Evening star., 1926-06-18

iniquity," in which all die. The voice OF
the everything Christ is heard today call
ing. Awake thou that sleepest and arise
from the dead and Christ shall give thee
light" (Eph. v. 49, America is the
battle ground of this Armageddon and
victory is already on the side of Christ
and them that are Christs, at this, his
imminent reappearing.
At his first appearing Christ gave the
unassailable. comforting assurance that
he would come again and that lie that
believeth on me, the works that, | do
shall he do also; and greater works than
these shall be do; because | go unto my
Father" (John xiv, 12.) Christ Jesus
did the works" of raising the so-called
dead. Why should not his disciples of
today do the same? This is a divine
demand for all Christ's disciples, at this
hour who are willing to suffer with
him" out of the heshly mind into the
mind of Christ, that they may reign
with him. II Tim. IL, l2), and continue
to live with God in the royal sovereignty
Of deathless, spiritual manhood and
womanhood which manifests itself in the
spiritual ability successfully to cross
swords with the so-called dragon, the
belief of life in matter, or flesh, and
conquer, destroy the carndl qualities
which produce sin. sickness and death.
The wages Of sin the pains and
pleasures of matter. end in death; but
the pift of God is eternal life, through
Iesus Christ our Lord Romans vi,
80 This was the Hbcrating dccldrd-
ton OF Paul who emerging from the
fiery furnace Of publication, was bathed
in light, the mental spiritual illumination
that "shined about him from Heaven, y
and revealed Christ Jesus. in fulhllment
of his Masters promise, 10, | am with
YOU AWAY, even unto the end" (of all
mortal, material feshly sense) :.
And the men which journeyed with him
stood speechess, hearing voice, but
seeing no man. (Acts xix, ~
Here is a definite statement OF dif-
ferent degrees OF spiritual vision. OF
spiritual illumination. or spiritual
.
to come into mental contact with the
ideal Christ-man. He visualized or re-
vealed the image Of ChriS1. the Son of
God His companions, moi having pro-
gressed to his mental spiritual develop
ment, could not share his vision
Thomas Jefferson had risen sufficient
". after years of thought and consecra-
ton to his great ideal of liberty, to bring
out, under divine revelation, the greatest
documentary symbol of all time, the
Declaration of independence. 1t is logi-
cal and imperative to understand that
Thomas Jefferson. under the law OF
spiritual progression, is nearing the full
ness. the spiritual reality of his vision,
and is revealing. or developing his spirit
ual individuality, as child of God
among "the great cloud of witnesses
who have gone on before him. He is
living stone in Gods universal Declara-
ton of Independence. the body Church.
or structure of Christ. the spiritual
eternal man of Gods creating.
For we know that if our earthly
house of this tabernacle were dissolved
| we have building of God. an house
| fconsciousnessl not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens. .-(2 Cor. v,
+ ~
! Behold the tabernacle of God is
with men, and he will dwell with them,
and they shall be his people, and God
himself shall be with them, and be
their God. .'-(Rev. xxi, 3)
This is the teaching of Christ Jesus,
the Son of God and is the mystery
hid from the wise and prudent and re-
vealed unto babes who are eagerly
striving to possess the Mind of Christ,
and are yeari1ingly looking for Christ's
reappearing, according to his promise. Il
60 but II will come again" John
xiv, 81
Thomas Jefferson expressed his rever-
ence for, and belief i'll, the teaching of
Christ Over a century ago. on April
21, 1903, Jefferson wrote to DR.. Benja
min Rush: ITO the corruptions of Chris
tianity, am indeed opposed; but not to
the genuine preceps of Jesus himself
Mary Baker Eddy. the Discoverer and
Founder of Christian Science. says
Building on the rock of Chrsts
teachings, we have superstructure
eternal in the heavens omnipotent on
earth. encompa assng time and eterni-
ty." (Mrssdgc for 1901 page 25.)
And again Mrs. Eddy says:
Life is real, and death is the ilu-
/ sion. A demonstration of the facts of
Soul in Jesus way resolves the dark
visions of material sense unto harmony