The Detroit times., 1917-09-26

| edge or principles anu thh1'r.
/ Now. II Jesus did the works which
have been cited, and that he did
them II attested by those who have
been looked upon az the best and
most honest OF men. men who wit
messed them,--dld he do them thru
| Ignorance OF mere belief I'm some
| thing. or did He do them because
/ OF specific, accurate. and demon
strable knowledge Of their underly-
! ing principle or cause7 No rational
/ being would for a moment claim
| that they were done thru anything
] but such knowledge and II they
were thus wrought thru an exact
knowledge or science. applied by
4 Jesus Christ then were they not
wrought thru Christian Science
That Jesus looked upon His works
( a. the result OF this science, is indi-
Gated by that immortal utterance
"He that believeth on Me, the works
that 7 DO shall he do also. "a den
mite demand upon HIS followers for
] like proofs that they understand and
I practice His teachings. and His TIM
mediate followers. and their follow
ers for three hundred yeRrr after
them. did as He commanded. The
proof OF this n historical.
Jesus commanded His first ~ stu
denta or followers, 20 preach the
gospel and 70 heal the sick When He
sent out the TO He repeated the com.
1 mand. and a the end OF his ministry
he commanded His followers 20 teach
ali nations 20 do whatsoever He had
| commanded them These were the
! arst ordination articles N tho hret
I Christian ministers; and altho The
second of these articles, the com
mand 20 heal. has ceased 20 be OBJ
served By the older denominations.
Il stu remains a part OF the ordi-
nation articles OF the bishops OF
some of the orthodox churches. an
admission mat Il le still binding
II has been shown that Jesus did
Z His marvellous works because OF His
knowledge Of their underlying prin-
clple or cause II Will be admitted
that this knowledge was the knowl-
edge OF God. the knowledge or the
reign OF the kingdom OF God, the
! knowledge or man and OF mans re
lationship 20 God, which Jesus came
90 teach mankind The question
! that occurs very naturally al 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
10 designate God. One means
strength" OF power, and the other
| "the existing one" or plainly. the
/ one aud only existence Other
terms are used. but chiefly 10 avoid
/ the use OF the name OF God IN vain.
II IS generally admitted that God
e. snpremely good. Applying this
/ sense OF God 20 the Bible designa-
/ lions. II becomes clear that God Is
the one and only power. that this
power Is supremely good. that He
is the one and only existence or
presence that Is likewise good. II
IS this God that made all that was
! made. and all that He made He
! made Ike Himself. good VERY
good When Il Is remembered that
all that Is called intelligence could
not have formed the idea indicated
by the least primary object. II will
( De appreciated that the great First
Causes called Cod must be su-
/ 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 '1ove, 49,
God A. ieve +"
Taking these Bible definitions ~
/ God. and they are identical with
those OF Christian Science. IL there
any one who does not believe Ii
/ Cod. or who would not trust Him
/ N so, there IS some one who does
not believe IN and would not trust
Intelligence, Life. Truth, and Love.
hut surely. there is no such man,
for all not only believe. but by the
very fact that they are alive, know
I that this God is that He IA the su-
premc and infinite good not above
( the clouds for some one 10 bring
down, but very nigh unto thee, -
and that each and every one IL con
stantly In touch with and complete
! ly dependent upon Him As an
/ Illustration OF this important fact.
I permit me 20 shy that there IS no
/ one here or anywhere who could
have one right idea without Mind
I enabling him 10 have IT, that there
] Is no one who could draw a single
4 breath without Life animating him,
or have one moment OF true peace
or happiness without Truth and
I owe being expressed TO him or BY
him, without Truth and Love gov.
erning him.
( with this Christian and scientific
I idea OF God. Is not the universe seen
! 20 be a state in which the INFINITE
I and benencent Mind. life, Truth
/ and I.ove.-"S Spirit" as designated
I hy jesus. Principle OF being as
taught by Mrs EDDY CScience and
| Health. p. go .--reigns supreme9
I In snch state, recognized, ad-
mitted. realized, entirely state Of
Mind IN which all are the ideas OF
Mind, 81 must be self-evident that
no sin could be. no misery, strife.
/ want. woe, degradation. sickness.
4 death In such state, that only
! could be which such a God would
cause. that only could De- which
would express His bounty and be
I neficence. that only which Is Ike
! Himself, good, very good"
The Kingdom Of Heaven
Religion. rightly viewed. has
two-foid purpose. teaching men 90
/ know God and saving them from ills
~ all kinds Probably nothing could
show this more clearly than the