The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-01-17

vigorously denied and stronuously
dealt With before Il can b forced
70 release IL Saloe asgumpttou 70
power. On svery side today 10 hear
men and women all how thy should
think about world conditions IN order
70 compoes thsir own thouohts. and
b o. help 70 their fellow man. n
the faco Of the present world up-
heaval and 6isorgantxattou. Il =
nelthes Christian Science no9 right
70 eay, There b % var gulug o."
and leave Il there. THIS v not doing
our part In helping x bring man.
kind out Of this chaos 6 human
events. In seeking to nnd ons's In
divtduAl responsibility In this crisis
In human a4faiSs. one can turn. -
always, With assurance 70 The Bible.
Tor understanding and guidance.
Mira. Eddy eays that "the bible q
our Dea.beAten rock. II stands
the stoGu" .(The Frat church az
Christ, Scientist. and Miscellany, ..
1851. Throughout Bible history W
ind that those who trusted "a God
and fought TO- the right "A the end
always triumphsd over svii and In
Justice.
Our work b to know tust whore
this war % going on, and of what
It consists. Il u . mental conflict,
- ever. and y going on N human
consciousness. a being Sought there,
and can only b settled thsyo. II Is
. war Tor supremacy between good
AID evil, freedom and bondage. right
and wrong, Christianity and pagan
Ism. H who has ut himself 70 light
foe Q r1ghtoo' icauoo cannot b Coz
cerned solely With his own safety.
for there v no eecurity except that
1t b universal anf impartial There
Is no ~layoritissn IN 0odb KINGDOM.
Each idea . precious In HI eight,
and each ons OF ~ has a equal
right 70 individual development,
progress. and self-goverumeut
Let each one ask himsslf two
questions. First. what n my con.
cept Of Christianity. and how am
I living it?" and second, .Just how
fer am. !. myself, being rightly gov
ernedf" One cau Judge whether Of
not his coucept Of Christianity y
correct b. measuring II b the stand
ard cot BY Jesus. Christianity. @ he
taught It. y the Schemes Of peace
and harmony. the reign q righteous.
ness. Tho power OF God and His
Christ WAS al the power 10 uoe6 %
eutheone good and detArcne evtl.
Christian 9eiance teachse that cue
u rightly eovorned only When SOW
erned b. ood. Zach oo6 muet dociAo
foc hiraself whether mprtAl mind o.
divine Mind shall ceutrol his
thoughts and actions. II each indi.
vidusl, each equalization q nation
wose willing % bass hie government
and lawn upon the Sermon a the
Mount - presented b jesus there
would Be no more war, and 40 more
disagyesrnsnts diAbeuit ef settle
Inent. But % loug - each organised
group Of people 1oene - ovn bill
Of rights and code oS morals. baeod
upon disputed leadership ana the
right % ruiz. there can Be 40 CON.
mon meeting ground. no liked rule
BY which to reach g. point ~ AgYoe.
rnsnt. Chs1Du1Gn 1e9gnog;tf1ogSSeEly
applied. would rsineeate H. eovssn.
ment Of. epod. with the understand
Ing that God h - ouly, power And
authority.
One cannot underestimate the
gravity Of the challenge % Chris
tianity In the primarily pagan de-
ologies, which seam rampant IA the
world today. Christian Science
teaches the coutrol o1 msA amhd-
ton, lust tor power, 49, n mattss,
ana that each ono uoeds % uncover
AID destroy the pagan tandeneies IN
his own thinking beSeee be can hone
to help bring relief - his neighbor.
Chsistiaa Scjeuc does not teach
that one must closs his eyes. esfus.
Inc % eco that evil must b De.
stroyed. must b forced 10 come
down and yield it. place TO the reign
Of . righteous government. One
must dght tor tho cause Of right
more vigorously than the hordes os
evil seek 70 0eotsoy q.
The prophst Iniah, when he tore.
told tie cognlng q the Messiah,
trumpeted With splsttuai certainty,
The government ahau b upon hb
shoulder." He pfuphesied that the
coming Of the Christ would bring the
people out ct dorknooe and 6eeak
the yoke Of boudago and tho rod Of
the oppressor. that these would b
no end TO the government q peace
promised ~ By the Father n this
Son, the Christ. who would govern
I'll nations and peepjes. Peace can
never come UNTIL thiS Christ governs
the consciousness 6 men.
But hare Ut M remind you that
right thinking b not III No have 70
do. Mn. Hddy declares (Ohurch
Manual, p. ~, ~ Christian ecdeu.
tist y . hnmanltas1aD," and (ooiouce
and Health. =. ~, '.lt y Christian
ecteuco - Do rlGtt. and nothing
abort Of riSht-6oong he's any claim
70 the name Th0 Apostle james
tells ~ what b Steht 70 Do under
distressing human circumstances:
If . brother q siotoe b naked, and
destitute Of daily ~. and zoe Of
you ~ unto them, Depart N peace,
y - warmed ard a1od:, noeWth.
.sudinG ~ glvo th1m not those
things which aro aoodiul % the
body: What doth T. pgo0tf" And b
further admouiaho, n 70 fulnl shs
royai Nv aecording % the scrip.
tuze, Thou Ghalt jove thy neithbour
- thyself. - 70 WsI.s
1he angels e ood'S presencs can
deliver - from TIE deptha Two Of
the angels q old Testament history,
Alchael ana oahgiAl, Mrs. Eddy
enaSacteftDeo - ~1plritual strength"
and numbering lover (ecienee and
Health. pn ooo. oe7). These angels
sustain and dellveg men from the
onslaughtD q evn- TIE Rsvelator,
In onont1u4 az TIN vap that n n.