Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-04

point in the teachings of Christian
Science, for without some intelligent
grasp Of original cause and his right
full relationship to that cause, man is
without guiding star by which TO
chart his way out OF the wilderness of
earthly woe.
THE AToNEMENT.
Since God cannot evolve anything un-
like Himself, man must possess the
same quality and substance as his cre-
ator. Jesus said, Il and my Father arc
one" II we fail to recognize the rela-
tionship between God and man here
indicated. we fail to grasp the basic
truth of being, the vital part of Chris
tianity. the very key to the salvation
Of mankind. This oneness of man with
God in quality but not In quantity is
indeed the doctrine Of atonement a.
Christian Sscience explains It, or the
doctrine Of atone ment. Seen in the
light of Christian Science the doctrine
OF atonement IL no longer q human
doctrine but a spiritual fact, namely,
mans natural and eternal oneness with
God, divine Mind. Man separated from
God would be like a number severed
from mathematics, or a tone separated
from music or a ray Of light separated
from the sun. He would be a non EN-
tity. AS the number Is one with math-
ematics, as the tone is one with music,
as the ray of light is one with the sun,
SO man is one with God. So long as
God is. man is. They are eternally cor
related in thought and action. a rela-
t1onship clearly defined by Jesus when
ne said, AS the Father knoweth me-
even SO know the Father"
THE cHRlST-IDEA.
In place of an obscure, mysterious, or
doubtful concept of God and His crea-
ton, Christian Science unfolds, as we
nave shown, the true idea or scientific
concept of God and man, which is the
cornerstone of right thinking and right
| living and the way to Christian heal
ing. The coming of this true idea of
God and man in your consciousness
and mine, is the coming of the Christ
that Is to free us from the bondage OF
evil and destroy all disease. It is i'm
portant that we understand Just what
powers have been unable, for various
| Is meant by the Christ. Christ is de-
1lned on page $50 of the Christian
science textbook, Science and Health
with Key TO the Scriptures" by Mrs.
Eddy, as the divine manifestation of
| God. which comes. to the flesh to de-
stroy incarnite error" Christ then ia
the true idea of God and man which
comes to displace the wrong concept
OF existence enshrined in human con-
seriousness.
| This true idea, the spiritual idea, of
GOD and man, taught by Jesus, is what
Christian Science makes plain to the
world today. 1t is the Christ which
shows the coincidence and spiritual
agreement between God and man. The
Christ-idea is indeed the pearl of great
price, the redeemer, the savior. II
comes to each of us to lead us out OF
evil into good. out Of error into Truth
out OF ignorance into intelligence, out
or matter into Spirit, away from earth
to know God.
Theologians have for MANY wears
confused the Christ idea with the cor
poreal man Jesus. Christian Science
makes plain the distinction between the
personal Jesus and the Christ the true
idea of God, which must come to each
individual consciousness and resurrect
it from false beliefs. To cling to a cor
poreal savior Is to worship a fleshy
concept, and Jesus said that the fest
profits nothing. Jesus was a human
person. Christ Is the true spiritua
idea of life which Jesus understood
and exemplified better than all others
but which is movable and understand.
able by each OF us. This true Idea mus
be individually understood before mar
can know God. This idea lives through
the ages and is the saving importation
of God, the emanation of His love ant
goodness. ever extended to him who
tired Of the husks of mortality, would
return to his Fathers house and seel
for higher and better things.
| FALSE CONCEPTS.
| When we begin to lay hold of tn,
true sense OF being. actually to realize
in spite of all the conflict and distres,
OF mortal existence that there is indeed
a God who Is altogether good, who 1,
all-wise and all powerful, and who Il
now available to help us overcome ant
master evil.-Just as soon as we turf
to Him, then our thinking begins t.
change. We begin to seek for and t,
get acquainted with God, and obey tn,
Scriptural command. "Acquaint nov
thyself with him. and be at peace"
A stranger Is one who Is unknown
strange. God is therefore strange Il
US II we do not actually know Him
! This foreign concept of God as strang,
is just what Christian Science is her,
to remove. Let us suppose that Mr.. A
and Mr.. B. live in the same community
common belief in the community Il
that Mr.. B. Is unapproachable. distant
difficult to understand. Mr.. A., withou
any personal investigation. believes tn
report and holds aloof from Mr.. B., al
though he IL In dire need Of friend
J Mr.. B.. in fact, Is not the kind of per
son common report has made him GU
! to be; he is not distant or difficult T.
understand, but on ths contrary, 4
easily approachable. is interested Il
: doing good. Is charitable, kind. and gla,
TO help others. What has kept the mel
apart? What has made them strang
ers? Nothing but false concept en-