The Washington times., 1917-02-04

Ahdl no lS hOl Only Ooe
that He is Spirit, In whom we live,
and move, and have our being Can
you conceive Of INFINITE Spirit or in
finite Love having a form or body, or
being subject TO the personal ltmita-
tions Of time and place and circum-
stance?
Follows Teachings.
HChristian Science, ever following
the teachings OF Jesus, shows that
God Is Love; that God Is spirit: that
He IL Mind; that He is Truth; that He
10 Life: that God is the INFINITE Prin-
ciple Of being, operating through un-
changing laws, laws that are always
comprehensible and always benefi-
cent; that He Is omniscience, omni-
potence, omnipresence. Do these
definitions of God quickly appeal to
the individual who has always
thought of God as a finite parsonage,
q magnif1ed man? Perhaps not. But
let us propose as an aid toward q
fuller comprehension, that he choose
from among these definitions the one
which most nearly approaches his
highest conception Of good, and let
his thought dwell upon that. A mans
highest ideas OF God can be no higher
than his highest conceptions Of good,
but they should always De that high,
for God is infinite. unchanging good.
Refers 20 Text Book.
at might appear presumptuous in
me here to attempt an adequate ex-
position OF the full teachings OF
Christian Science about God as scrip
turally defined. / would, instead, re-
fer you TO our textbook. where you
will fnd them all fully set forth and
lucidly eXpounded. But | feel that
may with propriety briefly refer to
that concept OF God which so uni
versally meets mans direst need In
his darkest hours OF trial aud tribula.-
tion, the concept. of God as infinite
Love, which the Scriptures impart
and which Christian Science empha>I
sizes.
sorely. Needed.
0 '1f the thought OF God as Love,
ever blessing, never condemnipg;
ever healing. never afflicting; ever
protecting, and never neglecting;
including all mankind in His faith
erly care and infinite Affection, IL
this thought OF God comes to you
with tender appeal, hold fast to II
and cherish II. II Will unfold and
enlarge and develop, and gradually
lead you to a yet broader, fuller
knowledge OF Him as Love divine.
And can you conceive OF anything
that is so soreIy needed today in
our churches and out OF them, than
more Of that same Love! Anything
that will 50 quickly check mans |
to man. that today Is
making countless thousands mourn?
God As Principle.
. at has been aptIy said that life IL
like an arithmetic, made up OF prob |
lens which a very few find easy to
solve, and which the others never |
learn to work out. Now we all know !
that the students failures to solve |
the problems OF arithmetic are due
10 his Incomplete or defective knowl- I
edge and application of the princi- |
pies OF mathematics But did you
ever consider that so many of us
fail to solve the problems of every
day life because of our incomplete or
defective knowledge OF the infinite
of existence, God?
Gives Understanding.
"Christian Sciencs .s giving to man
an understanding of God as the in
finite Principle OF all that really
exists, the Principle which, in the
words Of our text book. is 'underly-
ing, everything. and encompassing all
true being CScience and Health. p.
496); the Principle which operates
unchanging laws, laws
which are always benefcent and al
ways comprehensive and demonstra-
BILE.
"'How Is II, then you may ask, IF
God IL the underlying Principle of all
that really exists and this Principle
bestows on man only that which is
good, how IL II that we see SO much
of sickness and sorrow and sin in
the world? The two conditions do
not seem to At. What Is wrongT
Reason Simple.
"The reason is simple enough.
Men have not applied this Principle
In their endeavor to work out life's
problems. They have not learned
enough about 1t or cared enough for
It or believed enough in II to make
II the basis OF their daily thinking
and daily living.
"a right understanding of the prin-
ciples OF mathematics, as you know,
never fails to bring the right answer
Il rightly applied. So It Is with the
infinite Principle OF being, God Him
self. Just In the proportion that
we bring right understand
ing OF God into The problems
that involve our health, our happi-
ness, our material prosperity, and our
spiritual welfare, just in that proper
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