The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-06-06

WYE are all familiar with the state
w ment, "When they are at Rome,

Nv are all familiar Win the state
w ment, "When they are at Rome,
they do there as they see DONE"
In other words, follow the custom Of
the land in which you are living. The
writer remembers very wildly step
ping out of an underground train in
London station and making herway
to the street, greatly impeded by the
oncoming rush of people. When she
reached the street, she realized sud-
denly what was wrong. She had
been holding to the right side of the
passage as one does in America,
when all the time she should have
been keeping to the left. She knew
the law, but for the moment forgot
to make use of it. Much confusion
and discomfort could have been
avoided by walking with Londoners
while she was in London.
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul
writes (5:25), eff we live in the Spirit,
let us also walk in the Spirit" !. The
words, eff we live in the Spirit"
imply that we actually do live there.
Let us then obey the laws of Spirit;
let us prove that we are the children
of Spirit, God. The opposite of Spirit
is matter; therefore we do not live
in matter. Why, then, should we fear
or obey the so-called laws of matter?
Living in the realm of Spirit, we find
the way to walk in the Spirit.
To walk in the Spirit" means to
walk in the light of spiritual under
standing, to follow the leadings of
Truth. 1t means to avoid human will
and let God direct our ways. We
need to be receptive to the truth, al
low Gods plan to unfold in our con-
seriousness, taking one step at time.
Even as the children of Israel were
guided by pillar of cloud by day
and of fire by night, SO shall we be
guided in all our activities. We may
be tempted to follow the broad high
way of materiality with its false APP
petites, pleasures, and pains, or to
wander away into one of the many
intriguing by-ways that lead to sin,
disease, unhappinesss and death. If
we are wise, we shan stay close to
the straight and narrow path, keep
ing our eyes always on the goal of
spiritual understanding, for this path
leads to health, holiness, and Joy un-
speakable. -.
The law of Spirit is the law of
Life. Christ Jesus knew the Mosaic
Decalogue, which was divinely re-
vealed to Moses, and obeyed it, as
evidenced by his words and works,
recorded in the New Testament.
When asked which was the greatest
of all the commandments, our Master
replied mark 12:29-3D: 'The Lord
our God is one Lord: and thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy mind, and with all thy
strength: this is the first command
ment. And the second is like, namely
this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour
as myself. There is none other COM
mandment greater than these"
In referring to the First Command
ment, Mary Baker Eddy writes (Sci-
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures, p. 340): :. The divine
Principle of the First Commandment
bases the Science of being, by which
man demonstrates health, holiness,
and life eternal. One infinite God,
good, unifies men and nations; con-
stitutes the brotherhood of man;
ends wars; fulfils the Scripture, Love
thy neighbor as thyself;' annihilates
pagan and Christian idolatry, -
whatever is wrong in social, civil,
criminal, political, and religious
codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls
the curse on man, and leaves moth
ing that can sin, suffer, be punished
or destroyed"
To know the zone infinite God,
good" is the need of the world to-
day. We must obey the law of Spirit
or we shall find ourselves trampled
upon by oncoming erroneous beliefs
- beliefs of hatred, envy, revenge,
poverty, suffering, bloodshed, and
violence. 1t is not enough to know
about the law of God. We must
understand it and make use of 1t in
all our thinking and living. - The