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

prohibited the uso OF at least ono Of
these terms for God and taught them
70 call Him Lord or ruler This. very
naturally. 20 the laity. came 10 mean
a humanlike God instead Of the al.
vine source. or Principle OF all true
power and life; 50 that notwithstand.
ms the teaching OF the Bible, the ~
hrews OF old-ln spite Of the fnet tina,
they were not 10 mako unto them.
selves any craven image-moutal OF
otherwisc-hcllcvod In. and PRAYED
TO an anthropomorphic or humanllks
God
Jesus who knew God rs none ever
knew Him. called God spirit"
meaning Mind A few understood
him. But because he also called God
FATHER" meaning the one true
source. or progcnitor Of all. tho
many. IN time. again mistakenly
thought OF God as a person. And Il
Is this personal God. a power or cause
that does not in reality exist. and
Tor this reason cannot sayc.-whom
thrlstendom has tried 10 trust. whom
Christendom has entreated 20 over
come Us Ills; or whom Christeldom
has asked and had not. because Il
asked amiss.
CHRISTIANITY NOT TRIED
Jesus purpose was 20 usher In and
10 establish the Kingdom or govern
ment OF God II was this Kingdom
which no taught his followers 10
pray for and 20 seek: and all viii
admit that, II his teachings we're
practieed. his spiritual healing would
follow as their natural result: want
would be unknown: strife and war
would cease. and health. peace and
olesscdness would reign throughout
all Christendom.
An eminent clergyman was once
asked whether no did not think
Christianity was a failure. After A
moments pause no replied that he
did not know. Being asked how ne.
a Christian clergyman. could make
such an answer. he said. because
Christianity has never been tried" Is
not this true7 II must be conceded
that Il Is: for tho history OF The
Christian nations II history Of
pride and OF want OF faith: Of az.
erosion against and resistance 10 all
that Is good: history OF raplnc and
OF destruction written with sword
and flame. II Is n history OF human
domination which found lts cuinin.
alton In the carnage through which
the whole world has Just PASSED. and
continues 20 record Itself in an Ia.
dustrtalism which has forgotten that
the labourer n worthy OF his hire !.
and the employer entitled 20 a fun
return Of labor for that hire.-an
'rdustriallsm IN which che motto OF
nearly all concerned labor and Of
capital alike--hns been and IL 10 give
as little rs possible for ~ much as
possible. Instead Of giving and doing
as much as possible for what each
gets. II - history which even now
Is uurolling itself before us IN tho
Earring. warning strife Of self interest
against seif-intereat. OF individual
against individual. OF organization
against organization, OF nation
against nation. with such a history
disclosed 10 our view. can any one
say that outside OF Christian Science
Christianity Is being tried and prac-
tlced9
MANS RELATIONSHIP TO GOD
It has been Indicated that the
Christian Science Of Jesus consisted
Of a knowledge OF God. In teaching
this Science he taught the universal
Fatherhood or causality OF God and
defined God TO be Spirit. thus Mind:
a teaching and definition which quite
naturally mean that man. as the son
OF God. Is the idea or reflection OF
Mind. 70 God. Mind, land
that. in order 10 come 20 the estate
OF mau--to rise 10 the stature Of true
manhood-men must be governed by
God. Spirit. Mind. by pure inteiiI-
gence: that men must seek First tho
Kingdom OF God. and hts righteous
ness, and cease from holding them
selves subject to matter. non-lntcln-
gencs In any form whatever To
those who accept the teachings OF
Jesus-.o Christians-thls In itself
should be sufficient to establish con-
ciuslvely the fact that Christian Sci
ence, which teaches Mind, God. to be
the only cause and man to be the
reflection. tho idea Of Mind. subject
only TO Mind. Ia truly founded upon
the teachings Of the Christ.--espe-
cially so. since. like Jesus, II demon
strates this doctrine with all man.
ner OF benefIcent signs following
It's application.
MIND THE ONLY CAUSE OR
CREATOR
But let us consider this fundamen-
tai doctrine OF Jesus and OF Chris
tian Science. that there Is only one
real cause,--spirlt. Mind.--that this
cause Is the only legitimate governor
Of man in all circumstances. .9nd that
this control or government consu-
tutes "the kingdom OF God. and his
righteousness" which. In order 10
obey Jesus. all Christians must seek.
and seek 10 establish now. here in
earth. az II Is In heaven
The fact that everything We per-
ceive. no matter how primary II may
seem. liz in reality an effect, hardly
needs restatement. Just as defln-
itely Is II also known that every ef-
feet must emanate from cause
equal to its production Therefore,
potentially at least, the primary
source or eausatlon OF all existence
must include the ultimate POSSIBLE
tiles TO which It's product can develop
or attain: Just as this years fruit
bud Includes--ln embryo at least
the flower fruit, seed. and tree
which are TO come MS It's resultants.
IL means that the primary cause Of
all that really exists, must include
the intelligence manifested by It's
highest product, the enlightened
man. plus all his latent possibilities;
that nothing short OF an intelligent
causatlon can produce an intelligent
effect. The question arises then.
What OF such cnusation? Could Il
be non-intelligent matter-a mist, n
gas. an atom, point OF force, an