The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10

nan Science was delivered IN
L.k.wood Community theater
THURSDAY evening at s o'clock un.
der the auspices OF Frs Church
az Christ. Scientist. Lake Stella
COON. The speaker. Or. John NJ
Tut. c. s. r. Of Kansas City. No.
spoke substantially as follows:
We are assembled 10 discuss the
Eternal. the Science Of God and
man. And because OF the infinitude
Of this Science, truth OF being, and
because of its applicability TO hu-
manity. we are assured that with
the years such a study must grow
deeper and sweeter. more joyous
and more fruitful. In the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key To the Scriptures,
the author. Mary Baker Eddy.
says: Infinite Mind is the creator.
and creation Is the infinite image,
or idea emsnating from this Mind.
Again she writes: Creation is ever
appearing. and must ever continue
TO appear from the nature OF It's
inexhaustible source. Mortal sense
inverts this appearing and calls
>.deas material Christian Science
thus teaches that creation and be-
ing are not material but spiritual
or divinely mental. That they,
though complete. are never ended;
and that their continuous unfold
ment as Gods likeness and image
is indeed new every morning. To
him that diligently and expectant-
ly seeks Him, Gods creative es-
sence Is seen in the progressively
unfolding sense of mans spiritual
being and acting. How marvellous
to know the Science OF being is
also the Science Of doing Being
Is consciousness Mind and its
idea, God inseparable from man,
the divine oneness. God is Mind ex-
pressing the idea Of God. man, and
this man includes the real you and
me. Christian Science reveals the
eternal facts, and eternal facts are
present facts. They can be known
70 the human consciousness. The
infant thought, His little one" is
the beginning realization in human
consciousness, the ever growing
understanding. of the facts OF
being. The desire and effort TO
acquire and enlarge that sense of
conscious being may be called
prayer. Answered prayer is the
ever increasing awareness of good.
Of God and creation. And IL is
IN the human experience, the util-
Nation OF the eternal facts as they
become evident to the human con-
sciousness. God is not apart from
M. He is our God. He is Mind,
Life, Soul, Truth, Principle, Spirit,
Love. These terms are names for
Deity as given by Mrs. Eddy IN
the Christian Science textbook.
She found them in, or implied in,
the Bible. Our every intelligent act
demonstrates that God is divine
Mind, and is directing our way.
Our every loving thought and deed
illustrates that God is divine Love,
eternally sctuating us. Every
truthful idea may become 10 US
an evidence of the Christ, demon
strating that God is divine Truth,
our being. preserving us. healing
US, and saving US from Satan and
its lies about us. Our every con-
formity with Law and order proves
that God is divine Principle, legal
izing our existence, enabling US to
prove we are indeed His legitimate
and law abiding children. Our
every least awareness OF spiritual
sense exhibits God as divine Spirit.
excluding matter and material
sense from our makeup. Every
harmonious moment. every bliss
full instant. every feeling OF beau
~ and appreciation Of art may
thrill lis with realization that God
Is divine Soul. refining and cult
.'sting as. Every conscious moment
hints God To be divine Life. GER
tifying our very existence. In the
words Of the Psalmist: who is 50
great a God as our God ?" All
there is 10 man is his reflection
of the divine Mind. Love. Life.
Truth, Soul. Spirit, Principle
Every true and eternal quality or
element in man is derivation Of
God. an emanation Of Him. The
only emsnation Of Mind is idea
The grandeur OF mans outlook Is
his insight. the knowledge Of God
and His creation. Mans self
consciousness IS insepsrsble from
what God knows. And 50 imbuef
can we become with the truth
81 our real being. that we can dea
safely with misconceptions anC
nisstatements Of ourselves sne
God. SO clearly can we realize tbs
true God and man. that we can be.
come competent TO unmssk FALSE
gods and false images and like.
nesses OF true being. 10 reverse
and correct all lies about God and
man, our real selves
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
AND THE BIBLE
L. as then address ourselves r
the case Christian Science make,
against idolstry- And let as first
remind ourselves that Christian
Science is based on the Bible Tn
Bible IL the record ~ the INSPIRED
. thought and attainment Of human