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


aWskens IN the night ffon :
dream 81 suffeunx o. pleasure
the whole experience Vanishss
iuss - whrn spiritual understand
lnE Nskens - fron tie msteFtsi
scnze q tie md Is fAlstiss. nsn
kind = liberated ftam Al ssif-iu-
posed soss and limitations
rrssrf
Christian Science nakss ssfx
clear shsl u meant ~ righteous
PRAYER ths prayer which james
assured - ssvsleth much" ST
snos and Health teaches y 800
-Wm.power Is capable u al evil
II can never heal the sex fer Il
i The prayer - ths unrlghtea,is.
while the exercise 81 ths -snti.
menis hope. faith lave i the
prayer - the righteous This
prayer governed hy Science In
stead - the srnees heal. the
sick" II heals sin likewise. ami
all the Woes that hezst mortal ~.
lstence.
SelfsNill urges. ny vii hs done
not Thy wili-thr human. moi
the divine. II may h. seen Nv ihis
that the haste error. from which
sil wrongs proceed. IL the wrong
% acknowledging more than the
one Mind. one Cod Herr. We
learn. i the first idoiatry. Most
people Today would BE- very much
surprised and perhaps wholly In
credulous tn he told that they
were idolairous. fdeletfy i gen
orally interpreted % mean bowling
down n craven images Hut since
God u Mind. Spirit. and since Cod
- one and omnipaient. then o.
love. fear. or recognize a. real and
potent any other mind or any
other substance or Law, must mean
departure from faith In the nne
God. and lead 10 many forms Of
idolatrv and superstition. n means
praying or appealing 10 the false
gods Of sense
one phase Of modern idolatry IL.
bowling down 10 ever-changinE
material health laws The belief
that ono can live IN total igno-
rance Of what constitutes health =
the Wilderness and harmony % be-
ing and. when assaulted BY dis
cordsnt conditions. depend upon
material theories for protection
and healing. IL 20 trust in the
NEUROLOGICAL god of matter This
claim. that matter can he both
cause and cure OF disease. il In
fidelity 60 the allncss and oneness
Of Mind. God ldolatrons beliefs
claiming 10 be sins. various forms
~ disease. ~ poverty. sorrow. or
failure cannot exist A. facts, and
condition u. and IN the presence
81 Truth understood and affirmed
this fact Ia demonstrated. and The
erroneous conditions disappear.
Mrs. Eddy dwelt constantly on
the Importance OF spiritual under
standing superseding a mere blind
/ faith. however fervent that might
be. Her authority was none other
than Christ Jesus III We con-
tlnue In my word" he told his
f.tt...s.rs stth.u -. -. ..a A.
ciples indeed" They must hold
fast. continue. 20 forward, In the
demonstration Of his word, or
teaching. Then. and then only.
would they know the truth and
be free-free from the bolair0us
beliefs which hold humanity in
bondage 20 the flesh free In the
dominion ~ spiriiuAliksd con
seiousnezr.
That universal prayer taught ~
b. the great Teacher. Healer. and
Exemplsr. Christ Jesus. closes
s1th these words. Thine j. thr
Kingdom. and the power. and the
glory. for ever These are ii
vinely definite words They place
all power and government win
God In these times Of changing
concepts ss 10 government. the
exalting Of the supsrman sense ~
sovereignty. the vsingiory Of hu-
man.will rtiiership. Christian na-
tons need more and more fsrvsni-
Z ~. more cissr-sighisdly than ever.
10 ponder this prayer which the
Founder ~ our faith left us.
We cannot always know how
the answer TO prayer Viii b. made
manifest bat Ne do know through
the teachings o. Christian Sci
ence that righteous prayer l. al
ways snswsred 49, know that
The government snail be upyn his
shoulder" IN other words We have
F learned that the divine Mind
governs every ldes That which
claims 10 bs unprlneiplsd govern
msnt cannot endure in ths light
of this scientific knowledge which
ultimately VIII rsna asundsr Every
+ bond claiming 10 restrict and en-
slave the human race.
Ths prayer ~ The aucfsn
prophets for ne consolation -
IsrssL Nhieh they believed would
come through the Nssslsh. vas
answered IN the savsnt u Christ
Jesus Re came in accord with
F prophecy 70 prove mans unity
with ne divine nature. and - re-
veal his spiritual sonship. or
chrlss. Later. when Ms earthly
mission Was drawing 20 = eioss
b. promised his followers that hs
would pray the Father that BE
would send another Comforter.