Arizona republican., 1917-02-19

Christian Science, lifting thought
above such theories of power, reveals
its true nature, and making it avail
able heals him. When Power shall be /
fully understood according to its di- !
vine nature, then it will be found that
there is no law of adhesion, cohesion
or attraction or of any other kind
whatsoever, that can injure man. for
the real character of law Is blessed,
seeing that il has its being in the di
I vine Principle. the ore God, who rs
! Love. For this and other similar
reasons Christian Science differs from
other sciences. Ordinary systems of
science take no account of moral or
spiritual requirements. Christian Sci
ence is unique in this respect. 1t can
not be understood nor demonstrated
fully through mere intellectually. The
divine intelligence is available to man
only as divine Love, which was hui
manly illustrated in the highest de-
gree by Christ Jesus. Therefore
Christian Science requires not only
intellectually, but the highest moral
ity and spirituality.
SPIRITUALITY ESSENTIAL AND
REVEALED IN THE BIBLE
Spirituality, properly understood, is
the grandest thing in the world The
mind which was also in Christ Jesus
consisted ana must ever consist OF
spiritual thoughts. He declared that
the ideas which he taught were eter-
nal by saying. my words shall not
pass away In the measure that
: human being has them and makes
them practical he is a Christian.
Studying the Bible in the light which
Christian Science throws upon it one
understands both the Savior and sal
walton. Many have been in such
physical ard mental torment that they
Ia l,a11 for
| deliyerance aid seeking it sincerely,
: many have found this deliverance, be-
, cause in Christian Science the divine
Christ. the truth which Jesus con-
stantly exalted and relied upon and
: proved TO be the very omnipotence of
good. is ever ready to save. 1t is
not a mysterious personality. 1t is the
: divine presence. 1t comes where we
G are thinking, just as it has always
. come. The Bible is full of references
n 10 that fact Indeed the metaphysical
j or spiritual teaching of the Bible con-
Stitutes its great value to humanity.
S The ancient prophets as well as Christ
r Jesus himself carefully considered
= thoughts and weighed them well.
0 There is an eXemplification of this in
= the book of Genesis. 1t relates to
I Ahraham's discernment of the impend-
n ing destruction of certain wicked
/, city. Now, in the old way OF reading
= the Bible this whole matter was per-
sonal. Indeed. generally speaking.
! people were led to believe that they
must read the Bible in a different
. way than they would read any other
=, book. They must read it literally.
! The superstition often was that when
{ one opened the Bible ii was reverent
{ to cease thinking, and consequently
they carefully shut off their intelli-
y gence whenever they began to read ii.
I Now, as a matter of fact there is no
s book that requires so much intelli-
y gence in the proper reading of il as
Y does the Bible. In the old way Of
: reading It, a story like that mentioned
n would convey fantastic impression
Y it would involve the imagination
d rather than the understanding of the
= reader II would signify that God
d a personality long way off. and pre-
= sumably in an inaccessible place call
= ed heaven. and capable Of all the pas
II sions associated with the human mind
was holding a conversation with a
man upon earth far distant and sepa :
]. rated from both God and heaven. Now
+ what really was taking place is quite
p easy TO be seen, for it is clear when
r one reads the Bible intelligently that
upon the occasion mentioned Abraha n
II WIS doing just what we are doing, he
~ vas thinking and drawing conclusions
Il In the realm Of his OWE thought o.
~ intelligence he began to perceive thai
n any measure Of good, being like God
tends To preserve man. and does pre-
- , serve him If ii BE faithfully adhered
!. to. while evil is self destructive.
:. PROGRESSIVE EXPERIENCE
g We are thinking in some way all o.
=, the time and vet while we recognize
:" that fact. 1t is well for us to remem
> Ter also that much of orr thinking j.
,. hapff.r xfs. 1aks pf no = lie 4nf
y. often without Foundation. without in
:, tention. often almost without intelli-
- Gence. To paraphrase one of the mos
- beautiful savings Of the Bible. oul
- thinking is often like the wind tina
= 'bloweth where it lsteth . hut thoI
eanst not tell whence it cometh ant
whittier it goeth."
Now the Wonderful thing TO be rec
ognized IS that Christian Science no
ID only admonishes to think correctly
but shows how to do it. and furnishes
: immediate and abundant proof of th'
:, value OF such thinking. certain
- great philosopher once said that. gen
n orally speaking, people do not think
- They merely think about thinking
a. Nov thinking about thinking is bette
!, than not thinking at all.
~ If ono is able to understand the di
y vine Mind through thoughts which re
g veal that Mind, his thoughts are high
,e " educational and measurably re
* demptive. They necessarily associate
~ themselves with that divine Principli
- which St. John SO briefly and beauti
fully defines in the words God il
* Love" That healing Should result from
!, s'Ieh improved mentality is inevitable
~ Christian Scientists, however. look fo
still greater results through Increase
:. understanding, and they see more an,
- more clearly that thought must no
a meremly define Mind. but reflect Mine
70 in order that the perfect prayer which
~ heals any and all diseases may b'
realized.
ID TRUE PHILOSOPHY
=, Thus we see that all that coul,
= mean happiness for the human rae.
can and win be brought to pas
'ee through Christian Science. The tru,
u philosophy of living is not one whiel
- enables us stoically to bear our bur
e dens and troubles. The gospel o
y Jesus is not to reconcile us to presen
~ Affections. with 4 mere hope of fu
- ture happiness. The real philosophy
y Of true Christianity is to lie found il
'e that Science which Mrs. Eddy has Civ
= en-, to the world and which provide,
Il not merely thhe ability to endur,
- rrouble. hut that much greater an,
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