The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-04

culture. mechanics. there u no
real achievement contrary to basic
rightness. In teaching his stu
dents how 10 pray Jesus Indicated
that they should restrain mere hui
man wishing. should cultivate In
stead true desires, that Gods will
be done In earth as In heaven.
Explaining the unerring effective
ness Of his prayers. he said he kept
himself atone with divine Spirit,
so that II was literally the Father
doing the works In and through
the Son.
Surely II was natural. not
miraculous. that sin. disease. lack.
death. utterly unlike God should
lose the semblance OF reality In the
spiritual consciousness OF the
Saviour. The great healer taught
his followers to pray a. he did.
that they too might be Christian
healers.
Jesus declared his teachings
would not pass away. They have
not passed away, but are available
today to all who are ready and
willing to comply with the an
changed requirements. The results
are now. as always, In perfectly
exact accord with the degree OF
Christnkeness. Jesus made n
plain that grapes are not gathered
from thorns. nor figs from thistles.
but good fruit Is OF good tree.
Prayer that IL effectual Is the
prayer of the righteous. the right
thinking Of the right thinker.
THE NATURE OF EVIL
las named in Christian Sci
ence," writes Mrs. Eddy on page
103 of Science and Health. animal
magnetism or hynotism IN the
specific term for error. or mortal
mind. II Is the false belief that
mind Is in matter, and Ia both evil
and good; that evil Is as real as
good and more powerful.
We all have dreamed. We may
recall how real the events In a
dream appeared to be. Those who
have experienced the dream state
produced by hypnotism may re-
member how convincing were the
incidents therein. The sense OF
identity seemed accurate. The
reactions OF Joy. sorrow, fear, pain,
could not have been more vivid
had they been true. But they were
not true. 1t was not really You.
It was not anyone.
Coming out of the dream state,
whether induced or natural one
is aware that his sense OF him
self had been misdirected into a
realm of illusion, more or less out
Of control. Things that seemed
good In the dream are seen 10
have been Of no value, the bad
things OF no harm. Awakening
puts an end 10 them all.
Is mortal existence anything
like that? Are It's conditions and
events. otherwise unaccountable on
any reasonable basis, TO be ex-
planned after all as possibly more
over on the dream side than we
had suspected Many thinkers,
including writers of books IN the
Bible. have been strongly OF tins
opinion.
Mrs. Eddy did not offer Chris
tian Science TO the public sntil
she had proved through many
healings the correctness Of her dis
oovery that the reality Of being
includes no evil. Today the Science
Of Christianity h widely practiced
throughout the world. Countless
thousands Of men and women now
know from personal experience
and observation that sin, disease.
and disaster are not the devastat-
ing realities they were once be-
lieved to be; that evil d all kinds
yields 10 awakening spiritual
mindsdneks, a. spiritual sense
eliminates animal magnetism or
hypnotism the false belief that
mind II IN matter" shoody
counterfeit Of intelligence.
THE OVERCOMING OF LACK
Christian Science heals poverty
IN the same manner that sickness
and sin are healed. through the re-
newing OF the mind. as 81. Paul
puts u. Inspired writers repeat
edly have asserted that thought
adjusted TO the divine nature viii
bear fruit after Ms kind" Jesus
gave the unfailing rule for success
when he said, Seek ye first ths
kingdom of God, and his righteous
ness: and all these things shall be
added unto you" This kingdom.
the Master said, u within you. "
and at hand therefore tns nsal-
yidual Christian has the right 10
feel that the essential complete
meas Of reality y present. not alb
sent, and only needs 10 Be realized
In order 10 BE- enjoyed.
A divinely intelligent and loving
creator has not made a man 10 be
Impoverished any more than 70 be
sick OF sinful Poverty, like dis
ease and SIN. involves . mistaken
sense Of God and His work. The
evil quality Of poverty u not mat
II makes men suffer bat that II
misrepreEentS God. The Christian
aim IN overcoming poverty, a. IN
healing sickness and sin. b 70 the
glory Of God. Mere getting Of
money would not glorify God, but
the demonstration Of power over
material things through spiritual
understanding ooeH magnify the
Lord The writer of Genesis az