The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-27

page siA uf Science and Health. Mrr
Eddy says. let unse,nshnoFs. good
ness. mercy. justice. health, holiness.
love Tho Kingdom OF heaven reign
within us, and sin. disease, and death
viii diminish until they finally dis
appear"
IMPOSITION or EVIL
n. accordlnE 10 Christian Science,
the universe. including man, Is hars
monlous and intact. Notwithstanding
an sense trstimoy 10 tho contrary, d
u evident that the human race b. the
victim ~ imposition, Christian Sell
cucc declares that the race q suffer.
Ing from the dcluslon that there il
an eva power or influence nj work
In the affairs % men which is cap.
able % beelouding reason and de-
stroylng health and happiness with-
cut lei or hindrauce. n declares
that this delualon. not divine Love.
u responsible FOR all tho trouble In
the world. and that the awakening
from this delusion will usher us into
health and happiness. Tho process
might be likened 90 that of awaken.
ing from a troubled nlght-drsam 10
find with a sigh % relief that all is
well. The Paalmlst mus, have had
something of the sort IA mind when
he aid As for me. / viii behold
thy face la Righteousness. shall be
satisfied. when I awake with thy
likeness
This imposition Is the covering OF
veil 90 which the Bible refers a. hRv-
lns been cast over the face ~ an
people since the world-thht IN. the
material sense u things began. only
70 DO removed by the lookcd-for De.
liverer. spiritual enlightenment. II
was this deiutlon 20 which tho Master
referred as the adversary OF devil. II
was this 20 which Paul referred as
the carnal mind or mind o. the flesh.
II Il this 10 which Mrs Eddy refers
az mortal mind or animal magnetism.
Because OF this universal mesmcr.
ism. mankind has been accepting "a
real a false. material sense Of eN-
!stence with all tho darkness aud dis.
cord that it includes Hence ID i
from this delusion. not from anything
real. that mankind needs 10 be awak
ened and saved The Saviour Is
Christ. Truth. understood and dem.
ousirated. 20 which the Revclhtor re-.
ferrcd IN the words. wow n come
salvation. and strength. and the
kingdom q our God. ana the power
o. his Christ: for tho accuscr OF our
brethren d cast down. which accused
them before our God day and night. o.
Az ILLUSTRATION
To illustrate the foregoing. Several
years ago, 7 spent q week IN tho
mountains Of ms native state. Dur
INK my Wait, a heavy miHt hung over
The landscape shutting out the view
So fnr az sense testimony was con-
ecrned. there was nothing beyond
worth seeing. although ! had been
assured that there was. on the AFT.
ernoon 81 my departure. however. the
sun burst forth and dispersed ths
mist, Then I saw one OF the most
beautiful sights I had ever seen. og
course Il had been there all tho time.
but tho mist had prevented mo from
seeing u. Thus Il iu with mankind
and the truth % being. tho mist Of
mortal mind Is hiding from them the
reality Of existence. But when tho
sunlight % Christian Science dis.
perses the mist of error. We sec that
which was before invisible. namely.
the interchangeable perfection Of Gods
universe and tho real man.
REALITY or GOOD
Christian Science declares that an
tho sin. disease. sorrow. poverty. and
death In the world " due 10 the
erroneous suppos.,ion that God either
sends or permits eyll Friends. even
a human parent would no, conscious
IS permit his child 20 walk into tho
mcshcg of temptation. infllct an in
durable diaeaaS upon him. or Kill him
IN order TO show his affection for
tho child or oven 20 compel obcdi
cnce. n not, how far removed from
such inhumnnity must DO our hrav.
emily parent TO whom John refers af
Love. and Of whom James EHys. Let
no man say wslen he - tempted. I
am tempted OF God. FOR God cnnno,
be tempted with evil. neither tempt.
9th he any man" other Biblical
passages Of similar import could be
cited; but the foregoing arc enough
TO convince any reasonable minded
person that God does not ylsit con-
demnation or punishment upon man
kind. lie does not need TO do II. sin
and it's inevitable punishment arc
omanhtious OF error. no, Of Truth.
The Bible tells us that Jesus came
to do the viii Of tho Father and 10
destroy the works Of the devil. By
reading the gospels. you will find
that tho Master spent most OF his
time llbcrBtnig those who were In
bondage 10 sin, disease. and death.
II these errors were real-that is.
II they were Of God Jesus would
have disobcyed God By destroying
them. But the fact that Jesus did
destroy them proved beyond cayil
that God was not their author. True.
God made all that was made. but tho
Bible tells US that Iis made Il an
good. Are sin. disease. and death
good7 Did you ever hear anybody
say he was glad TO do wrong. to be
sick, or TO be in paln7 Sin. disease.
aud death arc not good, hence not OF
God; therefore they arc unreal. and
you can begin right now TO prove II
and be free.
II God were directly or indirectly
responsible for evil. II He were in
any way associated with human suf-
ferinE, the cries Of mankind for re.
lief would be useless, and Christian
Science or any other method OF treat.
ment 20 which one might appeal for
help would be illegitimntc. But God
does not infllct penalties for human
ignorance of Truth any more than
wise schoolmaster Furnishes his
pupils who appear to be backward in
learning their lessons. The need and
only rightful treatment OF Ignorance
IL loving enlightenment, not punish.