Evening star., 1921-11-06
Disarmament, From Spiritual Viewpoint
By AUGUSTA E. STETSON

Wholly to disarm before the evil propensities in
hsrdnt in the sa5ns soaed lied hav; been sde
this world, at the present stage of spiritual oldment
armament will be necessary until gradually mans mental
ty begins to use the sword of the Spirit the Word of
God with which to decaphate evil. God, through Christ
and them that Christs will finally establish on earth
the reign of righteousness and the brotherhood of
Then, and only then, will it be safe spkoy disarm.
All who call themselves Christians or members of
Christian nation, must ask themselves the question: Am
following Christ? Am obeying his teaching3 Am
demonstrating the power which he possessed and de-
cared his followers could prove?"
Eternal Truth is changing the universe" are the
words Of Mary Baker Eddy the Discoverer and Founder
page 255 of Science and Health With Key to the Scrip
tves An understanding of divine metaphysics, as
taught by the great master Metaphyscian Jesus the
demonstrated by those who striving for the Mind of
Christ. When the representatives of the nations and
leaders international government begin grasp the
spiritual fact OF scientific being viz, that pir
itual being an enanaon of the creative Principle
eternal Lie and Love, called by Christ Jesus Our Fa
ther which art in heaven when they apprehend this
law of Life they will awake to the importance of
quiring the dominion which God gave to man, whom
He made in His own image" and likeness" Genesis
i, 26)
The Science of being, which Jesus taught and DEM
onstrated, is workable today by his followers
the science of mathematics, and when applied will bring
out correct conclusion. The mental origin of all phe-
is being understood by the spiritual metaphys
clan. Cause and effect are comprehended. The divine
dynamic power of spiritual thought which destroys the
seeming power of the carna material thought whose
phenomena are s suffering sorrow pestenee famine var
OF a power opposed to eternal Life and Love-
To dsarm evil of its claim to power and presence
the mission of Christ Jesus By accepting and obey
ing creative Principle, or cause the eternal Mind
Lite and Love, man will have the power disaru the
evil thinker and doer and restore the harmony of the
Ing the law of their God dsared their foes and escaped
from the hery furnace into which they were thrown
without even the scent Of smoke upon their garments
Daniel trusting to his God the Principle of his being
disarmed his enemies and forth from the den of
lions unharmed while his woud-be destroyers met the
result of their evil thoughts Christ Jesus disarmed his
prosecutors BY his understanding of the supremacy of his
spiritual individuality, ernanaton of God, eternal
Life and Love. He rolled back the stone from the door
of the tomb and walked FORTH triumphant over the claim
of power superior to mans divine selfhood
The immnence of Christ is manifest at this his Sec
ond coming verifying the words of the prophet 81 will
overtrn, overturn overturn it: and shall be MORE
Eas e eei % W Also %' will Is6 Shake v the fss heavens and
the e1r ; and will ovsrtow the tn throne Of kingdoms
heathen and / will overthrow the chariots and those
that ride in them and the horses and the riders shall
eqme down. ;, every one by the sword of his brother"
The dynamic power Of the Creator of the universe
expressing the activities Of Mind or Truth, through
spiritual man. bringing life and love the world fore
tells the doom of the opponents of God and His right
eous reign throughout the universe. Truth, when
dersood and practsed will disarm evil of its claim to
power, and the new heaven and earth, wherein
dwelleth Righteousness" will be revealed Humanity
will apprehend the words of Christ Jesus: Peace
leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not the
[material world giveth, give unto you" John xiv.
27) The eternal law of Life and Love will continue
operate until the world accepts these words of God
voiced through ary Baker Eddy, and found on page
$40 of Science and Health:
Thou shalt have other gods before me-
Exodus XXX. 81 The First Commandment is my fav-
orite text It demonstrates Christian Science. It
incucates the triunity Of God Spirit Mind 1t sig
nides that man shall have other spirit mind
but God eternal good. and that all men shall have
Mind. The divine Principle of, the First Com
demonstrates health, holiness. and life eter-
nal. Ono infinite God, good unies men and
uons; constitutes the brotherhood Of man ends
fulhlls the Scripture, Love thy neighbor
thyself"; annihlates pagan and Christian idolatry,
Whatever Is wrong In social, CIVIL criminal po-
Ntical and religious codes; equaizes the sexes
nuls the curse on man. and leaves nothing that
sin, suffer- be punished or destroyed
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