Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-24

|OI man Win Goa IN qualify OuI nOt
in quantity Is indeed the doctrine OF
plains, it, or. the doctrine Of atone
ment. Seen in the light of Christian
Science the doctrine of atonement Is
no longer a human doctrine but 9
spiritual fact. namely, mans natural
and eternal enc with God, divine
mind.
IN place of an obscure. mysterious
or doubtful concept of God and His
creation, Christian Science unfolds, as
we have shown the true idea or scien-
tific concept of God and man. which
Is the cornerstone of right hlnkin
and living and the way to Christian
healing. The coming of this r idea
Of God and nan 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. 1t is
important that we understand just
what is meant by the Christ. Christ
is defined on page 583 Of the Chris,
tian Science text book, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
bv Mrs. Eddy. as the divine manifes-
tation of God, which comes to the
flesh to destroy i%ncarnate error,
Christ then is the true idea, OF 20
and man which comes to displace the
wrong concept of existence enshrined
in human consciousness.
This true idea, the spiritual idea,
Of God and man. taught by Jesus, is
what Christian Science makes plain
to the world today.
Theologians have for many years
confused the Christ-idea with the cor
poreal ma Jesus. Jesus was a hui
man person. Christ is h true spirit
ual idea Of life which Jesus under
stood and exemplified better than all
others but which is movable and un-
derstandable by each of us. This true
idea must be individually understood
before nan can know God.
How many have accepted the COM
mon superstition that God is distant.
unapproachable. even while the Bible
! describes Him as a God lat hand
and not afar off. who has said II will
put my laws into their mind. and
write hen in their hearts: and l will
he to them a God, and they shall be
to me a people, Christian Science dis
pels our false concepts of God. does
away with mystery, superstition, ig-
norance and fear, and enthrones in
many the tru consciousness of Goo
which shows Him to be all-good, all
powerful, ever available, all-wise. to
he the God who presently "healeth all
thy diseases" be they mental. physical,
moral or of other nature.
Being acquainted with God, it is well
to remember. is simply a state OF
mind; in other words. true conscious
ness. To know God man must be
thinking correctly about God. and that
is just what Christian Science is help
ing man to do.
Mental transformation is recognized
by society as the way of progress and
reform. All educational effort is but
the supplanting of ignorant and linn
| s<0l o@-~@~<~ @f h@s-- -s< -
telligent ones. Tyranny and slavery
have disappeared as rapidly as mans
thought has gained a clearer n OF
the rights of man. The whole process
of mental change seems the natura
and right way to better things. AnG
so it is not only in attaining bette,
things in human society, but ir
that far more important realnl OF
thought which deals with mans re.
lationship to God. Through the teach.
ings of Christ Science the false anG
limited concepts Of God and man are
giving way to h a true sense Of beins
which liberates from the tyranny OF
sin and the slavery of diseased beliefs
The greatest proclamation of eman.
cipation ever uttered was given BY
Jesus when he said. "Ye shall know
the truth and the truth shall make
you free" We cannot know what il
true while we believe what is false
Two objects cannot occupy the same
space at the same time. No more
can an concept of God anc
the true idea OF Him be in thought to
! gether.
Evil does not yield its usurped au
thority simply because man desires t.
be rid of it 1t must be combined in
t~elligently. Man must know som,
thing of its nature and be wise enough
to detect its deceitful subtleties. brin,
its lies from under cover. Until he il
wise, man cannot be good. "Hov
much better is it to get wisdom thar
gold" said Solomon. n Jesus ad
monished his followers to be as wis,
as %serpents. Only as man reflects Go,
does he gain wisdom. for all wisdom
is naturally reflected by Minds idea
man. Wisdom so gained transcend
all mortal opinion and human conjec
ture. 1t enables man to judge an
act righteously. to avoid useless con
1icts, and always to meet evil witt
good. 1t enables him to distinguish
between the things of the moment an,
the things Of eternity Wisdom point
the right way in every humap situa
ton and exalts Principle. which, i
God. to be the one lawgiver in man
Udlly lie.
Equipped will, divine wis ION, ma,
becomes a Waterman 1t the door o
consciousness. alert and vigilant. H
~scrutinizes the thoughts that seek en-
trance there, separate just so far a
he knows how the chaff from tn
wheat, the false from the true. tn
mortal from the immortal. and reject
the evil and mortal as having no RICH
} to enter. Keeping his mind filed wit
goodness he finds to be the best pro
lection against all evil. Fear, discour
Iagement, hatred disease. dishonest,
|sei1shness, lust. and all sin, he strive
to keep u of his thought, for h
Knows that they are not of God an
therefore do not properly belong t
3, His reflection, man. He agrees to dis
agree with these thieves and robbie,
that would deprive him of happines
and health and despoil his characte
Whatsoever worketh abomination, c
maketh a lie." as John puts it, h
seeks to exclude from his thought. H
stops ~tolerating evil in consciousness
stops talking about it or dwelling upo
1t, but turns upon it as an enemy an
drives 1t out with thoughts of Truth
MRS. EDDY.
Mrs. Eddy. the Discoverer an
Founder of Christian Science. was
gentle. refined, and cultured Ne
England m A native of Ne
Hampshire, she received her early r.
Hgious training from Puritan parent
becoming a member of the Congreg:
tional church in her birlhood. Mr.
Eddy early in life evidenced a deep
: religious nature. She was ever seel