South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-05

renewing OF the mind, born OF
the Spirit" reconciliation with
God lie begins 20 measure him
self by the model OF q perfect God
and e. perfect man and 10 grow 20
chat 7 ERECTION of thought which the
Psalmist saw when ne said. IT shall
bC satisfied when / awake in thy
likeness"
The Vision SupcTnaI
This vision OF the FatherhoOd Of
Cod and all men and women as sons
and daughters Of God satisfies. as
nothing else can The infinite aspira-
lions Of man. The effect on the
great Bible characters Of seeing the
d.vine nature Of God was far-reach-
irg and profound. so great was the
change. so fundamental it's meaning.
that even their very names were
changed. You remember that when
Abram rose in thought above the
human belief OF polytheism. many
gods. and grasped the sublime con-
ccptiOn Of mOnOtheism, one God. his
name was changed 20 Abraham.
Jacob saw this eternal reality. and
his name was changed TO Israel
Prior 10 this ne had been a crafty
trader. preying on the weakness and
follies of his fellOw-men. At the
present time he would perhaps be
called a "prOfteer." When, however,
nc saw the truth about God and
man. he was So transformed that he
became a prince who, as the Script
ure declares, had power with God
and with man" Moses saw il on
Noun. Sinai and he was charged 10
do all things after the pattern
which was showed thee on the
the
tain of TRANSPORTATION. saw this
transcendent vision of the glory of
God and man His perfect express
sion. and we are told that his face
did shine as the sun, and his raiment
was white as light" Christ Jesus
radtated light. because ne had spirit
uaI consciousness. He thought Gods
thoughts. These thoughts these
messages, these angels of lis pres
euCc. came TO him clothed with
omniscience and omnipotence; and
because Christ Jesus entertained
them. ne was endued with power
which enabled him 10 destroy pain,
sin. death and the grave.
$50 profoundly impressed were
men by his wonderful teachings and
unparalleled victory over the phys
cal senses, that they have dated the
calander from his activity. His ca
rcer thus stand our in history as a
beacon light. immeasurabg trans
cending all other human events.
Mrs. Eddy, the Discoverer and
Founder of Christian Science, like
wise. more than eighteen centuries
.ater. saw this sare perfect pattern,
this model which enabled her to
heal the sick and SHINING, and en-
abled her TO inspire unnumbered
mu,titLdes TO fOrsake human Opin-
ions. dOgmas traditions. and drugs.
in Crder 10 follow the light OF dem
onstrable truth Now il might prof.
erly be asked. now 90 we know that
Mrs Eddy s.U this same model of
sod and NAV lat the great Bible
characters saw In answer TO that
query l-t us suppose that some i've
thousand wears ago a great writer
and thinker climbed a lofty noun
.diu,--a rIOul.tlin,-
Though round il base the roll
ing clouds are spread.
Eternal sunshine SCI, es on its
bead "
and This wTrer WI ote an account OF
MS experiences in climbing tha
n'Cuatain and pictured the m trvel
QUE panorama that unfolded TO his
en- q 5LhltA NlSlbll dS llt AOAA u HIS
way 10 iOftier heights And as time
went or. other riters and thinkers
made the same journey and recorded
their experiences for the guidance
Of future generations who would
makes the same ascent Now. is il
not reasonable that their experiences
would be similar. and that they
would see the same panorama, and
that their records of the ascent
would COrrObOrate each other SO
likewise have been the experiences
of all who have climbed the noun
tain of holiness, and risen above the
cloud of materialism that has dark
ened the vision OF all peoples. Mrs.
Eddy climbed this same mountain
of holiness that all spiritual thinkers
have climbed throughout the cen
turtles She saw the same vision. Her
writings coincide with the spiritual
sense OF the Scriptures; they give the
same spiritual illumination as do the
Bible texts when spiritually under
stood, and her followers are healing
the sick and freeing the sinnings. as
did the disciI les of old when they
finally under stood the spiritual i'm
port Of the words and works Of the
blessed Master.
Destroys Evil
When We come In contact with
the material world about us. we are
confronted with the phenomena of
evil. We note its destructive char
acter liz manifests itself in myriad
forms of fear, pain. droughts wars.
storms. and death. Where did this
uuholy thing come from? Is il of
God or Is il mott Scholastic theology
has attempted throughout the cen
turtles 10 lead men into the belief
that God created evil, that in some
mysterious way, evil is good in the
making a crude form OF good. as il
We're But the fact is that God is nos
the author of evil II God were the
author of evil. then God would be a
God of hate instead Of love. a God
of death instead of life Evil is con-
trary 10 good, and there is nothing
I'm all the inhnitude OF Gods uni
verse out Of which evil could bc
created. Darkness il not farther re-
moved from light than evil is from
good Light does not produce dark
ness Life does not produce death
Confronted by these facts scholastic
theology shifts its ground and argues
that God permitted evil 90 be self
l~.rfaF THAT Is moro Sor, b fcfr-,- "a.