The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-24

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coived Of ~ Icsa than Infinite.
. Tho publicity which IA nj present
being given 10 spirItnnllrtIo claims.
In. no doubt. one of the experiences
made possibly BY tho recent world.
war. which has called forth tho mon
tai anguish Of multitudcs. ionKing
for communion with their dear do
parted. n all who are nilll cllnging
10 this belief OF embodied and dis
embodied spirits. will only look 20
Christian Science for q present spir.
itual sense Of their l,ocd ones. all
tears viii soon be wiped away. and
the understanding will obtain that
Spirit n Lifo. God. and that man.
the image and likeness of God. can
never bc separated from eternal
Life.
When II II hotter understood that
man lives. and moves. and has hi,
being IN Spirit. and not In a mortal
body. tho so.callcd communications
Of spirituaiism will rirhthlly be
classified ms sense phenomena. un'
known 10 the roeallcd departed com
municator. but belonging wholly 10
our present plane OF existence.
WORLD PROBLEMS.
Tho religion of Christ Jesus put
into daily practice. IL the only thinr
that can rid the world OF tho cha
otic conditions which now scem TO
prevail CoincIdeut with tho demon
stration Of the Christian virtues Is
the disappearance OF that greatest
curse of the human racc"-rciflTh
ness. Human laws will. no doubu
continue 10 bc enacted during tho
transitional period: hut not untI the
higher law OF Spirit. founasd upon
the First great Commandment. Thou
shalt have no other gods befcrd
me-" IL recognized and obcyed. VIII
tho reign Of human selfishness give
place to universal peace and broth.
orhood: TO humanity. Justice. and
kindness.
Christ Jesus. the great Wayshow'
or. offers complete deliverance 70
the world from It's social. civil. po'
lltIcal, and religious differences. His
UNPARALLELED example OF self.sacrificc
stil shines forth as beacon light
TO all who would learn the divine
solution for every human problem
be. II small or great. Strive, as one
may. to find a shorter route. one
will discover sooner or later. that
the Christ way OF learning Life. so
long lost to the world through dog
ma and persecu. Ion. has again been
given to humanity through the tire
less. unselflsh efforts OF our beloved
Leader, Mary Baker Eddy. She II
Is who has so quickened the univer.
sal consciousness to the need oi
studying and practicing the prccepts
OF the great Nazarene. that count.
less thousands have been enabled
to say OF him, us did Peter OF old:
Thou art the Christ. the Son O.
the living Cod Matt. 1910. II
the time spent in forcing human
theories and opinions upon others,
could be devoted TO a more serious
study Of the Sermon on the Mount,
and to the practice of Its precepts,
the reign OF unselfishness would
sooner he recognized In every de
partment Of human life. Jesus teach
ngs are proved TO be practical In
| Christian Science. The practice ol
Christianity has not failed. II was
The lack of Christian practice which
caused the church to drift into dog
matism and Journalism. and to sub
stituto c-eeds for dcmonstrable re
ligion.
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The seething conflict between cap.
ital and labor is largely an exhibit
tion of human selfishness, due to
false standards of education. If the
worlds educational institutions could
be founded upon the Christ. Truth
instead of upon belief In intelligent
matter, thore would sooner be n
race of people, whose only aim in
life would be TO understand and TO
do the will of God; to live life OF
Christian service.
The selfish naterialist whether
capitalist or laborer, believing in the
reality. of matter, Is living life OF
material accumulation and boarding
What will awaken him? He must
learn how to give, how to lend a
helbing hand to others, how to share
with them his own blessings. 1t II
what man does with his wealth
that makes him truly wealthy.
The helpless sick man Is just as
much slave to matter. lie, too. is
hugging his sick beliefs, and con.
stantly adding to them. What will
heal him? He must learn how to
give, how to express the good, be
longing to mans real selfhood. The
moment he begins to give out that
which is real and true about God
and man, he begins to sec "the light
of life" (John 8:12), as expressed
by the poet:
"Thou are not here for ease or pain,
But manhood'e glorious crown o.
gain"
The arrogant sinner, by constant
ly indulging his false pleasures. i
likewise leading life OF accumu.
lation. What will save him? He
| too, must learn how to give, how tC
express that which belongs to Gods
man. The moment he experiences
repentance and the Joy Of living in
order to make others happy, he
awakons from his selfish dream, tc
find out that "the earth is the Lord 8
and the fulness thereof" (Ps. 24:D
This, then, is the solution Of the
problem OF capital and labor. Both
must accept Christ, Truth, as their
schoolmastor and learn the lesson Of
true giving how to live in order to
bless mankind When the Golden