The Nenana daily news., 1920-07-21
SCIENCE LECTURE
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letter short time ago, telling him
 to apply for pardon, and stating
 to him that if he did this, he, the
 warden, would be glad to recom-
 mend him to the board of pardons
 To this the man replied that he did
 not want to apply for pardon, at
 least at the time, because, said he,
 ''I feel that 1 can do better work
 right where l am, at least for the present time, than anywhere else"
 And so that man is today healing the sick and regenerating thought
 around him right where his own
 healing was accomplished. Although technically prisoner, Christian Sci
 ence has made him free, spiritually,
 physically, and in every way. Now, it might be explained that that
 which operated to carry the light of
 Christian Science into the dark
 shadows of the solitary cell, was tenderness, mercy, compassion, hu-
 manity; and these, it may be ex- i plained, are qualities of love. And it may further be explained here
 that God is Love, and that Love is God. Again, as indicating some thing of the nature and character
 of God, the true circumstance may
 be related of how group of men i istood upon the upper deck of 8
 great ocean liner which was slowly
 settling beneath the surface of the sea. Word came to the group that i men were being taken off from the
 opposite side of the vessel; where
 upon all rushed eagerly to the other side of the boat. All, save one. The
 man who remained standing where he was when word came that men were being taken off from the op- , posite side of the vessel was man who had fortified his thought dur . ing previous years W;:::h.i, a funda. ' mental understanding of God. as , revealed and taught in Christian i Science. Within a few minutes a , voice was heard calling up the side of the vessel from a lower deck.
 asking if any one was on the upper !! deck. This man replied that there were no women on the upper deck. The voice then said, "We are low ering boat. One place remains; :; we have no time to wait. Drop
 over and take your place The
 man did as he was told, and was
 taken safely to shore. Now, it may
 be explained, as indicating some
 thing of the nature and character of God as ever present divine Mind, that that which operated to cause
 this man to remain at the only
 point on this great ocean vessel where it was possible for him to
 be taken off; and that, too, despite
 all the human urging and argu-
 ment, that men were being taken
 off from the opposite side of the
 boat, was spiritual intuition, spir-
 itual knowledge, "the kingdom of heaven within, spiritual under standing,-the habit of right think ing. or holding thought in true re-
 lation to Causation or God These,
 1t may be explained, are qualities of Mind. Moreover, it may be ex- plained that God is Mind, and that
 Mind, infinite Mind, is God, every where present and everywhere oper- ative for good. With this under standing of God, should come the recognition and confidence, that this omnipresent activity of good or God is experienced and enjoyed by every person in the degree that the na- ture and character of God, as om- nipresent Mind, is understood and obeyed, or lived. Does not the Scripture point the way to this sci entific and true understanding of God: "Acquaint now myself with Him and be at peace" May we not see in this Love, operating to bring the light of Christian Science into the dark shadows of the soli- tary cell, God who is always at hand? May we not see in this Mind, operating to protect that man upon the sinking vessel, God who is everywhere present for good?
 The Scriptures declare that God is Love and Truth. In accord with this declaration Christian Science shows that when you are thinking thoughts of compassion. humanity, mercy, kindness-thoughts that are trno riOht and SoioptiEo yo,, or,