Arizona republican., 1917-10-29

The necessity for clearly distinguish ing between the true and the false was never more imperative than now in relation to peace. In the midst of war the world is anticipating and pre- pairing for peace. But of what kind? Is it the peace that is the product of and established by the divine Mind, or that which the human mind outlines? The question makes it's appeal with all the greater intensity to him who recog- nizes how perverted and misleading the human mind is. It is upon this that the world is divided. A man spirit ually enlightened, understanding to some extent the presence and power of divine principle, sees how impossible it is that any attempt to establish harmony on the basis of human con- cepts should ever succeed. You can not. if you would, bridge over the dis tance between the true and the false. An. to think of arriving at a lasting peace that is built upon a foundation If partially suppressed or covered up evil is waste of time. The only true method of reaching the goal of human desire in this respect is of course that scientific operation of the law of love which found it's highest expositor in Jesus of Nazareth. The peace that he left has no meaning to the carnal mind which sees in it only an impracticable ideal And an impracticable ideal it is t0 him who has no vision beyond the microcosm of material beliefs in which he lives and by which he is controlled. He can only act within the cloister of his narrow mental environment, and consequently he cannot, even if he ba Ii1yir Of light and truth by which permanent blessings can come.
 The moment you depart from the di- vine ideal as unfolded by Christ Jesus you precipitate a hopeless struggle with the cohorts of evil One remem- bers how well Bunyan, in his great al- legory. portrays this as the experience If his pilgrim. Though every step meant ceaseleSs warfare. yet whilst he was in the right, that is, the spiritual way. he was nearing the goal of victory and peace: he was then unflinchingly by the power of God, subjugating error in whatever form it appeared. This clearly Illustrates what Mrs. Eddy has written in Miscellaneous Writings fp- 2O9l Peace has no foothOld on the false basis that evil should be con- cealed and that life and happiness should still attend it.
 There is spurious optimism which. when you analyze it. is seen tt be just the suggestion of corporea sense that affects to believe that the best ends can be attained in an easy going way. It would preach peace by ignorins the principle that demon. Strates peace. What is the result? Yol get what Shakespeare has defined a. peace which is "a very apoplexy, lethar gy. mulled. deaf. sleepy, insensible And you never get what the sam writer has described as peace which i of the nature of a conquest" Bu there is no more demonstrable trutl than that there can be no peace with out conquest. The nature of the con quest which presents itself to each in diridual indicates his moral or spir itual conditions.
 The Christian Scientist. educated il the science of Christianity, which up roots and subdues human faIlacies knows, and is seeking to prove, tha true peace is a spiritual concept; tha the arena where alone it can be roote, sha malntained is in right !lrowlede