The Delta independent., 1922-11-03

do you believe that that thing act
ually happened?" Absolutely" There
is no question about it whatsoever.
1t is absolute proof to US when there
is time whenu we seem to be called
owing no man anything save to love
one another, that we can take the
word of God and find the wherewithal
to do 1t II we Glorify God and cling to
Him everlastingly.
What do you say? You say that
your money will do Just such a thing,
Just SO much, and that is all that IL
will do. Well, SO long as you count
your dollars that way that is all they
will do for you, there isn't any ques-
tion about that. But do you remem-
Der the multitude which Jesus fed
with the few loaves and fishes? Do
you remember that five thousand had
| all they could eat, and that after they
had finished there was more left over
than they had when they started?
| oh, yes, you say. but that was
Jesus. He said that IL we believed on
him we should do the things that he
did. Are you going to let God be true
and believe II, and let every man be d
| liar. as the result of the human theory
of limitation?
| want to tell little experience of
my own on the question of finance
that will probably be helpful. had
at one time salary of one hundred
dollars dollars a month. l was always
rather methodical about such things.
SO took my hundred dollars and
put 1t down here. and on the otner
side put house rept. and clothing,
and food and incidentals. and my little
innocent amusements. and then
| churchAwhen / got down to church I
didn't have anything left, the other
things took the whole hundred dollars.
May say-and l say 1t with criticism
or Intentional criticism-that often
contribution plate represents the
thought of the man who has put
everything else down first and the
church last But did that FOR a
while and.then it began to worry me;
in other words. knocking at my
thought said to me:The only reason
you are upon the face of the earth is
because of what Christian Science has
done for you. and yet you are put
ting the church last; and after a
while saw 1t, and then l took a des-
perate plunge. and ! turned 1t around
and put the church first And ! put
down for the church what seemed to
me a perfectly enormous amount-yes.
and put it in. too / did not just put 1t
down, put II in. did not change
my method OF living. l was not con-
scious of having made any change
whatsoever: but at the end OF the
third month ! found that had paid
all my bills. had given to the church
what l had pledged my own con-
science to give 1t, and ! had five dol
lars left over to put In the bank
Now, then. what was the difference
in the two methods! In the first I
I trusted my dollars and they were
limited in their ability; in the second,
! trusted my God and ] found the
limitation removed. In this present
day crisis II is for the Christian
Scientists to put trust in their God
and go on with Joy and happiness in
the realization that the inexhaust-
ible treasure OF God is at their COM
mand until they stop counting their
dollars. and begin to count their
blessings, and the result will be that
Love will lift the shade OF gloom"
and for all make radiant ROOM
midst the glories OF one endless day."
as Mrs. Eddy has taught us in the
Communion Hymn"
Christian Science is the open way
for us to come out from "the shade
of gloom" to find the real. legitimate,
lovely peace which passes under
standing. wherein God is glorified
first. last and all the time,
Synonyms for God
Mrs. Eddy has unfolded to us mar
velous knowledge OF God in the syn
onyms which she has given in
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" for the word God" Many
people have thought that they did not
believe in God, but every one believes
In God when he knows what He is;
and SO these synonyms which Mrs.
Eddy has given to the world. would
eventually have been sufficient to
! have saved the entire world II she
had never written another thing. And
am going to speak briefly on a few
OF these. in order that We may have
the blessing which comes to the
Christian Scientist who knows these
synonyms. They are not unusual, ex-
cept in perhaps one instance. but
they are exceptional In the enlight.
! eminent which they give us as to what
God is