The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-19

The results prove its correctness.
 God As Mind
 To understand God as Mind is | of great helpfulness in making | good available. In fact, until wei learn of God as Mind we cannot 1 really understand His omnipotence, | omniscience, and omnipresence. | but when we see that He is the | one perfect Mind, then we can | grasp the further facts that He is I all-powreful, that He csan be everywhere, that He can and docs know everything that is good and true. There is an old saying that | knowledge is power" and since l God is infinite Mind and all.wise, according to the Scriptures, He must be the only power. A simple 1 appeal to human reason shows us 1 clearly that power and knowledge | go hand in hand. The man ewho l builds a bridge is able to do so be- cause of his knowledge of bridge | construction. His ability to do the | work is the direct result of his un- l derstanding. He who knows most | clearly what is requisite in build ing bridge can most effectually | apply that knowledge. Since God l Ab lllIAAlLC 6O0O anu thO OAAy AAAAA0s He is the only power, for there Is none beside Him; there is nothing opposed to Him who is All. The Bible declares, For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God" God is All: there is nothing beside Him or beyond Him. God is the only creator, and He would not and could not creat power opposed to Himself.
 Good Is Expressed
 There is only one way that God or Mind can manifest Himself and that is through ideas. Since God is good, and Mind, then His ideas must be good, ideas. Those ideas must express the power of the creator of those ideas. They must have all the potency of the pow CT behind them. A loving idea has all the power of Love behind it; a truthful idea has the power of Truth behind it; an idea of life has the power of infinite Life behind it; a spiritual idea has the omnipo- tence of Spirit behind 1t. In order to demonstrate the avilability of good, the unfailing remedy for all our woes, we simply have to ex- press and reflect good ideas. Then the power of those ideas becomes operative in our experience, and whatever is obstrueting our har- mony is proved> impotent, power- less. A wrong belief is powerless in the presence of right idea. The false belief has nothing to support it; the right idea has omnipotence behind it, We read in the Christian Science textbook (p. 51O, Love giveth to the least spiritual idea might, immortality, and goodness, which shine through all as the blossom shines through the bud A spiritual idea expresses and re- fleets the divine energy that brought it into being.
 Divine Love Supreme
 Any attribute of God carries with it the power that is divine. God is infinite good, and His law pro- notes good and annus the wrong. God is the author of that which is right; so that which IS un- righteous has no foundation in fact, and is unenforceable. The power of right is irresistible and supreme, since God, good. governs righteously. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne" "'1 sang the Psalmist; hence right and justice can never be defeated. They are always the victorss for. good is always available to bring to pass the highest good. The purposes Of omnipotent good cannot be thwart- ed. He who is on Gods side tru- umphs over error and evil, for God is with him. A student of Chris tian Science once lost her position through what seemed to be unfair- ness and injustice. She determined to take the following attitude. She said to herself: Ut makes no diner- ence what anyone else does. l ut terly refuse to entertain one thought of bitterness, resentment, or condemnation, but I am resolved to keep my thought full of love and kindness" In just few days an offer came to study in her fa- yorite profession for several years with all expenses paid. The seem ing power of injustice was swept aside by Loves presence and pow CT. A loving thought is at one with omnipotent Love and anything contrary to love cannot withstand it's supreme sway. "One on Gods side is majority" Every loving thought is known to God and God crowns it with invincible energy.
 The Healing Power of Good
 The omnipotence and ever-avail- ability of good are most effectually proved in the healing of all man. rier of disease in Christian Science. It's power to heal is now recogn- nized and commended by many good physicians. It is not at all uncommon for conscientious physi- clans to recommend Christian Sei- ence in cases where their own eff forts have failed. That the power of omnipotent good is available to the silk man as we'll Es to the sin ner should be evident to all. If Gods power were not available to the sick man then 1t would be limited in it's operation. God Is boundless and illimitable good, and His power is always on the side of harmony. If godo could cause in- harmony it would cease to be good. Such condition could never occur. for good cause could not bring about an evil effect. God. is har- mony's selfhood," Mrs. Eddy states in Unity of Good (p. 13l, and He holds His creation in immaculate perfection. His love being bound- less, everything requisite for the harmony and joy of His children is always available. Disease is a belief of incompleteness or of disturbed harmony-someth essential for concord seeming to be lacking.