Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-27

esis. You will rmember that the first
chapter says: 80 God created man in
his own image. in the image of God
created he him; male and female Gre
ated he them" Christian Science
teaches that this is the true account of
creation. 1t sets forth the spiritual
man. When Christian Science says
that man cannot be Sick man cannot
die, reference is made to the real man,
the spiritual man, the God-idea. The
possibilities for man thus created in
Gods image and likeness are unlim-
tied; such a man cannot possess any
qualities that God has not, and he
must in degree reflect every attri-
butte of God. Other systems of re-
ligious instruction have taught that the
spiritual man is perfect, but they have
not made this teaching practical. They
have generally assumed that man must
first pass through the experience call
ed death, and after that, be invested
with his spiritual nature. They have
scarcely dared to hope that life could
be other than the generally accepted
vale of tears" Christian Science
shows that the truth concerning the
spiritual man. is scientific truth, and
through Christian Science, it may be
understood, and become operative in
behalf of humanity. Christian Science
teaches that Gods presence in the
lives of men is not theory, but an
actual fact, that may be, and should
be relied upon in all circumstances
and under all conditions. 1t teaches
that Gods Omnipotence, Omnipres-
ence, and Omniscience should be borne
IN, ,;,,1 Nv realities for
his benefit in every human survey and
undertaking. This will be a wonder
full world when all men begin to real
ize their God given heritage no envy
ing. no jealousy, no fault finding, no
judging, no coveting, where all is love,
joy, peace patience, gentleness, good
ness Man is the expression of Gods
goodness, of Gods love, indeed, Of all
the qualities of God; and it is only
through the perfect expression that We
can know God. Was not this real man
what Jesus had in mind when He
said, BE We therefore perfect even as
your Father in heaven is perfect?
Through the consideration of such
facts. we may begin TO have some con-
cepton of the bigness and the joy and
freedom of this Christian Science
teaching.
Let us turn now from this beautiful
picture to the account of mans for
nation in the second chapter of Gene
sis, And the Lord God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and
breathed into his nostrils the breath
of life; and man became a living sou"
and also the account of woman's crea-
ton, how God caused a deep sleep TO
fall upon the man, and He took from
the man rib and of the rib He made
a woman. With these two irrecon-
cilable accounts before you, why do
you hesitate to proclaim yourself and
your race of the true type, ihe real
man with God given dominion and
power over every living thing: for
this power is also ordained by God in
the twenty eighth verse OF the first
chapter of Genesis. Is not this in har-
mony with the promise given by Jesus
quoted in the beginning of this lee
ture, Behold | give unto you all pow
err" Does it occur to you that per-
haps Jesus had in mind this early or
dinance OF God? Then as he had
found the world stepped in material
ism he proceeded to demonstrate by
so-called miracles. step by step, mans
power to overcome all the power of
the enemy.
This might be the subject of inquiry
at this time: What is the enemy
whose power we are to overcome We
find Paul saying. THE carnal mind is
enmity against God" 1t is. therefore,
this carnal or fleshly mind, or to use
orfa
mind'-as opposed to the Spiritual
Mind. Paul says: For to be carnally
minded is death: but to be spiritually
minded Is life and peace" Then this
carnal or mortal mind is the enemy
we are to overcome. Mortal mind is
a. state of ignorance, and when 1t is
the only mind that a human being
has or knows anything about it sub
iects him to every i'll to which flesh
is heir, and this subsection is not de-
creased, but rather increased by what
is ordinarily called education, unless
this education is carried on with the
understanding of Christian Science,
Mortal mind is full of fear, of doubt,
anxiety, envy, hatred. malice and what
not Of all this brood. It Is no Won
der that man governed by mortal mind
is sick. or unhappy, or a thief or a
murderer. All these things are but
manifestation of the fear and ignor-
ance of the mortal mind Jesus early
in His ministry told His disciples that
they had power over this enemy, and
this Is easily understood; for anyone
/, can see that in proportion as he be-
comes enlightened he has power over
ignorance, especially when he per-
ceives that this same ignorance has
constituted his own mentality. And
do you wonder that Christian Scien-
| fists, having learned the spiritual in
/ depreciation of the Bible, and realiz-
| ing that this same power is possible
for them, are grateful to Mrs. Eddy
for discovering the way? Mrs. Eddy,
! in the Christian Science textbook, has
explained that the expression mortal
mind Is not really accurate. There
is in reality but one Mind. the inf