Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-10-01

be conceded that Jesus mode o.
thinking was on higher plane thai
that of mortals. He was controlled
by the one infinite Mind Mortall
are too often under the control o.
the so-called "carnal mind" embrac
ing all that is termed evil, sinful ant
depraved; all that is opposed to the
nature Of God or good. When We
/ learn to think as Jesus thought, We
shall perceive the sharp distinction
that he made between the humand
and the divine. We shall learn that
Godlike thoughts are endowed with
life and power, and are increasingly
operative for good. AS our Leader
tells us on page 8 of Rudimental Di.
vine Science "The spiritual power
of scientific, right thought, without
a mental argument, has oftentimes
healed inveterate diseases"
We shall also learn that mortal
thoughts have neither life nor heal
ing power, and that in due time all
such thoughts will be destroyed in
human consciousness, along with the
so-called mind that conceives them
Gods thoughts or ideas are the eter-
nal facts of being, while mortal
thoughts are so many mistakes of an
erring counterfeit mind, so-called
which knows not God.
The ability to discern Gods
thoughts and to know that such
thoughts are clothed with all law
power and authority to annul every
phase of wrong thinking, is what en-
abled Mrs. Eddy to explain to the
world the modus operandi of Chris
tian healing.
Mission of An idea.
Then is it not self-evident that hui
manity's greatest need is to grasp the
thoughts or ideas of God? Need we
wonder at the injunction of Scripture
"Acquaint now thyself with him
(God) and be at peace? If we can
not know,the thoughts that God is
eternally thinking, thoughts of
peace, and not of evil" how can we
ever become intimately acquainted
with him? Should we feel thorough
ly acquainted with some friend, none
of whose thoughts were ever known
to us.
1t has we'll been said that "ideas
are the great warriors Of the world"
They have fought and won its great
est battles. All the good and great
things in human history have been
achieved through the activity of some
grand idea. A divine idea comes into
human consciousness as the harbin-
ger Of justice and right Because it
is always clothed with divine author
ity and power, 1t has never been
known to fail in the final accomplish
ment Of its holy mission. The only
sense of ability or power to accom-
plish anything worth while comes to
us through some idea of God. not
through any human thought.
This, then, is the primary mission
of Christian Science, to acquaint hui
manity with God through the medium
of right ideas. Not through any hu-
man, thought, belief, theory or opin-
ion can the approach to God be made.
"The only begotten son, which is in
the bosom of the Father, he hath de-
clared him." In other words, the
true idea of God alone can reveal the
nature of the Father. Would anyone
attempt to ascertain the nature of the
sun except through the analysis of
the rays of light which proceed from
1t? "No man cometh unto the Father
but by me-" the Master declared.
Could anything be more plainly stat
ed?"
Opposition to Spiritual Facts.
Figuratively speaking, the Christ
idea never sailed upon a smooth sea.
False, human nature opposes it at
every step. This nature is naturally
unprogressive and intolerant. There
is nothing more distasteful to the evil
one than spiritual facts; 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. 1t would be inconsistent
for this so-called mind not to oppose
its concept of truth. This mind, lad
en- with the traditions Of men, stran-
gled by malice, envy and hatred, and
torn with bitter contentious and
strife, must experience change of
heart before surrendering its opposi-
tion to spirituality.
Christian Science is here to bring
about this change of heart, and the
process Of transformation is already