The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-25
SCIENCE GODS LOVE-:
LECTURE BY WILLIAM
D. FITZPATRICK

lar knowledge? We have merely taken
these apparent material conditions to be
matters of fact. without question. ana
have submitted to the misery and want
and woe resultant therefrom Is newt
Of (which we were supposed TO know
little or nothing until, perhaps, we had
passed the portals Of another existence.
We have hardly once stopped to con-
slider what Jesus said and did about
these conditions which we have so long
attributed, in our ignorance. to God.
But when. by Christian Science, we
have been called to halt in our loose
and reckless methods Of thinking about
works. we have been brought face to
face with the fact that there Is hardly
word uttered by Jesus or an act COM
mitted by him in the course of his
controvert and overthrow some so-called
material, or physical law.
HIS Three Years Work -
Efforts to establish the Kingdom Of
those three years there Is not a single
evidence of material existence, not a
terial living, ana material phenomena
which forms a part OF our daily expert
nee. that Jesus did not utterly annul
through his intelligent application of
hat termed as The s~ e G1s whs
e said would make us all free when
-nown or understood. eye shall know
he truth" Jesus said "and the truth
h hall know and ND understand this Law Of
5od which I here expound and prove
o you and this knowledge shall give
gu power over all things material,
hereby setting you free from, these SO,
1ankind in bondage. Jesus said
Think not that am come to destroy
he law or the prophets: ] am not
.ome to destroy. but to fulfll." And
estro W every physical law Of Which We
ave any cognizance through his appli-
ration of Gods law. And this law CT
rod-this law, the knowledge and APP
,lication of which Jesus said should
ence has come to re-establish with men
We find. with reassurance, that this
law Of God is a law OF Life-not OF
law of abundance-not Of lack and
Imitation; g. law. of harmony-not OF
discord; law of peace-not of strife;
law of love-not Of hate. And oh! II
aw Of love embraces. How sadly thi.
I'D world needs love. the love tina,
Jesus gave to the world and of which
the apostle spake when he said Love
is the fulfilling of the law" What q
Could aught be compared to that love
which endured, without murmuring, the
worlds hatred and scorn that you and
might understand that the Law OF
that we might know that there are DC
material conditions over which this
Law of God has not all power7 1t wai
this love expressed through Jesus which
enabled him to prove that there is nc
death. and whereby he emerged from
the tomb to perpetuate throughout the
eternal.
How To Bring Law Into Action
And now the question OF how 70
bring into action this syer-present law
needs. how to heal the sick. comfort
the sorrowing and save the sinner. as
Jesus did. naturally presents itself. This
my friends ssasns. . l. sscGmpshsd Y Cns
~ fn u sdasass w
have learned that whatevsr. - I'd b.
achieved in the way Of healing and
saving must De done through such
without ceas,ns. Our avery thought.
inclination and deed must be the out
come OF constant mental attitude OF
prayer II we would follow the Master
Christian e Scientist soon learns that in
bringing to the world those blessings OF
Gods Law which Jesus 30 clearly ex-
emplined we DO not have TO compel the
have have to I.. II It do its work. or rather. IL.
the work this Law has already accom-
plished for man, pc manifested to US.
The purpose of true PRAYER 10 one OF
elimination rather than one Of cornPu a
through capitalization Of conscious
ness. of that which st Paul character.
lied as the carnai mind, the mortal
mind. thus allowing that mind to be
manifested in US which was also
we have been sadly blinded to the
teachings Of Jesus and to the wonder
rul possibilities Of demonstrable un-
stsno s Of es s.ses pe ne
ity. by the befogglng Inconsistencies Of
creedaI and formal religions by super
stitions. material beliefs, fears, hatred
malice. envy. jealousy and revenge
beautiful and at times. helpful haa
been hinderance to US In gaining that
clarified vision necessary TO our spir.
itual advancement. And 1t is this vast
dense web of materiality. which must
he removed from before our menta
horizon before our "eyes shall see thu
glory of the coming Of the Lord" be-
daily lives those wonderful blessing.
which the Bible has youchsafed every
one of u.s. And It is through constant
prayer and self immolation that thess
mental barriers are removed from oul
consciousness and the sunlight Of Gods
ever presence is borne In upon US. Al
we begin to work In Christian Sciences
and begin to understand what true
prayer Is, and how to pray as Jesus did
We begin little by little to replace, II
our thinking fear. envy. jealousy. hat
red, revenge and the like, the procurer.
of all disease, with confidence and
meekness and trust and love and
charity and forgiveness and sweetness
we begin to replace our concept o.
Gods creation to be crassly materia
with the understanding that the unit
verse and man are pure and spiritual
we begin to break the letters OF creed
and dogma and ritual and emerge int
the freedom of the CHRIST. And as W.
progress in prayer and understanding
Gods Law begins to manifest itself 4
us and through us in PROPORTION to oul
publication of consciousness. In better
health, better morals. better living
better business and more love for Goo
and all ma nkind--in more harmonious
condition generally. We begin them t
understand a little of what Jesus mean
when He said. eff re have faith as :
grain of mustard seed. you shall say
unto this mountain. remove hence tc
FOUNDER place. and It shall remove; and
nothing shall be Impossible unto you