The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-24

| called a Christian Science practi-
| toner and began With this assist
ance to see the child Alright, as God S
| gift to them. read a letter from
the mother written at that time in
| which she said that every day she
thanked God for the perfect gift Of
| Love. although to sense testimony
her child was but siclSly babe. In
| a few months that child was per-
fectly healed, was in a kindergarten.
running, Jumping, laughing. talk
ing, learning. I read recently a
letter from the father and mother
written three years later. in which
they say: Our boy at seven is
the hardies., sturdiest, strongest
boy in all his class"
If the truth revealed in Christian
Science viii heal one, 1t will heai
| millions. 1t is the understanding OF
divine Principle. the eternal law OF
God. 1t has always been in the
world. 1t will always be among
men to be understood and applied.
Shall we hesitate longer to under
stand that God is Spirit and man
is spiritual. and to apply that I'M
derstanding in our lives?
Instead Of seeing so much cheat
Ing, lying. stealing. disease. we need
TO see that men and women are
Gods ideas. expressions of Gods
goodness AMI Gods love, reflecting
good. existing to bless one another
and all the world. In so seeing,
how much more happiness we would
get out of our lives and be able to
give to the world.
Truth, God. understood and APP
piled in our lives. heals sin, sick
ness. lack. sorrow. every unhappy
condition. Someone asks. How
did all this evil begin? You say
God did not send sin to us?" mo"
You say there Is no devil?" No
How did I ever begin to think
wrong?" For centuries the world
has been staeped in material think
ing, learning, living. 1t has gotten
away from GOD. from Spirit, until
rarely have we thought on Him.
Suppose a book were written in the
Chinese language, that we had never
studied, and we should open It to
read We would not know a letter,
word. or line on the written page.
Can we blame anybody for our ig-
norance? Can we blame God? Did |
he make us ignorant of the Chinese
language? No. Did the devil? No |!
Did man? No. We have studied |
other languages. perhaps. Latin. !
French. English. to the exclusion |
Of the Chinese. therefore we are not |
able to read 1t; we are ignorant of |
1t. Likewise are we ignorant Of |
spiritual things because we have not |
studied spiritual things. We have |
violated and dlsobeyed the command |
of God: Seek We first the king |
dom Of God and His righteousness"
We have been seeking first the !
other things-wealth, power. posi-
ton. How can we expect to do well,
to be well. to be happy. to be saved.
when we wilfully. knowingly. day ,
after day and year after year vio- /
late Gods commando Let US be- |
gin as children to think more and
to learn more of the things of God
and His kingdom Let us not fear
to begins simply. to learn and to
put into practice in childlike sim
plicity the commands of God. There
is rich reward in the fulfillment of
Gods promises as we lear nto obey.
The value OF enildlike thinking
and living is voiced in this quota
ton from Mrs. Eddy's "Miscellane-
Gus Writings" %. 10. 4-12):
Beloved children: The world
has need of you-and more as chill
dren than as men and women: It
needs your Innocence. unselfishness,
faithful affection, uncontaminated
lives. You need also to watch and
pray that you preserve these virtues
and lose them not
through contact with the world.
Nhat eran1er ambition Is there