The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-11


shah nnd kneck. and Il shall b.
opened unite yen DIVINE promls-
- are Kept Truth i stsfnaiiy
true Love is ever present ard
infinitely operative
4 lady who had eesn studying
Christian Science hut = snort tins
called upon = practitioner foF help
tn What seemed Il her ~ - ar
acute financial problem. Shs vss
teacher hy profession. hut had
been unemployed for a long ums
with the exception ~ instruetinE
few private pupils she Vas
about II ~ evicied from her
apartment because ~ her inability
% pay the rent In addition 10
this. her furniture was II - al
tached Tor debts overdue The
practitioner knew from many
proofs which he hal had that the
solution % every seeming prah-
lem lies IN the understanding u
Gods nature and mans relation
ship 10 Him lie therefore turned
the thought 81 his patient away
from the problem 10 the spiritual
reality Of her being he spoke Of
mans birthrlght and spiritual
heritage Of dominion. and the
ability which all may gain IN
Christian Science 10 realize Gods
provision for His children.
Through the practitioners work
or silent prayer which followed.
the patient caught a glimpse Of
her true selfhood A change be-
gan Immediately 10 take place IN
her consciousness. A. was proved
hy what was related when She
called for the second interview
She said that upon returning 10
her home she began searching her
thought Suddenly she became
aware that certain vices. which
she had INDUCED for years, werr
morbid desires: they could not be
natural to the child OF Gods Gre
ating. 10 the true self which She
had glimp=cd during the first
visit 10 the practitioner. In addi-
ton TO this. she then acknowiedg-
ed that for many years she had
depended upon intoNioants and
tobacco: but on the day following
her awakening she found she had
lost all desire for both. Neither
drink nor tobacco had any appeal
The craving had ceased. This
notification Of consci ousn ess
brought a great moral awakening
which resulted In sincere de-
sire 10 be and express only good.
notwithstanding that this ex-
perience took place after all school
contracts for the year had been
closed. within two weeks she re
coived a telegram from n we'll
known college. stating that a va
cancv had occurred and offering
her immediate employment on It's
teaching staff.
Impersonai Nature Of Evil
Sin as wcll as sickness Is healed
in Christian Science. through the
clear realization Of the allness Of
+ God, good. the understanding Of
the divine nature. and the real
mans unity with his creator. The
Master gave an everlasting prece-
dent for our example. He pro
nounced Satan-the sum total Of
evils claim--a liar. and the father
or creator OF lies, but OF lies only.
There IN no record that the Master
ever condemned person. The
Magdaiene. the woman taken IN
adultery, even Judas. he do not
condemn. but for the lie 81 evil
which claimed to BE- personified IN
them. he had no mercy. lie de-
stroyed IL. proved IL 10 be without
= cause. hence impotent IN effect
lie exposed II as a false statement
about Gods creation. This lie he
reversed and annulled through his
complete knowledge of Truth. and
set free the individual from evils
assumed control.
Christian Science follows this
same method Of lmpersonslizing
/ evil. II shows that until II IL i'm
personallzed II cannot be overcome
or proved unreal In this II differs
from all other systems. which be
+ lieve evil TO be personal. real, and
powerful. Evil should be denied all
actuality in the face Of Gods ON.
nipotent goodness. It's whole claim
IL exposed and proved fraudulent
when the unreality Of matter IL
seen In Christian Science. This
Science never oondones evil. nor
does IL ever ignore It's false claim
10 being active. real. intelligent.
and powerful This greundless
claim II denies utterly by giving
eyil no selfhood II teaches the
eternal truth that divine Mind
creates and governs al. hence the
sllness Of good This shows that
any belief In evil In false belief
ignorance Of truth. or mere super
stitiOn. Divine Science teaches
that Il IL not the fear u doing
wrong that reforms = nd saves u
IL the love Of doing night that re-
deeus The moment one sees that
he has been serving. loving. or
fearing only a false belief. he in
eyitably disosrds the counterfeit
for the true. Redemption II con
sciousness IL purely a question o;
learning what IL real and actual
in order 20 discard a deceptive
Z counterfeit.
The divine IogIe - Gods good