Evening star., 1921-01-16

What reception has humanity
given him in this twentieth CEN
tury? Do not some, as of old. re-
fuse to believe in the power of the
Christ-mind, while others strive to
attain it? Do the majority not say
as of yore. 1--WE will not have this
man to reign over us?" luke xix,
1D. Again, do we not hear, "Cruci-
fly hims" Is not the suppositional
carnal mind in this hour rising
against Truth, and declaring for life
in matter and the reality of sin,
sickness and death? eat Christ's
second appearing. Truth and Love
will finally roll back the stone from
the tomb of belief of matter as sem
tient substance, and appear to the
world, victorious over the illusion
of death and the grave; for man
is not material; he is spiritual y
MARY Baker Eddy.
Had the world accepted the teach
ings and acknowledgements
of Christ Jesus with Principle, God,
and followed the example of ouS
Saviour in his demonstrations of
Mind over matter, of Truth over
error, and of Life over death, hu-
manity would realize today, that the
creator of man, the divine Mind,
could not be the author of this
seemingly chaotic and turbulent uni
verse, which controls mortals with
its own erratic, ungovernable claim
to power, leaving them trembling
with fear and suffering. sorrow and
darkness, and moeking them, when
they resist its arrogant domination.
In that surprising life of Jesus of
Nazareth, men have recognized the
supremacy of divine Love, in the
man of Gods creating. a revelation
of the Father. Son and Holy Ghost,
or divine Science, wisdom and un-
derstanding. Notwithstanding the
resistance of the carnal mind to the
demonstration of Christ Jesus, the
relation of man to his maker, as
taught by the Nazarene phophet,
Christ, the ideal man. and in this
age by Mary Baker Eddy. the fem
mime representative of the Mother
hood of God, whose demonstration
is imminent-the understanding Of
this relation has exerted a deeper
influence over mankind and has
done more to teach the power of
Truth over error, Life over death,
and the healing efficacy of divine
Love, than all the disquisitions of
philosophers or exhortations of
moralists the world has ever known
Christ declared, Heaven and earth
shall pass away; but my words shall
not pass away" mark xiii, 3D.
The word" is Gods ideal man, who
voices eternal Life and Love, the
Fatherhood and Motherhood of God.
The ideal man, the representative
of the Fathrhood and Motherhood
of God, the compound idea, is un-
derstood by the disciples of Christ
of the twentieth century, and ito
them that look for him, shall he ap-
pear the second time without sin
[heshly embodiment unto saliva
tion," but with spiritual embodi-
ment, or the image and likeness of
God. This is the coming of The
King Of kings, and Lord of lords" !"
and "the government shall be uopn
his shoulder: and his name shall be
called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father,
The Prince of Peace"
In this twentieth century, Chris
tian Science has come to us to in
terpret the transeendent spiritual
ideal. which was expressed in the
life Of Christ Jesus, our Way-show-
er to eternal Life. In this era, men
and women, who have been for
years endeavoring to fathom the
hidden mysteries of God, that will
give them their promised "domin-
ion" over all things, which is their
divine heritage; who have long
spurned the empty forms and dead
faith of time-honored creeds and
doemas; who have vainly striven to
fathom the depths of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge
of God," which Christ Jesus and his
disciples utilized to overcome sin,
sickness and death-these seekers
for a demonstrate Christianity are
today resisting theological assump-
tions and ecclesiastical pretensions
to know God. whom to know right
lis life eternal" Uohn xvii, 81
The twentieth century thinkers are
emaneipating themselves from the
power of 4 so-called Satan, the lie,
which has deceived the whole world
and in this glad hour they rejoice,