The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-28

stood. he taught. he proved that
spirit. God. u the only LIE O man.
that health, holiness. and continuity
are natural 20 man. Mortals hated
him without cause. elinging TO
their darkness and refusing the light.
Humanity has usually maligned and
prosecuted It's greatest benefactors.
For centuries prior 70 the coming
Of Jesus. prophets had foretoid there
would appear two great witnesses to
the power and presence Of God In
The First Church Of Christ Scien-
" sae MISC alsss llany epp, sse sac
and Eomanhood OF ood IA have sireSSy
been revealed in a deEree through
Christ Jesus and Christian Science.
His two witnesses Il was her in
domitable courage. her deep-rooted
faith. her undertaking devotion TO the
spiritual idea OF Life that made her
thought the one In whom the eter-
nal Minds presence. power. and love
could be clearly recognized. and mans
unity with this sovereign Spirit be
acclaimed.
A professional man who had made
an outstanding success OF his pro-
fession once said 70 me; The great
ness OF Mrs. Eddys words astounds
me when / think Of the wealth OF
original ideas she has presented to
human thought. Here I am a man
. I SUCCESSFUL IN my DE0-
Iesslon, but when l ask myself. Have
given even one new. constructive
idea TO my fellow men, the answer
Yet Mrs. EDDY. an obscure gentle
woman. facing the bitter hostility Of
tneologians, medical practitioners, and
physical scientists. and the indiffer-
ence OF the world. has given to man
kind, in her book, wealth Of God
lorlglnated Ideas. and proved by
demonstration that they are the true
Ideas OF existence. Her work IL be-
yond comparison with that OF any
other man or woman in this age"
Appreciation and love for this great
woman srow as ones understanding
OF Christian Science grows for only
50 can one evaluate in a fair measure
the spiritual depth OF her living and
thinking. which made 1t possible for
ner 70 perceive and 70 express IN such
disable manner the deep things OF
God We can do no less in thinking
OF MT. EDDY than to follow the wise
Admonition OF Solomon. who said OF
righteous woman. Give her of the
1rult OF her hands; and let her own
works praise her in the gates"
The CharIots of God
During the centuries when the
Bible was being written. chariots we're
largely the measure OF rulers
istines modified thirty thousand
chariots against Israel according to
the account in Samuel The Psalm
ISL. desiring TO turn the thought of
men to the invincible forces of God.
writes in the sixty-eighth Psalm,
The chariots OF God are thou
sands OF angels: the Lord Is among
them Was not his vision of divine
activity in this mighty heavenly host.
representing spiritual power, OF the
same nature as that which came TO
Ellsna when Elijah. as recorded in II
account reads. Behold. there an
peared chariot Of fire. and horses
OF IRE, and parted them both
asunoer and Elisha cried,
NV rather. nv father, the chariot of
.SraeI, and the horsemen thereof" In
ms picturesque metaphor Elisha in
oicated something of what he saw
OF the presence and power of God
that exalted Elijah above the ma
terra terial and INTO the spiritual idea of
The chariots of God His Layton.
OF angels are the invinclble hosf
never 10 be defeated. They know no
national boundaries. they fight for
no personal ambition. They defend
splrltual reality. Against them the
lorces OF mortal men can never mo-
olllze an invading force Mortals NAV
war in the plane of mortal tbinkinsy
never IN the universe of Spirit. GOD,
Love. War is conflict between
sraoations Of mortal thinking. and
70 that side expressing in the larger
SSesree devotion to the things OF
spirit, trust in the chariots of God
70 bring to light the reign only Of
lustlce and right. must ultimately
come the victory.
Inc spiritual idea reveals To M
conS,, r,snt Where. TO material sense.
the angel legions-the ehartots 81
ood-are present. and working dav
ana night. They are the yerv
thoughts OF God. which belong To the
onIy true consciousness OF every
a'esman. general soldier. and civil
al. "a. OF every land. They bring to each
the sense OF the love, the wisdom the
JuS.lce OF God. They bind the human
/ Will sufle mad ambition establish
me rights OF all TO freedom Of
thought and action, and. in the words
81 the Psalmist. bring the counsel m
the heather Cmortai-minded thin
.he) 70 nought" and the devices Of
the people OF none effect. j.
Ley US know this. Let US be helm
ers IN establishing the only lasting
p test there can ever be, the peace
leglons OF Gods angels in fhe cors
sclousness of ourselves and our
| orothers OF every land. I4t n. see
20 ~ mat We recognize the presence
S sna the activity OF the ehariots Of
10 IN our thinking and permit
snem 70 conquer there the material
TbayI IN war at home or abroad.
lhey are always here willing eager
20 enllghten YOU and me and an WITH
sne IRE OF that eternal light elirnpsed
~ Eilsna: the light OF the SPIRITUAL
. .uea OF Life. II reveals a new cres-
t .on, OF as MIS-. Eddy puts il "a
I I1vsn Inverse tRetrospection and
rn.Ioepection. D. az. where peace is
ls!ural and perpetual. and wa iS
untnought and unknown. Isn't thar
snnsst human hearts are hungerin0
LOT LOT II Is for that. or for the revela-
G S,oh OF the presence of that-tbat
$500 enarlots are fighting Their
s,s' e.l,Lastihg victory over the forces OF
sooiess material sense in you, In me.
sho IN All men and nations. cannot
Tor long be stayed S"iiA''