The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-09-25

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obey the Manual of The Mother
Church because it unswervingly
guides them and their churches in
the straight and narrow way o.
| demonstrable truth, and they have
no notion, whatsoever, on departing
from either the letter or the spirit
of its requirements. The exalted
purpose of The Mother Church is
definitely set forth in the Manual or
page 10, as follows: THE First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos
ton, Mass, is designed to be built on
the Rock, Christ; even the under
! standing and demonstration of di
vine Truth, Life. and Love, healing
and saving the world from sin and
death; thus to reflect in some de
gree the Church Universal and Tri-
umphant"
TRUTH WHEN UNDERSTOOD
FREES MAN.
Christian Science teaches as does
he Bible that God is Spirit, that
the universe of Mind is spiritual
mental universe, and that man is
spiritual, forever reflecting the di
vine nature. Christian Science makes
a clear and absolute distinction be-
tween the universe of God, the uni
verse of Mind, and the world OF
sense phenomena the mortal car
nal sense of existence which mortals
cognize through the five physical
senses, the fruits of which are sin,
hn nj pf
Christianity makes clear that spiri-
tual existence is the only real exis-
tence, and that the world of sense
henomena is unreal, false, nothing
but Illusion. In the face of general
belief in the reality of matter, this
was revolutionary position to
take. and Mrs. Eddy was the first
thinker since the days of Jesus OF
Nazareth and the early Christians to
arrive at that conclusion. The impor-
tant question. however, is not wheth-
er the teachings of Christian Science
are revolutionary, but are they true?
And, if true, how do we know that
the spiritual is true and the senuOus
false? Now a Christian Scientist is
always ready to give a reason for
the faith that is in him. We know
these things by the test Of demon
stration. A genuine science proves
itself in two ways; first it elimi-
mates the non-essential,, and, second
1t carries within itself the proof OF
its own truthfulness. Thus the
science of mathematics eliminates
the erroneous statement that five
and five are eleven. That error can
not possible be a part Of mathemat
les. 1t is non-essential. AS the stu
dent gains a knowledge of mathe-
mattics, he finds that the science
of numbers proves itself. He gains
confidence in mathematics because
he sees that it is demnostrable; that
the science of numbers carries with
in itself the proof of its own truth
fulness. Applying the same line of
reasoning to our relations to God, be-
cause the Science of Christianity is
not supernatural, but divinely nat
ural, we find that as the perfection
of God, His holiness, beauty, wis
dom, and power dawn upon the IL
Illuminated thought, we are divinely
assured of their reality. Did not St
Paul declare that "the Spirit itself
beareth witness with our spirit that
we are the children of God?' On the
other hand, as this understanding OF
God unfolds to the human conscious
ness, the evanescent and illusive
character of the world of sense phe-
nomena, the non-essential, becomes
more and more clearly exposed and
gradually fades from thought The
more clearly we comprehend the
things of Spirit, the more surely and
completely we can heal sickness.
overcome sin, and break the bonds
of every evil. God is love-" said the
beloved disciple, "There is no fear
in love; but perfect love casteth out
fear" and Love likewise casts out
all that is unlike Love and en-
thrones peace and harmony in un-
disputed control.
ETERNAL LIFE AN EVER
PRESENT FACT.
To the degree that we appr2 hend
that God is Life, do we partake
here and now of life eternal Eter-
nal life is not some far off divine
event." but it is an irrevocable fact,
to be understood and live here and
now Jesus defined life eternal as
follows: This is life eternal. that
they might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ whom thou
hast sent" You will note in this
declaration that life eternal con-
sists in knowing God, that the pres
ent tense is employed. To-day is the
day of salvation. Life is God, and
God is ever-present, therefore life is
here and now, an ever-present fact.
No barrier is interposed, no door is
closed between men and life. Death,
is not a transitory state between
and Immortality; but is an
enemy to be destroyed through the
of ever-present Life.
Our duty is to prove these things in
the face of the skepticism of the
human mind.
We likewise can reason about
mans relationship to God converse
ly. The more we are submerged in