The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-05-08

clares in no uncertain manner tina
God is the source of all good and tina
the human. the carnal mind is the pro
curing cause OF all evil 1t present
logical. irrefutable proof that man live
by divine decree. and that the Scrip
turai text, I'm him we live. and move
and have our being" declares the rea
status of man, and not merely al
emotional theory. II declares cmphat
ically that evil is not a person, place
or thing; that it is not a cause OF
creator. and that there is no realm OF
dominion over which evil is the sover
eign power. In fact. il denies thai
evil has any power except such as I
assumes in human belief. and il thcr
destroys this assumed power by over
coming the human mind with the
divine Mind.
The Worship of the One True God.
| Christian Science is a religion and
has been so decreed by the courts oil
our land Its practice involves obedi-
ence to the first great commandment
Thou shalt have no other gods be-
fore me" Its keynote suppressed in
the words of the Master, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart. and with all thy soul. and with
all thy mind This is the first and
great commandment. And the second
is Ike unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself" It's paramount
object is worship-the worship of the
one true God Through this worship
healing is experienced. 1t will be ap-
parent that all true worship must rest
for an enduring foundation upon the
right concept of God. The wrong con-
cept of God lays the foundation for the
superstructure OF false belief and idol
airy. Mere human belief about God
can never be substituted for, nor urged
in support of. His real nature. To the
carnal mind, essentially material. God
appears as a magnif.ed human being
superhuman man. This conception
of His nature and character has pre-
vailed almost universally for centur-
les, as evidenced by an illustration of
"The Heavenly Father and the Evil
One" in Faust In this illustration.
God is portrayed as large, old man,
with long, white beard. seated upon
an elevated throne. Long flowing
robes cover His body, and in His
right hand is a large scepter. His
countenance is stern and commanding
and there is no evidence of compass
ion or love in His appearance. II is
not reasonable TO conclude that such
a concept of God could possibly be
conclusive to true worship or that such
a superhuman creature could possibly
occupy all space and could hear and
answer millions of conflicting human
prayers and petitions. Such belief
borders upon the ridiculous, and yet
many individuals are sincerely hold
ing in thought such a concept OF God
and are worshiping that concept OF
Him. Such practice is idoiarry, pure
and simple. The fact that there are
so many differing religious creeds and
beliefs is evidence of gross ignorance
and confusion as to the real nature of
God. The whole human family will
never be united in one brotherhood
until there is a common recognition
and worship of Him in His true nature
and character.
Christian Science presents to you the
conception OF God as Infinite Mind,
Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth,
Love- (Science and Health. p. 465).
1t presents nothing about him save
that which is supported and sustained
by Bible authority and which is ra-
tional and comforting. When it is per-
ceivcd that Go is infinite, divine
Mind il at once becomes apparent that
like produces like, hence His creation
must of necessity be mental and not
material. God must be sought and
found. il at all. through the avenue OF
divine Mind, and not in or through
matter. 1t then becomes clear that the
real man whom God pronounced good
lives, moves. and has his being in
Mind and is a spiritual, not material
being; and because he has an idea in
Mind he can and does express the
qualities of that divine Mind which
created him. This fact accounts for
his ability to think. Even though NOR
tails have a very faulty and imperfect
knowledge of the operation OF Mind
and believe that thoughts have their
origin in the human brain, yet thought
existed before and independently oil
brain tissue and emanates from the one
Mind, God. This conclusion is further
supported by the fact that all mortal:
as infants are fully equipped with