Montana labor news., 1946-12-19

line OF the prophets. The other stems
from the second or material account
of creation and may be referred to as
the line of the priests. In the first ac-
count, God or Spirit is represented as
the creator of every form Of existence.
No mention of evil occurs in this ac-
count which closes with these emrha-
tic words. And God saw everv thing
that he had made. and. behold. ii was
very good" tGen. 1:31). Here it is
recorded that man is made in the
image and likeness OF God. Spirit.
and so is spiritual. To this spiritual
man of Gods creating is given Gomin-
ion. This account furnishes the
premise upon which all physical
reasoning about God and man should
be based. and from which all correct
:. conclusions must be drawn.
The second ccoun Is. f.,c exact
opposite of tie first. Being opposites
II n is II the other is false An.
mode Of religious thought which
accepts the second account to be true
necessarily begins with a SHINING
mortal, and through one device or
another attempts to save this mortal
and restore him to God. cleansed Of
the sins which God is supposed to
have permitted or allowed to corrupt
him. Such unspiritual methods have
been doomed to failure from the
start.
Jesus was Of the line of the
prophets. He did not identify himself
with the established religious beliefs
and practices Of his day and so came
under severe opposition from religious
leaders. Ii is not difficult to appreciate
the conflict which attends these di-
vergent lines of religious thought, be-
cause many of us were at II time
as opposed to what we presumed
Christian Science to be as were the
religionists of old to the Masters
healing ministry, which they did not
understand. Let me point out one
typical instance of this opposition.
Jesus entered into the synagogue on
the Sabbath, and Matthew records his
experience in these words. And, be-
hold, there was a man which had his
hand withered. And they asked him,
saying. Is it lawful to heal on the
sabbath days? that they might accuse
J i'm. And he said unto them, What
man shall there be among yon. that
have one sheep, and If it fall into a
pit on the sabbath day. will he not lay
hold en- it. and lift 1t out? How much
then is a man better than a sheep?
Wherefore i is lawful to do we'll on The
slb,a'h Gas. Then saith IL 10 The
.lan. Stretch forth thine hand Ard
he stretched it forth and it was re
stored whole, like as the other. Then
the Pharisees out, aud held II
destroy him Matt. 12:10-14).
When Jesus stood accused before
plate on that day when he declared.
ITO this end was | born, and for this
cause came | into the world, that |
should bear witness unto the truth"
John 1880, who was it that accused
him? Matthew gives us this informa-
ton in these words. when the
morning was come, all the chief
priests and elders Of the people took
counsel against Jesus to put him to
death Matt. 27:1). 1t was the age
long warfare between the flesh and
the Spirit, and also between their rep
resentatives.
Prayer
Many who are 0 Christian
Scientists were formerly members of
other denominations. They used to
wonder why the Apostle James was
not speaking to them rs well as o
those of his day when he wrote: as
any sick among you? let him call for
the elders of the church: and let them
] pray over him, amounting him with oil
in the name OF the Lord: and the
prayer of faith shall save the sick,
and the Lord shall raise him up; and
II he have committed sins, they shall
be forgiven him. (James STA, 15).
Not being encouraged by their own
religious leaders to place their entire
trust in healing prayer, they sought
help in Christian Science. TIE com
Dlcte healing of such a one is a case
!. point.
This fine Christian woln1r who had
received treatment in two well-knowr
hospitals, was confined to a large
chair day and night, and was reduced
in weight to less than one hundred
, pounds. She had not been out of hel
home for many weeks. In his CONVEX
, sation with her, a Christian Science
practitioner who was called on The
!, case found that she read her Bible
daily. praying as best she could I,
God Tor relief. Perhaps ii would BIZ
!, well to mention here that a Christian
Scientist e%ndeavors to analvze a cas-,
3 from a metaphysical rather than from
| a physical standpoint. In his frs
t visit, the practitioner ~discerned tn,
error that was blocking the answer t
. her prayer. and he was grateful to fint
; the patient willing to have the erro,
corrected. You see. the error is neve,
in God, but always al error about God
! This oma had a settled conviction
That God Is all : power, everywher,
present. and knows all. But she wa.
in error first in believing that she wa,
q q mortal. and next in believing tina
: God, knowing all, knew she was sicl
, ana IN great need of help. She had be
. come discouraged, because she fel
: that she had done her part, and coul,
\ not understand why God was not doin.
His part.
II was made clear to her that tn,
allknowing, divine Mind. being Truth
Gould know only what uas firm. ahor