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.rowfuI ausnIcIous fearfuI

suspicious. fearful, dis
couraged, unfortunate, degraded,
sick, now we are spiritually minded,
happy, trustful, confident, enconr-
aged, upllftod. succesBful. well. Mere
coincideDceB these, as the legalized
schools would have Us believe? II
so, how many condolences does II
take TO establish the operation OF u
law or q scientific fact? For there
are thousands OF Just such colnci-
dences, and | stand here as the re-
suit OF one OF them.
But what IL this Mind, OF Princi-
pie, called God. which OF necessity
thought and projected all In the be-
ginning, and pronounced His every
projected Idea good. very good. leay-
Ing nothing for any other mind 70
think or 10 proJoct7 Is II a mere
philosophic abstraction? What are
the so-called minds many" which
arrogate TO themselves originality
and power TO think good and 20
think OWL, and to enforce this think
Ing and 10 make II manifest?
Source of Doctrine
On page 10 OF the Christian Sci
ence textbook, Science and Health
with Key 10 the Scriptures, Mrs.
Eddy tells us. "In following these
headings OF scientific revelation, the
Bible was my only textbook" and on
page 497 OF the same book. the first
one OF the religious tenets Of Chris
tian Science reads. AS adherents OF
Truth, we take the inspired Word
OF the Bible as our sufficient guide
TO eternal Life"
Let US go 10 the Bible. then, from
which are drawn the entire teachings
OF Christian Science. the book upon
the teachings OF which Christian
Scientists depend for all physical az
we'll an spiritual needs. Let us take
the Bible, then. together with iti
commentary, the Christian Science
textbook. and let us see what that
great book. which has withstood al
OF the assaults OF the ages, teaches
God to be. and 10 be able TO do. Lei
us see what the one and only Mind
the source and origin OF all. IL. ant
what II does for all. IL II the Rock
upon which all may safely build
'the stone which the builders re
Jected, or Is Il a rope OF sand
and Is material foundation togeth
er with It's carnal mind required 4
supply our needs, and TO make Vi
dwell In safety?
bible Terminology
IAN arc familiar with the fact.
says learned writer. that TO tn,
Hebrew OF Old Testament times. tn
name OF person, place. or thin
was not intended 10 he merely dis
tinctive. that Is, for the purpose o
Identification, as with us. II wa
rather intended to indicate or re
veal the nature OF the person. plac
or thing. Thus Jacob. for instance
means supplanter. and he was give
that name because he supplanted hi
brother at his very birth" Bethe
meaning house of God. the place @
Jacobs dream. was so named be
cause TO him. as he said. Surely tn
/ Lord ls In this place." and so on. "Ir
deed this vividness OF the perceptlo
OF Characteristic" says the sam
writer. presented that chara cterist
as an equivalent OF the thing ltsel
Thus special or new sense or rev,
latlon OF God, meant the formatio
OF a new designation or synonyl
, for Him." Although metaphorici
: or poetic. in many instances. thes
synonyms or additional names Il
! God are seen In the light OF Christla
Science to be truly descriptive I
, His nature and attributes. thus Il
creasing our sense OF His eminenc
imminence. and immanence, II
highness, nearness. and permanel
= indwelling or dearness: His all-efi
| cheney. all-sufficieney: His love. pr
Q vidence. and care for us. To becou
/ acquainted with the Bible teaching
z God. then. as Christian Science e.
!, ables all TO do, and compels its a
: herents to do. not through fear
= threat but because OF complete r
i lance on Him. Is to learn to kno
Him as the inspired Bible scrib
o knew Him, 10 love Him as they low,
r Him, to have more confidence
4 Him, to trust Him as they trust,
g Him. to have more OF that pea
t which all desire, and to be bett
o able to demonstrate His truth or 7
/ ality, His power and benefcence.
In this Book OF books we find
J. word that meant to the Hebrew
!. It's day what the word God has be-
u perverted into meaning ny the peor
I OF other climes and OF more rece
I, times. Indeed he was forbidden
70 make for himself any craven imas
n mental or otherwise, OF the suprer
a Being, forbidden to make for hims,
i, magnified or idealized human
le his God, and the Hebrew design
e tions for the Deity were intended
"a preclude this. The earliest OF the
4 designations were FL or Elohi
" meaning strength or power; Yhv
d meaning the existing one. thus ,
~ istence or Life; Ehye-Asher-E -Ehye.
Is am that am,' or again. but in otf
O. words, existence: Shaddai, alws
d. coupled with Ell, as Ell Shadd
Or meaning overpowering strength
al supreme power, and Zabaot, met
ie ing OF hosts. usually coupled w
at Adonai or El, and thus Lord
ia strength OF hosts.
:. Jesus Teachings
~ But let us hear him who spake
-, never man spake, who taught bt
-, by precept and example as me-
~ man taught, whom all of us may w