The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-11-18


leut the ages. To prove all things and
hold fast TO that which is good, means
for US to try out the teaching of the
ldlscovere-s of the sciences in all their
Iramifications and to verify for our
iselves that it is true as taught and can
be demonstrated. The proof If every
thing IS as in the case Of the pudding
IN the merit Of its actual beneficial de-
monstration.
We talk great deal Of Installation
IN mental science, and tell of the arch
:tect-how he visualizes his subsequent
Ic-eatlons, and then reason that if we
will just visualize the things that we
want, we shall gain them as matter
LOT course. But before the architect
becomes such and can gain fame and
fortune he has to have been an hum
Bile apprentice learning step BY step
the material be has to deal with, the
different qualities. etc. If it is to be
2 sky-scraper, he has to. know the ten
siIe strength of the steel structure and
the cost of everything, and then he
has TO find someone controlling the
economic power to provide the mater
ial means and the man-power that does
the actual work in making the vision of
the architect tangible reality,
If every one is an architect of his
own fortune, he also hes to go thru
. suitable apprenticeship, to enable
him to accomplish the work that he de-
cides to engage in.
There is a great deal Of talk Of gain
ing Success in life. And success. as
row understood, in most cases. signi-
flies TO gain a maximum of wealth, re-
CARELESS of consequences to others;
and hardness means to most people to
attain the greatest measure ofssensu-
al qualification. regardless Of harm to
ourselves or others.
It is such irrational ambitions and
;ndulgences that are responsible for I'll
human ills Here is a good housewife
"a splendid cook, who has acquired
the art of tickling the palate of the
members of her family to the highest
degree. They all indulge their gusta-
tory pleasure to the limit, are intern
perate gIuttons. All are troubled with
dyspepsia and many other ills; but
it neve- dawns upon them that the
ingesticn of excessive quantities of de-
cooked food had anything to
do with their sickness. They consult
this physician or that heale~. but fail
to get permanent relief. Right eat
ing is a part of mental science, and
"S'n No More" IS the only way by
which individual Ills and social ills can
be eliminated. Sin is not matter of
not believing this or that church creed,
or net paying the preacher, or of not
tithing: but sin is committed in violat-
ing the laws of personal and social
I am not trying to put anything over
on anv one, but | do want to put
something across. want you to get
NEXT to yourself" In the story of the
prodigal son who went to a foreign
and wasted his substance in
riotous living, we read that matters be-
gan to mend when "he came to him
self" That is just exactly what each
one Of us has to do: we have to come
to ourselves" The narrow path of
saIv9tion, which so few are able to-
find. is your own individual conscious
ness: and salvation consists of right
eous. accurate. rigorous thinking and
conduct in conformity Herewith. Judg-
ment-correct thinking we are told
must begin at the house of God; and
Jesus of Nazareth. speaking to his stu
dents-human beings. like you and
me-said. Eye are the temple Of the
living God. and the spirit of God dwell
eth IN YOU" He didn't say God was
away off somewhere in space. but IN
resident in humanity, and he must have
meant the life principle not only with
in himself. but in all organic nature
that builds all living forms. animal,
vegetable. and human.
The way of salvation we see is an
one. and can be entered up
on only as the individual comes to
himself" World betterment insofar
as human beings are concerned can
only proceed from within each individ-
ual. The road that leadeth to destruc-
ton means all the efforts whatsoever
that are being made to straighten out
things from the outside. and are doom
ed 10 failure. Jesus advised his fol-
lowers TO ''Iet their light so shine that
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