Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-12
e Teachings Explained by Noted Lecturer

As rays Of light from the sun, they
reflect bnt do not absorb the nature OF
being of God. They are indestructible
are transftofy, destTuct!ble, unreal
They are mot Of the Father" but 'oi
the world. And the world passetf
away, and the lust thereof; but he
that doeth the will of God abidetf
forever" No idea of God will ever be
lost, because II alone obeys the will Of
God. Mortal thoughts disobey the di
/ vine win and are consumed as chaff
The world ct large classifies ideas
as both good and evil, while Chris
tian Science lifts them to the level oil
Gods thoughts, thus making them di
vine only The Christian Scientist has
/ ceased to use the word idea in any
lower sense than the spiritual, and
until others see the Importance Of
following his example they will fail
to distinguish between Gods thoughts
and thoughts supposed to originate In
/ the brain, and which always were and
| always will be devoid of healing pow
1 er. The ability to make this distinc
ton is what enabled Mrs. Eddy to ex
plain to the world the modus operan
di Of Christian healing.
Mission Of an Idea
! 1t has well been said that ideas are
the great warriors of the world" They
have fought and won its greatest bat
ties. All the good and great things
in human history have been achieved
through the leadership of some grand
idea. A divine idea is always the har
! binger of justice and right. Because
/ il is always clothed with authority and
power to carry out the purpose of the
| divine will, 1t always has succeeded
and always will succeed in Its holy
mission. The only sense of ability
! or power to accomplish anything worth
while comes to us through some idea
of God, not through any human
/ thought. The ability to do right is not
of ourselves, it is the gift Of God ex
pressed through holy thought.
Then is 1t not self-evident that
humanity's greatest need is to grasp
/, the thoughts or ideas of God? Need
we wonder at the injunction of Scrip
ture: "Acquaint now myself with
Him (God) and be at peace? II we
know not the thoughts that God is
eternally thinking, thoughts Of peace
and not of evil" could we claim any
very intimate relationship with Him!
Would we feel thoroughly acquainted
with some friend none OF whose
thoughts we're ever known to us?
This then is the primary mission
of Christian Science, to acquaint hui
ifmanity with God through the medium
of signt ideas. Not through any hui
man thought, belief, theory or opinion
can the approach to God be made.
"The only begotton Sen, which Is In
the bosom of the Father, he hath de-
sclared Him" in other words, the true
, idea of God alone can reveal the ma.
ture of the Father. Would anyone at
tempt to ascertain the nature of the
sun except through the rays OF light
which proceed from Il? NO man
cometh unto the Father but by me,
the Master declared. Could anything
be more plainly stated? $500
Opposition to Spiritual Facts
Relatively speaking q divine idea
never sailed upon smooth sea. False
human nature opposes 1t at every step
This nature is naturally unprogressive
and intolerant. There is nothing more
distasteful to the evil one than spirit
haIAfacts, since facts are ideas which
! always reveal the truth concerning
, evil.
The only opponent of spiritual Truth
is the mortal or fleshly mind, the so
called good and evil mind Of mortals
A divine idea is unintelligibie to this
mind. It would be inconsistent fol-
this socalled mind, not to oppose its
concept of truth. Is 1t any wonder
then, that Jesus said to his followers:
'If any man will come after me, LET
him deny himself? Unquestionably
the carnal mind was the self referred
to in this passage. This mind laden
| with the traditions of men, strangled
by malice. envy, and hatred, torn with
bitter contentious and strife, and for
ever iiampered and limited by its un
christian belief in matter and evil
must experience change OF near'
before surrendering its opposition to
spirituality.
Christian Science is here to bring
about this change of heart, and the
! scene OF transformation is already &C
/, tive and widespread. Thousands who
at one time were bitterly opposed te
Christian Science have IN their ex
tremity gone to it for help, have re
ceiyed their healing, and are now
among its most ardent advocates
Here is tangible proof Of the unreal
ty of what is termed opposition tc
/ Truth.
Is it not the height of inconsistency
to call ourselves the children Of Goo
and then to claim relationship with
five physical senses which constantly
/ disobey His laws? Surely there II
something wrong in the human order
of things, and the sooner humanity
looks within to discover what 1t Is
THAT would cruelty the Christ, Truth
the sooner will it awaken. to know
God Alright, and to prove by demon
stration that Love ''thlnketh no evil
Health and Disease
Christian Scientists are great dea