The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-21

one Of two thousand years ago who
could take even tho humbles, means
and feed the multltudos around Him.
Flnd. II you can. the man who
today can so 10 the thousands
OF earth who are IN sickness.
suffering. sorrow. and speak 10
them. and their burdens are
lifted. Yet these arc the things that
were incidents In the life OF this
matches man Of whom the author
Of tho Christian Science textbook
says. Jesus OF Nazareth was the
most scientific man that ever trod
the slobo" tSclenoe aud Health. p.
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As wa think Of these instances Of
solving business problems. some Of
US who are concerned with large en-,
torpTises-feeding the world as flour
merchants. as fruit men. as grocery
men. or mlnlsterlng to men as hank.
err or IN some humber way viii
perhaps pay little more heed 10
Tho value OF business being conduct
cd In accord with Gods law. and tho
understanding OF what God ls. and OF
what il mans right relation 20 God.
THE DIscovERER AND
FOUNDER
Mary Baker Eddy. tho Dlsooyersr
and Founder Of Christian Science. az
a certain period OF her life found
conditions unsatisfactory, She was
M; there was a sense OF lack In her
life. she was lonely and filled with
sorrow, and desired help. relief. free.
dom. Tho doctors had told her that
she could never DO we'll. and sho
turned to Gods Word that she might
find tho way 20 improve her life. As
she studied the life OF Jesus OF NaE-
arrth and tho wonderful things he
did. she saw. In his words and In
HIS work. that the power was not pos.
scased within himself OF overriding
material law. but that he relied upon
God 20 bring 20 pass the perfect re.
suits that wero accomplished Is not
this what tho world needs today
As Mrs. Eddy grasped this In
Jesus teaching. his positive promise
that TO all who believed. would he
manifest tho sams power with which
TO do all tho things that no did. she
instantly. with great faith. sought to
lay hold on this power Of God c1.
emplifled in tho life OF Jesus Of Ma.
kareih. Even with this faint under.
standing she found God. and rs re.
suit freedom. tcal,h. peace. glad.
ness. Joy. Realizing that what had
como 90 her was not supernatural
but. ar she expresses II lseienee and
Health. p. ssn. "dlvineiy natural
she was possessed q tho thought
that aho must 90 out and give this
20 tho world. she made a comprc.
henslvo study Of tho BIbls for a pc
Rod OF years that she might find
moro OF this truth. that shc might
lay hold upon the evidences OF Gods
power being mRdo NANTES, through
the ages. As shs read tho record she
saw how these great men Of earth.
trusting IN God. wero able not only
10 lift themselves. but others also.
out Of bondage and seryitudo 20 false
material lava and beliefs From the
background Of this Old Testament
history. sho began 90 study tho life
OF Jesus with new hope that he. with
his spiritual understanding OF God
and Gods power. was the ono
through whom the world was. and
Is. 20 find salvatlon--not only aalva.
tion from ain. but salvation from
every III 90 which human flesh In
said 10 DO heir. She saw that this
law OF God--of good. as she has call.
ed it-duiy understood and applied.
would LIT man out OF bondage 20
every wrong belief.
A. sho dsccrued this truth and
saw tho abundant promise Of heal.
ing. sho invited tho world 20 come
and be healed Of phyAlcai Ills.
As one saying. II am suffering
with Indigestion" also told her his
story OF somo business problem over
which he was worried. she saw that
his real difficulty was not with his
stomach, not with tho food no was eat.
ing. but with his thoughts. Another
case was that Of a woman suffering
from belief OF disease and her story
was Of worry over somo member Of
her family: Mrs. Eddy saw that this
woman's disease was not q condition
OF flesh. but OF mind. She saw that
II was all mental. and that the great
need is 10 bring men into harmony
with tho ono Mlnd-tho divine Mind.
Later. In her further study and
understanding, she wrote. rs one OF
tho tonets OF Christian Science. And
we solemnly promise 10 watch. and
pray for that Mind to DO IN us which
was also In Christ Jesus: 20 do unto
others as wo would have them do UNI
TO us; and to be merclfui. just. and
pure" Science and Health. p. 4gD.
What "A standard TO hold before the
business man OF today How our
business problems wouiss melt into
nothingness II wo could but place
our business efforts upon this high
planet 50. whether II Is tho healing
OF ones bodily complaint. or OF the
discord In ones homo or church or
school or community. or whether II
is tho healing OF this problem OF
commercial life to-day. all may be
solved by our being brought into har.
mony with the divine Mind-with
God.
As Mrs. Eddy taught. and thereby
lifted people out Of their false be.
liefs about poisons. and showed them
that tho only poison was in human
belief, they were healed. They then
went out and brought others. until
great numbers came. and she saw
always, rs they we're ready 10 accept
the truth and to rely upon God. that
there came healing and so was verl-
fled the Masters promise. Go 20
into all tho world, and preach the
gOeDel 10 every crsnttfrc And