The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-01

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God, which comes 70 tho flSsh 70 do
stfoy Inchrnnte error" lscioncO and
Hoaiih. p. Bss). II IL the recognition
OF what Jcbus referred 90 when he
said, Before Abraham WAS, am"
That was his true spiritual selfhood.
Then, since Jesus. who revealed the
Christ. Is the Way.shower. have not
ws also 20 demonstrate our divine
nonshlp. our true spiritual selfhoodY
And rs not Christian Science show.
ing us how 10 do it--how 10 have
the mind OF Christ" AS the Apostle
onJoins us7 And as we recognize
the Christ, Truth. tho Christ is again
made manifest IN the flesh through
tho healing OF sickness and tho de-
struotion OF ain.--the Comforter tax.
ing away the sins OF the world And
yet tho cnrnal or mortal mind is stlll
opposed to tho Christ. as IL was
opposed 10 Jesus. Today. however.
the Christ may be rejected by some.
but the final revelation OF Truth has
come, and tho day In hastening on
when. an was prophesied by Isaiah.
they shall all know me Goa, from
tho leaSt or them unto the greatest"
That knowledge constitutes the
ntonement or atono-mont. or unity
OF Father ana son. God and man.
II does away with tho unfortunate
teaching OF man being n miserable
sinner" II reveals mans true ma
ture. and shows him how 10 avail
himself OF his God.giyen blrthnght.
his divine Bonship. II shows man
how 10 be what no really Is. what
God made him. and shows tho fool.
ishneaH OF his believing in what he
ls not.
ST. John declares. Now are we the
sons OF God" Now. not some day.
We have therefore 10 wake up and
learn 10 demonstrate what we really
are. the image and likeness OF God.
the expression or reflection OF divine
Mind. expressing the love. power,
JOY freedom. and satisfaction which
arc inscparable from God.
! know no language that can ade.
quatciy describe tho peace and hap
pinebs that come with this awaken.
Ing. II is what occurred TO the
prodigal son who "eame 10 hlms6lf. .
gave up feeding on the empty huaks
OF mnteriallty. the belief OF pleasure
and. equally. OF pain in the senses
or matter, and went 10 his Father
took up again. or recognized his true
sonship and was welcomed while he
was a long way Off.
That experience has been the eI.
perience OF thousands OF men and
women who today owe all TO Chris
tlan Science. for through it's teach
ings they have found God. have
found themselves as children OF God
have proved the holiowness and the
emptiness OF tho false beliefs and
deluslons or the lies OF the carnal
or mortal mind. and met with vel
como and found a present sense o.
heaven far beyond anything thcy
had over imagined possible.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE THE WAY
OF SALVATION
Christian Science. then, is n tree
known by its fruits Truth Is In
variable. unalterable. - can never
change. is Christian Science the way
OF Eaiyation7 II is. can give tina,
affirmative answer with conviction
and joy--as tho result OF experience
Did not Jesus say. The kingdom
of heaven is within your Every
student OF Christian Science is dem
onstrating this divine fact in this
measure that he dlscerns IL.
Since Christian Science is the way
Of salvation. the final revelation oil
Truth, should we delay TO walk In
out by that great and good woman
Mary Baker Eddy. who was suffi
clentiy awake and alert, spiritual,
TO discern the truth and the practica
scientific way OF practIclng III
IN our household affairs. in oui
business. and in whatever may b,
our profession. we are practica
enouEh--most Of us. why. then
where our religion Is concerned
should We DO satisfied with what W,
do not understand or by what doe,
not afford definite and practica
proof OF It's ~tficacy7
With tho first insight into thli
great subject. wo begin 10 recognize,
and reject the claims Of evil NOR,
readily. We think lcss OF evil, W,
begin TO understand what God Is
what man is in his relation TO God
what we ARE. Then we begin e
recognize who our neighbor ia. ans
we awake TO the fact that his tru,
self Is just as GodlIke as Is our owr
real self. Then We find no difficult,
in loving our nelghbor as ourself
but how can we do so. so long a.
we do not know. have not yet found
ourself7
Now every one OF us in this hal
knows more of God, His omnipotenc,
and omnlprcsence, than we did nj
hour ago. Every one OF us chi
commence. from this moment. 4
benefit by that knowledge and pu
II Into practice. Don't think yol
have TO walt. Then. with the sue
cess that VIII attend your every cf
fort. you will be able TO repeat o.
sing with the fervor and gratitud
i