The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-10

~ and actively reject Cod. your
needs vill sssuredly Be met.
II property ownership acre TIRE
only criterion. Jesus would have
been considered = poor man. BAT
wss he poorr lou xin remember
that OF one occasion when sew
erai thousand AZ his followers
WIRE In a desert place and hal
nothing 10 eat. Jesus led them
when he had IT hand only five
losves and two small fishes. and
after their hunger had been com
pletsly satisfied. twelve baskets
were filled with the fragments
which had been left over. Whence
came this abundance Obviously
il vas q result in some way Of
Jesus understanding Of spiritual
law. Would II not be good news
to the poor to have IT proved that
men can achieve such an under
standing OF God and His law OF
supply that they Will be able To
demonstrate the nothingne<s Of
Imitation- This Jesus did.
The word poor" may have. how
ever. an entirely different mean
ing. II Is used to mean the re-
oeptive thought" tsee Science and
Health. 3t.i6), those who are
A..u.~t-m S. ~. s,a.fh .uA w..Axs
to receive IL. Jesus recognized
that human thought may have
various grades Of receptivity. lie
illustrated these in his parable Of
the sower. He hkened them TO
the way side" stony places, "
among thorns," ana good
ground The good ground Illus
trsted the receptive thought. where
the seed brought forth sbundsntly.
Is 1t any wonder Jesus said their ;
" the kingdom Of heaven"
Today there are many who are
yearning TO hear the good news,
the truth about God and man as
1t is being revealed through Chris
tian Science, and 1t is our prisi-
lege TO tell IT, Hear what Mrs.
Eddy has said on this point
tScience and Health. p. 5T0D E:
Millions of unprejudiced minds
simple seekers for Truth. weary
wanderers. sthirst in the desert
are waiting and watching for rest
and drink. Give them a cup of
cold water in christ's name, and
never fear the consequences.
In the past many have formed
their opinions of Christianity. not
Dy reading Matthew, Mark. Luke,
and John, but by observing the
lives of professed Christians. So
today many are forming their
opinions Of Christian Science. not
by reading its authorized htera-
turs. but by observing the lives
OF it's adherents. How important,
then, that we should heed our
Masters admonition, Let your
light shine before men. that they
may see your good works, and
glorify your Father which Ia In
heaven"
Mary Baker Eddy
History records that many times
pioneers have made expeditions
into the unknown. and bravely
facing they knew not what of
trials and danger have returned
with accounts OF the wonders OF
new lands. After the courageous
explorer had found and mapped
the way, others followed and reap
ed rewards.
In 1866 Mary Baker Eddy. q
gentle and pious descendant OF
sturdy New England pioneers,
yesrned to see beyond the COM
monty accepted limits OF human
experience. Surely. she felt, there
must be a land beyond this region
of distress and danger. a land
of peace and safety. She pondered
these questions, and through her
study Of the life and works OF our
Master and his followers she
found the answer.
Describing the conditions for
which she sought a remedy. and
the struggles through which she
passed in finding II. she has writ
ten tseienes and Health, pp. 226,
227): The lame. the deaf. the
dumb. the blind. the sick, the sen
susl. the sinner, wished to save
from the slavery Of their own
beliefs and from the educational
systems Of the Phsraohs. who
today. a. Of yore. hold the chill
dren OF Israel in bondage. | saw
befor. me the awful conflict. the
Red Sea and the wilderness. but !
pressed on through faith in Cod.
trusting Truth. the strong de-
liyerer, 10 guide me into the land
OF Christian Science. where letters
fall and the rights Of man are
fully known and acknowledged"
Describing her experience at this
time, Mrs. EDDY mas told US in
"Retrospectlon and Introspeetion"
up. II, zsJ: The divine hand led
me into q new world Of light and
Life, a fresh universe old To God
but new TO His little one. II
became evident that the digIns
Mind alone must answer. and be
found a. the Life, or Principle. Of
all being, and that one must &C
quaint himself with God. n ne
would be a. peace lie must BE-
ours practically. guiding our every
thought and action; else We can
not understand the omniprssencs
Of good sufficiently 20 aemostrsts.