The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

many nations and in different types of government indicate mans ois- appointment in government, and his effort to better 1t. The good in hu- man thinking establishes it's highest ideal of government, and provides what it believes to be safeguards against its destruction, but the evil in human thinking gradually finds ways of circumventing this ideal. Government, then, is the manifesto ton of the governmental ideal of the mass thought of the people. The realization, on the part of Christian Scientists, of the true concept of government by divine Principle up lifts the general consciousness of government. In the present trend, of which no one knows the outcome, the MORE realization on the part of the Chris tian Scientist that God resigns, has a very definite effect. Isaiah de- clares: "Of the increase of his gov ernment and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this"
 F Above the changing beliefs con- corning health and harmony, in dividual living, and human govern ment, the law of God remains un- changed. The Principle of Christian Science declared by Jesus is again made available to us. This spiritual understanding comes into human consciousness when we dwell upon the nature of God and recognize the perfection of His children. To un- derstand Christian Science necessi- tates studying it. Yet the moment this study is begun it is possible to begin applying it.
 Mrs. Eddy has pointed out the dit- ficulty which she experienced in ex- pressing spiritual ideas in language which had been developed to express a material sense of things. In order to express her spiritual thought, she found it necessary to give some words special significance, such as mortal mind," substance" ''real- ity" and "unreality." Jesus also seems to have found it necessary to use certain words in a special way in his effort to teach the people the availability of Gods law. The pro- noun I, or Ego as the word appears in the Greek, was one of these words, and Mrs. Eddy has defined it in the Glossary of Science and Health, page 588, in part, as divine Principle" Much light is thrown on Jesus beautiful and scientific de- scription of the bread of life, which is to be found in the sixth chapter of Johns Gospel, by remembering this definition. Apparently Jesus also used the phrase Kingdom of heaven" in a special way.
 A common Jewish method of teaching in that day was by par ables.N Jesus adopted this method when his direct teachings were mis- understood.
 Kingdom of Heaven
 The Gospels according to Mat thew, Mark, and Luke contain 8 great many parables, while Johns Gospel relates other phases of the Masters teaching. Many of the parables which Matthew records de- scribe the Kingdom of heaven" ]" and they either begin with the statement, "The kingdom of heaven is hkened unto," or the kingdom of heaven is referred to later on in the narrative. After the delivery of the first of these parables, the par able of the sower, the disciples asked him why he spoke in parables. He replied, "It is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given" The Bible records that from that time on Jesus in his public dis courses spoke only in parables. AS Jesus used the term Kingdom of heaven" it seems to refer to a state of consciousness which is att tained here and now through the realization of the Tower of Truth as demonstrated in Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy in Science and Health --------------