Montana labor news., 1948-01-22

The lecturer spoke substantially as
follows
4 few years AGO. some travellers
stopping al a railway station i'll what
is known in the United States as the
Middle West. witnessed a memorable
scene. \ band Of young American
soldiers stood in the station. Erect
and alert. they Joined in song, win
the harmony and vigor of a we'll
trained choir. There was something
impressive and ennobline in the way
they raised their voices in % II
symholized the power Il unity OF
divine law.
Scientific religion meets the 0
cxacting demands OF modern thought
in lust such ways. 1t satisfies the
deepest longings Of the human heart.
II appeals 10 sound reason. 1t affords
the solution Of problems in human
activities and relationships. II en-
sures health. security. and progress.
1t provides the basis of / self-gov-
eminent. prosperity. complete satistac-
ton. and abiding happiness. II pro
notes mutual understanding among
men and nations. Christian Science
measures up to these reasonable re-
uuirements by extending its ministry
To the healing of sickness as well as
of sin. il is essentially the religion
Of today.
Many thinking men and women
freely admit that truth. In its ina
analysis, is more potent than error.
Fundamentally. normal people love
and long for Truth. A mother loves
TO see truthfulness expressed by her
child. An employer naturally expects
honesty and %trufhfulness from his EN-.
ployee. The prospective buyer hopes
to be told the truth by the seller.
and so on. While infinite Truth IN
cludes much more than these express
sions Of truthfulness. such practical
manifestations of truth in daily life
are highly important. They are the
outward evidence Of the presence OF
God. reflected by man.
When we come to consider the
healing OF physical and moral Ills.
we find the power Of divine Truth,
as used in Christian Science. a very
direct and successful remedy. Mary
Baker Eddy, the D~iscoverer and
Founder of Christian Science. has
written in her textbook. Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
%. 1901: To-day the healing power
Of Truth is widely demonstrated as
an immanent. eternal Science, In
stead OF a phenomenal exhibition. Its
appearing is the coming anew of the
gospel Of on earth peace, goodwill
toward men"
Our Leaders words, the coming
anew of the gospel remind us that
about two thousand years ago Jesus
Of Nazareth proclaimed this gospel
OF good news--with telling effect
His students caught the tone OF the
spiritual power which he expressed
and they were inspired by it. They
learned to speak the word with au
thoritv. The divine om%nipotence
which Jesus reflected. was seen il
his spiritual fearlessness. Not onl,
did lie himself express this sublime
courage. but he cast fear out Of others
In fact. this casting out Of fear wa
evidenced in the healing Of disease
As in Jesus time. so today in Chris
tian Science. the healing Of disease
includes the removal Of its fears.
Christian Healing
In the third chapter Of the boo
Of Acts, we read of the healing b.
Peter and John of a mar who ha'
been lame from birth. and who ha'
sat daily at the Beautiful gate Q
the temple Of Jerusalem. asking aim
Of those who passed by. When Pete
said with authority, In the nam
Of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise Il
and walk" the man was healed. an
he entered with them into the temple
walking, and leaping, and praisin
God"
Peter and John had learned froI
the Master that the true nature {
man. made in the image and lik'
ness Of God. is perfect, harmorioul
and sound When the disciples wer
sufficiently awakened to see the sil
L%ificance, purity. and grandeur {
Jesus life and teaching. as chara'
~teristic Of spiritual enlightenmei
and understanding. they too expresse
the boldness which he manifested
Before this awakening. moral cowar'
ice had misled them into running frol
Gethsemane. They deserted the Ma
ter in his trial before the high prizes
and council, before IIerod, and befoT
PLATE. Nov. however. fully arouse
TO their opportunity TO uphold III
standard Of Christ, Truth. they stoo
their ground like men. SO whel
after this healing, Annas. the hig
priest at Jerusalem. and his assoc
ates questioned Peter and John, the
we're impressed by the fearless bea
ing Of these two disciples We rea
Nov when they saw the boldness
Peter and John. and perceived III;
they were uulearned and ienoraI
men, they m~arvelled and they too
knowledge OF them, that they had bee
with Jesus
The clear understanding. made pc
sihle by Christian Science. that Go
good. is All-in.all, and that man mat
in the image and likeness OF God
spiritual. perfect. and harmonious,
the basis Of fearlessness and perfe
s%oundness. Those who study Chri
tian Scelnce awaken TO this fact, al
express fearlessness and soundne'
In the measure OF their realization
spiritual Truth Little wonder, the