The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26

| us pldCe. IniS spiritual awakeutrg
Is soon evidenced in an improved
state OF human thought or con-
sclousness' which cannot be lost or
/ uesiroyed, but which can be trans
| formed or purified until nothing
! mortal or human remains.
The native state Of the mortal or
carnal mind is one OF depravity, and
| can neither be saved nor regenerat-
| ed. II Is made up OF all manner OF
| eNll beliefs--such az malice, envy.
halred, lust, dishonesty. sin, dlsea sc
| ana death--none of which can enter
me Kingdom OF heaven. They are
| 10 ne lost, swallowed UP OF spiritual
J lie. Dishonesty never becomes
| honesty but when dishonesty is
| corrected or destroyed, honesty
takes its place. Disease never be-
comes health, but whee disease is
| obIlterated from mind and body,
health is found in its place. Death
never turns into life, but when be-
let in death is destroyed we find
| Life to be God here and now.
Christian Scientists are most
rapful for all improved transition
| al mental states. recognizing them
as human footsteps to higher
| spiritual attalnments. They do not
ignore such improved beliefs; In
other words, they do not ignore the
moral law of growth and untoldment
| IN their effort to reach the goal Of
| spirituality. Improved moral con-
ditlons always precsde the under
| standing of spiritual things. The
Ten commandments are not brushed
aside by Christian Scientists as nom
essentials. 1t is often said that to
| obey the First Commandment is to
Keep all OF them. In one sense this
is true, but this should not excuse
| one from becoming acquainted with
| the other nine and from complying
| with their demands. One who does
not obey the law OF Moses is not
equipped to discourse on spiritual
| law or TO become a follower OF
| Christ, Truth; in other words he is
! not prepared TO enter the kingdom
| or heaven here and now. Whoever
| tries to find a royal road leading
! from material or human conditions
| TO perfect or spiritual conditions viii
| fail to grasp the practical side OF
| Christian Science for himself or to
make it available to others. There
Is a long bridge between the ma
terial and the spiritual which can
be crossed only through definite
| human footsteps. through strict
obedience to the moral law, observ-
ance OF the Golden Rule. and loving
ones neighbor as ones self.
The man who is healed OF sick
ness in Christian Science has taken
but ono step along the road leading
heavenward.-he has had his
thought lifted above matter: but
there is another important step to
be taken. He must now be willing
to turn away from a thousand and
one theories and opinions OF men
and to recognize their utter power.
lessness to get him into the spirituaI
kingdom. II he hears the call OF
the Master, IF any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and
take up his cross, and follow me, -
| and recog lies his material selfhood
as a composite of these various
theories. needing correction and de
NAL. he Will have taken a second
needful step heavenward. He will
then find himself engaged in the
practice OF Christian Science, OF liv-
ing what he processes, denouncins
and overcoming the erroneous think,
ing OF the past and OF the present
AS the "old man" is put off, char
acteristics OF the new man" are evi.
denced In improved mental, mora
and physical condition. These i'm.
proved conditions are transitional
| waymarks to the kingdom of heaven
here and now.
The True Nature OF God.
The essential nature of Deity IS
that of omnipotent, ever present
Love. No other word so clearly con.
veys the thought of gentleness, ten
derness, compassion and loving sym.
pathy. Ii is this understanding OF
| God fhat hnafg II, q
to understand the profound mean
ing OF the word love" a man mus
himself learn to love. He that
loveth not knoweth not God; for
God is love" and, He that lovett
not his brother abideth in death,
are pertinent Scriptural statements
When divine Love permeates the
human affections II enables one e
be unselfsh, kind and considerate.
II the infant could express its in,
most thought, II would lisp, God Il
Love. Ask the older child what h'
learned at the Christian Science Sun,
day School and he will say, God /,
Love. Ask his parents, who have
read the first chapter in the Chris
ian Science textbook, what they
have learned about God, and they
will reply, God is Love. Ask tn,
man who has been saved from Z
drunkard's grave by Christian
J Science what he knows about God
and he too Will join in the glad re
frain, God Is Love.
II may be easy TO talk of divine
Love, to admonish our brother Il
love more, but the real test of sin
Cerity lies with ourselves. DO w
love? Are we unselfsh? Are W,
living a Christ-llke life? y well
known Christian Scientist was onc'
asked TO give a short talk on Low
20 small gathering Of Christian
Science students. He proceeded a
once to enumerate some OF the oppo
site qualities TO Love, such as fear
malice, envy, dishonesty, greed, ant
selhshness, and TO show how imper
ative il was to overcome these qauli
ties--making 1t. clear that whei
these were obliterated IN lndividus
consciousness. the meaning OF div!n
Love would be self-dehned. At tn
q conclusion OF his talk, holy silenc
pervaded the room, and there wa
/. many a tear-flled eve. All hat
: learned their lesson. Young and oil
: had glimpsed the meaning Of tn
, word love"
|, To know that God is unchange
able divine Love is to be consciou
OF the kingdom Of heaven here an,
, now. No greater message Coult
come TO benighted humanity thai
/, this, that God is Love Why ha
, ! old theology not associated diVin