Evening journal., 1918-03-11
PAUL STARK SEELEY UNFOLDS
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TENETS

living and the way to Christian healing I
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 u Is important
that we understand just what Is meant
by the Christ. Christ Is defined on page
$50 Of the Christian Science textbook,
Science and Health with Key 10 the
Scriptures. by Mrs. Eddy. as the di-
vine manifestation Of God which comes
TO the flesh to destroy incarnate er-
ror Christ then Is the true idea OF
God and man which comes TO dlsplace
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 Chrlst-idea with the cor
poreal man Jesus. Jesus was @ human
person. Christ Is the true spiritual idea
Of life which Jesus understood and eX-
emplined better than all others. but
which Is movable and understandable
by each Of US. This true idea must be
individually understood before man 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 at hand and
not afar OF. who has said, I viii put
my laws into their mind. and write
them In their hearts; and 7 Will be 10
them a God. and they shall be to me
a people. Christian Science dispels our
Use concepts Of God, does away with
Mystery, superstition, Ignorance and
fear. and enthrones In man the true
consciousness Of God which shows Him
to be all-good, all-powerful. ever avail
able. all-wise, to be the God who pres
emily 'healeth all thy diseases be they
mental, physical, moral or Of other
nature.
"Belng acquainted with God, Il Is
well to remember, is simply a state OF
mind: IN other words, true conscious
/ ness. To know God man must be think
/ inc correctly about God, and that Is
/ Just what Christian Science is helping
man TO DO
Equipped with divine wisdom. man
/ becomes a watchman az the door nj
] consciousness, alert and vlgllant. lie
scrutiniyes the thoughts that seek en-
I trance there. separates just so far as he
+ knows how the chaff from the wheat
the false from the true, the mortal from
the immortal, and rejects the evil and
mortal as having no right TO enter
Keeping his mind nlled with goodnes:
he .inds to be the best protection
against all evil. Fear, discoura cement
hatred. disease, dishonesty. selnshness
lust and all sin. he strives to keeI
out Of his thought. for he knows thai
thoy are not Of God and therefore d.
not properly belong TO His reelection
man. s. He agrees TO disagree with these
thieves and robbers that would deprive
him OF happiness and health and de
suuil his character Whatsoever work
eth abomlnaiion or maketh a lie.
) az John puts II, he seeks TO exclude
b from his thought. He stops toleratin'
evil In consciousness. stops talkin!
about Il. or dwelling upon IL. but turn
upon it as an enemy and drives Il on
with ihoushts OF truth.
Mrs Eddy. the discoverer and found
er OF Christian Science, was a gentle
81 refined, and cultured New England wo
= man. i native Of New Hampshire, sh
received her early religious trainln
. from Puritan parents, becoming