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may arrive, but what is far more impor-
tant, with respect to the premises from
which we make our beginning. Christian
Science declares primarily, secondarily.
the only creator; that real creation must
reflect the character of the divine Mind
or God; and that true creation consists,
therefore, of spiritual or true ideas Evil
is not spiritual or a true idea; there
fore evil ;s not creation of the divine
Mind or Goo. The Christian Scientist
proceeds to prove the truth of this posi-
ton. This Is done by healing the sick
right activity through the understanding
not that there are two supreme powers,
supreme good and a supreme evil war
ring forever one against the other, but
that there is one only supreme power, the
eternal God or good who is the one and
only Mind. Because God, who is the
eternal Principle of man and the universe,
creates an that IS created, and because
this Principle or Mind cannot create any
thing unlike itself, it follows that evil
and matter are not creations of God,
hence they have no legitimate existence
and no legitimate power.
The only seeming power of evil and
matter is that which mortal consciousness
gives to them. Evil and matter seem to
have the effect Of power because mortal
consciousness believes and accepts them
to be real.
Because of the lack of proper education
In true Christianity mankind, actuated
by mortal thought, has accepted real
its own misconceptions of God, their own
misinterpretations of man, and its own
misstatements Of Spirit or substance: and
out of these abysmal depths there has
arisen mist from the earth'-a cloud
of false knowledge-that stands between
mankind and God influencing thought ad-
versely to the highest good.
MISSION Is TO
DESTROY FALSE THOUGHT.
1t is the mission and province of
Christian Science to clear away and 10
destroy the basic error of mortal thought
that evil is real and that matter is in
telligent. In accomplishing this work it
is the mission of Christian Science fur
thermOre to restore to mankind the true
idea concerning God the idea which re-
veals Him to be the eternal Principle of
all that exists; to restore TO mankind the
understanding of what constitutes the
Image and likeness" Of God. or the I'M
Outstanding OF mans true selfhoOd
Christian Science naturally laws strong
emphasis upon the necessity for gaining
a true understanding of God On page !
of the preface TO Science and Health Mrs
Eddy writes these significant words
Ignorance of God is no longer the step
ping stone to faith. The only guarantee
of obedience is q right apprehension OF
II i'm whom TO know Alright is life eternal.
Because God is primal cause, the under
standing Of the nature and character OF
the divine Mind or God is fundamental
to all true knowledge; therefore all that
is worthy and to be desired in social re-
hgious, domestic, political, industrial life
must be founded upon and express the
| basic and true understanding concerning
God who is the divine Principle OF all
Christian Science reveals in this connec
tion certain simple truths which are prof
table for consideration. 1t is clear that
the creations OF God must be Godlike
and that because God is infinite Mind
the creations Of God must be Miudlike OF
| like the Mind from which they proceed
| Creation, then, must he the true OF
spiritual idea which reflects. with in
finite fidelity, the nature and character OF
the divine Mind.
Because there Is no place conceivable
where God is not. 1t follows naturally
and Inevitably that God, who is infinite
Mind, Is everywhere present and is every
where intelligently active for Good. How
can one conceive of the omnipresence OF
God otherwise than as infinite Mind? One
cannot conceive of the omnipresence Of Q
| material or human personality. One can
not conceive of the omnipresence OF a
materially outlined figure. The Scrip
lures declare that God is Love, Spirit
, Truth. Life, Mind. How is it possible
FOR materially outlined figure, or q
craven image, or a mental image. to con
vey an adequate idea of the nature and
character Of infinite Mind and of divine
Love-of the omnipresence Of God?
1t is the understanding of this fact
of Gods omnipresence that makes posi-
| BILE the remarkable effectiveness Of what
| is called absent treatment in Christian
Science. The divine Mind, God. is every
where present. Hence no necessity ex-
lists for the attempt to project thought ia
some distant place to heal the sick; the
divine Principle, Love Is already there
and everywhere. The effectiveness of q
spiritual Idea cannot be said to be limited
by or TO personal presence or material
environment A divine idea should be
recognized to be always present and &C
tive because 1t reflects all pervasive di-
vine Mind. To understand this is to un-
derstand, in a degree, tie harmony OF
being.