The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-10-30
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
BY PAUL STARK SEELEY, C. S.

to destroy incarnate error" Christ
then is the true idea of God and man
which comes to displace the wrong
concept of existence enshrined in hui
man consciousness.
This true idea, the spiritual idea, of
God and man, taught by Jesus, is
what Christian Science makes plain
to the world today.
Theologians have for many years
confused the Christ-idea with the cor
poreal man Jesus. Jesus was human
person. Christ is the true spiritual
idea of life which Jesus understood
and exemplified better than all 9TH
ers, but which is movable and under
standagle by each of us. This true
idea must be individually understood
before man can know God.
How many have accepted the COM
mon superstition that God is dis
tant, unapproachabIe, even while the
Bible describes Him as a God "at
hand" and not afar off, who has said,
Il will put my laws into their mind
and write them in their hearts: and
will be to them = God, and they shall
be to me a people" Christian Science
dispels our false concepts of God, does
away with mystery, superstition,
ignorance and fear, and enthrones in
man the true consciousness of God
which shows Him to be all-good, all
powerful, ever available, all-wise, to
be the God who presently "healeth all
thy diseases" be they mental, physical,
moral or of other nature.
Being acquainted with God, it is well
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mind; in other words, true conscious
ness. To know God man must be
thinking correctly about God, and that
is just what Christian. Science is help
ing man to do.
Mental transformation is recognize
ed by society as the way OF progress
and reform. All educatiOna effort is
but the supplanting of ignorant and
limited concepts of being with more in
telligent ones. Tyranny and slavery
have disappeared as rapidly as mans
thought has gained a clearer sense
of the rights of man. The whole pro-
cess of mental change seems the ma
tural and right way to better things.
And so it is not only in attaining bet
ter things in human society, but in
that far more important realm of
thought which deals with mans rela-
tionship to God. Through the teach
ings of Christian Science the false and
limited concepts of God and man are
giving way to that true sense of being
which liberates from the Tyranny
of sin and the slavery of diseased be-
liefs.
The greatest proclamation of eman-
cipation ever uttered was given by
Jesus when he said, ''Ye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make
you free" We cannot know what is
true while we blieye what is false.
Two objects cannot occupy the same
space at the same time. No more can
AIN erroneous concept of God and the
true idea of Him be in thought togeth-
err
Evil does not yield its usurped au-
thority simply because man desires
to be rid of it, Man must know
something of it's nature and be wise
enough to detect it's deceitful sub
tleties, bring it's lies from under cover.
Until he is wise, man cannot be good.
How much better is it to get wis
dom than gold!" said Solomon, and
Jesus admonished his followers to be
as wise as serpents. Only as man
reflects God does he gain wisdom, for
all wisdom is in God, is indigenous, to
Mind, and is naturally reflected by
Minds idea, man. Wisdom 80 gained
all mortal opinion and hui
man conjecture. It enables man to |
Judge and act righteously, to avoid