The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-09-19

reason away error IL To demonstrate
the truth Human consciousness
awakened to the truth will cause
error TO fall back upon and destroy
Itself Jesus said, 1T liz the spirit
that duickencth. the flesh profteth
nothing" God liz Spirit. az the Bible
teaches. and Christian Science re-
yeais that lilo Is the only Spirit, or
Mind But how TO be quickened by
God. especially In the hour OF trial.
la the question. The Scriptures de-
clare that God Is too pure to behold
iniquity, and that falsity cannot be
beholden by the divine Truth IL now
quite apparent Then Ii God, Spirit.
cannot be seen or approached
through the material senses, through
what human avenue ear He be
reached and His infinite blessings be
bestowed? The answer to this pre-
eminent question should now be
more simple. IL God. the divine
Mind. In to be reached through
thought only. as many believe, what
other channel Of thought exists after
the material has been eliminated?
Spiritual Sense
I There Is scarcely normally
minded mortal who holds not daily
some thoughts of truthfulness. sin
cerlty, taith hope, courage. humility
purity. honesty, in other words,
some unseliish thoughts. which can
not be called material. but which
point thought higher To n universal
good, Every ore knows that these
and kindred thoughts bring satisfac
ton and happiness and iead 60 bet
ter things, Turning away from mat
ter and self. moved by some motive
for the universal good, il to touch
the divine Principle OF being, and Il
20 gain aanfo sense OF Spirit. or God
) This sense. which all normal mortals
possess 10 some extent. though the,
may bc ignorant thereof. Ia known IL
Christian Science as spiritual sense
and II h the way through which MAJ
, knows God, and Is known by Him
Christian Science serves to awaken
these thoughts and motives. and b,
, means oil them To educate and en-
courage until the spiritual sense o
| things IL liscrned and begins To b.
demonstrated Aor proved by over
: coming the false evidence of tn,
material senses. especially whel
that evidence Is In the nature o
fear. sin. and disease. Spiritually
or spiritual sense. may be thu
awakened and may become yer,
general or common sense, In fact
the true sense OF Spirit IL real com
mon sense of matter is found to b.
nonsense. and Christian Science 1
but another name for this common
! sense law of life, Mrs, Eddy dc
fines Christian Science in her "Rr
, dimcntal Divine Science As 9Th
law of God. the law of good, Inter
I lpreting and demonstrating the diyin
Principle and rule OF universal haI
mony." 49,
Divine Principle a
The apostle John. than whom n
r disciple OF Jesus made clearer tn
r spiritual rules OF life, said. God
love: and he that dw~lieth In low
-idwelieth in God. and God in him.
J He that dwelleth In love. purity. hor
osty, unselfishness. knoweth God an
Is expressing, God. whereas h
J whose thought IL channel 10
the lust OF the flesh. and the ius
of the eyes. and the pride of life.
not OF the Father" as John d,
J. oiares. but Is of the world. An
the world passeth away, and IN
tust tnefsot. out ne tnat uoeth IN
will OF God abidcth for ever" Thi
will OF Cod Is known In Christia
I Science also as the will of Principl,
! the viii of the one Mind. Truth
!. Life. and Love. for II the will of ma
d ter or the flesh is proved TO be a
I erring sense forcing mortals Int
e ,tormentinE fears. incessant troubles
. subtle sins. distressing disease. an
a direful death. then the will of divin
g Principle when properly proved. PR
'duces the opposite results. an
awAkens mortals to moral courag
o increasing purity. Astounding healtl
o unlimited harmony. and eternI
y, Life.
81 its Practical Application
o Granting then. as all Christians d
o that God is the one infinite Spiri