The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-18
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most conspicuous example or matter
overcome. material mode. hst aside,
and spiritual law unfoldsd aa operat.
i've iu human life. Christ Jesus was
In all respects the Way.
The evangelical character Of ChfisT
/ tian Science 10 40 no point more
clearly defined than ia IL accept
Rncs OF the sacrifice 81 Christ Jesus
Jesus lie OF srif.sarrinre euimi'
mated In the cruelfiNion and Ills VIC
I tory over death. hut death could
never save any one. not even Jesus.
Death il not the supreme sacrifice.
life victorious over death Is saliva
ton. Jesus triumph over mortality
his proof that nov are We the
sons Of God provides The inspifa'
ton and tine example which make
the Master tho Way
Jesus laid down his life for man
kind lie poured opt his life through
out his ministry. before. on. and AfisT
Calvary. IN ever increasing and
finally complete self-renunoiAtion.
that whatsoever belisvsth on me. -
that Ia. whosoever should come 10
understand Jesus aud the Christ he
lived. should realize spiritual exist
ence. not material srlfhood. 20 be his
real life. now and here and always.
The evangelical self II the human
Eelf denied. and that individual is
most nearly evangelical who has
most put off the old man with his
deeds" and has most put on the
new man" Of Spirit.
EvANGELGZATIOS or
HUMANITY
The svAnEcllIaiion Of humanity IL
effected by the coming Of Christ 20
human consciousness. This IL tho
power Of God unto salvation" II
eradlcntes the evils which bssst hui
man existence 49, fear. menmefism,
mental suggestions. hYpnotlsn. In
short. the category OF evil when
tho destruction Of evil belief IN
achieved. the demand Of divine justice
In satisfied. pardon replaces guilt.
and reformation ushsrs In salvation,
when a boy, I learned 10 think o.
hypnocism In terms Of oadaNerous
individual who wore a funeral Enrb.
and made passes with fantastic fin
gers before hts subjects eyes, the
willis impressing him with huEEeH-
lions hs 90 his inability 70 resist
whoroupon the victim would proceed
20 do the will Of the hypnotis' In vain
antics and weird acts. most impress.
lyr 10 tho beholdsr
Christian Sci.ncs dsnouness and
rrpudiatss hypnotltm utterly. Chris
tian Science shows that until en-
/ liEht~nsd and controlled by divine IN
| telliEcncs. tho entire action OF the
30 called human mind both It's con-
scioua and unconscious thoughts
mesmeric hypnotic But the Chris
tlhn Scientist. rejoicing IN the knovl-
edge Of Gods sols control. knows
there arc no fantastic fingers. phys
loai or mental. making mesmorie
passes before his eyes.
All the trouble In the world II due
10 tho mrsmsrism Of fear. That n
broad statement but what II q 20
be- nfraid7 Fear IL the anticipation
Of evil, To BE- afraid IN 90 subscribe
wiihou, pro,rs, and vigorous oppoEl'
ton 10 the laws OF disease and sin.
20 the false beliefs Of accident. luck
chance. ovii destiny. bad fortune. To
believe ones self liable 10 evil IN 10
expect i's possible appearance.
We hear much OF free moral
agency and indeed man Is morally
| free. hut u may seem difficult for
the sick man as well as for the sin
ncr 20 understand whore the rospon-
ability for his condition lies, While
many diseases are brought on by yio-
laiion Of moral law. ono may never.
ihelcss point to tho fact that often
tho helpless sufferer IA but the vic
tim OF disease. How Is one respon-
siblo for an uptoward event or con-
dillon OF which hc was not thinking
Fear may be entertained consciously
or unconEclously. Conscious fear Is
seldom realized. One works more or
less actively against his conscious
fears. TO deny them and offset their
consequences. But the unexpected
seems TO happen. Evil seeks 10 hide
itself and 10 steal upon one un.
awarea. for the devil knows his time
il short. once tho error Is exposed.
job said. The thing which greatly
! fear Ia come upon me- but he did
not say he entertained the fear con-
sclousiy. Rather. Job Indicated that
the thing he unoonsciously feared
came upon him. 10 his great sur
prise. lie even declared that he was
not rnesmcriEed into apathy. that he
was mentally active TO defend him
self against evil: II was not in
| safety. neither had ! rest, neither
was I quiet: yet trouble came" Evi.
/ IDENTIFY Job was confirming his work to
| tho destruction OF his conscious fears
and. intent upon casting out what
ever may have perturbed his thought.
nc omitted TO destroy the fear back
! in the unconscious thought. This
latent fear at tho last wrought his
discontinue. and then Job. thor
/ oughly awakened, recognized and sc-
| ccpted his responsibility.
wherein does the teaching OF
| Christian Science touching the
unconscious modes OF mortal mind
differ from the so-called New Psy-
chology7 In this way: Material psy-
chology declares that Job had no
recourse. no possible way 10 avoid
tho evil effects OF his unconscious
thinking. that these thoughts lay
back in the folds OF the brain. not
| out Of mind. but actually tucked
away in mind. awaiting an exciting
cause 10 cventuate them: that when
ripe for liberalization. these evil
mental states inevitably came into
I activity.
Christian Science brings the as.
surance OF salvation from such dia-
/ bolical fatalism. II teaches that the
power Of Christ. Truth. can pcne-
tratc, expose. and destroy even the
uniformed. latent errors OF belief.
thus preventing their development
and expression. But mind you. evil
must be more than uncovered. In
! deed TO uncover evil and give Il
credence Is to magnify and perpetu-