The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-08

variety of words, none of which seem give to it.
 JOHNS UNDERSTANDING OF
 TRUTH
 The Apostle John had an unusually clear understanding of the Masters teaching We find that he begins his Gospel with statement of the funda- mentals of Christian Science, and al though the word mind is not used, his Nargument is that all that is real is manifestation of thought. He says, Tn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God" This term "the Word" is from the Greek Logos, which means CD an idea or concept, and CD the expression of that idea. Now no idea could have existence apart from mind, so that Johns statement coincides ex- actly with Mrs. Eddy's statement that "All is infinite Mind and it's infinite manifestation" Science and Health, p 46S).
 ,Moreover John specifically denies that matter is of God when he says that without the Logos was not any thing made that was made" This word made" is used hundreds of times in the New Testament and never in the sense of ito make" or "to cre- ate" but means a present activity; that is, to come, or to come to pass. The divine manifestation is then sim ply the expression of spiritual ideas and must of necessity be altogether spir- itua.l Isaiah corroborates this con- clusion by saying, "All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass with ereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever" Not flesh, but Gods spiritual idea, the word, is real and endures. And the Master while maintaining that the kingdom of God is within you-that heaven is a state of consciousness also maintained that flesh and blood could not enter. So then spiritual consciousness excludes matter.
 It is quite frequently maintained that Christian Science denies the di- vvinity of the Christ, although this is absolutely contrary to the fact. Con- Mind and that man is Gods perfect idea, it maintains that the Christ is ''the divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error" (Science and Health, D. 5S3). John defines the Christ in the statement, "the Word was made flesh" The ''Word"-that is the di- vine idea-"was made flesh, mot created flesh, for this word made" is never used in that sense,-but come to the flesh. Christian Scientists heartily agree with this thought, they
  manifested the Christ, the divine idea, revealing in his words and works the trlIe nature of God and man. We can all manifest in some degree the divine idea which Jesus manifested, for "ot his fitness have all we received TO the degree that we really understand God do we demonstrate the Christ in our daily living, fulfilling Jesus pro- phecv, "The works that I do, shall (ve) do also" Through patient, faith full effort we shall eventually come "unto the measure of the stature or the fitness of Christ"
 The slightest amount of spiritual understanding put into practice brings y%orth abundant results, and faith as / a grain of mustard seed is sufficient to remove mountains of error.
 Two very noticeable things about stu dents of Christian Science are their daily study of the Bible and the ire quency with which they pray. Most of those who are seen reading the Bible on railroad trains or in other \ places are Christian Scientists, and they are reading not "to be seen of men" but because it's pages have been illumined to them through the study of Christian Science, and they allow nothing to deprive them of their read ing.
 PRAYER
 Many times in a day a student of Christian Science finds opportunity and necessity for prayer If, as has been maintained, Christian Science is consistent with the teaching of the Master, it will be found not only that