Evening journal., 1918-05-22
John Nv. Darley Discusses
Christian Science Faith

tIopnS which Is afflicting mankind anu
which we call the war. Well. someone
says, how Is the war going TO be az
fected by prayer? Let us look at It.
You Will agree with me, am sure, that
the cause OF this war Is mad ambition
and human will Now are mad smbi-
tion and human will mental OF mate
rial? They are mental Of course, and
are both effects OF the one evil, the so
called carnal mind They are also closely
allied to that other pernicious effect Of
the carnol mind. called mesmerism or
hypnotism.
How, then. are we going 10 deal with
these effects Of the carnal mind, mad
ambition, human will, and mesmerism,
and thus with their result, the war
We can only deal with them by under
standing. and living IN daily life. the
divine fact that there is and can be but
one infinite mind. God. who Is all-pres-
ence and all-power. We must also real
ize that the understanding OF this divine
fact, that there is but one mind, God.
has Infinite power 20 annul and TO re-
verse any lie OF a so-called csrnuf mind,
whether that lie be mad ambition, hu-
man will. mesmerlsm, war, or any other
eyil. Furthermore had humanity really
understood and lived the fact that God,
or good, Is the only mind. these evils,
mad ambition, human will, and mes
merism. which from a human stand
point have caused the war, and which,
from the ssme standpoint, are still per-
petuating IL, would never have had
either the influence or the power 10
have manifested themselves in a war,
for they would have been controlled and
overcome by spiritual understanding be-
fore they had developed into this mate
rial catastrophe.
However, what humanity has not
enough spiritual understanding to over
come, II must meet and destroy with its
highest human ideals. Because OF hu-
manity's present self-sacrlflce and its
willingness 10 give up its dearest ma
terial possessions in order that It's spir-
itusl Ideals may live. the teachings Of
Christ Jesus will undoubtedly become
clear in human experience. and 1t will
be seen that war Is a totally unnecessary
evil, and that individuals and nations
can only bless themselves by blessing
each other, and not by laying plans
for each other destruction.
Because Of the coming together at
the present time Of the English speak
ing races. as a result OF their unity Of
ideals, much is being done TO make
war an impossibility and 10 bring all
men together IN the unity Of the ideals
OF Christ Jesus
Mrs. Eddy, the discoverer and found
er OF Christian Science. once prophet
ically wrote In a poem entitled The
United States 10 Great Britain First
Church OF Christ, Scientist. and Miscel-
lany, pp. 331-33sJ
For Anglo-Israel, lol
Is marching under orders;
HIS hand averts the blow
Brave Britain. blest Americal
Unite your battle-plan;
Victorious. all who live it
The love for God and man"
Eventually II must be seen that all
evil. be Il war, Sin, disease. or death,
csn only be overcome through having
more OF the mind, which was IN Christ
Jesus, that Is through gaining more
spiritual understanding, for spiritual un-
CerstdnCflA dluIic ISL - lfr n tAAD7 m -
mind and rs evil etfects TO be power
less at all times and under all circum-
stances.
by those listening for such mes
sage the call again Is heard The Spirit
and the bride saw. Come. And
whosoever will, let him take the water
Of life freely Rev p ~. As we ac-
cent this eternal call which Christian
Science Is today repeating, we too VIII
be enabled to say with Mrs. Eddy
Poems, p. t2):
And Ger earth's troubled. angry sea
see Christ walk,
And come TO me. and tenderly,
Diviuely talk.
THUS Truth engrounds me on the rock
Upon Lies shore,
'Galnst which the winds and waves can
shock.
oh. nevermore