Montana labor news., 1948-04-01

practical value OF the Golden Rule
are seen and adopted.
In the spiritual universe, the only
universe there IS, there is perfect
balance. Since supply and demand
are spiritual. the supply always
equals the demand. When we recog-
nize this truth, we shall find an
equitable balance In the human
economy. AS management awakens
to its opportunity Of seeing that its
employees prosper and aids them in
attaining and maintaining indepen-
dence and self-respect. and labor in
turn recognizes the merited role
that management plays In the func-
tionlng OF business. mutual respect
will bring cooperation and will act
as a defense against those elements
Of mortal mind which would exploit
both labor and management.
The respective activities Of labor
and management will be seen as
complementary rather than COM
petitive as mankind learns greater
obedience to the First Command
ment, Thou shalt have no other
gods before me" EEK. 20.3), of which
Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and
Health. "One infinite God, good,
uni1es men and nations; consti-
tutes the brotherhood of man: ends
wars; fulfils the Scripture, Love thy
neighbor as myself annihilates
pagan and Christian idolatry.-
whatever is wrong in social, civil,
criminal, political, and religious
codes; equalizes the sexes; annuls
the curse on man, and leaves MOTH
ing that can sin. suffer. be punished
or destroyed" Up. 340).
Health
1t has been generally accepted
through the centuries by all Chris
tians that God is able to forgive sins,
and now. after a lapse of many hun
dredS Of years. it IS being accepted
again by more and more people that
God can heal the sick. just as He did
in ancient times.
Divine or Christian healing is
based on an understanding of the
allness and goodness Of God. An
essential preliminary step to be
taken in the healing Of any dis
cordant condition is to eliminate
from ones thinking the belief that
God sends or is responsible for dis
ease and inharmony. In Job we read
that God is excellent in power. and
in judgment. and IN plenty Of JUS
tice: he will not afflict" (37:23).
Inharmony is not an entity or
power and is no more capable Of
entering mans real being than
darkness can force itself or be forced
into sunlight. This illustration is
easy to understand and is readily
accepted. Why? Because everyone
knows that darkness is only the
absence OF light, at the coming of
which darkness vanishes. Darkness
does not assume a particular or diff
ferent form when disappearing. nor
does 1t offer resistance to the in
coming light, because darkness has
no entity. In a similar way sin. suf-
fering, and all kinds Of limitation
are powerless to invade the impene-
trable harmony Of mans being.
What Is it that whispers to con-
seriousness, or screams, a. the case
may be, that man is less than Gods
creation, that he is suffering, weak,
or the victim of ill-fortune? Is it
not the So-called talking serpent,
which no II believes exists, and yet
which practically everyone believes
Is talking to him Of evil and dis
aster? Is not the conversation Of the
serpent just as much Of an allegory
as the serpent itself? Surely, then,
1t is time to cease believing in this
illusion, since 1t is devoid Of INTEL
ugence and reality.
An understanding Of Christian
Science enables one to refute the
evidence of material sense. whose
f%niteness would contradict Gods
Omnipotence and Omnipresence. 1t
teaches us that the reality Of health
cannot be assailed, weakened, or
overpowered by disease and suffer-
ing Health is not merely the
absence of pain and bodily inhar-
mony, but rather is it an active,
vital, %invigOrated state OF conscious
ness. 1t Is an inherent quality OF
Life for which God is responsible
and which He maintains by His
saving power. Health consequently
cannot be d%issipated nor destroyed
by powerless evil. Christian Science
further enables us to know that fear,
ignorance, and sin-the causes Of
d~isease-can be eradicated and thus
kept from imposing themselves Oh
humanity. in the same way that
Jesus demonstrated the effectiveness
and availability OF divine power,
Since health originates in God. 1t
is not something that is gained
through an inanimate drug, neither
is 1t dependent upon a particular
locality or altitude; nor are there
varying degrees of nealth. because
health is complete. perfect. and
eternal. Through the teachings Of
the Bible, as explained by Christian
Science, We are able to perceive that
we stand in the knowledge of God
rather than in the wisdom of men,
hence we are privileged to know the
reality of health. Let US, then. begin
in this very hour to claim mans
heritage Of health and Immortality
Christian Science Treatment
What is Christian Science treat
ment? Briefly, 1t is prayer-prayer
which afflrms Gods allness and
mans likeness to God. And to pray
Alright, the individual must have
faith in and understand the power
OF God. In Science and Health We
find this Illuminating passage on
prayer: In order to pray Alright, we
must enter into the closet and shut
the door. We must close the lips and
silence the material senses. In the
quiet sanctuary Of earnest ~longingS,
we must deny sin and plead Gods
allness. We must resolve to take up
the cross, and 60 forth with honest
hearts to work and watch for wis
dom. Truth, and Love. We must
pray without ceasing.' Such prayer
is answered. in so far as we put our
desires into practice. The Masters
injunction is. that We pray in secret
and let our lives attest u SIN
certify" Up. l5).
In order to understand and be