrought thru an exact
| knowledge or science, applied by
Jesus Christ. then were they not
wrought thru Christian Science
That Jesus looked upon Ills works
a. the result OF this science. rs ind
Gated by that immortal utterance
He that belieyeth on Me. the works
that do shall be do also, "a den
nite demand upon His followers for
like proofs that they understand and
practice His teachings, and His i'm
mediate followers, and their follow.
ers for three hundred years after
them. did az He commanded, The
proof Of this is historical
Jesus commanded Ills first - stu
dents, or followers. 10 preach the
gospel and 10 heal the sick When He
sent out the 20 RE repeated the com
mand. and At the end OF his ministry
Inc commanded His followers 10 teach
all nationsNo do whatsoever lie had
commanded them These were the
Rrst ordination articles Of the first
Christian ministers. and altho the
second OF these articles. the com
mand 20 heal, has ceased 10 be OBJ
served by the older denominations,
n still remains a part OF the ordi-
nation articles OF the bishops OF
some OF the orthodox churches, an
admission that Il Is still binding
II has been shown that Jesus did
His marvellous works because OF His
knowledge OF their underlying prin-
ciple or cause. II will be admitted
that this knowledge was the knowl-
edge OF God, the knowledge OF the
reign of the kingdom OF God. the
knowledge OF man and OF mans re-
lationship 10 God which Jesus came
20 teach mankind. The question
that occurs very naturally AT this
point IS, What Is God?
True Idea Of God
In the tongues in which the Bible
was originally written. two terms
and their variants are mainly used
% designate God. One means
Strength" or power. and the other
"the existing one" or plainly. the
one and only existence. other
terms are used but chiefly 20 avoid
the use Of the name of God In vain
u is generally admitted that God
Is supremely good Applying this
sense % God 10 the Bible designa
tions, 4 becomes clear that God is
the one and only power. that this
power ia supremely good, that lie
* the one and only existence or
presence that is likewise good IL
is this God that made all that was
made, and all that He made IL
made like Himself good. yery
good When II IT, rem embered that
all that Is called intelligence could
not have formed the idea Indicated
by the least primary object, II will
be appreciated that the great First
Cause" called God. must be SUI
preme. infinite intelligence or Mind
The Bible further speaks OF God
as thy life" and as the rock
meaning basic reality or Truth, and
in the inspired words OF the Mas
ter's beloved student, as love, '-
God is love"
Taking these Bible definitions OF
God. and they are identical with
| a.. - L.
any one who does not believe in
God. or who would not trust Him
II go, there is some one who does
not believe in and would not trust
intelligence. Life. Truth, and Love
But, surely. there is no such man
for all no, only believe, but by the
very fact that they are alive. know
that this God Is that He is the SUI
prcme and infinite good not above
the clouds for some one 90 bring
down, but very nigh unto thee. 49,
and that each and every one Is con
sfantly In touch with and complete
" dependent upon Him "A an
illustration OF this important fact
permit me 10 say that there is no
one here orr anywhere who could
have one right idea without Mind
enabling him to have IL. that there
is no one who could draw a single
breath without Life animating him
or have one moment OF true peace
or happiness without Truth and
Love being expressed to him or by
him. without Truth and Love gov
ernine him
with this Christian and scientific
idea of God is not the universe seen
10 be state in which the infinite
and beneAcent Mind. Life. Truth
and Love. Spirit" as designated
by Jesus. Principle OF being" IA
taught by Mrs Eddy Science and
Health. p 2hl.-reigns supreme7
In such state, recognized. ad
mltted. realized. entirely a state OF
Mind in which all are the Ideas OF
Mind, Il must be selfcvident that
no sin could be- no misery. strife.
want, woe, degradation. ickrcss.
death. In such y state. that only
could be which such Goo would
cause. that only could be which
would express His bounty and be-
Incidence. that only which Is Ike
Himself. good. very good F"
The Kingdom Of Heaven
Religion. rightly vowed. has a
two-fold purpose. teaching men 10
know God and saving them from ills
OF all binds Probably nothing could
show this more clearly than the
fact that those who were commits