The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-23

HOW happily most or us respond to good news, and how some be- come depressed at the bad
 To many people uninstructed as to true goodness, what seems good news to one may be evil news to an- other, and the evil may seem good Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered and founded Christian Science states in one of her books, Mis- cellaneous Writings" (p. 13),, Seek the Anglo-Saxon term for God, and you will find 1t to be good; then de- fine good as God, and you will find that good is omnipotence, has all power; 1t fills all space, being om- nipresent; hence, there is neither place now power left for evil"
 Good, or Gods news, must also be true news, for God and Truth are one. "rhe Lord he is God; there is none else beside him." the Bible encouragingly assures us. Naturally, then, all evil or bad news must be false and untrue, possessing neither power nor actuality. pres- ence nor intelligence.
 Christian Science is alone ca- pablo of permanently comforting suffering humanity and pointing the way to everlasting peace and glory. Why? Because Christian Sci- ence presents the gospel of Christ, the spiritual idea of God, who is infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul Prin- ciple, Life. Truth, Love" (Science and Health, p. 465)
 The Everlasting Gospel
 In the New Testament we read of Jesus and his disciples preaching the gospel and healing the sick. The word gospel" you may recall, comes to use from the German words "Gott spiel" or God story" and later pronounced "Gott spell" from which we derive the present word gospel. It means literally good tidings or good news; the news about God, about His Christ or Son, and about our real, spir- itual selfhood as that son. It is of this Christ that bring you com- forting news tonght.
 The version of the Bible which Christian Scientists use, known as the King James, had held first place in the affections of mankind throughout three centuries as the gospel to which men may confident ly turn and find help for every need.
 Christ Explained
 This holy gospel of the Christ, the spiritual dea of God. has always been preached, even before the days of Jesus of Nazareth, who more than any other man, exemplified the Christ, or Son of God, and Christian Science explains this Christ as Jesus spiritual self hood; therefore Christ existed" Mrs. Eddy states, prior to Jesus" (Message for 1901, p. 8.
 Our Masters beloved disciple, John, affectionately wrote these words of the Christ: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish. but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" And we are truly indebted to Mrs. Eddy for satisfactory ex- planation of this invisible saving Christ and the humanly visible Chrst. Let me quote directly from her textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Sculptures" (p. 333): "The advent of Jesus of Nazareth marked the first century of the Christian era, but the Christ is without beginning of years or end of days. Throughout all generations botr before and after the Christian era, the Christ, as the spiritual idea, the reflection of God,-has come with some measure of power and grace to all prepared to receive Christ, Truth"
 The spiritual idea of God, or Christ, has for many centuries been gradually unfolding itself to the human consciousness thruogh the activity of the divine Mind. In the degree that all evil, wickedness, sickness, and death, the carnal mind, spoken of by Paul as "enmity against God" is seen for what it is -enmity against God-it is good news, for we know that it is no part of the reality of being, as it is not found in the all-inclusiveness of God, good.
 By the very nature of evil or mat ter, however. 1t must eventually de- stroy itself, for it opposes itself, in belief, to the life giving, perpetual ing, harmonizing spiritual qualities of God.
 How grateful we are that Gods Christ does live among us, and we are receiving many blessings from him.
 Expectation Helpful in Healing
 The Psalmist David said, My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him." We can- not really expect from God anything but good. and this expectancy finds expression in improved conditions of every kind. We should expect health, expect success, expect vic- tory, expect salvation, for these are qualities of the divine Mind. or Christ constantly being expressed as man.
 Displace the bad news of disease, or your inability to be Of help to yourselves and others, with the gospel of Love and Truth found iR the Bible through Mrs. Bddy's teachings. You will find through your sincere study and practice of Christian Science that you are not