Arizona republican., 1918-01-23

The American flag, made by the girls of the senior class, is at last com- pleted~and is hanging in the senior English class room. The flag is made entirely of silk.
 Officers examinations are going to come off soon. Each cadet is eligible to take an examination for any posi- tion he desires to fill. The officers will l and worshiping the personality of | Jesus, but following him in practical 1 of divine power-not at ! all.
 The Sign of Christian
 Do you know that Jesus once point i cd out a very simple method of dis covering a true Christian? The direc- tions are to be found in the sixteenth chapter of Mark, and follow imme- diately the well-known command to preach the gospel to every creature" His words are: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up ser pents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover"
 Christians, are we measuring up 10 this standardo Suppose we are travel ing in a distant land, and wouldbe convert says to us, Are you Chris tian?" And upon receiving an af- e,x h "Oh, how glad I am that you came' I see by your Bible that signs are to follow the true believers. Now I am possessed by veritable devil. I am a victim of the opium habit. Do, l beg of you, through your beautiful re- ligion, cast this devil out." What would we say? Would we recommend a well-known sanitarium famed for it's treatment of the drug habit, or what would we do? Suppose he then says: My old mother is very i'll. I see by your book that a Christian, under standing the great power taught by Jesus, can cause her to recover Come, I pray you, and heal her." What would we now say? Would we suggest a change of doctors, or recommend a new diet or climate-or would we undertake to put our faith to the test? And if by chance we say to this hun gering thought: "Ah, my dear sir, that was not meant for our time. The days of healing are past,'-do not be surprised if he closes the Bible and hands it back with this statement: Very well! I have a religion to die by that is older than yours!"
 The Christian Scientist Patriot
 Thus the man who has felt the heal ing, liberating touch of Truth as taught in Christian Science is sure to feel an ever-increasing sense of grati- tude for and loyalty to this great Ma tion. For because of the freedom guaranteed by it's Constitution, the birth and development of this mighty 1 cause were made possible. In fact, the very coming of Christian Science which proclaims mans birthright of freedom and dominion, was fore shadowed in that great protest against tyranny, the Declaration of Indepen- dence, when it was written, "We hold | these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with cer- tain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit | of happiness
 | And it seems especially fitting tha; l should read tonight words penned by our revered Leader nearly twenty years ago, when the United States was at war with Spain-words which hay, a peculiar prophetic significance fol the troublous times in which we live
 Tn reply to your question, Should difficulties between the United State. and Spain be settled peacefully b, statesmanship and diplomacy, in a wa! honorable and satisfactory to botl nations? will say I can see no othe way of settling difficulties between in dividuals and nations than by mean of their wholesome tribunals, equitabl laws, and. sound, kept treaties But if our nations rights O honor were seized, every citizen woul, be a. soldier and woman would be armed with power girt for the hour.
 'To coincide with Gods governmen is the proper incentive to the actiol of all nations. If His purpose fo peace is to be subserved by the bat ties plan or by the intervention O the United States. so that the Cuban may learn to make war no more, thi means and end will be accomplished.
 Hear then the benediction wit which she concludes-this great state ment of truth which is for the "heal ing of the nations:
 "The government of divine Love i supreme. Love rules the universe, an it's cdict has gone forth: Thou shal have no other gods before me- an Love thy neighbor as thyself.' Let u have the molecule of faith that re moves mountains, - faith armed wit the understanding of Love. as in alvin Science, where right reigneth. Tn revered President and Congress of ou favored land are in Gods hands, (The First Church of Christ. Scientis and Miscellany. pp. 277-27S).
 So the whole message of Christia
 Science, it's message to this sad worl, to you and to me. may be summed u in these two verses from our hymnal
 God made all His creatures free;
 Life itself is liberty;
 God ordained no other bands
 Than united hearts and hands.
 
 So shall all our slavery cease,
 All Gods children dwell in peace,
 And the newborn earth record
 Love, and Love alone, is Lord.