The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18
Public Lecture ON Christian Science Deliver

freedom and liberation. To believe
N q mortal. material concept Of
man letters and limits "a The
textbook OF Christian Science tells
us that the letters Of mans finite
capacity are forged BY the illusion
that he lives in body instead q In
Soul. in matter instead Of in
Spirit Science and Health. p
2231. When We live IN a certain
community We are necessarily sub
Jet 10 the laws Of that communi-
". As We perceive our true self
hood. ne see that man lives In
good. dweils in the kingdom Of
good. and Is subject only % the
laws Of good. The letters Of evil
drop away. for we are no longer
IN the domain II error. but We are
in the jurisdiction Of God. where
freedom Is the riehtful and normal
condition Of man.
Liberation through Right Thinking
Christian Science declares and
proves that true freedom is the
inevitable result Of right knowing.
The results Of this right knowing
are beautifully set forth in the
Scriptures when they declare that
the creature itself also shall be
delivered from the bondage OF cor
ruption into the glorious liberty
OF the children OF God" ITO de-
liver" means TO set free from
restraint; 10 set at liberty" In
the passage quoted from the Chris
tian Science textbook. showing US
how our freedom is won. we learn
that the letters Of sin, sickness,
and death must be stricken from
the human mind. When they are
stricken from the human mind and
are replaced and dispelled by the
divine facts of the divine Mind.
they disappear from human ex-
perienee. All that ever restricts
mans enjoyment Of the fullness Of
health and harmony. all that
seems 10 produce suffering. is
some theory. false belief. or err
roneous concept which the Science
Of right thinking or knowledge Of
Truth destroys. "Ye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall
shall make you free" not in a far
off future. but here and now.
A Christian Scientist was at one
time severely injured as the result
Of fall. In such cases medical be-
lief says that one cannot walk for
about three months. Through the
understanding of gods law, the
law Of good. the law Of harmony.
Gods eternal law Of right, he was
healed. and was able to take up
his usual duties in about three
days. Mans freedom and divine
rights are at hand TO enjoy and
utilize. Any failure TO realize
them is due to our failure TO ac-
cept and appropriate them. The
supreme power Of the universe is
infinite. divine Mind. and mans
divine heritage is TO manifest
divine Mind, When we have
clear title 10 piece Of property
II is known as a freehold" Man
is a freebooter: he is a freeman;
he has a clear title 10 all that is
good. right. and true. II one
enters unlawfully upon the prop
erty of a freeholder. he is known
as a trespasser, and can be proper
ly elected. Anything evil. any
false belief. erroneous concept, or
spurious law that would attempt
to restrict our full enjoyment Of
good is a trespasser, an intruder,
or interloper.
God Is Divine Principle
The understanding of God as
Principle is a source OF freedom,
dominion. and power. We think OF
principle" as that which is basic.
foundational. causative. reliable.
and unchanging. A dictionary
definition of principle" is source
or origin; that from which any,
thing proceeds" In Johns Cos
pei we read that "sl things were
made by him; and without him
was not any thing made that was
made" Then God Is the one
divine Principle, basic cause.
author. and maker Of all that Is
real. right, or true. The activity
Of Principle always brings free
dom. liberation, and concord. Ig-
norance of the science Of mathe-
MATES brings discord. An under
standing and application of its
rules brings harmony. A principle
promotes the right and is opposed
to that which is wrong. Anything
unrighteous is unprincipled, law
less, baseless, and unreal Any
thing that enslaves or engenders
bondage to evil is unprincipled. for
it Is contrary to Gods plan. loving
purpose. and gracious rule. Sin is
unprincipled because its tendency
is to bind one who INDUCES in it.
Disease is unprincipled. because it
hampers and interferes with nor
NAL. right. and harmonious &C
tivity. Death is unprincipled. for
IL deprives one Of his rightful en-
joyment Of abundant. divine. and
unfettered life. Jesus came that
we might have life. and have it
more abundantly. Gods creation
sbides in the fullneSs Of His love.
and Of His infinite goodness we
can freely partake.
One Principle
We have a friend who was
healed Of tuberculosis In its last
stages, in a little over two weeks
time. Another friend was healed
OF Bright's disease through the
earnest study Of the Christian
Science textbook. II these dis
eases had been in accordance with