The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-19

riches n Jesus were beyond human
computation or expression. lie made
the greatest demonstration 81 pro.
vision that the world hha known any.
thing about ! ana going 10 tell you
about it. and you viii recognize Il
when 1 begin 10 speak Of a.
n was az the time when Jesus
stood az usual discouring % tie
people. and one ~ the disciples came
up 70 him ana said In substance.
Master the collector for Cacsars
tribute waits without and wants his
money" And what did Jesus do7
pid he dismiss the concoune u
people ana gather the disciples 10
FctheF 10 SEQ n amongst them they
might DO able 20 raise the plttanoe
required 20 that Jesus might 70 on
raising the dead7 Isn't u stmnge
that tho incOnEruity Of tho two BE-.
iiofs has never appealed 20 "a a. Il
does now This n what no did. Ito
did not dismiss the people NJ all Ho
just stopped for a moment and said
10 one of his disciples: Peter. you
90 down and east IN your line ana
tho first nuh that you get. open its
mouth and there you will find a piece
OF money which viii DO for caesara
tribute"
A lady IN Kansas City said 10 me
one time she was clad ! spoke Of
that, because sho had always thought
that that passage meant that Jesus
told Peter 20 80 down and nsh, aud
that Peter went down and fished
long enough 10 get fish 10 take up
20 town and sell for money enough
TO meet tho demand OF Caesars col.
lector.
Well, a. a matter OF fact. IN there
any other Interpretation 20 Il when
wo come 20 know the spirit Of the
Word az Christian Science gives Il
20 us1 A person asks a Christian
Scientist 40 you believe that that
thing actually happenodT' "Abso.
luiely" There Is no question about
i whatsoever, IL 10 absolute proof
10 ua when there IL a timo when wo
seem 20 be- called upon 20 be obedlcnt
10 tho demand Of owing no man any.
thing save 10 love one another. that
We can take tho word OF God and
find the wherewithAI 20 do n n we
glonfy God ana cling TO Him ever.
iAstlngiy.
What DO you say7 You say that
your money viii do just such and
such a thing. Just 30 much. and that
Is all that Il viii do. Well. 20 long
~ you count your dollars that way
that n all they will do for you. there
ISN'T any question about that. But
90 you remember tho multitude
which JcsuB fed with tho few leaves
and nShea7 DO you remember that
five thousand had all they could eat.
and that after they had finished
there was moro left over than when
they had HtRrted7
oh, yes, you say. but that was
Jesus. lie naid that II wo believed IN
him wo should do tho things that he
did Are you going TO let God DO
true and believe u. and let every man
be a liar. as tho result OF tho human
theory OF Imitation
want 10 tell a little experience OF
my own on tho question Of finance
that Will probably be helpful. / had
~ n timo n salary OF ono hundred
dollars a month. / was always meth.
odicai about such things. SO / took
my hundred dollars and I put II
down here. and on the other side !
put house rcnt and clothing. and
food, and incldentais. and my little
innocent amuHcmeniH. and then
church-whcn | got down TO church
! didn't have anything left. tho other
things took the whole hundred
dollars. May l say-and ! shy 4,
without criticism or Intentional crlti.
cigm-that oftentimos the penny or
the nickel IN the contribution plate
represents tho thought OF the man
who has put everything else down
first and the church last. But l did
that for a while aud then II began
TO worry me: IN other words. n knock.
ing at my thought said 10 me The
only reason YOU arc upon the face
OF tho earth IL because OF what
Christian Science has done for you,
and yet you arc putting the church
last: and after n while / saw II. and
then / took n desperate plunge, and
/ turned around and put the church
first. And ! put down for the church
what seemed 20 mo n perfectly
enormous amount-yes. and I put II
in. too. did not Just put Il down,
| put II In. ] did not change my
method OF living. l was not con.
scious OF any change whatsoever: but
at tho end OF the third month |
found that I had paid all my bills,
] had given TO the church what /
had pledged my own conscious 10
give IL, and / had five dollars left
over to put In tho bank,
Now, then, what was the difference
in the two methods? In the first /
trusted my dollars and they were
limited in their ability; In the second,
! trusted my God and / found tho
limitation removed. In this present
day crisis It is for the Christian
Scientists TO put trust in their God
and 20 on with Joy and happiness
in tho realization that the incxhaust.
ible treasure of God is at their com.
mand, until they stop counting their
dollars. and begin TO count their
blessings. and the result will be TINT
Love will lift the shade OF gloom"
and for all make radiant room,
midst tho glorles Of ono endless day."
as Mrs. Eddy has taught us In tho
Communion Hymn"
Christian Science is tho open way
for us &c come out from 1.-The shade
OF gloom TO find the real, legitimate,
lovely peace which passes under.
standing. wherein God Is glorified
first, last, and all the time.
SYNONYMS FOR GOD
Mrs, Eddy has unfolded to us a
marvellous knowledge of God in the
synonyms which she has given in
Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures for the word God"
Many people have thought that they
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