The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-12

thing which would attempt TO pre-
elude its realization The Christian
Scientist therefore joyously prays
daily, as outlined in the Manual of
The Mother Church ~. AZ. THY
kingdom come let the reign Of d.
vine Truth, Life. and Love be
established In me. and rule out Of
me all sin. and my Thy Word en-
rich the affections Of all mankind.
and govern them"
Society
But to return TO the subject of
peace" We human beings do not
live unto ourselves We live with
others. in families. in communities.
in nations. and In such groups
peace is a requisite. So much so
indeed that our Master left this
definite command. Have peace one
with another" Paul in his letter 10
the Romans referred more than
once TO the duty OF the individual
10 maintain peace with his fellow
men. | quote from Moffstt's trans
lation tRomans i2:1s1. BE at
peace with all men. If possible. so
far as that depends on you" Also
tRomans 14.is). Peace then. and
the building up OF each other, these
are what we must aim at" Both
Paul and our Master have told Us
definitely that social peace IL one
of the responsibilities of the indl-
Yidual. Not only must We strive for
peace of mind for ourselves. but
there Is much we can do To bring
about peace in our environment
wherever that may be
In the past wsrmakers have been
praised and honored for their de-
Tense Of home and fatherland. but
II n the peacemakers more than
the wsrmakers who defend the
community or the country. Peace
makers strike al the very root ~
the discord and destroy II in It's
inception. Were we all 10 follow
our Leaders example. what
power for peace we should be Hear
this quotation from one Of her
books miscellany. p 22o): Each
day ] pray for the qualification Of
all national difficulties. for the
brotherhood Of man, for the end OF
idolatry and infidelity. and for
the growth and establishment Il
Christian religion Christ's Chris
tianity"
Religion Is not confined 10 the
family. the community. or even the
nation. II oyerlspE them all. Even
nationalism j. not humanity's ulti-
mate vision. The concern Of religion
Is not with nationalism. II Is with
humanity. II goes beyond race.
creed, or boundaries Its domain u
the world Of humanlty's needs.
In our relationship with each
other today. what need there is
for vision OF what ~ ster-
nslly true. That alone can save vs.
from belief In the diseordsnt and
untrue The writer Of the Proverbs
warns VS.. Where there 10 no
vision. the people perish Perish
means break up or 20 70 pieces,'
like doll that has been left out in
the rain overnight and haN become
undOne. The pieces are all there.
but they have lost cohesion. The
only thing that really unites people
II an understanding Of God. A.
Mrs. Eddy has pointed out In our
textbook Up. 340). One Infinite
God. good. unifies men and ma
tions. constitutes the brotherhood
d man" etc. Only a spiritual un-
derstaDding Of the brotherhood Of
man under the fatherhood Of God /.
81 ~t-tF hAtAth hAfW ~ i've anu
work together a. they should. To
illustrate. The nearer the spokss Of
a wheel get 10 the hub. the closer
they get 10 each other. 50 In life
the closer individuals get 70 Cod. /
the closer they get 10 each other. I
This Is the tie that binds" spirit
lal understanding.
In human relations, strange az IL .
may seem, the way 20 peace IL fire.
lusntly BY warfare. true warfare.
warfare with evil. warfare with
.elf In this connection Mrs. Eddy
las written Miscellaneous Writ
ngs. p. Ilsl. BE Of good cheer:
he warfare with ones self ~
yrsnd. IL gives one plenty of en-
,ioymsnt, and the divine Principle
vorAsth with yog.-and obedience