The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-06

Mankind instinctively accords to Deity the attributes of goodness, of eternality, of omnipotence and om- nipresence; no lesser concept of God satisfies human reason. Yet the ever-presence of God has long seemed more theory than fact. Material existence presents on every hand evidence which, taken at its face value, denies the infinite good ness of God. Sickness, sorrow, pain, social injustice, international strife, all claim to bear witness to the widespread presence of devil as well as of Deity, of evil as well as of good.
 Here Christian Science comes to humanity's rescue. Christian Science shows that it is ignorance of Gods real nature which blinds us to His allness, and it's teachings reveal the true concept of God which explains His ever presence. Furthermore, Christian Science declares that all the evils in human eXperience-the things which seem to contradict Gods infnity-are false beliefs aris- ing from that same ignorance of God. The soundness of this proposi- tion is proved by the removal of those false beliefs-that is to say by the healing of sickness, and sin, and other forms of discord and distress through a right understanding of God. When we recognize the fact of Gods allness we see that nothing can really separate man from his Maker nor rob man of the health, the happiness, the spiritual afflu- ence and freedom which abound in the presence of God.
 God Is Divine Principle and
 Divine Love
 Probably the misconception which 1as done most to hide from us God s true nature is personal sense of Deity. To think of Him in that way inclines us to endoW Him with all the limitations of human person. slity, it's passions and it's caprice. Yet in the Bible may be discerned the development of thought above and beyond a finite personal concept of God. In the Scriptures, the though of God as Mind, as Truth, as Life. gradually emerges from more primitive, anthropomorphic notions, until in the New Testament we learn that God is not loving person but is Love itself. It re- mained for Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science-a profound and constant f,,I1 nT fN i,, ,a Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scrip tures," that term for God which more than all others lifts thought above the personal to the imper- sonal, the universal. concept of God. That term is Principle.
 A simple analogy may help to show how the understanding of God as Principle reveals His true nature and His ever-presence. Take, for example, the principle of mathe- matics. The principle of mathe- matics is present everywhere and is always available. Its laws operate uniformly in all circumstances. Any one who understands it can apply it to the solution of mathematical problems, small or great. Failure of the mathematician is no. indictment of the principle.
 These considerations-and anyone can think of many similar ones help us to grasp the universality the eternal availability, of that di- vine Principle which is God. Divine Principle is certain in result when scientifically understood and ap- piled. There is no human difficulty upon which an understanding of di- vine Principle may not be brought to bear. Failure in solving any prob- lem lies not at the door of Principle but results from our imperfect un- derstanding of Principle. Faithful application of what we understand about God to the everyday problems of life will lead to ever greater suc- cess in demonstrating divine Prin- ciple, and to the triumphant solu- ton of difficulties which at frs, may seem stubborn or even over whelming.
 Let no one fear that to think oi God as Principle takes anything from His infinite loving kindness for the God who is Principle is also Love. Those two words-Love and