The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-29

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| FUNDAMENTAL TEACHING
trust that what has been pre-,
scented viii at least indicate what
the study Of Mrs. Eddy's teachings
viii make entirely plain. that. a.
stated on page 46s Of the Christian
Science textbook. "all Is infinite
Mind and it's infinite manifesto.
ton" and that the Mind which n
here referred 20 r. God. This great
fact II tho fundamental teaching Of
Christian Science. and IL Is for this
reason that tho paragraph from
which / have Just quoted is deslg,
mated By Mra Eddy az 'thh scicn.
ufic statement OF being" ubld.. p.
1852 IL Is on tho basis OF the ON
nipresenco, omniseience ana omnip.
otenee OF Mind. God. that every
good work was wrought by Jesus,
by his apostles. and early follow.
ers. II In on this basis that all
tho good works OF Christian Science
have been and must continue 20 be
accomplished. II Is because OF this
that these works arc Christian,
and not due 10 tho suggestive. hyp.
notie, or mesmerio processes Of any
Of tho so,ealled psychological meth.
DDS now NO generally practiced. not
only by physicians. and under tho
patronage OF churches OF other do.
nominations but by many whose
lntcnts and purposes arc altogether
unehristlan. and sometimes sinister.
THE WAY OF GOD-GOOD
''Ho that cometh 10 God" says
the apostle, must believe that he
lH." All religions have taught this.
All havo also taught that God is
omnipresen,. omniscion,. and omnlp'
oient--meaning that God. good. u
everywhere present. allknowinE.
ail.powerful, But have they taught
that because OF this great and all.
important truth evil Is non existent,
and therefore without power7 All
will admit that they have not. For
this reason their teaching has been
a house divided against itself that
cannot stand. and cannot do tho
Christian healing OF which there IA
such urgent need. To como 20
| God. that n. 20 como 20 tho ono
TRUE good. which. as God. would
necessarily be infinite and include
all that is right and possible in
tho way OF peace. safety. health.
ability. prosperity. ali that II abso.
lu,ely true and consequently abso.
luisly intelligent. and. therefore.
good. 20 como 10 all OF this. 10
arrive st Our complete good. we
must. according 20 the Bible, DC.
lleva that no is." In other words.
we must have. a. Christian Science
teaches us trustful. constant.
firm confidence that all that really
IA, meaning all that has presence
with us. power over US. intelligence
10 cnliEh,cn and direc; us. is God.
and thus good. Ia not this tho
~Acquaint now thyseis with him.
and be At peace" and Is there any
other way I'm which a truatfui. con.
slant. firm confidence in God can
bo obtained. except through learn.
ing that in very truth God Is tho
only Mind, tho only cause. as
Christian Science declares Him TO
be-
THE SOURCE or EVERY GOOD
EFFECT
We ell know some things 70 well
that most OF us never give them
thought. For instance. all OF VS.
know that Mind is tho source OF
every incentive. OF every voiltion.
lnpulslon. thought, reason. judy
ment, determination. decision: OF
every design. purpose. plan, action;
Of all order. law. and so on. All
Of IN know this. | am suro. II
should not be difficult. therefore,
for any one TO SEQ very plainly
that without Mind nothing what
ever could DO or occur. What.
for instance. could 20 or occur
without Incentive. voiitioA or i'm.
pukNRoH w HtsNk - INV 1NAAA
what could be without reason for
its existence. without tho necessary
thought or Judgment or decision 10
fashion II. without determination,
design. purpose or plan In its
crcation7 II must be evident that
nothing whatever could DO or occur
without any one-yes. without
every ono-of these essentials. all
OF which must inhere in. emanate
from. and be projected by Mind.
Yet there arc those who say In
their hearts that Mind Is not pri.
mary: that there are things that
are not possible TO Mind. and that
the rightinE, the healing. protect.
Ing, and providing for the things
that Mind alone could have made.
arc not possible 20 Mind without
the aid OF unlntciligcnt matter.
Christian Science takes the op.
posite ground. and In teaching US
to know that "all IL infinite Mind
and It's Infinite manifestation" II
teaches us TO rely on Mind. God.
IL tfAEHcA uB 10 buFINuueT W
Minds. Gods. fashioning every
thought, feeling, action. and thus
to give TO God tho things that
are Gods" and TO surrender as
false the things that arc false In
tho sight or God--the suggestions
Of inability. sickness. sin, and their
consequent want. and misery OF
every kind II Is in this way that
Christian Science teaches us 10
give TO God tho kingdom. and
the power. and the glory" that are
due Him, and to do II now, by
making Him our whole. sole, and
unqualified reliance.
ALL DESIRE TO LIVE
You will recall that tho passage
quoted from "thc scientific state.
ment OF being" was that "all is
infinite Mind and Its infinite mani.
fcstation" If tho nature OF the
all.cxiating good. or God, has been
somewhat indicated may we not
now ask In n more specific why,
A.