The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-01

church and other human assoeia- \ tions the spiritual fact is the basis : of our thought, God omnipotently working in the consciousness of all to Eovern, control, order, and unify for the accomplishing of His pur- poses.
 Mortals are inclined to regard the matter of making 0 living as R pretty serious matter. It certainly'.. is much too serious Q matter to leave out of 1t the one fact that {. will make 1t a normal and har- monious undertaking. That one fact is the omnipotence and omni-, presence of God. Recognize the facc',' that 1t is Gods power which aniss mates, controls, directs, suppliesV si and provides. See that there is no real presence but Gods presence made manifest by universe of ill- g telligent, Love-governed individuali- q ties, His power and wisdom operate. .. SO that 'iunder the deific law ser supply invariably meets demand"
 (Miscellaneous writing, p. 45(.n Your living does not come hasically -' from some person, or some com- pany. It comes from God. NeVer trust any lower power or presence to provide for you. To be sure, the supply may appear through some human agency, but always 1t IS basically made possible by the pow a CT and present activity of intelligent '' Mind, God. Trust that Mind and 70, have no other trusts. Neither pos- '' sessions nor persons are the source of supply, but always the one om. nipotent Mind that constitutes all, s- possesses all, and provides for all by working in, governing, and consti- tuting all. ,f..a
 The Bible . Message of Power
 Jesus was e student of the Bible, or so much of it as was then eXis- tent, He studied it because he knew the value of the ideas 1t presents. HG deplored ignorance of the Scrip lures among the people, and to that p ignorance attributed their erroneous ways of living and thinking. on ono occasion he said, "Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor thc,' power of God" Had they known the. Scriptures, they would have known, "the power of God" for the Scrip lures exist to ncqua!nt men Withya spiritual power. "The central fact or the Bible is the superiority of spir. itual over physical poWer' tScienee and Health, D. i3D. Mrs. Eddy was e deep student of the Bible, and Slle admonishes Christian Scientists to, habitually study the scriptureS"n "The Bible" she says, twas written. in order that oil peoples, in all~ ages. should have tho same oppof. tunity to .. become ooa a-ehaueS with power" tThe First Church of . Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p'N l90). ..
 Truths Healing Power '"'
 A few years ago In southern Illln- ois a woman lay grievously afflicted u with tuberculosis. Her physicians told her that ono lung had ceased funetioning and that only Q small portion of tho second was active. They told her she might live Q week, a month, or possibly two months,' but that they could do nothing for her, and that the end was near. one Friday c Christian Scientist visited her and left some Christian Science , literature for her to read. The pa4 tent accepted it, and after reading it asked her husband to arrange Tor the Christian Scientist to come the
 next day, Saturday. to sec her. Sho came ct nine in the morning and remained until ono in the afternoon, explaining to the patient tho love and power Of God, ana Qods VIII. . ingness and ability 10 heal hor, Be' fore the Christian Scientist left. the patient asked her to give her Chris tan Science treatment. '..
 Tho Christian Scientist prayed for the patient in accordance with the l. teachings of Christian Science. She worked earnestly to realize what [, was the spiritual feet in regard to tho patient. that her only real Life. p was God, Spirit, Mind, sieyer inr ., fused into matter nnd never made { subordinate to material forces thatA could afflict her with disease and !. death. She knew that eternal Love :, makes and maintains It's witness" z man, indestructibie as Minds own
 manifestation, as incapable of being consumed as Is Mind. For some hours she pondered tho great, eternal facts Of God and the per. |, lection Of Ills man, and knew that these truths existed as the savior |, for tho patient from the godleSS, :, powerleSS claims of ignorant mat ter and material force. n
 What happened Sunday morning g the patient awakened with e sense of life and freedom Bhe had not, known for years. She desired to- arise and dress herself, something, she had been unable to do for aN| long time. Reluctantly her husband and nurse consented. But they could 2 not believe such Q change had taken bl place. She was, however, entirely ablc to do 50 and then asked her q husband to take her to the Chris " tan Science church for the Sun' p, day service. They walked Severaf"' blocks to the church and back again ., after the service. Her lungs were functioning normally, and she was well on her way to complete heal- ing which came through the further j, application of Christian Science '' treatment. Today she is Q whole. healthy, active worker in c Chris-'r tan Science church. 10
 What saved this women from the consuming forces of matter? The" power of God, her real Life, Mind, and Soul, operating ifl the spiritual quality Of thought of the Christian Scientist. Spiritual thinking is pow / or because 1t is Truth, active as individual consciousness.
 Christian Science and Gods Power z
 It b said that something more than four hundred years ago Leon- ardo da Vinci wrote an accurate and scientific thesis on airplane flight. But it was several centuries l, before the ideas which da. vinci