The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-15

Soul must Re SOULFUL, the express
sion OF Truth must be truthful and
right That which Is the emana-
ton OF good must express good
ness. virtue. and Righteousness.
That which has its origin in Love
must be lovely. beautiful. healthy.
and wholesome. That which comes
from Spirit is spiritual. holy. pure,
and perfect. As we read in the
Bible: The works OF his hands
are verify and judgment. They
stand fast for ever and ever and
are done in truth and upright
ness"
Gods Creation u Good
Since God is infinite good and
the works OF His hands are verify
and judgment. His creation must
be right, true. and good. Every
Christian creed assigns TO God
three great attributes. namely.
omnipotence. omniscience, and
omnipresence. The power of inf
mite good Is always operating in
Gods creation; the presence of
infinite good Is the only presence
there; the all-knowing God alone
knows the facts about true being.
This understanding Of God en-
ables us TO lay hold upon the di-
vine power and thus make II oper-
ative in our lives. The Bible
declares that in him we live, and
move, and have our being" then
in divine reality we must be in
the realm where good is supreme
and unopposed; we must be in the
presence Of good and never in the
presence Of evil; we must be at
one with intelligent good and for
ever separate from ignorance and
wrong. The human mind would
have US believe that there are two
powers operating in creation, but
we learn in Christian Science that
there Is only one and that is Gods
power, the power of good. II
would have us believe that while
good is present, evil is also pres
ent and opposing good. In him
we live. and move, and have our
being" so true creation must live
In the presence of good, move in
the presence of good. and have
its being in the presence of good.
Gods Power Always at Hand
Since we are always in the pres
ence Of God, that which is real il
never outside the realm of good, is
never beyond the jurisdiction of
God. and is never separated from
the activity of God. A realization
Of this great truth makes us con-
scious of the eternal fact that the
divine power Of God is always
available, always at hand and is
ours to appropriate at all times,
under all circumstances. Divine
power is always accessible to man.
God gave man dominion over all
the earth. and that divine domin-
ion must include the ability to
utilize Gods power and presence.
This gives man a mastery that
renders evil impotent and power
less. He sees that mans harmony
is not determined by outward con-
ditions. but by inward grace: not
by evil beliefs. but by divine facts.
A Christian Scientist once found
himself in a situation where vio-
lent epidemic was raging. The
conditions were such that it did
not seem either right or wise for
him to leave his environment. He
knew that. despite the outward
seeming, the only power that was
operating there was Gods power.
the power of good, which was
law of protection to all that was
right and law of destruction to
that which was wrong; that Gods
power was promoting that which
was good and was thwarting that
which was evil. As result. COM
plete immunity from evil was ex-
perienced, and his every duty was
performed Joyously and righteous
ly. A man who is in a well-lighted
house can see and enjoy the love-
illness that is there: the darkness
from without cannot in any way
interfere with his harmony and
JOY. The understanding of Gods
all-power keeps man in the pres
ence OF good, where the light of
Truth is ever shining and where
the darkness of evil never comes.
The light from well-illumined
house can shine out into the dark
ness, but the darkness cannot ex-
tinguish the light.
AS we understand and utilize
power divine. we are concerned
more with the good and true and
less with the unreal and false. False
theology has attempted to brighten
men into reformation through a
fear Of evil and its seeming con-
sequences. Christian Science shows
us that true progress and reforma-
ton come from the love of good
and not from fear OF evil. In the
study Of mathematics we do not
learn its science by fear Of making
mistakes but by experiencing the
favorable results of applying il
correctly. The Science of divine
power shows us how TO attain the
blessings of right doing and thus
avoid the lack Of blessings which
is the penalty for wrong doing.
As we see the glory and grandeur
Of goodness, we see the unworthi-
ness. the undesirability, the falsity
OF the wrong. One definition of
sin" Is. failure to realize In con-
duct and character the moral
| ideal" As we understand the su-