The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-10

come out of the material and idolat-
rous tendencies OF the Chaldees and
to seek a less material atmosphere
in which his understanding of Truth
could be developed.
The truth of spiritual being was
still further developed through Jacob,
who under Rebecca's instruction, had
perceived that the pirthright to
spiritual things was or more value
than any material possession.
Moses proved that, when handled
with Truth, evil, or the serpent, be-
comes harmless and that indeed its
overcoming is staff TO lean upon.
He also proved that leprosy or any
other diseased condition Of Moral
thought when properly dealt with
will disappear into its native moth
ingness. In fact he proved that a
correct understanding of God will de-
stroy both sin and disease. Moses
reduced his understanding of God to
a form or system of right thinking
by which his fellow men could gov
en- their thinking and consequently
their acts, and this system was
known as the Laws or Command
ments. 1t was really the first sys-
tematic attempt TO show men that to
attain health, holiness and happiness,
the place to begin is in their thinking
After Moses many spiritually mind
ed men arose who We're able to SUBJ
, ordinate mortal experience by their
spiritual understanding. Joshua over
threw Jericho by a wholly mental
process. Elijah raised the widows
son at Zarephath Il Kings 17:22) /,
and he also divided Jordan and pass
ed through it QI Kings 2:S). Elisha
used his understanding or God to
cure Naaman of his leprosy OH
Kings SID, and he broke the So
called law of gravity by making the
axe-head swim I'll Kings 6.6). He
raised the Summarizes son from the
dead Gil Kings A.. Increased the
widows oil QI Kings o.. Healed
from the deadly pottage QI Kings
4.35), and in many ways proved con-
clusively that the understanding OF
spiritual law would make free from
the painful experiences of mortality.
Daniel proved that mortal beliefs OF
hate, malice and ferocity, whether
operating as lions or as men, could
be cowed and overcome by the
NodlhuCA O.HAI
The three Hebrew young men proved
unfailingly that even fire itself could
not harm those dwelling in the one
Mind Daniel $3.50, thus continuing
ito prove what Moses had discerned
at the burning bush.
| Jesus Utilization Of Divine Law.
! Because of his freedom from NOR
tally, and his constant communion
with that one Mind which is Life,
Truth and Love, Jesus was able to
perceive and to prove to perfection
that "the flesh profiteth nothing" be-
cause "it is the Spirit that quicken
eth" John 6.63). Christ Jesus dem.
onstrated for all time that spiritual
understanding is sufficient for mans
health, for his food, for mis- life, and
to overcome all that cla1ms to oper
ate against his harmony as the son
an infallible rule, which he called
"The Tuth," that would deliver them
from all evil thinking, OF from the
carnal mind, and its effect mortality.
When they failed to demonstrate this
rule He informed them that it was
because Of their lack OF faith or of
lack of a right mental condition. He
further told them that if they had
this right mental condition they
would be able to say to the noun.
tains or to the largest material OBJ.
,,jects mark 1929 BE thou re
moved and they would obey. At last
to prove to mankind the infallibility
tof spiritual understanding and its
Infinite ability to overcome mortality
or the carnal mind, he allowed men
to cruelty his material body and then
by his spiritual understanding be
raised it from the grave, mus prov
ing conclusifely the utter inability OF
any material conditions to bind one
iwho dwells persistently IN the con
seriousness of infinite Spirit or Mind
Christ Jesus spent thirty years pre-
Iparing to prove to mankind that
since God is Mind or Spirit, true
lexistence must be divinely mental OF
spiritual and could only be attained
through spiritual understanding or a
right mental condition.
He walked on the waters, thus
disproving the so-called law of gray
lily; he healed the sick, thus shatter
ing the idolatrous human belief that
disease Is a reality or any part oil
Gods creation. Christ Jesus raised
the dead through his understanding
that God is infinite ever-present Life
and he pointed out to his followers
that God is a God Of the living anG
not Of the dead, and ne finally de
clared "Whosoever liveth and be
lieveth in me" H. O., the spriitua
fact which / teach and have demon
sttared] shall never die" (John II
26).
Demonstration Of Divine Law.
Jesus disciples then proceeded t
perform the healing and redeemins
work which He had declared that an,
one VINO understood HIS teachings o.
His revelation of what God Is, should
do. AS His followers turned from
matter to Shirt the understanding O.