The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-10-30

| Fule SCleIlce, ana call man the re-
Election" From this 1t Is plain that
man as reflection is what God knows
about Himself: 1t Is Gods own spirit
ual knowledge of Himself. Man In
Science L not God. he Is the ref1ec-
ton of God, Gods consciousness Of
His own perfect being. Thus man
Is the image Of God Himself, as we
read in Genesis, $50 God created
man In his own image, in the image
Of God created he him." It follows
that because there is only ope God,
there Is only one spiritual man. This
is the only man there really is, and
In Science you are that man by right
Of individual reflection.
Unreliability of Matter
Physical scientists appear to be at
sea regarding the nature of matter.
One of the greatest authorities ad-
nlits that we do not possess any
general basis for physics which can
be regarded as logical. We are told
by men Of eminence that the uni
verse, instead Of looking like a great
machine, looks more like q great
thought. It is now generally be-
ieved that as far as our earth is
concerned electricity in one form or
another Is the sole material used in
building its fabric. Perhaps that is
the reason for q restless world, that
it is resting on restless forms of
electric sparks. Speaking seriously,
however, Christian Science has long
taught that matter Is an illusion, q
vague concept Of the human mind,
and that to rely upon it for health
and supply recalls the words of the
Psalmist, IAN horse is q vain thing
for safety"
The following may illustrate how
in extremity one should reach out
to God, not to matter. for safety. A
boy of the Christian Science Sunday
School whom we know well, was with
his companions playing with a beach
ball on the shore Of lagoon which
led of from the ocean. Suddenly
the ball was thrown into the water
ano the breeze from the ocean
gently waited it farther out over the
quarter-mile stretch Of water. The
boy, although unable to swim any
great distance, dashed after 1t with
vigor. 1t kept just ahead Of him,
and he soon found himself far out
in the water, his strength waning.
Making frantic efforts to reach the
ball that it might support him, he
almost had his fingers upon 1t sew
eral times, only to have 1t pushed
just beyond his reach. He looked
back at the shore far away, his
shouts for help apparently unheard.
Great fear came over him and his
feet began to sink, as great weight
pulled him under, and water began
closing over his head. A sudden
thought Of his family reused him,
and the teachings of the Sunday
school came to him, that God was
ever present, and that he could rest
In Him. In that instant he turned
completely to God and came closer
to Him than ever before in his life.
He then saw that Coo was freeing
him from the fear that was pulling
him under His feet and body began
to rise to the surface. his strength
returned, and he f1oated in safety.
AS he lay on the surface, he literally
shouted for joy and poured out
gratitude to God not only for being
saved. but also to have witnessed
such an instantaneous manifesto
ton Of Gods power. In a short time
he was able to make his way to
shore. where he entered into the
activities as II nothing unusual had
happened.
How many men and women today
are reaching out just to get their
fingers on place, position, money to
sustain them, friends to supply their
needs, drugs to heal them, and mat
ter to satisfy theml And how vain
and uncertain is that expectation!
Spirit, Love, Mind, infinite intel
ligence, Is the only safe reliance.
Love Is Needed
II one were to be asked what Is
the most important lesson of Chris
tian Science the answer would be
the lesson of Love-love for God and
man. Of what avail is it to be able
to state correctly the letter of Sci
ence and yet allow its spirit to go
unexpressed? The letter, then, be-
comes the dead leaves of winter,
tossed In the chilly blast of INTEL
lectualism. The warm center, the
living part, the heart of Christian
Science Is Love.
What Is Love2 1t Is larger than
words, more extensive than thought.
Nothing but divine Love itself can
define 1t, nothing but deeds can at
test 1t. According to st. John, God
is love-" and he adds that he who
knows Love knows God. Love can
be defined only by those who love
and are loving; it is defined in their
deeds and in their lives. Divine Love
means at-one-ment, unity, harmony.
So love recognizes the oneness and
harmony of all things.
On . mental blackboard let us
draw q perpendicular line; on the
right side Of this line put the word
Love-" with its meanings of atone
ment, unity, harmony. On the left
side Of the line, let us mentally place
. list Of those opposite beliefs which
spell separation, disunity, friction.
At the top of this list we would Ger
tainly place "fear," for nothing de-
stroys the unity and harmony of
men as does fear; next we might
place hatred" then "impatience,"
''irritability," Encouragement" etc.
How may We wipe out those on the
left side Of the line? BY reversal, for
they are all the reverse of Love.
Strike out the word fear" and on
the right side Of the line place "re-
lance on God" in place of hatred,
''love;" replace impotence with pa
tience," irritability with kindness"
disbursement with gratitude"
Thus there Is nothing left on the
left side Of the line, for they have
all been wiped out. BY reversing
them we gain at-one-ment. unity,
harmony, love. How easy Is this re-
versal II we are quick to detect the
need for 1t, and willing to execute
it: how satisfying; how healingl
Timothy says, BE instant In season,
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