Evening star., 1922-07-02

continue to pray, "Our Father
which art in heaven, Hallowed
be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven. ST.
Paul says, "The weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pull
ing down of strongholds." The
time has arrived when hu-
manity is awakening to the
fact that thought is force and
that spiritual thought-force, the
Mind that was in Christ Jesus,
controls the universe. Ever re-
echoing through consciousness
are these words of the Discov.
erer and Founder Of Christian
Science, Mary Baker Eddy:
Legally to abolish unpaid ser
vitude in the United States was
hard; but the abolition of mental
slavery is a more difficult task.
The despotic tendencies, inherent
in mortal mind and always germi-
mating in new forms of tyranny,
must be rooted out through the ac-
ton of the divine Mind.
men and women of all chimes
and races are still in bondage to
material sense, ignorant how to
obtain their freedom. The rights
Of man were vindicated in a single
section and on the lowest plane
of human life, when African slav-
cry was abolished in our land.
That was only prophetic of fur
ther steps towards the banishment
Of a worldwide slavery, found on
higher planes of existence and un-
der more subtle and depraving
forms. ."-(Science and Health, PIP.
225-226.)
Mental slavery must be abolished.
America, founded upon spiritual
ideals, can never become the prey of
the carnally minded, but shall be pre-
served and defended by the Mind
which was in Christ Jesus, whose
words and works have been pre-
served through the centuries, in ac-
cordance with his statement
Heaven and earth shall pass away;
but my words shall not pass away"
and they have not. Christ Jesus
exercised the power of spiritual
thought-force with which God en-
dowed man. With the sword of the
Spirit, the Word of God. the dynam-
ic spiritual thought, he attacked the
strongholds Of sin,-hatred, malice,
envy, greed, lust, hypocrisy, pride of
place and power, autocratic human
will, and all that composes carnal
man, who attempts to hold human
ity under a mental influence, which
results in wars, pestilence, famine
sin, woe and death. These hallu-
cinations. which animate the So
called fleshly mind, Jesus dispelled
with his understanding of the po
tency of his divine mentality, his re
flection of Life, Truth, and Love
As at his first appearing, he t7-i
umphed over sin and its desolation
which ends in self-extinction. so a
this, his second appearing, he is pull
ing down the strongholds of ignor.
ance, superstition and mental sldr
cry. The final combat between Christ
and the dragon has arrived. The wise
read the handwriting on the wall and
the twentieth century prophet sees
the end of evil oppressors.
Truth was embodied in the Consti-
tuition of the United States of
America, when the words of our
forefathers were penned. affirming
our right to worship God according
to the dictates of conscience.
"Once to every man and nation
comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with false
hood, for the good or evil side"
Lowell.
Let Americans be granted the
privilege of classifying themselves
This right is accorded them by the
Constitution of the United States
viz, freedom to worship God &C
cording to the dictates of con.
science; but the stultifying idol
airy of material gods and pagan
philosophy, which terminates in sin
want, and woe, and finally self-ex
tinction, is neither worship nor re-
ligion. Let such people as may de
sire to continue to contemplate anc
unite in enthusing humanity with
hatred, fear, greed, avarice, re.
venge, and resentment for wrongs
long since righted and expiated,-
let these have the privilege which
the Constitution grants; but lei
them not murmur when the law of
God, with its "Thou shalt not" in
tervenes in defense of America S
spiritual ideals and final spirituaI
birth. Let them appeal to the Fed
eral authority, and let the gov
ernment decide and register thei,
sentiment in favor of law which
would perpetuate wars; but give
the Christian and those who are ad-
vancing to the achievement of spirit
ual power, in fulfilment of the Law
Of Life and Love. the exercise OF
which conquers sin, sickness, and
death,-give such the privilege OF
choosing an anthem which will ex-
press their sentiments. Then all will
berlassified. as belonging upon "the
right hand" or upon "the left
hand" Then we will know upon
which side we are fighting, and the
people will know whom to place In
office as defenders of Americas
spiritual standard and ideals; and
the right thinkers will wrestle with
the wrong mentalities, until victory
crowns the true American.
Thousands of Americans are ad
herring to the weapons Of warfare
which Christ used, when he com
manded Peter to put up the materia
sword and use "the sword of The
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