Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-15


ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures as divine Science
reduced to human apprehension" The
definition Is of value in two especial
respects. In the first place. if 10
any of US the term Christian Science
has come to mean merely the aCCre-
gated teachings Of q particular relI-
gious sect or denomination. the term
divine Science may assist us TO-
ward consideration Of the Suhioc, III
its brocd and true meaning, so that
when We refer to Christian Science
we shall be understood as having in
thought not merely the words OF =
book or the doctrines Of a church or
the professions or practices Of q body
Of persons, but rather the Science or
knowledge OF being. Of Life, OF
Truth, Of God; in other words, divine
Science.
The second important phase Of this
definition Of Christian Science as di-
vine Science reduced 20 human ap-
prehension, is that the broadened
scope of the subject does not lead il
beyond the range Of our view nor OBJ
scure its direct and practical rela-
ton to our affairs. Divine Science
or the correct knowledge of absolute
reality and the immutable law there
of, is according to this definition ca
pable of being apprehended by man
and applied to human needs.
It is the mission Of Christian Sci
ence to bring to light the fact that
mans true selfhood is not separated
from the intelligence that makes and
governs all. and II is the purpose Of
this lecture to indicate in a simple
and elemental manner some OF the
ways in which that surprising fact
NAV be demonstrated in individual
exreTience. and is being thus demon
strated.
Manifestlv q working knowledge Of
divine law involves and requires =
correct understanding Of the nature
and qualities Of the cause or source
Of all things, the infinite Intelligence
Of divine Mind that IS God. IN the
liCht OF Christian Science man begins
to acouaint himself with his Maker
bv processes as satisfying to his re3-
son as those by which the rathema-
tician is assured Of the basic clements
OF the science Of numbers.
Christian Scince makes it clea@
that there is a God, and that the
ScriDtural statements with regard 10
Him are correct, namely. thar IL. Is
the one and only creator having
made all that was made; tina! Hls
creation was and Is spiritual and per-
feet and good. IS He IS spiritual anu
perfect and good; and that infinite
Shirt is necessarily omnipOtent, on-
niDresent, omniscient; that Is. the
only power. everywhere present, ST.
nren7e intelligence. In l John 1t is
Stated that "God is love-" and Mrs.
Eddy. on Page 10 Of Science ard
pe9i+h. writes. THE Christian Science
God is universal, eternal divine Love,
which changeth not and cauSeth no
evil, disease, nor death.
It is needless perhapE TO add mat
those to whom this definition OF Cod
is arpreciable do not think Of him
as in the nature Of nlacritlec MI
man being with material form, o.
cupvinr q great throne IN the ssI ana
dealing with His chil5ren in q man
ner that would lie considered repre-
hensibla even il q human parent be
slowing rewards on certain favored
ones and Furnishing others. Tor DONG
things He is supposed to have made
them capable Of doing Christian
Scientists learn to question the acc0-
racv Of any description q God that
does not conform 10 the h'Ehcs-
standards Of justice, mercy. and l2Ve.
To saw nothing Of intelligence. IEeTe-
fore thev are not eXnected to bei.e7e
+bs+ Cod created evil or uses cvI to
accomrlish good or that lie coo.2
nut into the heat Of man the capa-
city to WELD to sinfu! temptation ane
+ben eternallv torture man TO- sln-
c,1nobinc- 70 . Cod-heS owed tendency.
or that an infinitely good God ever
did or could destroy any Of rs chL-
dren or even make them SICK. II
Christian Science God Is revealed as
. loving Father. whose love is real
and tangible, ever operative. HAj-'
4ial. and consistent. Christian -
once fins honors Him supreme'y by
ebou-irr +hat Deity IS not directly or
indirectly the author of or re7po1-
III f0r sin. disoese. death. or any
other fo~m Of cvl-
THE NATURE OF EVIL.
The question thai naturally arises
at this poirt is: What and whence,
then, is evil? Increasingly large
numbers Of intelligent men and Won-
en- are l-IlA-YE t4cD DUvN-NAN VI '-----'
tian Science there is no answer to
this question that they can conscien-
tiously accept The ancient theo@y,
for instance, thai appears 10 have
been offered merely for want o.
better theory that an individual
called the devil made evil could have
been entertained only in disregard Of
the difficulty Of determining who or
what made the evil. If there We're
such a devil, the task of providing
for him an ancestry would seem 10
involve the acceptance Of one Of Two
conclusions-either that God made
him. with all his capacity for evil,
or that God is not the only crea,cr.
Small wonder, then, that Jhe notion
that there could exist in reality be-
inp capable Of upsetting Gods plars.
defving Gods laws interfering wirh
Gods purposes. enslavino God'a chill
dren, and turning Gods creation
foDsy-turvy, has been relegate- LARGE
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