South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-27

and man which comes 70 displace
the wrong concept OF existence en-
shrined in human consciousness.
This true idea, the spiritual idea
OF God and man, taught by Jesus,
| IS what Christian Science makes
| plain 10 the world today.
''Theologians have for many years
confused the Christ-idea with the
corporeal man Jesus. Jesus was a
| human person Christ is the true
spiritual idea OF life which Jesus
understood and exemplifed better
than all others. but which is know
able and underestimate by each OF
Us. This true idea must be individ-
ually understood before man can
I Fnow Cod.
How many have accepted the
/ common superstition that God IS
/ distant unapprOachable. even while
/ the Bible describes Him as a God
| at hand and not afar of. who has
\ said 4 Will put my laws into their
mind. and write them I'm their
/ fearts: and / will be to them a God.
\ and they shall be 10 me a people
/ Christian Science dispels our false
/
! mystery. superstition, ignorance and
fear. and enthrones I'm man the true
/ consciousness Of God which shows
| Him TO be all-good, all-pOwerful.
ever available. all-wise. TO be the
God who presently 'healeth all thy
Diseases be they mental physical.
moral or OF other nature.
Being acquainted with God. it is
] we'll TO remember, is simply state
of mind; in other words. true con-
| seriousness. To know God man must
be thinking correctly about God, and
that is just what Christian Science
IS helping man to do.
Mental transformation is recOg-
nized by society as the way OF prog
ress and reform. All educational eff
fort is but the supplanting OF igno-
| rant and limited concepts of being
with more intelligent ones. Tyran-
ny and slavery have disappeared as
rapidly as mans thought has gained
a clearer sense Of the rights of man.
The whole process Of mental change
| seems the natural and right way to
| better things. And so il is not only
iE attaining better things in human
society. but in that far more impor-
tant realm of thought which deals
with mans relationship to God.
! Through the teachings of Christian
Science the false and limited con-
cepts Of God and man are giving
way 10 that true sense Of being
v hich liberates from the tyranny Of
sin and the slavery Of diseased be-
liefs.
The greatest proclamation OF
emancipation 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 is true while we believe
what is false. Two objects cannot
occupy the same space ~ tne same
time. No more can an erroneous
concept of God and the true idea
OF Him be in thought together.
Evil does not yield its usurped
authority simply because man de-
sires TO be rid of it, l. must be com
batted intenigently. Man must know
something of it's nature and be wise
enough to detecC its deceitful subtle
ties. bring its lies from under cover.
Until he is wise, man cannot be
good How much better is il 10
set wisdom than gold" said Solo
mon. and Jesus admonished his fol-
lowers to be as wise as serpents.
Only as man reflects God does he
gain wisdom. for al wisdom is in
God. is indigenous TO Mind, and Is
naturally reflected by Minds idea,
man. Wisdom so gained transcends
all mortal opinion and human con-
lecture. 1t enables man to judge
and act righteously, to avoid useless
conflicts and always 10 meet evil
with good. II enables him TO dis
tinguish between the things of the
moment and the things of eternity.
| Wisdom points the right way In
every human situation and exalts
| Principle which is God, 10 be the
one law-giver in mans daily life.
Equipped with divine wisdom.
| man becomes a Waterman at the
door Of consciousness. alert and vigi-
LIANT. He scrutinizes the thoughts
that seek entrance there. separates
bist so far as he knows how the
I &
TIE true. the mortal from the i'm
mortal. and rejects the evil and NOR
tai as having no right 10 enter.
Keeping mis- mind filed with good
ress he finds 20 be the best prOtec-
ton against all evil Fear, dis
couragtment. hatred. disease. dis
honesty. selfishness. lust. and all
sin. he strives to keep out Of his
thought. for he knows that they are
not of God and therefore do not
properly belong to His reflection
man. He agrees 10 disagree with
these thieves and robbers that would
deprive him OF happiness and health
and despoil his character. What
soever worketh abomination. 81
maketh a lie as John puts il. hs
seeks TO exclude from his thought
He stops tolerating evil in conscious
ress. stops talking about il or dwell
ing upon il. but turns upon il as a.
enemy and drives il out with
thoughts OF Truth.
Mrs Eddy. the discoverer and
founder II Christian Science, was q
gentle. refined. and cultured New
England woman. 4 native OF New