The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-31

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master saw that The Lord Was with
him. and that the Lord made al that
DO did 20 pfosp,r in hiH hand Here
asalu tho fact l. clearly recognized
that Joseph Was accomplishing
something of valus 20 humanity. be.
cause he WAS N that mental eondi,
ton through which divine Love
could manifest Himself 90 bless man.
kind God. la fact. was expressing
its nature through the character or
the mental condition which men call.
81 Joseph bat which Vas actually
The appearing 90 some extent. IA hu
man experience. ~ ono % Gods own
ideas The story Of Noses il a strik
ing illustration Of Gods care for al
% his children. and o. the Infinite
impulsion q the divine Mind % lead
mankind out % mortality. This story
shows clearly that even before the
mortal Moses was able 20 lhink. ~
vine Love was caring FOR him In
every detail. ln fact the character
or tho mental condition which men
called Moses was but tho human
sense Of ona % Gods ideas and was
therefore IN a degree God expressing
Ills open nature 20 some extent.
Through one OF Ills IDEAS. In t$a
second chapter Of Exodus. No have
the touching story % tho hiding Of
Moses In tho hulrushes by his moth.
~. and Of his adoption by Pharaoh'a
daughter. Both Of these incidents
are proofs of the Infinite protection
and provision OF divine Love. not
only 20 save Moses. but also for tho
greater purpose ~ later expressing
Gods own nature through Moses
thinking and living. IN order that
mankind might be delivered from ma.
irriality. Christian Science shows us
that God manifested Himself IN this
case. both through the mother OF
Moses. and even through the tender
impulse or PhAraoh'a daughter. and
this whole incident was In some mea.
sure a proof 81 tho fact that Cod
b.. that Iie Il Love. and that lie
alone governs. In the third chapter
81 Exodus. wa read. And God faid
INTO Moses. am that I am. aud he
said. Thus shalt thou say unto the
children - Israel. am hath sent
mo unto you" In this statement Is
shown the fact that God lmpelisd
sioses not only 10 understand His
nature. but 20 explain that nature
10 the children u Israel. i Il no,
perfectly clear that tho same divine
Love which protected and sustained
Moses when he was an unihinking
babe was now operating 70 imprl
him 20 20 express tho divine nature
that his felipw,mon would thereby be
brought out % bondaErg i, il o. this
infinite Love that Mr-. Eddy Is
speaking 20 mankind. and Of whose
healing. saving. and redrsminE ma.
tufc. Christian Science has given
such striking proofs.
Hear Mrs Eddy'r tender yet fore.
ihle portrayal Of Cof'n nature ana
~ Ills willingness and ability 70 pro.
trct and 70 preserve every riEh, hp.
man activity. IA given IN the poem
we have already quoted from
20 gentle presence. peace and ,oy
and power:
o Life divine. that owns each wait.
ing hour.
Thou Love that guards the ncstilnK's
faiieFinE flight
Keep Thou my child on upward
wing tonight
Love Is our refuge only with mino
eye
Can | behold tho snare. III, pit. The
fall:
Ills habita,lon high Is here. and
nigh.
Ills arm sneirclcs me. and mine. |
and all"
miscellaneous Writings. p. sss)
Hear also Isaiahs graphic descrip. 1
lion Of Gods eternal care for Ills
creation: Il am the Lord. and there I
Is none else. there is no God beside /
me: Eirdsd thee. though thou hast
not known mo; that they may know
from tho rising OF the sun. and from /
tho west. that there IL none bcaldo /
me. I am the Lord. and there il
none else"
GOD MANTFESTING HIMSELF
THROUGH CHRIST JESUS
There never lived a being who IN.
deratood moro clearly the ailness OF /
God than did Christ Jesus. Even /
although he recognized In himself the /
htehNaf ~
mainly had known he was ever turn. /
Ing tho thoughts Of men 90 tho fact /
That THE Father that dwciieth In me.
no doeth the works" A close study 4
Of the birth Of Christ Jesus. and OF 1
tho Incidents connected with Il, will /
at once convince anyone that lnfin. |
ite Love, that Love which f. divine
Mind. was taking caro- OF every cir. l
cumstance in connection with this 4
wonderful manifestation Of Gods ma.
turc through ono OF He IDEAS. The /
appearing OF the angel Gabriel 10 |
Zechariah. and the birth OF John the /
Baptist, the later appearing OF the
same angel to the Virgin. the advice /
and warning 10 Joseph. the appearing
OF the star TO the Wlscmen. were all 1
provisions OF divine Love. even when
the man Jesus was not apparent 10
human sense. or when he seemed 10
DO hut an unthinking babe. Tho
fact Is, that Gods manifestation OF
His own nature. through ono OF His
IDEAS. as IL had existed from cverlast.
ing TO everlasting. was being mnde
known 10 human thought through
the spiritual thinking OF certain men
and women, and through the subju.
cation Of mortal belief in the think.
ing of these individuals: and this spIr-
itual thinking and the consequent
subjugatlon of mortal belief could
only occur because OF the great fact
that God is and that IIe Is forever
expressing Himself. Jesus constant
desire to turn the thoughts OF men
to God. AZ tho source and cause of
l