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and less dependent on others. and Sc
acquires at last what ia termed
mind, But from first 20 last human
existence, when unleaveued by divine
Science, is mortally mental process,
rising no higher than the limits ot its
materially mcntal selfhood, Christian
Science has come TO make education
Giviuely mental thus raising mortal
scltha1d above itself, leaVoning the
race with true Science and putting to
an end the Kaleidoscope round of MAJ
terial life,
Although recent higher attainments
in mans conquest of matter h0e been
far in advance OF the atom. the atomic
theory, though iisproved, continues to
be the practical working basis OF ply
sical science. Just 50, matter, oN-
posed by Christian Science, as merely
human belief. continues 10 be the
practical working basis for the pres
ent state OF human life. This explains
why Christian Scientists are consist
ent i'm continuing To employ so-called
matter IN its various useful forms.
We eat. wear clothes heat our houses,
conduct ourselves much as others do.
But the effect of Christian Science at
this period is to break down the sense
of limitation by which mortal mans
endcavorS are hedged about. The
Christian Scientist is therefore putting
off daily the old, the Inadequate, the
material and is putting on the new
the spiritual. Meanwhile he does not
increase his dependence upon matter
/ by making added concessions to ma-
terial laws. The Christian Scientists
motto is not more and more hut less
| and less reliance on matter The way
in Christian Science is the way of
overcoming material dependence, and
/ fewer concessions to matter is the
mark of the Christians progress, The
vanishing point of matter is fore
shown in mans always increasing
dominion over it. Inevitably there
will come a day when, in the words of
Isaiah, THE earth is clean dissolved" "
( Isaiah, 24:19)
TIE LI2AVE,N IN THEOLOGY.
"The proper study of mankind,
said the poet, lis man." and that
is metaphysically true. Hadthe poet
/ been a Christian Scientist. he might
have declared further the proper
study of man is God. his Maker. The
great barrier to human progress has
becu ignorance, ignorance of God, ig-
norance of man. Christ Jesus said to
TIE women at Sychar, 1--WE know what
we worship" Thereby he separated
all nt1er religious beliefs from true
Christianity and indicated both the
lpOssib ity and the necessity to know
God. To know God is to know man
for M n. the Bible says. is Gods inn
age and likeness.
Because OF ignorance, the earliest
concepts of oGod involved fear, taboo
ard penalty. The basis of scholastic
lman. Whatever the concept of God
lie was always a terrible Being to be
feared and hence to be, if possible, ap-
peased. This prevailing belief was
peThal nc greater in the pagan prizes
Offering sacrifices of blood to an Of
Tended deity, than in a clergyman
used to Rhow. on Sunday morning
after a society event of the night be.
io.t' at Nhleh many u ms Co'.si e='
lloll ldu eu ~ cei "a, II p ~ ~
d.i'u.e iiie-''9t 'Lii9 ue'i OiH 7''i.i' ~
his finger at his shamefaced, though
IUrrcpentant flock, and solemnly en-
Sl'i''1u' VI: ou ii"u 'e''e
~ ~. ~ NJ" "a ~.
to be a Chrstiaui Into the concept ot
@'"t '-S Il plll'''leI u il'A "t1ap- ~ ~
e. il''eit Oh rove eouiu enter -ol 'iiel
. NJ ."te ii LTa'' I1'N ~ " t,i'
lp'eS-l pllol oI loN = so.il0 ol 'i'e p''''N
eS- GRIMES IN HiS'o' nav ue9h -
i'"tea III t"e ha"le u Vi'S' ''
IFacIlte oL Iei.5ioll mus a1"dyS .t'l"e'
t'nt'iu UlSci iPlli4gi Io"aiU lIi9 Ci'''''oi
- i9'e o'ef anu SCI e o'ou ''ii Guzi
ne 'Nertlse OF rear ol 5uiliSI'lIle'L'' II
6. haeluence Oh tnlS Lalse peDeL o
Die'S' men nave lau Ii.liS i'''" -
7''H' III Heai'l' anu De'',7 a. ~
i'''oia al sequence Vi eNeI'9 HilNei .'oN
core ana COVER IlLielil' 0ut nave sHo WI
""''ouiiueu anu ever pI e9eiI eNpoo'"
-'i u e'l, HHS oo n'' Peopie "a
fect IldluraIiE ttie uilloiuiiIei'l ol 5oo'
~ tiFF experience IL - pe.a iSe .
tIle human Hiillu euucd'su peliel "a"
tIc supreme power, Iou' Is d WI axe
'ehIeahce' a FiSitor OIL Iniqults
FaIse gus nave ever oeen Jediou'
soas' visiting lhiquIty upon 'heir nap
ieSS "oFshIppers. rear OIL pull4s'iiiifi
never hlade men Gooa' YET tne Ner5
meaning OF the WORD. Goa IS good
Chr.s'ldh aclehce is chahslhs the hu'
nan thousht OF God from lear 10 rove
exoc,t at rho bands of loving Fathe,