Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-04
MAN CAN NOT
LOSE INHERENT
RIGHT TO PEACE

RIGHT III PEACE
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the field Of anticipation. Mortal man is
regretting what has happened in the past
or he is regretting what has not hap
pened in the past; he is fearing what
may happen in the future or he is fear
ing what may not happen in the future.
''In this lecture it is only of the past
We are speaking. We are striving 10
elueidate, by reasoning and BY concrete
Illustrations. how it is that Christian
Science through It's close thinking and
reasoning and through its compassion
ate and loving ministry of healing, re-
leases the human mind from the fear OF
the past. In this way 1t opens the door
to health, happiness and peace. You
the phrase, Christian Science and the
Reparable Past" Man in Science has
never had nor can he ever have
his last chance for good and salvation.
Man in Science has never had nor can nc
ever have his last opportunity for good
and salvation: for God is opportunity ana
God is present everywhere all the time,
The world needs this gospel of Chris
tian Science and the Reparable Past, toF
mortals seem to have inherited an OPP
pressive. mental burden from consider
able of the thought and teaching or phll-
osOphy, poetry, theology and maLerla
"Phiiosopy is supposed to have to do
with lovers of wisdom. And wisdom IS
concerned with mind. But much OF the
teaching of philosophy IS concerned more
with matter than with mind. men
that brilliant young man, Henry BuckIe
had completed the first volume OF what
was TO be his History of Civilization
IT was seen that he had in that volume
made out man TO be entirely the product
of matter. Thomas Carlyle, eruff, some
times rough. but nearly always honest
derided the false teaching Of Buckle in
poem beginning thus:
"'This IS the creed, let no man chuckle,
Of the great thinker, Henry Buckle. ,
And then Carlyle proceeded to show
how that Buckles teaching not only
made man to be the product Of matter,
but left him IN the tyrannical grasp o.
uatter-a prison from which there was
no egress.
heard this expression, concerning some
men or women who are trying TO be
brave under adversely? They are bear
ing up under their trouble very philo-
EOphicsIly. This is another way OF say
ing: There are some things which can
never be cured and therefore they must
be endured. This is the teaching or
fatalfsm. 1t is the declaration Of plain
tive philosophy which has not trace OF
hope or moral courage in it.
POETS OF WORLD
TEACH FATALISM
Again, g general collection OF the
worlds standard poets would reveal the
fact that much literary effort has been
expended by then IN emphasizing the
teaching Of fatalisLt, and most or them
now and then express adherence to the
creed Of an irreparabls past. This IS
notably true as touching thousands OF
poems collected IN hymn books and
sung In churches. Many OF them give
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tepparable past. more light" was the
glorious prophecy Of the poet Goethe,
as he was passing on This is IN strik-
Ing contrast with many poets whose CRY
would have been: The darkness deep
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THEOLOGY and materia medica have
added. and they are still adding to the
mental burden Of mankind, by teaching
that much Of the past Is irreparaole; that
an accumulation OF mistakes, failures,
sickness and sins, held in the embrace
Of past years. viii imprison one with
scarce a chance to reprieve IN this lie.
Mankind needs the glad tidings OF Chris
tan Science. These tidings proclaim re-
lease to the captives. They proclaim
a present God-gOOd-a present saliva
ton from failures. mistakes, sickness
and sin; they proclaim renewed oppor-
tunities, neglected, wasted and rejected,
Il men are willing to accept the law
Of Christian Science and honestly seek
to practice the precepts which that law
MARY Baker Eddy, on page 80 of
Science and Health, writes Now cried
the apostle, is the accepted time; be
hold now IS the day of salvation -
meaning. not that now men must pre-
pare for a future world salvation, or
safety, but that now is the time In
which to experience that salvation in
spirit and in life
Permit us now TO cite an illustration
H. &c. ~,
almost universal belief, on the part Of
mankind, that because Of this thing
called the past. that is. because OF the
lapse of time all people must eyentu-
ally suffer from the disease known as
old age: that is, the past years cripple
the present. So universal is this belief
that the disease called old age can
neither be prevented nor destroyed, that
men and women do not live very long
on this plane. before they begin to get
ready for that disease. They begin 10
prepare for II and make a place for it.
And soon they begin to look forward
with fear and trembling to OncOmtng
years, increasing infrmities. loss OF
memory and the gradual weakening OF
all sO-called physical and mental pow
ers.
'ScOn the conviction takes possession
Of them that the disease with all its in
frmities has arrived and ;hat the only
possible way Of escape Is to die Now
OeaIn IS not 4 therapeutic aSeIt- II j
itself error and has no neaiing power
This cruel creed that the disease Of old
age can neither be prevented nor over
come IS untrue. God never ordained q
law that man. in Science, should become
infrm and helpless. The carnal, human
moral mind made this so-called law. So
long as men accept II, believe it, loOb
forward to it and declare it to be true
they will fear it and they will experience
the cruel effects Of it.
BROWNING CAUGHT
GLIMPSES OF TRUTH.
Outside of Christian Science there
have been and are some thinkers who
have much better beliefs about old age
than others. Robert Browning, who
without consciously knowing it, YET
. caught and expressed many gIimpses OF
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