Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-30

an oAA4p VI ltLS k1Sel SOII, IL III
Of the earth, earthly. Those who are
acknowledged to have striking person.
alities are the same who dominate
over other men and either
through wealth, position. voice, eye,
feature. attire OF some other physical
manifestation. Such submission is
nothing less than slavery. Sir William
Hamilton speaks of it as "the sign of
q feeble mind" I would rather say it
produces a feeble mind; for many oth-
erwise noble men and women have
been drawn into his wilderness Of
drought and serpents through admir-
ing or fearing and following personal
ity. h basic law for the guidance
OF Christian Scientists in this matter
is found on page 40 of the Manual
Of h Mother Church, by Mary Baker
Eddy: Neither animosity nor mere
personal attachment should impel the
motives or acts Of the members of the
Mother ehurch. In Science, divine
love alone, governs man." Perhaps
teachings more emphatically than
when she warns against following
personality. Personality is material
n temporal; individuality is spiritual
and eternal. Personality vaunteth it.
self, is puffed up, behaveth itself un-
seemly, seeketh always its own, is as
lily provoked. thinkest evil.
To admire excessively, personality
ends in disaster. To love individuality
of God, good, in men and women, con-
stitutes their individuality. Such men
and women we love, and inNloving
them we love God. What we Chris
tan Scientists love in Mary Baker
Eddy is her individuality, she mani
tested so much of good. increasingly
she strove to take her personality away
from thought.
The Impclline Cause.
L would feel that I had neglected a
privilege n a duty were I to close
this lecture without some allusion TO
my own physical healing and to My
mental release from the old theology,
that is, the beginning of my release
from the mortal mind wilderness. In
1872 Il became a member of an ortho-
dox church. The six years following
were passed in preparing for the min
istry. Beginning in 1877 and for "a
years thereafter I preached and minis
tered in that church, standing sincere
ly and loyalty by it's doctrine, discipline
and worship! AS a clergyman, I was
bitterly and .unreasonably opposed to
Christian Science and frequently de-
nounced both Christian Science and
Mary Baker Eddy, publicly and pri-
vately. During the three years, prior
to 1911 [ suffered increasingly from
indigestion, liver trouble and, as dag
nosed by one physician, chronic ap-
pendicitis. A so-called break
down ensued and an horrible never
absent fear came or which filled my
thought with distressing pictures day
and night. At that time being in Ok
ford, England. I was led to receive
resulted in instantaneous physical
healing, and the destruction Of the be-
liefs in old theology. Through the
truth of Christian Science I was, in one
moment, transformed from the poign-
ant sense of e and pain to a state
of relief and peace. Therewa s only
one thing I could do and that was to
follow the light which came to me as
I sat in darkness and in the shadow
Of death. A, few weeks before I was
to take final leave of ~the<church and
the loving people to whom I had min
istered for IL years, 1 was suddenly
awakened at midnight, out of a sound
sleep, and in the darkness l seemed
to see an interrogation point a mile
is all a mistake, and you awake to
find YOU are giving up your long
ministry, your ample salary, your
church and your loving people for
something that proves itself to be q
lie?" My heart was so full of love
anu SIdtltuOe glOE my HealAnS ina i
was not taken unaware. I instantly
said to that midnight spectre: I" will
answer you by applying Jesus rule.
BY their fruits We shall know them.','
Then 1 said to myself: dc y~ouslove
God as much as in other days?" An
swer:. There is 10 comparison,
Question: do you love mankind as
seem to know. universal love for man
kind until my healing in Christian
Science" With that the midnight spec
ire vanished forever. Other trying
problems have arisen but they have
been uniformly destroyed through the
spiritual law OF Christian Science.
This Is the beginning Of healing.
1Be not disohedient to the heavenly
vision; follow 1t. It will prove to be
the. pillar Of cloud by day'and the pill
lar Of fire by night. leading from
Egypt to the promised, land.