Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30

about God. 80 Today. as Of
yore; unconscious Of the reappeafing
Of the spiritual idea. blind belief
! shuts the door upon 1t. land con-
dennis the cure Of the sick and sim
ming 4 it is wrought on any but q
material and doctrinal theory. An
ticipating thiA rejection Of ideafism,
Of tho true. idea OF God--this sAlva-
ton from.ail srrer. physical and men.
ma sonssh, shall he find faith on
And also on page 2s2 we find the
following:
demonstrating the power OF divine
Principle. as /. it did over. nineteen
hundred years ago, by healing the
sick and triumphing fover death.
Jesus never taught that drugs. food,
air. and exercise could make a man
healthy. or that they could destroy
human life; nor did he illustrate
these errors by his practice He re-
ferred mans harmony to Mind, not
to matter, and never tried to make
| ofanohe effect the sentence Of God.
which sealed Gods condemnation Of
sim sickness and death.
This is no longer an age of passive
acquiescenee in time-honored and
undemonstrable theories. The twen-
tieth century thinker will not con.
tinue to accept traditional forms Of
worship, which never prove the
promise, IF We shall ask anything il,
my name, I will do it," Uohn xiv.
1D or Paul's words, 1.-THE law Of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath
made me free from the law of sin
and death" (Romans viii, ~ Pas
tors and people repeat, year after
year, prayers and Christ's promises
while humanity cries in vain for de.
liverance from the bondage of sin
sorrow and death. These supplica.
tons, reach the depths of human
sympathy with their pathetic appeal
Have mercy on me, o Lord, thou
son of David" (Matthew XIV, 22) and
with thousands of prayers ascend.
ing from those who profess to be
Christ's disciples, humanity surges
on past the church doors, never en-
tering and demanding relief from
the suffering to which flesh is heir,
and which is offered by the promise,
ASK, and ye shall receive" nor the
Christliness to be expected from
those who profess to obey the conf
mand, Love thy neighbor as thy
self" Humanity carries the burden
of sin and sickness, ever" seeking
the relief promised by Christ, and
demonstrated by his early disciples.
Today the ever-present Christ is
heard declaring, 40, I am with you
always, even unto the end Of the
world" CMatthew xviii, 20.)
The longing for Truth and Love
and. the pressure of prayer, has at
last reached the ear Of infinite Love
and through the spiritual discern
ment of Mary Baker Eddy, who long
has been standing upon the watch.
towers Of Zion, and who, as spiritual
idea, is still keeping untiring vigil
over Israel, the Science of being has
been, given to the world. Through
the teachings of Science and Health
with Key 70 the Scriptures, and Mrs
Eddy's other writings, humanity is
learning the potency Of Christian
Mind-healing. Through an under.
standing Of the cause of disease and
so-ealled death, the sick are being
healed, devils (evil thoughts) are
being east out, and dead faith is
! giving place to an apprehension Of
the Christ-mind power and its pos.
sibilities. Mrs. Eddy says, God
will heal the sick through man
whenever man is governed by God.
(Scienee and Health, page 1867
It is more than nineteen centurie.
since Christ said, Il go
fbutl I will come again" Uohr
xiv, 81. In this generation the voice
Of the impersonal Christ, or Spirit
Of tsuth, the Comforter, is heard
and mankind is awaking from the
long dream of life, substance, and
intelligence as existent in matter
He is apprehending his divine posi-.
biiities, his individuality, as the re.
flection Of God, eternal Life and
Love. This is the Science of Christ
Jesus demonstration over the illu.
sion or dream of death and tomb
To-day. the spiritually illumined
striverto possess more of the Mind
Of Christ, and they yield loving
obedience to the law Of God. The,
refuse longer to attempt to unlock
the futures portals with the past:
bloodrusted key"
Man is gaining q glimpse of hi.
realty, his God-given. birthright
dominion = over all the
earth" through the understanding
and exercise of. his spiritual senses
This individual reflection Of Spirit
God, the Principle of eternal being
He is entering into the heritage Of
ibis Christ-mind, and is radiating, in
some degree, the power and posi-.
Utilities of his Eather-Mother God. II