, 1922-03-29

from God m snd by whom I 1--we. ant
move. and bs re my being"
Or supposs the Christian seientis,
awakens some morning with III,
thought hat a lending business trans
action is likely 10 fan through and hi.
'Gupply be diminished or cut Off. VIVA,
viii he do2 He viii at once recoxniz,
this thought as an evf suggestion o.
mortal mind and Will turn hi.
thought TO God as tho source Of al
life. h suppiier OF an good He vii
recognize that there IS no real power
but the power OF omnipoteut Mind
moving In the thought of every ere
ature and appointing all action. decis
ion. and Judgment according to the
viii Of unerring wisdom which oper
ates impartiaIly for the good and han
pincss OF all He VIII know, right in
the face of what errcr may claim, TIA,
what is the win of God must be and
that what is not the viii OF God can
be. that bis wen being depend,
on any person, or persons but or
God who sustains all. and unfailinEly
supplies tho needs of every creature N
the ways OF wisdom and love.
Or again. suppose there 10 an arg
ment OF disoord in the home. In the
office. or among relatives or friendr
How viii tho Christian Scientis.
Think In some such way as this.
IAN OF Gods children are animated
by the one Mind which is Cod. They
arc all lke-minded one toward anoth.
er n no evil sns can encroach up.
on, undo. or change the absolute in.
dtvisible unity OF true being. Each
dca of God is lovingly related, to
every other idaa and all are conscious
of and rejoice in this true relation
ship. Harmony. loving kindness, and
good Will characterize the children of
and no other state of thought
can DO present or DO manifest
MORAL COURAGE REQUISITE.
You will sec. I think. that this
method of mental practice simply
displaces in thought tho negative un.
godly testimony Of mortal sense. no
matter how time-honored. with the
reasoned truth OF affirmative and
harmonious spiritual sense. It Is, to
be sure, a radical break with tho old
order OF thinking and It requires cour-
age. moral courage. and lots OF It.
But the best thing about the method
S that It works, n fact to which the
entire Christian Science movement
in a living testimony. And what stand
for tho right does not require moral
courase7 Think OF the moral courage
of Daniel when cast among the fam.
lions. He didn't stop to think
of devouring beasts. the appalling
picture which material sense present
ed. He thought only of the love and
the power OF God and mans unity
with Him. Why do you suppose the
lions did not devour Daniel? Simply
because his thought was so fully at.
n with the divine Mind that the
bestial appetltes felt the restraining
power OF Gods presence and sensed
nothing IN him on which to feed.
Think of the moral courage of Christ
Jesus when he raised Lazarus who
had boon IN tho tomb four days, long
enough for decomposition to set In.
Suppose he had admitted for an in.
slant tho testimony of the material
senses as to Lazarus. Lazarus would
never have come forth. II was be.
aus he kept his thought firmly fix.
ed on he unchangfng harmony and
spiritual integrity of God and His
creation. knowing hat man as the
everlasting expression of God neve,
dies; that God. Mind. not matter, Is
the author and preserver of man, and
that no physical law can contravene
the divine purpose or deprive of life
for a single instant aught that God
has made.
One cannot be a moral coward and
get far in Christian Science, but II
our desire Is right and our effort per
severins Christian Science will bring
strength to the hands that Seem weak
and confirm the feeble knees. We
must earn to face the devn and ali
the hosts of he'll IL need be, know
their impotence. and rejoice in the
allness OF God. The enc power on
earth before which evil cannot stand
is that state of thought so filled with
the understanding of God hat i,
knows evils n~othingness. On page 41C
of Science and Health. Mrs. Eddy has
said, Christian scientific practice be
gins with Christ's keynote OF har
mony. BE not afraid Paul says
God hath not given us the spirit OF
foar, but OF power. and of love, and
Of a sound mind" Fear is belief In
evil and ignorance Of God and disap.
pears in proportion to our under
standing of Goa as divine Love.
ANIMATE ERROR UNREAL.
1t is plain that the way Of thinking