Arizona republican., 1917-07-09

Christ Jesus Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?" he asked, and thereby he declared the in- finite care of divine Love for all His creation
 In these days Christian Science is making its voice heard the world over And what is the voice calling? It is telling mankind exactly what Jesus told them, exactly what the prophets of old strove in their day and in their own way to tell their people, that God is the Father of man. the Supreme Being, whose whole nature is summed up in the words, divine Love, infinite good. That is the message the world stands in need of now; and it is the message the world must listen to if it is not to find itself wrecked amid the storms of material sense. Mrs. Eddy writes Science and Health, p. S3): "Mortals must find refuge in Truth in order to escape the error of these latter days"
 1t is commonplace to say that a man is influenced more by his ideas of God than by anything else. They base his morals, determine his ethical standards, mold his life along every line. He may not call, even to himself. the power which he acknowledges as supreme by the name of GOd-names at any time are but symbols for ideas; all the same it is these ideas, be they true or false, which are the chief modifiers, construc- tors, and guides of his life. Now there can be no disputing the fact that true views of God must always exercise correct formative influence, and err rOneous views must have the opposite effect: that is to say. true views of God will direct a man along. the ways Of high morality by raising before him high ethical standards. thereby keeping him free of the false beliefs of sin and affording him refuge from the storms of evil and the fear of disease. To es- cape from errc- no matter the form it | may seem to take, mortalS must find l refuge in Truth
 !, As has been said. Christian Science teaches that God is divine Love or ab- | solute good And what q refuge is in l that understanding. The moment the ! truth is voiced. however, to the human mind it is inclined to dispute it. If l God be Love or infinite good why, it asks should it be necessary to have to seek refuge from inharmony of any kind? Christian Science regards the 1 question as inevitable, as put by ma 1 terial sense. Why? it repeats And 1 then it goes on to tell suffering human |
 or a single sorrow upon mankind; that l God. being infinite good. knows naught | of so-called evil: that He is conscious 1 of nothing but what is harmonious and | perfect Then Christian Science pro-
 ceeds to say further that mans sepa- | ration from God is a false belief, that 1 what men call evil and disease have nc
 real existence since they are not in the consciousness of God. Strange doctrine
 this. argues the human mind. And Christian Science replies. Strange only
 to the false material sense of mortais;
 but be it known that the truth heals
 and is a refuge to humanity in propor-
 tion as it takes the place of false be- lief. In like manner Mrs. Eddy ques- ! tions on page 394 of Science and | Health: "Is there no divine permission to conquer discord of every kind with | harmony. with Truth and Lover God is divine Love, and Love is Mind. Infinite Mind consciously em- | braces man as spiritual idea: and sc l man remains forever protected by dl-
 vine Mind. that is by his heavenly
 Father. It is the spiritual understand 1 ing of the perfect unity that exists De- ] tween God and man which is the refuge from the storm, the refuge from every
 storm of erroneous belief which may | seem to surge through so-called human
 
 | consciousness. There are no storms m 1 divine Mind, no gusts of passion in dl-
 vine Love, no terrifying experiences IT 1 perfect Spirit; and God as Mind oI l Love or Spirit is omnipresent. These l teachings of Christian Science are true i They can be put into practice ana
 tested by every one, as they are al
 ready have been by many. Christian n Science holds that the greatest of all blessings a man can receive is the SCI !, entific understanding of God which Il
 can give him. for this understanding
 not only heals from false belief of ] whatever sort, but protects in the very thick of the battle of human existence | Christian Science leads into all truth l and enables one to acquiesce in these words of Mrs. Eddy:
 Thus Truth engrounds me on the
 rock,
 l Upon Life's shore,
 | Gainst which the winds and waves can
 shock,
 Oh. nevermore!"
 Miscellaneous Writings. p. 39I