Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05

one needs never b afraid. Ths
Christian Scientist does not c1aim
that he 10 immune from ill sin and
sickness; he still wrestles with err
ror. but mot - one that beateth
the air" What he claims Is that
whereas he used to struggle in the
dark. he now works In the dawn. 4
He has aspired to freedom and hi
attained such . measure Of It, and
he sees some Of the truth about
God with such absolute clearness.
that many Of his troubles are gone
forever, and he rests In calm con.
viction that victory over Ill dis
cord II readable. He does not de-
mand that the seed he planted yes
terday shall be in full blossom or
fruitaSe today. He knows that u
he attends to his part the process
of spiritual unfoldment will bring
to him increased good day By day.
A man awakening to the truth Of
Christian Science II somewhat like
to . sailor cast upon IN angry
ocean with fog 90 heavy he can
see but . few feet away. In reach
ing out his hand he lays. hold on .
rope, which must be firmly fastened
somewhere. for 1t keeps him from
sinking. The waters are still surg
ing around him, and the fog il 90
dense that he can discern but llve
feet OF the rope. He does not cast
It away because he, cannot yet Geo
the remaining ninety-five feet.
He knows that the portion Of the
rope which IL hidden from view
is as real a. the part which II al
ready In his hand. The Christian
Scientist knows that when 1ailufsl
stared at him on every hand, and
all, other s0-called remedies brought
no relief, Christian Science saved
him. He has learned the universal
applicability and absolute fealia-
bility Of spiritual truth. Divine
love Offers no variety OF remedies.
The SINE principle which heals .
headache also purifies the leper and
raises the dead. Through UNDER
standing Of this principle the Chris
tian Scientist helps to realize today
the vision Of Christ Jesus In de-
stroying sickness, and sin. He be-
gins to see with some clearneoo
that because God Is good and has
all power. therefore evil has NO
power, that sin, sickness, and death
have only . pretense Of power
which IL accorded to them BY tht
spiritually uneducatad state, the
frightened, human mind. He learns
that this human mind. With it, fears
and fearful imaginatfons, passes to
nothingness - the mind which
was In Christ Jesus" gains the
ascendancy. He knows that each
step toward health and peace taken
by one man or by the race, has to
start in the individual conscious
ness, and that madness, whether the
madness Of . selfish man in thie
audience or the worlds madness Of
q worlds wicked war. must give
place to Him OF whom It ID writ
ten: HE must reign, till he hath
put all his enemies under hin feet"
(Revised yersion).
Standing fast In the right right
must prevail. We shall BE- safe I'M
der His feathers-the warmth and
gentleness and protection Of d.
vine love will save with an ever
lasting salvation. Therefore he
who has learned even q little Of
Christian Science IL able to look
with . measure Of confident calm
ness not only upon the disease
OF the individual who asks healing
for himself, but also upon the un-
utterable woes of q world war. He
knows that Jesus wept at Lazarus
tomb, not because he had any doubt
as to Lazarus safety, but because
Of the perverted thought Of those
who stood around Christian Science
teaches US to have pitiful patience
and loving compassion for all who
are suffering. either through ig..
norance or sin. It calls today tc
all who are imprisoned BY ma.
terial thought: "Come FORTH" And
they are coming out Of great tribe,
lations, In vast numbers, into the
land of Christian Science, wherein
and whereby are appealing those.
works Of healing and regeneration
which constitute the realization
again on earth Of the vision Of
Christ Jesus. Friends: I want you
all to be comforted with the same
comfort wherewith myself have
been comforted. To that end and
with NO desire but loving kindness,
l ask you to think on these
thfnga"