Montana labor news., 1945-05-24
Florence Mddaugh c. S. Delivers Lecture Christian Science

scientific facts, in a language which all
can understand, but Mrs. Eddy accom-
plished this task. The truth Of her
revelation can be applied to the every
day needs of humanity. Christian
Science is absolute. 1t is discernible,
and clear to the thought ready to re-
ceiye it.
We can be very grateful to Mrs. Eddy
that her own physical healing did not
constitute her ultimate goal. Her love
for man was augmented by her love for
God She worked tirelessly, without
faltering, in the face Of terrific oppo-
sition, and with little human aid, to give
us this spirit of truth" refused to be
turned aside or discouraged. The full
expression of this revelation is found in
the Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures" +"
which she wrote
God
Since demonstration in Christian
Science rests upon a correct understand
/ ing of God, the first step is the recog-
milton of God as All-in-all In Isaiah
we read, Il, even I, am the Lord; and
beside me there is no saviour"
Christian Science gives us the ability
to discern the spiritual import of the
Bible, reveals the infinitude of Goa, and
makes plain the way OF redemption from
sin, sickness, and death Today many
gratefully acknowledge that discord Of
every nature has been destroyed and
eliminated from their thought and ex-
perience through the understanding
which Christian Science has brought to
them of Life, Truth, and Love, or God
In view of this fact, one naturally seeks
to know something definite of the ma
ture of God
In Science and Health there is a chap
ter entitled "Recapitulation, which Mrs
Eddy has devoted to questions and an
swers. To the question (p. 465) What
is God?" she answers, Cod is incor-
poreal, divine, supreme, infinite Mind
Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love"
These seven synonyms have become IA
miliar to students of Christian Science
and indicate the wholeness and com
pleteness Of Deity. Each one is equally
important and significant but let us con-
slider the synonym of Mind, which has
given reinsurance and hope to thou
sands.
The fact that God is Mind is a sure
basis for the understanding and prac-
tice of Christian Science and it dispels
the false beliefs which have identified
the term God" with material beliefs.
To know that God is Mind eliminates
uncertainty, encourages a wider vision,
and enables one to recognize Gods
omnipresence and to prove the redemp-
tive power Of His allness in everyday
experiences.
When we consider the commandment
which Moses gave to the children Of
Israel, and which Mrs Eddy says is the
first command Of Christian Science,
Thou shalt have no other gods before
me, the question arises, what is this
me?" Since God is Mind, we can in
terpret it to mean Thou shalt have no
other Mind but God
At a time when fear and limitation
face men and nations on every side,
the spiritual fact that there is but one
Mind, and that Mind God, is a scientific
truth that is able to destroy any foe
that opposes it. Thought established on
a divine basis recognizes the omnipres-
ence and omnipotence of divine power
and protection.
It is also fact that the ideas which
reveal God reflect the "incorporeal, di-
vine, supreme, infinite Mind" By these
eyer-o operating ideas Christian Science
enriches all the avenues of human ac-
tivity Above all, it lessons fear and
teaches men how to turn to Cod in the
face of danger, and confidently expect
only good. In the Christian Science
textbook, under the caption, Mental
Treatment Illustrated" p. 4lO), Mrs.
Eddy declares that Christian scientific
practice begins with Christ's keynote Of
harmony BE not afraidp
Fear is the first enemy to be destroyed.
Christian Science reveals how fear van
ishes in the presence of divine Mind,
for there is nothing to fear in all-in-
elusive good. ANY thought that does not
come from divine Principle is without
authority or power.
Mrs Eddy writes in the textbook
(p. s6), Mortal mind sees what it be-
lieves as certainly as it believes what it
sees It feels, hears, and sees its own
thoughts" Here she exposes the frau
dulent and deceptive nature of mortal
mind, the counterfeit of divine Mind.
Christian Science further teaches that
the human experiences which constitute
this mortal, so-called existence are
mortal mind obiectifying itself in human
belief.
The consciousness of divine Mind is
the only true consciousness and recog-