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clple recognized that God Is love-"
and so proclaimed God.
Christian Scientists, who are striy-
Ing TO be the true Israel, contenderg
for the one true power, like Israel of
old, like the disciples OF old, are
taught by Science 70 translate things
or mere symbols Into thoughts, the
thoughts or ideas which are the real
tiles OF all symbols. They do this
because they recognize, as has been
said, that everything indicates pur-
pose. an operation Of consciousness,
and every purpose an idea. that Elo-
him, the power that was In the begin
ming. must be the Principle, the
Mind, OF all that Il purposed and pro-
jected, ,--of the universe, including
man. Christian Scientists recognize.
therefore, that this Mind is their
Mind. this power Is their power. this
existence, or Nfe, is their life; that
this ~ am" or universal ego is their
true ego or self-hood, and so on. Yes,
they recognize that this one Father.
meaning provider. protector, guard
ian. monitor, and guide. is their
Father.
Human Consciousness
But here the question may arise,
or what avail Is all this, what prac-
tical value has all this TO the indi-
vidual. TO the mass; how can II be
, applied?
Christian Science does not tnco-
rize; II Is practical, demonstrable.
Let us look at what humanity calls
its mind, the so-called human con-
sciousness; OF what is that compos-
ed? Much that Is good; more that
is bad. The good may be termed
spirituality or unself!shness; the
bad, materiality or selfishness.
Where the one is, there love is; there
courage. hope. confidence. blessed
ness. Joy. peace, freedom, endeayor,
achievement are. II is the way,
the truth, and the life" OF Jesus and
OF every true man made manifest.
II "vaunteth not itself. Is not puffed
up. doth not behave itself unseem-
ly. seeketh not her own, Is not
easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
rejoiceth not In iniquity, but rejoic-
eth in the truth: beareth all things
(is able to bear all things). beliey-
eth all things. hopeth all things, en-
dureth all thing lis steadfast.)" II
is the reflection OF Love which "nev'
er faileth." To be thus minded IL
life and peace; for where love is
there bliss is. there heaven Is.
\ Now what about the other phase
OF the human consciousness? Is u
not plain that where materiality ant
selfishness are, there abide those
qualities which constitute them
,, greed, dishonesty. pride, aggression
envy, hatred. malice. jealousy, re
venge. lust. hypocrisy, and all othe
: abnormities? And where thes'
abide, there fear is and the tormen
OF fear: for these form what Pau
called the carnal mind" the enem,
OF It's own and OF every ones good
.. To he so minded. Il must be evident
Is sin. and the wages of sin
death" the destruction of this con
seriousness and of It's victim, the poo
fbodS that merely carries out its sug
gestion.
We started out with the proposi
tion that everything Is due to think
: ing; that God Is the only Mind. an
: since nothing but Mind can thnil
that everything must be due to God
|, thinking, and that everything that
j due 10 Gods thinking must be goot
beautiful, true, eternal. II what ha
T Just been presented is plain, We al
now prepared to scrutlnize nor
u closely this pretense to mentalit
! which Paul called "carnal mind.
J, and Mrs. Eddy calls mortal mind,
= and It's so-called thinking,-tf
u thinking that projects its phantasl
l. OF all "the ills that flesh Is heir to-
J. calling its existence: devises its theo
e ogies which blame God for the who
u project; formulates its scienc'
l. which analyze this project and fin
/ It real. and everything contrary
" II unreal.
3 Ills and Their Causes
W Looking out upon this materi
's sense OF existence can anyone der
"a that in its greatest satisfaction
n gains. losses; in its rejoicings. ca
"a ousings. griefs, MORNINGS, its who
e entity trembles, quakes with forebo
sr ing and with fear? And Is tn
B. strange? Does not every one kno
that but a little while. and all tn
w 10 aAi-th-aiit VIII "
of gone; that 1t is all a shadow, the s
m luton OF which Is dissolution?
le Christian Scientists deny this? n
Mt Christian Scientists recognize It {
TO as does no one else. They recogni
e. that Il is all due to the carnai mint
,e misconception of everything. a M
III conception in which nothing is or c,
as be due to God, Spirit; in whi
a. everything Is separate and eseparat
to from Him; everything ultimat
Sc In selfism, selfishness a
n. and all its fears,-fears tn
h, come OF the partaking OF this m
x conception Of being.--the belief
II powers. presences, thoughts. that a
er not only not emanations from &c
VS. good, but are contradictions of Hi
nj, Materiality--this kind Of mind
or means not only to fear, 1t is fe;
n torment, misery; for behind 1t stal
tn Its doom, mortality, destruction.
or Let us look upon the worlds re
lessness, hurry, hustle; its drivi
and its driven; its eXtortlon, inf
as manity, and misery of every kin
tn Its pride, arrogance, expressions;
er independence Of Principle, God, a
tn its dependence upon everything els