, 1921-05-29

, II all who are SIN clinsing to this
belief Of embocs- and d~isembodied
spirits, will only look TO Christian
Science for a present spiritual sense
OF their love ones. all tears VIII soon
be wiped away. and the understandings
will obtain hat Spirit Is Life. God.
and that man. the image and likeness
OF God. can never be separated from
eternal Life.
When IL Is better understood that
man lives. and moves and has h
being in Spirit. and not in mortal
body, the so-calied communications OF
| spirltualism will rightfuliy be CLASH
fled as sense phenopena- unknown to
the so-called departed communication,
but belonging wholly to our present
plane Of existence.
WORLD PROBLEMS.
The religion OF Christ Jesus put
into daily practice. 8 the only thing
that can rid the world OF the chaotic
conditions which now seem TO pre-
vail. coincident with h demonstra'
ton OF the Christian virtues Is tho
disappearance Of thai greatest curse
OF the human race"-Selfshness. Hu.
man laws viii. no doubt. continue &c
be Enacted during the transitional pc
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Spirit founded upon the First great
Commandment. Thou shall have nc
other gods before me- Is recognized
and obeyed. viii the reign Of human
seiflshness give place to universal
peace and brotherhood. to humanity.
justice. and kindness.
Christ Jesus. the great W~ayshovrcr,
offers complete deIiverance to I
world from its social. civil. political
and religious differences. His un
paraileled example Of self-sacrif.ce
stni shines forth az a beacon light &C
all who would learn the divine soln
ton for every human problem. be IL
small or great. Strive, as ms may,
to find n shorter route. one Will d y
cover. sooner or later. thar the Christ
way OF learning Life. SO long lost e
the world through dogma and perse.
cution. has again been given TO hu
manity through the tireless. unselfish
efforts OF our beloved Leader. Mary
Baker Eddy. She IL Is who n SC
quickened the UNIVERSAL consciousness
to the need OF studying and practlc'
ing the precepts of the great Sazar-
enc. that countless thousands have
been enabled to say of him. MS d
Peter OF old Thou art the Christ
the Son OF the living God" (Matt. 49,:
49, II the time spent In forcing hu
man theories and opinions upon
others. could be devoted to a more
serious study of the Sermons oil the
Mount, and to h practice OF its pre-
4 cepts. the reign OF unselfishness would
sooner be recognized in every depart
ment OF human life Jesus' teachings
are proved to be practical in Chris
tian Science. The practice OF chri
.ianity has not failed. 1t was :
lack OF Christian practice While
caused the church to drift into dog
matism and Journalism. and 10 substi
,ute creeds for a denonstrable re
tiglon.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The seething conflict between cap
ltal and labor is largely an exhibitor
OF human selfishness, due to fails
standards OF education. II h world
educational institutions could b
founded upon the Christ. Truth. ia
stead of upon belief in intelligen
matter. there would sooner be a rae
of people, whose only aim in liz
would be to understand and to do L.
win of God: to live n life of Chris
tian service.
The selfish materialist. whethc.
capitalist or iaborer. believing in tbs
reality of matter. is living a lie
material accumulation and hoard n
What Will awaken him? He must
learn how to give. how to le.
helping hand to others. how to share
with them his own blessings. II Il
what a man does with his wealth tina
Imakes him truly wealthy.
The helpless Sick man is just a.
much a slave to matter. He too I.
hugging his sick beliefs. and con
stantiy adding to them. What viii
heal him? He must learn how Il
give, how to express the good. be
longing to mans real selfhood. Thu
moment he begins to give out tina
which is real and true about God ant
man. he begins to see [ light o
life, John s12l. as expressed b,
the poet:
Thou art not here for ease or pain
But manhood's glorious crown Il
gain"
The arrogant sinner. by constant,
INDUCING his false pleasures, is like
wise leading a life of accumulation
What will save him? He. too. mus
learn how to give. how to express thai
which belong to Gods The
moment he experiences repentance
and the joy of living in order &c
make others happy, he awakens from
his selfish dream. to find out thai
1.-THE earth is the Lords and the full
ness thereof" FPS. 24:1l-
This. then, is the solution of the
problem OF capital and labor Both
must accept Christ. Truth. as their
schoolmaster and learn the lesson OF
true siving-how to live in order &c
bless all mankind. When the Golden
Rule is scientifically understood and
lived by both capital and labor. strikes
will be unknown. Any act of coer
cion which inflicts untold suffering
upon thousands and millions Of in.
nocent people, is very remote from
the Christ method of learning how &c
live SO as to bless and to be blessed.
Boil capitalist and laborer car be
gin today to overcome. intelligently
and scientifically. everything that
stands between them n the redemp.
tive gospel Of service; and this over
coming will result in the adequate ad-
justment of every human difficulty.
In other words. they must learn to