Evening journal., 1921-01-11
.SAYSRIGHTEOUS
ESCAPED DEATH
Christian Science Speaker
Quotes Scripture in Sup
port of Statement
THINKS NATIONS MUST
UNITE UNDER GOD


spoke in the local Science church last
evening on Christian Science. a Voice
30 the wilderness"
The speaker was introduced by San
ford w. Sawln. first reader Of the
church.
Mr.. Graham said in part:
Il am going TO discuss here briefly
a phase Of error which Is the greatest
imposter OF the whole brood Of evils.
II claims TO hold all men in a fatal
grip, from which there Is no escape.
Mortal mild names This imposter
death, and while men flee from 1t and
seek TO avoid II. yet they are apt TO
admit and declare that finally tley
must submit and that death becomes
the master Of life and the master OF
man. This is the supreme, lie because
10 is the greatest pl etensiOn That evil
ever made. For after all. death Is
nothing but shadow The psalmist
calls it the shadow OF death. that is,
The shadow the shade. the suppOsi-
tion. that Is called death. That IL Is
only a shadow is proved by the words
OF Christ Jesus. Tie that believeth in
me, though he were dead yet shall he
live,' and 'WhOsOevcr llveth and be-
lleveih in me. shall never die'-shall
never see DEATH when man aWakons
100 per cent TO spiritual truth he can
no more pass through the experience
called dying than could God. To this
wonderful fact, st. Paul alludes in
First Corinthians. wherein he writes.
we shall not all sleep - the literal
translation OF which is we shall 50
an die Now Christian Science ieao
that man has. the right TO be immune
from this physical episode called
death The first ene't OF Christian
Science treatment or enlightenment Is
10 begin 10 dest Oy fear In human
thought. As the Christian Science
Truth unfolds TO one he thinks more
and more about life and les and less
about death THAT ls, death Is dying
daily In his consciousness let Us here
employ a simple illustration Grant
for the sake OF hrevity that there are
| Ave so-called causes. any one of which
may prOduce dcaln. Let us saw ihcee
causes are tuberculosis, anger. liver
/ trouble, drunkenness and cance'. SUP
nose now, as often happens that a
man is healed Of tuberculosis that
means that one OF The 1--WE cause. Of
death Is destroyed; In other Words
I that 20 per cent Of death Is dead. Then
let him be healed OF the vicious habit
OF anger and another ~ the so-called
causes Is eliminated That means th0l
20 per cont.of death T. destroyed This
progressive destruction OF death Is
what is taking place In The conscious
ness OF each active, loving Christian
Scientist: and on this plane OF exist
fence ne may destroy so much OF the
death thought that N the change called
ldOes come he may have scarce any
fear at all In connection with II and
lit may be as painless an operation as
the laying or OF wOrn-Out garment
who shall say how much OF the
death thought was destroyed by IN,
gentle and loving Discoverer and
Founder OF Christian Science before
she passed on? The testimony of
those who long were closely assocl-
ated with her shows TO what remark
able degree In the case OF Mrs. Eddy
mind had dominated destroyed mat
ter. so that with her, as IN The case
OF Saint stephen. spirit broke through
the veil OF flesh. proving the nothing
ness OF death and The allncss ~ life.
mo religious teacher can consist
lently remain silent concerning the
universal social and business unrest
prevailing throughout the world to-
day. During the last nifty years, dis
iance and time have been destroyed tO
such an extent by inventions and dis
lcOveries, that the peoples OF the earth
are now one family for veal or for
woe. A discordant nation In any quar-
ter OF the globe becomes a problem
(which all other nations must help "a
lheal, or suffer inevitable consequences
THE whole world at the present time
is in Just this condition. The great
lhomicidal war IN which the peoples
Of the earth, recently, have been en-
; gagged. has thrown into view this
) Illuminating fact, that the nations OF
the earth can no longer dwell apar
as separate entities. God is the one
Father and an His children are I'M
cluded in His family The loving rec
ognition Of this fundamental fact {,
: the only solution for the world
"Some one people must be first IL
setting an unselflsh example risinl
above the greed Of territory and coin
lnatiently and lrresistibiy drawing {,
its own ideals the other nations OF thl
learih. Opportunity Is waiting at thl
door and we have good hope that thl
IAnClo-SaXon nations, Notwithstanding
their internal difficulties, VIII prove {,
be ihe rallying-point for a disuniteJ
Worldwide family. This nope Is th'
more radiant because among thi'
people the modern Star OF Bethlehem
arose. Here Christian Scientists, cleai
lin thought. patient in love and cain
lin endeavor. are influencing anC
moulding the national thought. Will
lunerring prophetic Instinct. Mary
Baker Eddy has written concerning
distressing times. in these words
those who discern Christian Science
will hold crime in check 4 Scienc,
land Health" Page 30 Christian Sci
ence thought is doing this very thine
today. The learners and dOers of
Christian Science. unlike their anccs-
TORS OF the elder dispensaiion. wher
trouble comes, do not sit down by the
waters Of Babylon and weep. nor dc
! they hang their harps upon the trees
, therein, but singing and making mel.
? ody In their hearts. they look to IN,
I leverlpresent Christ as they sing in the
, words OF our Leader:
e '"I will listen for Thy voice,
s Lest my footsteps stray;
/ will follow and rejoice
All the rugged way"
e Mary Baker Eddy Poems, pg. "a.
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