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

Who quite evidentIy felt that CHRIS
tan Science was something whaeh
every zkhi-thinklng individual
should sveldL he seemed 10 -
very much stirred up seout u.
Indeed he seemed 10 - consider
ably heated up about ~. and I
became curious O. find out What
had generated 50 much heat so
I sent 20 the public library 10 find
out whether there Vas any htera.
ture On the subject. and the Chris
tan Science textbook VAS brought
10 me. In tia two weeks l wss
allowed 70 have II out | rad Il
through. I renewed the lean and
read Il through again. l renewed
It again and rad Il Through again.
That il, within Sin weeks Of tho
time I had seen the words Chris
tan Science for the first time.
! had read the textbook through
three times. and through the read
ing Of that book I was hssled 81
. serious condition Of the lungs
from which had suffered for =
number Of years II might be Of
further interest 10 you to hear
that AZ that time I did not know
OF the existence of . Christian
Science church. . Christian
Science practitioner. " even =
Christian Scientist. Who can
measure humanity's debt TO Mrs
Eddy
The Brekeahearsed
To return To the subject Ne
were discussing. The second phase
of the Aessianic mission Of Christ
Jesus mentioned by Luke vas
to heal the brokenhearted." that
Is. the downeast. the depressed.
the mentally needy. What heavy
hearts We sometimes carry How
sorry for ourselves We sometimes
become self-p,ty IL . guest that
seems ever ready 10 knock at ones
mental door. The moment any
thing goes wrong with our plans,
our human relations. our business
prospects. or our bodily health.
the first guests To call ~ our
mental home are fear and self.
pity. And II we let them In we
shall find ourselves moaning. oh
myl' or Isn't this terrible ?"
These intruders are not friends.
They should be refused admittance.
The way out Of any untoward
situation il not by dwelling upon
IL, by accepting II as real and
true. but by mentally turning
away from 1t TO what IL really
true. TO the great fact that God.
who IL infinite Love, IL governing
now. and nothing can interfere
with His governmnet Such
realization will lift us above the
down-drag Of self-centsres think
ing and set us free.
But the brokenhearted one may
say, MY trouble IL discourage
ment; every effort 1 have made
has ended In failure. and I am
thoroughly discouraged. Samuel
Longfellow must have tasted some
such experience and found it,
remedy. lie wrote:
Discouraged in the work Of life.
Disheartened by Its load.
shamed by its failures or its fears,
sink beside the road
But let me only think OF Thee.
And then new heart springs up
In me-
Longfellow was right. Courage
il u moral quality. not dependent
in any way upon physical strength
or weakness. David knew eour-
age TO be . moral asset much
needed In human experience. Ills
own life, tempted and triumphant.
and set with personal and national
pitfalls, called for all that courage
means. lie wrote. Wait on the
Lord. be Of good courage. and he
shall strengthen thine heart We
may not have to do with the sf-
fairs Of the nation, but sveryons
who strives yahantly for the right
may have trials and defeats a. did
the king Of ancient Israel. but the
courage which fits us TO face and
discipline ourselves will equip va
10 meet every disoordAnt situation
/ which may arise, and will arm ua
for every battle against failure
and wrong.
DiscOuTsgement 10 = word which
Mrs. Eddy used but once IN her
writings. and then xath the 40
monition that We never yield 10
I H. Encouragement IL based upon
= belief that evil IL more posssrf a
or more persistent than good BE-
cause Christian Science IL founded
upon the truth that God. Who i
good. il the only power. the Stu.
dent Of Christian Science II be-
ing equipped 10 rscognizs and de-
feat the Arguments Of discourage
ment There IL one mental quail
ity with which encouragement
cannot dwell. thst - ETstltuds.
And Erstituds may BE- the guest
Of each one q IA Every moment
II Hs would conquer discourage
msnt. let Us count cur blessings
On the other hand. ths broken
hearted ole may azy. NJ troabls
= zslf-condemnstlon. dld some
E Thing years ago for which I hass
been eondsmniuK myself ever
since knON thia Il hurting ne.
but / cannot stop T." Fof any
one in that ooGdltioa Pauls rule
regarding forgetting thoss things