Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-12

10 tnls man ana TOLD MIN whae was
really true about his father. The man
soon saw that he had been inboring un
der woeful miscOnception Of his par
ent, who was now represented to him as
a most loving father, full of goodness
and compassion toward his children,
never angry nor wrathful, but full Of
gentleness and. tenderness and Kindness
just the opposite of what ne had been
taught to believe
Many Of us have been educated to
believe what is just as untrue concern
ing our heavenly Father; and not I'M
til Christian Science entered into our
lives did We learn that God is Love, full
OF goodness, mercy, and compassion;
that ne sends no evil. sin. disease, nor
death upon man; that He is never
angry nor wrathful with His children,
but unutterably kind and loving.
Who but God who is Love, kind
and considerate Father. full of COM
passion, and gracious, long suffering,
and plenteOus in mercy and truth Cps.
S6:15l. could say to US; Come now, and
let us reason together-though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as white as
snow; though they be red like crimson,
they shall be as wool lisa. :1S). When
one experiences forgiveness of sin, one
can say with the Psalmist 20 give
than--s unto the Lord; for He is good,
for His mercy endureth forever ops.
log ~.
LOVE MANIFESTED
rs PRECIOUS PEARL
Some of the terms employed in Chris
Eian Science to define Deity to human
consciousness are Love, Truth. Life,
Spirit and Mind To one trained to be
1leve In a God of wrath and vengeance,
these synonyms for God, when studied in
1.-The light Of Christian Science. reveal
an entirely new sense Of heaven and
earth and man.
The life Of a protesting Christian
should prove to humanity that Love man
ffaetad is ha taar fbi0o IN ha rOrld
that it Is the one thing worth while. the
pearl of great price. How can there be
more than Omnipotent, omniscient and
omnipresent Love and infinite manifesto
tionf All other terms used to define
Deity are but different names for di-
vine Love.
Christian Science reveals the spir-
1tual idea, man, as forever inseparable
from God. To know. then, that God is
Love, makes men fearless, unselfsh, low
Ing, kind and compassionate. To know
that God Is Truth, makes men truthful,
trustworthy, upright and honorable. To
know that God is Life, makes men more
mentally awake, active and useful, and,
therefore, increases longevity. To know
that God is Spirit, increases spirituality
and leads thought away from the body.
To know that God is one infinite Mind.
Quickens ones mental faculties OF per-
ception and comprehension. and enlarges
ones capacity for right thinking.
Loves invitation, given to the world
through Jesus Christ twenty centuries
ego, Come unto me, all We that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you
rest eIat. II :2S), is reiterated today in
the Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health With Key to the Scriptures.
by Mary Baker Eddy. the Discoverer and
Founder of Christian Science. 1t comes
with healing in its wings. revealing the
sacred mission of Christ Jesus, to teach
and to demonstrate the lesson of divine
Love. If we would become acquainted
with the Father, we must learn TO love,
for what saith the Scripture? Beloved.
let Us love ore another: for love is OF
God; and every one that loveth is born
Of God. and knoweth God. He that
lOveth not knoweth not God; for God is
love Il John 4:T-Sl.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
MRS. EDDY
Mrs Eddy's teachings have thrown
so much light upon the life and mission
of the great Saviour of men. that the
whole world rises to call her blessed. She
says in substance to her followers: IF
You profess TO love him. keep his com
mandments.' Then she expdains in I'M
mistakable terms, how we are to prove
our obedience.
when once asked whether she be-
neved in the atonement of Christ. she re-
piled; Il do; and this atOnement be
comes more to me since il includes mans
redemption from sickness as we'll as
from sin. I reverence and adore Christ
as never DeIOre MISC. 9Ol.
Christian Scientists do not believe
that Jesus. the highest executor of Gods
law. atoned for our sins by annulling
the righteous penalty for individual
wrong doing; but that. by demonstrat-
Ing the omnipOteuce of good he proved
the inter Powerlessness of evil. and
thereby outlined for US the one and only
way 10 escape the penalty for wrong
doing. viz, by ceasing to do wrong. BY
proving mans at-one-ment with God
o m fhp ma he 4
the life TO all mankind
Christian Scientists do not question
the spiritual origin of divinity of Jesus
They accept, without reservation. Mrs
Eddy's statement that 'Mary's concep-
ton Of him was spiritual (Science and
Health p. 1927. They honor and revere
the name Of Christ Jesus. and they
known only too well that something more
than lip service is required to enable
them 10 follow in his mental footsteps
They recognize the necessity for consa-
Grated study and application Of The
sacred Word as presented in the Bible
and in the Christian Science text book
if they would ever make their religion
"One of the highest tributes ever paid
the Saviour was by our revered Leader
when she said: Jesus beheld in Science
the perfect man. who appeared to him
where SHINING mortal man appears to
mortals. In this perfect man the Saviour
saw Gods own likeness, and this correct
view of man healed the sick (Science and
Health. p. 476).
DEMONSTRATION
Is DEFINED.
What is demonstration in Christian
Science? 1t is the practical proof of
Gods power AMI presence. resulting in
moral and physical healing Bv wav Of
illustration: Suppose that a Christian
Scientist reads in the morning papers that
some dreaded plague is about to make its
appearance in his community: that il
has elsewhere already claimed its thou
SANDS or victims, and that materia medica
Is unable to cope with il. What does he
doI He instantly refuses to accept sense
testimony by striving to realize that the
one Mind. God. is everpresent and all
powerful and governs the entire universe
IN perpetual pence and harmony: conse-
quently. that there are in reality no evil
minds to believe in disease nor to fear
IT; that there Is really no evil power to
mesmeriZe anyone into believing what ia
untrue. He knows that divine Love is
supreme; that it casts out all fear He
persists in abiding in this secret place
or the omnipotence and emnipressnce of
good; and what is the result? He re-
mains fearless and strong; he escapes the
devastating scourge himself and he helms
many others to recognize the nothinr-
ness of fear and hypnotic suggestion.
This is Unnamed God with us" or dem
onstratlon. 1t is religion made prac-
teal.
One who knows nothing Of Christian
Science IS confronted with the same gIar-
ing headlines. announcing the forthcon-
: ing plague w hat does he do? He will
most likely accept what he reads and
viii eagerly convey the information to
others. 1t is safe to say that it will not
occur to him TO think of God as an ever
present help. He believes that some