The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-23


folds q triple mlrror. his ~
nectscn in each mirror differs
from the others. but the rcfieetions
represent not three individuals hui
three aspects Il she same indt-
vidual And - Cod l. sren. n
Science. As reflected expressed
~ all that exists in tia real uni
verse. discernihac only ey spsFtsuzi
sense. This Science reveals N
myriad ferns the spiritual ideas
81 the divine Love. and thc highest
Of these ideas i man.
God's Image and I1keness
Since God Is infinite spirit. lils
image and likeness. man. IL neces-
sarily spiritual. Inc Rihie records.
In the first chapter of Geeesss.
the completion q creation snels'd-
ing man and the chapter closes
with the impressive statement that
'sGed saw every thing that he had
made. and. behold. Il was very
good The false belief that man
Is material Is pictured by the al
legory In the second chapter Il
Genesis. describing man rs made
from the dust az the ground.
God IA movable. and 50 i man.
Both God and the genuine. per-
feet man are revealed a. thought
il spirituaiixed. Christian Science
not only accepts bat reaffirms the
original account Of the creation Of
man. We may postpone. but can
not escape. gaining knowledge Of
this real man.
Such knowledge is not 20 Be
gained by studying the counter
mortal. material man. What
we most need 10 know about him
is enough TO identity him to dis
tinguish him from the real. Then.
the more clearly we perceive
spiritual man. the more complete
ly material man disappears This
transformation by no means de-
pfives us Of our true identity, A.
we apprehend mans oneness with
God. we experience that illumina-
ton described by Mrs. Eddy in
these words lseienee and Health.
p. 264l: AS mortals gain more
correct views of God and man,
multitudlnous objects OF creation.
which before were invisible. win
become visible" and she adds,
when we learn thu way In Chris
tian Science and recognize mans
spiritual being, we shall behold and
understand Gods ereation-all the
glories OF earth and heaven and
man"
This understanding brings TO
human affairs the power em-
bodied in right thinking. II en-
ables mortals TO see beyond ma
terial limitations and environment
and TO rise above them. II does
not come through scholarly AZ.
tainment. IL requires childlike
simplicity and a willingness to set
aside outworn theories.
The children In n class AZ school
were given flower seeds 10 plant
and tend during the summer. The
results were 10 be shown In the
fall at an exhibit OF the best and
largest flowers One boys homo
was in tenement. and the ground
he had 10 plant his seeds IN was
80 hard and barren that not even
weeds were growing in IL. How
ever he won the honors and when
asked how he did u, he said. Well,
I saw the blossoms while | planted
the seeds The little fellow had
sensed the basic truth that the
nature and fullness Of God are ex-
pressed in His creation. "all the
glories OF earth and heaven and
man."
No Material Reality
God being the only cause, moth
ing can originate itself or perpeiu-
ate itself independent Of that
cause. Since that cause u in
finitely good. whatever seems 10
be other than good arises from
false testimony.
There Is no room for matter or
evil in a universe not only created
but also maintained by the one
God. who IL Spirit. Our affairs
cannot be detached from God and
become subject 10 the material
laws OF sin. disease. and death.
Mortals are frequently convinced
that the false claims Of matter are
genuine. They reluctantly surren-
der their convictions. And yet
those very convictions are the
source Of all human woes. Nor
tails are slow 20 realize the point
expressed In a preachers state
ment in sermon on Wisdom
II isn't the things you don't know
that get You into trouble. It's the
things you know for sure thai
aren't so"
A woman turned on her radio
one day and unexpectedly heard a
program Of selections from the
Bible and Christian Science litera'
ture. She had had several opera
tons for a so-calied incurabIe dis
ease and had accepted the verdict
that nothing more could BE- dons
for her. Through this radio pro
gram she became interested b.
Christian Science and. with tn
consent of her husband. secured
the services u a Christian seisacs
practitioner and thereby receives
her healing.
Testimony Of any or ali ~ ths
five physical senses, argument
based on the myriad forms Of hu'
man beliefs. unthinking adhersncs