The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-06-20

business position and 90 work men.
tally 90 hring the DESIRE 90 pass with,
out any thought of what may be the
divine intent b. the reverse % chris.
tlan Science practise for n would en-.
| llsi God IN support OF selfish mortal
aims. when genuine success and
happiness come only by falling into
line with Gods purpose.
| This exercise % wiil.poWrr In
vanity trying 60 set God hack Of our
plans instead OF getting ourselves
hack 81 Gods plans. amounts 60 a
sort OF mental clbowinK. detrimental
TO him ana who practices Il and dis.
quoting 90 those affected by tho an,
seen mental iosillnE Its tangible
result. II any. Is 10 obtain FOR the
Individual things which are not good
for him or 10 place him Ia positions
which he Is not qualified 10 fll
Whereas he who prepares himself
for service and gets ready Tor what.
ever God would have him 90. without
too much concern an 90 Just what
Tho work or the reward will he. finds
his lines falling into pleasant places
Two men-tha incident actually
happened were candidates Tor an i'm.
porinnt position. one was a Chris.
tian Scientist, the other was not
Tho Scientist. In furthopnco u
his candidacy vigorously and Gun.
ningiy resorted 10 all tho schemes
and cNpedicnts which selflntercnt
suggests Ia such cases. Tho Chris.
tian Scientist. on the other hand.
after filing his application setting
forth his qualifications for the 20.
sltlon. Contentcd himself with doclar.
ing the truth. that is. with think.
Ing az rightly, an intelligently. and M
lunsclfishly aH he could about tho 81,
untion. Hc did not mentally assert
that he wanted the position. that
be would have q. or that no ono else
could secure H. Not az all He
quietly realized that seifinhnosu. dis
honesty. ana hcheminE were power
less and ineffective. but that right
eouaness and Principle prevailed. and
that God would establish His purpose
! in The premises with due regard 90
tho highest good Of all concerned.
In the course % few days.
through "a radical change In La buai.
ness system. tho corporation which
had offered the coveted position Abol.
ished Il and almost simultaneously
Herewith created two other posi-.
tons The Christian Scientist was
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| posts tho one he was peculiarly
qualified 20 fnl while his would 10
rival wns appointed % the other. Tho
Z right thinking OF the Scientist had
been effective 20 safeguard his own
interests. and this without prejudice
20 his wouldbc opponent OF 10 their
employer. The scrlp;uFal lajunciion.
See thou hurt not the oil and the
wine. had been obeycd IL, Il be
noted. however. that tho Scientist
confined hIB work 10 ha own think
Ing. He dld not Tor a moment enter
the mental premises Of his compctl.
tor or OF the employer or mentally
attempt 20 influence them
DIVINE GUIDANCE
Now Of course Christian Science
does not question our right nor. Tor
that matter. our imperative duty TO
entertain large expectations and
wholesome ambitions. II has nothing
but cucoura cement for active. IN.
dusirious. intelligent effort. But Il
Insists that In our planning and out.
lining sc consult God. which should
not be difficult. when lie IL tho all.
knowing Mind 80 near that I'm him
We live. aud move. and have our
being. We can easily and always
apply the tics, OF Nnsslflshuess 20 our
projects and ambitions. DO they tend
toward service 10 humanity DO
they look toward making the world a
better place for others as others
have made Il better place for u.s.
II they do. we may I've sure that they
lie substantially. AT least. In the right
direction and will prove truly profit.
able 10 ourselves and helpful 70
others. and II We should err. while
actuated by this spirit Of intelligent
altruiaIn. VIC shall not so far astray
before being set right by the infallliie
Mind which VIC have invoked. But
rational unselfishness. II may be well
10 remember. does not require Va TO
surrender our all 10 others. II con.
templates that We shall 10 just 10
ourselves as well as 10 our noighbor.
There has been much moro OF
Gods guidance and direction In tho
career of every man thnn no ia likely
10 appreciate, however headatrong or
sclf.willed he may have been. Not
person among us. who has reached
years Of maturity. but In looking
back over the events OF his life con
see that there has been an influence.
probably unseen and unrecoEnized at
the time, but wise and beneficcnt
| past ali human wisdom and sollcl.
tudc. which has urged him forward
on some occasions and held him back
ON others which here has led him by
'unsought ways' and there has
kept him from his "own undoInR."
As the poet uIymnnl. D. 400 puts
| lit
Year by year. Thy hand hath
brought us
On through dangers Oft unknown.
When we wandered, Thou hast
found us:
When we doubted. sent us light:
Still Thine arm has been around us,
All our paths were in THY sight"
MORAL EMBODIMENT
The destiny which Deity deter.
mines for man. then. contemplates
for him limitless intellectual and
spiritual embodiment with CORE.
spending capacity for achievement
But mental attachments must be
balanced by moral development
otherwise they may be employed 10
promote unworthy aims. Christian
Science. therefore, in awakening
latent mental powers, impnrts 10
them tho requisite moral tone. This
II does by apprasing good and evil
for what they really aro. II insists
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