Montana labor news., 1946-06-20

essential qualities" he must begin TO
follow Jesus precepts in the Sermon
on the Mount. and sp~iritualize and
Christianize his life. AS compassion,
~gentleness. kindness. and love replace
hardness. hatred. and un~kindness In
human consciousness. We find Loves
essential qualities" becoming the very
essence Of daily experience and the
system of Christian Science being in
diligently applied.
Mrs. Eddy gives us seven synonyms
for God in Science and Health. They
are: Mind. Spirit. Soul, Principle.
Life. Truth. Love" lp. 1861. All but
Principle are found in the Bible -
five in the Old Testament. and one
in the New Testament. That these
synonyms apply to the one infinite
God is evidenced by Mrs. Eddy's an
swer to the questions" Are these terms
synonymous?' She replies: They are.
They refer to n absolute God
(ibid.). These synonymous terms are
employed to give the student an en-
larged concept of God and to help him
better to comprehend the nature. es-
sence. and Wilderness of Diety' (ibId.).
The remedy for the whole worlds ills
lies in the true knowledge of God
and man in His image and likeness.
These seven synonyms have a definite
significance for each II of us as a
child of God. since each term indicates
distinct qualities which mar reflects.
For example. man, reflecting Mind, eX-
presses unlimited intelligence: as the
reflection of Soul. he manifests spir-
itual discernment and perception. as
the idea of Love. he knows no envy.
jealousy. anger, or fear, and so on.
Man is ever Gods expression. the
complete and harmonious likeness of
his Father Mother. divine Love. Nor
tai or material man is simply the
counterfeit or misconception of Gods
man. Christian Scientists are grateful
to Mrs. Eddy o only for revealing
the Godlike nature Of man. but also
for showing the progressive steps that
must be taken in order to prove this
truth.
In the textbook Opp. lis. 1867 our
Leader has given us a clear. scien-
tific translation of mortal mind. Here
are outlined the advancing steps out
of materiality. The first degree gives
the material concept of mortal man
as expressing depravity passions.
fears. appetites. self-justification. and
so on. The second degrees how evil
physical beliefs disappearing in a
moral degree of humanity-honesty
hope, and affection. The third de-
gree reveals the spiritual conscious
ness in which wisdom. purity, health.
and holiness are established. In the
third degree the counterfeit mind dis
appears, the man. as God created him,
appears This is the man to whom God
gave domination over all the earth.
Dominion Through Christ
Those uninstructed by Christian Sci.
ence may question. What is this do
minion. and how is it manifested in
human activities?" There is but one
dominion in absolute Christian Sci
ence, and that is of God. divine Prin
ciple. Principle governs all that exists
in the order and harmony of its per
feet law. the law of divine Love
There is in reality no opposition &c
this law. for il is the fact of being
1t is the understanding and applica
tion of this law that brings peace
the peace and dominion that God gives
man by reflection. In his present state
of understanding the student of Chris
tian Science realizes that dominion
can be gained only as he overcomes
in his own consciousness the false
beliefs that deny mans perfection.
Someone may ask, IF evil is unreal
why seek dominion owe it?" Chris
tian Science teaches that evil is not
real because God is good. SO it i,
not evil, but the belief in and feal
of it that must be eliminated. One
has but to look about him today tt
see the paralyzing effect of the be
lief in evil at home and abroad. Evi
suggests to us that matter is sub
stance and has power, that it acts ac
cording to law.
Christian Science rests upon spir
itual law. and students of this Sci
ence know that it is their duty ant
privilege to reject the temptation t
believe in aught but God and Hi,
law. In this way only cal Il sue
cessfully eliminate fear. and find TIL
dominion which God gives. Fear i
the chief enemy of mankind. but j
5 is always an illusion. nothingness.
; does not gain reality simply becaus
mortals have accepted it as true. !
: is a presumption that something goo
can cease or be diminished. Fear is
} false belief about God and His crea
ton. it has no source or authority
and is without any power to contro
man.
Men and nations are constantly be