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past seven years have character-
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charm, and wit.
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Iher crown at a gala banquet in
Puyallup on March 22, as the
first of a series of events that
will carry through Sunday, March
30.
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there will come thousands of flow-
er lovers from all portions of the
Pacific Northwest. Highways
from the north, west, and south
)Wlll be crowded the latter part of
the month with those bent on See-
[ing the golden fields in the Puy-
allup Valley, many of the 500
acres in daffodil production being
lclose to the cities of Puyallup,
: Sumner, and Orting. Some twent-
‘ty-five million daffodil bulbs are
iplanted annually, forming carpets
of gold with Mt. Rainier as a
background. Some 400 to 500 var-
rieties of daffodils will be on dis-
lplay at the Daffodil Exhibit in
Sumner, March 29—30.
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{March 29. The daffodil covered
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decorations. Other events dur—
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Fourteen boys of Troop 25, in—
;cluding Eddie Duyff of the senior
high school faculty, hiked in to
Crater Lake last Sunday from the
iend of the road near Matlock, re-
lports Troop 25 Scoutmaster Earl
Sheldon.
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own dinner at the lake. The wea-
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was had by the group. On the
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ito the fire lookout in the Simp-
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sunset.
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another skating party at the
Olympia ice arena tonight, Scout-
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. Spirit, not matter. Ch.istian Science
A Lecture
on
Christian Science
Entitled
Christian Science: Its Prac-,
tice and Proof
by
Florence Middaugh, C. S.
of Los Angeles, California
Member of the Board of Lectureship of
The Mother Church, The Firsl Church of
Chrisl, Scientist. in Boston, Mlsnchusclll
Mankind is faced with problems to- l
day that need to be solved. Christian
Science explains Jesus‘ method of'
solving them by recognizing divine ‘:
Mind as the only intelligence, and
that Truth succeeds where error must
always fail, and that nothing can
bring right results but right motives,
spiritual consciousness, and a com—
plete dependence upon God. The
world is asking for a way out of its l
difficulties, and it is asking for some-
thing that only the understanding of
God, Spirit, can give.
Christian Science is teaching man-
kind the difference between material l
development and spiritual growth.
It is turning thought from the con-
templation of relief in matter to the
attainment of harmony in Spirit. The
pursuit of material development
comes from a false concept of God,
conceived by the material senses—-
the five physical senses, that testify
to a material personality and mind
in matter.
Spiritual growth is not dependent
upon education, vocational training,
personal influence, opportunity, pres-
tige, or wealth. It is the unfoldment
of spiritual ideas in human con-
sciousness. It is the awakening from
material beliefs to an understanding
of God. It is a mental process, in-
volving thoughts, not things, and can
be realized here and now.
In one of the most remarkable
books ever written this arresting
statement is made, “The time for
thinkers has come." Some may won-
der why such a statement should be
made when the world has always
had good thinkers, even spiritually-
minded men and women who have
grasped something of the fundamen-
tals of spiritual creation, not only as
separate from materiality, but essen-
tially the only reality.
When Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis-
coverer and Founder of Christian
Science, in the beginning of her text-
book, “Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures," wrote (Pref, p.
vii), "The time for thinkers‘ has
come,” is there any doubt but that
she meant that spiritual thinking is
the only real thinking there is?
The aim of universities and col-
leges is to train men and women to
think logically and consistently.
Multitudinous and various are the
sources and provisions for educa-
tion, in an effort on the part of
mankind to improve conditions
through enlightened thinking, but
too little attention in education is
given to spiritual thinking. On page
195 of Science and Health we read:
“Academies of the right sort are
requisite. Observation, invention,
study, and original thought are ex-
pansive and should promote the
growth of mortal mind out of itself,
out of all that is mortal." Here is the
standard by which one may decide
which academics are of the right sort.
Do they promote the growth of mor-
tal mind out of itself?
Human logic and reasoning are
elements of this mortal mind, this
carnal mind, which the Bible tells us
is “enmity against God." Spiritual
thinking is the manifestation of di-
vine Mind, expressed in true
thoughts, or ideas. Since man is the
idea of God, all that he knows that
is real or true consists of an under-
standing of God, and the real man
can express only true thoughts, or
ideas.
The effort of education to endow
matter with intelligence and power
must be recognized as futile. There
is no element of progress in exchang-
ing one false belief for another, and
whatever is learned about matter or
through material sense must be ex-
changed for a knowledge of God. the
spiritual facts of being in Science.
What Is Christian Science?
Because of erroneous conceptions
about Christian Science, some may
hesitate to accept its teachings. One
may have formed a false concept by
accepting a prejudiced opinion that
would misrepresent the teachings of
Christian Science either through ig-
norance or malice. Then, too, because
the name is new, some may believe
that its teachings are new. and dif-
ferent from the Christianity pre-
sented in the Bible, and taught by
Jesus to his disciples. Many of the
Vital elements of this demonstrable
Christianity had been lost to the
world, or considered impractical.
Among other things, Mrs. Eddy has
restored the healing of disease, and
hasrevealed that it was a natural,
spiritual law which governed the so-
called miracles of Jesus. She proved,
and students of Christian Science all
over the world are proving, that this
dlvme law, governing every activity
0f man. Is just as potent today, and
Just as ever-operative, as in Jesus’
time.
Christian Science is fundamentally ..
based upon the Biblical declarations
in both the Old and New Testaments,
that God is the only creator, and that
everything He made is good. It pro-
Claims and proves the allness of God,
800d, and the nothingness of evil.
.Chrlstian Science teaches that
smce evil is nothing, claiming to be
something, it is destroyed by a. recog-
nition of its unreality. This recogni—
tion comes with o. comprehension
that God it the only creator. and that
this creation consists only of good. It,
likew1se, accepts the Biblical teach-
ing that man was created in God‘s
image and likeness, the likeness of
is best understood by a thorough
study of its textbook. It invites you
to approach the problems that con-
front you from an entirely different
Viewpoint and one from which they
can be solved. As one studies this
textbook, the unrealjty of evil
should become evident to him, and
as the allness of God is unfolded, the
revelation of Truth appears. Each
one may begin at once to prove thil
‘ vine Science?”
SHELTON—MA
SON COUNTY JOURNAL
for himself, with its inevitable good
results.
God as Principle
Mankind is too likely to judge pI‘Og- E
ress by material results, and believe
that material development is neces—
sary for spiritual growth. It is said ;
that Sir Isaac Newton, in the latter ,
years of his life. compared himself to
a little child who had been playing on
the beach with pretty shells, mak-
ing sand castles, when the vast ocean
lay before him unexplored.
The earnest inquirer may ask,
“How can I begin to distinguish be-
tween material knowledge and di—
Mrs. Eddy explains
that “the sterling-point of divine
Science is the: God, Spirit, is All-in—
all, and that there is no other might
nor Mind—that God is Love, and
therefore He is divine Principle"
(Science and Health, p. 275). Is it
not quite evident, then, that the great
need of mankind is to know and un-
derstand God?
Men depend entirely upon mathe-
matical calculations, from the mak-
ing of a box to the building of a
bridge. When they realize that the
law governing numbers points to the
invariable and perfect law of God,
which governs man and the universe,
they will find that they can rely upon .
this Principle to solve every problem ,
of whatever nature that may con-
‘ front them, and be just as sure of
right results.
If the idea of God as Principle
sounds cold and abstract, let us re-
member that Mrs. Eddy says that
“God is Love, and therefore He is
divine Principle.” Since this Prin-
ciple that governs man is Love, then
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man has nothing to fear, but every v
joy and happiness to experience now.
Let me give you a simple illustra-
tion. A student of Christian Science
said that one day a friend passed her
on the street without speaking to her.
At first she was filled with resent-
ment and a sense of injustice. Then
she decided that since she knew
something about God as Love, it was
her work to apply this governing
Principle to the situation, in order to
gain her own peace of mind. She
reasoned that since God is Love and
man was made in His image and like-
ness, then man must be loving, lov-
able, and lovely—must express all the
qualities of Love. This understand-
ing of Truth enabled her to see her
friend, as well as herself, as this true
likeness. She was comforted, and her
thoughts were at peace, for she was
no longer believing in evil as real or
belonging to God’s idea, man. Some
time afterwards she met this friend
again, who joyfully told her that she
had experienced a very remarkable
healing—remarkable because she had
not called a practitioner, and she
could not account for it. She said
that for some time she had had great
difficulty with her eyes, and had not
been able to distinguish objects even
a short distance from her. Suddenly,
one day, the veil lifted and she could
see clearly, and as far as she ever had
before. No specific treatment had
been given her, but the faithful ap-
plication of God‘s law had operated
with precision, and harmony was
restored.
Thus we learn that when we iden-
tify ourselves with Principle, we are
able to prove that we are governed by
fixed rules of perfection, which hold
man forever inseparable from divine
Principle, God.
When Jesus declared, “Be ye there-
fore perfect, even as your Father
which is in heaven is perfect," was
he not making a positive declaration
that man is already as perfect as the
Mind that created him? Christian
Science makes it clear that perfect
God and perfect man is the basis of
demonstration and healing, and that
one needs to start, continue, and fin-
ish with this perfect divine Principle
in order to know anything of the true
nature of God and man.
Jesus
Jesus began in early youth to prove
and make practical the truths con—
tained in the Bible. As a young boy
of twelve he tarried in the temple
with the doctors and wise men, ask-
ing and answering questions that
astounded them. Of his life, from
that time until his baptism by John
we know little, except that he “in-
creased in wisdom and stature, and
in favour with God and man.” It is
recorded that when he came out of
the water, he heard a voice from
heaven, saying, “This is my beloved
Son, in whom I am well pleased,”
and immediately after he was led
into the wilderness to be tempted of
the devil. He must have recognized
then the mission that was his, and
he was tried from every angle as to
the best way to fulfill this mission.
One by one he rejected all material
methods and means, and accepted
spirit as the only power and au-
thority. It was then he began his
three years’ healing ministry.
When we are faced with trials and
temptations, let us remember that
Jesus met and mastered, through the
power of God, every form of evil
which mortal mind might promul-
gate. Do not be deceived into believ-
ing that the problem that faces you
is just a little different, and more
difficult than that which anyone else
has to meet. Personal sense would
individualize evil, and personify the
devil, which gives it all the power it
seems to have to harm you, or any-
one else.
By demonstrating e . cry step of the
way out of mortality. into immortal-
ity, Jesus has given us an irrefutable
example for our instruction and
guidance. We who accept Christ
Jesus as- the Way-shower, should
really make his teachings a guide and
example for daily living. \
The Christ
What may we assume that Jesus
comprehended when‘he heard the
voice from heaven, saying. “This is
my beloved Son, in Whom'I am well
pleased"? His own teachings would,
never allow the assumption that he
considered the human Jesus the Son
of God. Did he not behold the only
real man—spiritual man, distinct and
separate from a material concept—
as the idea of God? Perhaps it was
during these forty days in the wilder-
ness that he realized there could be
no compromise, but a complete sepa-
ration between the so-called mate-
rial man and spiritual man. when
he saw himself as a spiritual idea, at
~one with God, he never again rec-
ognized a material man is a reality,
but consistently maintained his di-
vine Sonship, even until he rose above
all materiality.
One of the definitions of “Wilder-
ness,” given in the Glossary of Sci-
encc and Health (p. 597) reads as
follows: “the vestibule in which a
material sense of things disappears,
and spiritual sense unfolds the great
facts of existence." Thus we find
that Jesus proved his unbroken unity
with God. He revealed the Christ, as
the spiritual manifestation of divine
Love. The human Jesus vanished
from sight after he ascended, but the
Christ is present today, as ther and
dwells with man ,to reveal his God-
bestowed heritage of completeness
and perfection. Christian Science
makes it plain that mortal man is no
part of this real, this spiritual man.
The belief that Jesus was the only
one upon whom this Christ-spirit is
bestowed has certainly not been
based upon anything that he has
said regarding it. During his minis-
try and teachings he emphatically
pointed out that everything he said
or did was to enable us to follow his
example, to prove our divine sonship
as he did. “That where I am, there
ye may be also" describes in his own
words the import of his mission, and
the thing he suffered to give to us.
Perhaps his greatest sorrow was
caused by the thought that mankind
might misinterpret his mission.
The Discoverer and Founder of
Christian Science
A number of years ago, in our own
time, a little girl enjoyed the close
companionship of her grandmother,
who was a spiritually-minded woman.
One day the grandmother was telling
her about the early American set-
tlers, who desired freedom of religion.
“What is religion?” Mary Baker
asked, and little did she know that
one day she would give to the world
the final revelation of the Scriptures,
by which the Bible, in the light of
this spiritual illumination, “healeth
all thy diseases”!
During her girlhood she glimpsed
some of the truths of the Bible, of
which she was an absorbed student,
and experienced the healing power of
God, proving His loving care and pro-
tection. For instance, once, when she
suffered from a fever, she was en-
couraged by her mother'to ask God
to make her well. She asked, believ-
ing, and was healed. So she, too, early
began her search for spiritual truths,
and to learn more about God. It was
her persistence in this quest that led
to her discovery of Christian Science,
and the ever-present healing power
of God, as taught and demonstrated
by Jesus. She spent many years as
an invalid, but was restored to health
through the realization of the power
of Mind, and was able to refute the
fatality of a serious accident, which
neither surgery nor materia medica
could reach. At first she could not
explainwhat, had happened, but she
was determined to share this discov-
ery with all mankind—with all who
were willing and ready to receive it.
She knew that she had found the
truth, the law of Life, the unfailing
law of God, that is ever present and
operative for all, which governs the
universe and man in perfect har-
mony.
One may ask, “How can Iknow that
I have found the truth in Christian
Science?" Obviously, by its fruits.
One has but to look about him today
to see the results of Christian Sci-
ence. One cannot fail to see the
fruits if he is willing to look, and
wants to see. Thousands of testimo-
nies, both verbal and printed, every
day pour forth from grateful hearts,
for there is no part of the Christian-
ized world today where the light of i
this truth does not shine. The Bible
has been illumined, and has become
the textbook it rightly should be. It
has been brought into active use in
thousands of homes. Mrs. Eddy
declares (Miscellaneous Writings, p.
363) that “the Bible is the learned
man’s masterpiece, the ignorant
man’s dictionary, the wise man's di-
rectory.“ No one can honestly say
today that the Bible is a closed book
to him, for we have been given the
“Key” which opens its treasures to
all who may choose to look for them.
One of the familiar stories of the
Old Testament is the rebuilding of
the wall of Jerusalem, by Nehemiah.
In order to complete the wall of de-
fense which he and his helpers had
undertaken to rebuild, it was neces—
sary for them to maintain courage,
perseverance, steadfastness to pur-
pose. and a determination that the
work would go forward in spite of
any obstacle that might present it-
self. Had they listened f0: one mo-
ment to the suggestions of failure, or
yielded to its influence, they, and the
wall too, would have been destroyed.
We may safely imply that Nehemiah
felt that obedience to God’s law was
even more important than the accu~
racy of the construction of the mate-
rial wall of protection. It is true that
whatone builds of a material struc—
ture 1s of little account unless char-
acter 15 being built at the same time.
At a period when the average per-
son serlously considers retirement
from business activity Mary Baker'
Eddy began her remarkable work of
rebuilding the wall of Christianity,
which had been impaired by the
storms of the ages. Under divine
guidance and inspiration she wrote
the textbook of Christian Science,
“Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures," which was given to her
through spiritual revelation, step by
step, during three years of conse-
crated devotion to this purpose, to
the exclusion of all else. Still turning
to God to direct her every activity,
she founded the church that would
bringthis truth within reach of all
mankind; established 9. Publishing
Society for the printing and distri-
bution. of a weekly, and a monthly
magazme; taught metaphysical
classes; and, at a time when most
people. lose all interest in activity of
any'kind, and focus their expecta-
tion upon a future reward, she was
led to establish an international daily
newspaper, The Christian Science
Momtor. This gives you some idea of
whatgklnd of thinker she was, and
to what kind of thinking she referred
when she said, “The time for thinkers
has come.” .
The same suggestions of evil tried
to stop the work she was doingthitt
tried to make Nehemiah cease build-
ing the wall of Jerusalem, and come
down. She carried the needed weap-
ons for protection in one hand and
built With the other, even as the
workers did then. She knew that her’
"weaponS” were not “carnal,” but the
Word Of God, which is “quick, and
powerful, and sharper than any two,-
edged sword." We can be grateful:
for these examples of steadfaétiless
to purpose that have been given us.
Who Is My Neighbor?
1 think Jesus’ favorite method of
painting a picture, and pointing a
lesson, must have been the parable,
for he used it so often. Probably one
of the most familiar of his parables is
"The Good Samaritan."
liness is a part of that universal lan-
guage of Love which is understood
and appreciated
whomever it may be expressed. I
think we are justified in considering
this parable the most complete and
comprehensive story ever written on x
the subject, and one which the world v
very much needs to think about
today.
Jesus clearly and distinctly rebukes
the false standard of class and caste,
preaching without precept.
and rituals, and recommends impar-
tial Love, universal kindness, and
consideration for the welfare of oth-
ers. He implies that it is not always
the question, “Who is my neighbor?“ l
but, “To whom can I show myself a
neighbor?"
To love one‘s neighbor as oneself
means to see him as God seesi
him, and think of him only in
terms of good. It means looking be-
yond the evidence of the material ,
senses, discarding the counterfeit for
the real. Christian Science teaches
that we may minister to everyone
upon whom our thoughts rest by lift-
ing our thought about them away
from the mortal concept to the per-
fect idea of God.
It is not difficult to imagine what
the world would be today f each in- .
i dividual held a scientific, hence a. i
loving. attitude towards his neigh-
bor. There would be no more war, *-
unfair competition, or mismanage-
ment of business or government.
There would be one common interest,
and the kingdom of righteousness
would reign on earth, as it does in
heaven.
While men have worked individu-
ally and collectively through the ages
for the cause of peace on earth, yet
the majority have consistently looked
upon the kingdom of heaven as some-
thing to be reached or attained in
some future state of existence.
Men of ideals and humanitarian
motives look with apprehension upon
the chaotic world conditions today.
They deplore the ignorance, lawless-
ness, and hatred that impel the cru-
elty, and merciless destruction of
human rights and lives. Yet a close
analysis reveals that the world con-
dition is but the aggregate manifes-
tation of these evil traits indulged in
individual thinking.
When one earnestly and honestly
seeks to know what is his part in
helping to improve national and in-
ternational affairs, he must realize
that first, and last, just as in his own
business, his work lies in his own
right thinking. His part is to start
and continue with scientific right
thinking within his own conscious-
ness.
Proportionately as he ejects erro-
neous conclusions from his own
thinking his immediate affairs im-
prove. His business, his family, and
other human relationships are bene-
fited, and his scientific right think-
ing becomes an active factor for the
betterment of his community, the
nation of which he is a. citizen, and, in
its measure, inevitably a healing in-
fluence in world afiairs.
No one can rightfully feel that his
part is too small or unimportant, for
we each have not only our part, but
a duty to ourselves and all mankind.
One may say that his business and
world conditions give him a sense of
uncertainty, unrest, fear, and worry,
while actually it is his sense of un-
certainty, unrest, fqar, and worry
that is contributing to the unde-
sirable conditions in the world
today.
Jesus of Nazareth has given to the
world the most practical and effica-
cious remedy for any business prob-
i-lem: “Seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto
you.”
Some time ago I had an interesting
conversation with a young business
man, who is an earnest student of .
Christian Science. It was his custom
to apply his understanding of this
Science to all of his business prob-
lems. He was one of the youngest
salesmen for a. nationally used prod-
uct, and shortly after he became an
employee of the firm he found that he
headed an honor list, to which much
publicity was given, by leading in
sales, not only for his territory, but
over all the other branches. This suc-
cess he attributed solely to his appli-
cation of the teachings of Christian
Science. But suddenly he felt a. new
responsibility, a reputation to uphold,
a record to maintain; and he began
giving more and more time to his
business, often staying up late at
night. To his surprise his sales began
to fall off, and before long he was be-
low the standard lie had previously ,
set. Then he realized that he had
been neglecting to seek first the king-
dom of God, and had been spending
much less time in the study and con-
templation of Christian Science. For-
tunately he recognized his mistake,
and when he returned to his former
practice of seeking God first, the
other things were again added to
him. He said he had learned a valu-
able lesson which he hopod he would
never forget.
Practicing Prayer ‘*
The Apostle James, out of the rich-
ness of his own experience, declared
with conviction, “Draw high to God,
and he will draw nigh to you." We
are drawing nigh to God when we
seek a better understanding of Him.
In the Christian Science textbook"
Prayer is the first chapter. Thus we-
may reasonably assume that . Mrs.
Eddy recognized that one needs first
to draw nigh
prayer, in a desire to know and un-
derstand Him. Among ,other things
in this chapter we are reminded that
the struggle to be good is prayer. This
is somewhat different from' the ordi-
nary concept of’ petition or a re-
hearsal of human needs. We learn
also that if our prayers are sincere.
we labor for what We ask. This, then,
is the need of mankindq—to learn to
practice prayer. "Our work is not fin-
ished With the offéringof prayers; we
must follow by pu‘tting‘them into
pra'Ictice, if we really want them to
be answered. It is inconsistent and
ineffectual to ask for one thing, and
practice another.
A man and his wife, students of
Christian Science, decided that their
business and financial success justi-
fied their moving into a larger and
Neighbor- ,
wherever and by .
creeds .
to God through
better home. Shortly after they had
moved, the husband‘s salary was cut,
and they concluded they had made a
mistake, and began to retrace the
steps they had taken, which, at the
time, had seemed to them to be prog-
l ress. But conditions only grew worse,
1 and their supply was cut off in other
i, directions. Now these earnest people
; began to see that there needed to be
‘some adjustment in their thinking
about supply. As they worked over
l the problem they recognized that
curtailment. although sometimes hu-
manly necessary, was an element of
lack, and that they had been practic-
ling lack while praying for a right
understanding of abundance. When
1 they had reversed this false reason-
ing, the husband’s salary was re-
' stored, with the deductions refunded.
And when they were again estab-
lished in the new home, an additional
a and unexpected source of income
opened up.
We can begin right where we are
l to practice prayer by refusing to voice
i error or claim for ourselves the things
l we do not wish to manifest. What a
cheerful round of conversation this
old world would enjoy it this were
, universally observed! Just check up
1 on yourself for one day, and see how
,‘many declarations concerning your
l body, your business, your home, and
l so on, you make that you are really
desirous of eliminating, rather than
I manifesting in your experience. And
i then see how many times you can
resist the temptation to voice evil,
, and deny its false suggestions by
declaring good. .
‘ Asking God for material things
could come under the classification
* given in the Bible as “vain repeti-
tion," for there is nothing in Spirit
' out of which matter could be made.
.If one longs for abundance, more
love, more joy, he may humanly
plan how he thinks he can obtain
them—perhaps by more financial se-
curity, better health, congenial com-
. panions, interesting work, and so on.
But so long as he believes that love,
joy, happiness, health, and supply are
to be found in material conditions he
will never really find them. As soon
as he realizes that they are spiritual
qualities, which he has a present
ability to express, he will begin to
claim them as his rightful heritage,
and as he does this they are inevi-
tably brought into his human expe-
rience. When he learns that man ex-
presses these qualities, independent
of matter, he will know that no con-
dition of matter can give them to
him or take them away from him.
We may improve material conditions
by spiritual thinking, but spiritual
thinking is not gainbd through
imprOVed material conditions.
A student of Christian Science was
once faced with a physical problem,
for which materia medlca declares
an operation is the only remedy. A
friend, who was not a student of
Christian Science, had a similar ob-
structing growth temporarily re-
moved by an operation. The tempta-
tion came to her that in this case an
operation was necessary. For many
years she had relied upon Christian
Science to meet her every need, and
it had never failed, and she wondered
why she , did not have a healing
this time. The suggestion of an
operation was so insistent that’she
gathered together all Mrs. Eddy's
writings, the Bible, and their
Concordances,‘ and set about to make
a thorough analysis, examination,
and diagnosis of the case. For several
days she persisted,vand when she had
finished she felt that she had passed
through each of the material‘stages
attributed to such. an operation, and
for each one the operation of Truth
had proved sufficient to eliminate the
arguments, symptoms, and physical
discomfort attending them. She
emerged completely healed. and has
had no return of the difficulty. Mor-
tal mind can only counterfeit the
operation of divine Mind.
Overcoming Limitation
Every discord or inharmony, be it
physical, mental, or financial, can be
classified as some form of limitation.
If, at first, this sounds like too drastic
a statement, let us analyze it. Web—
. ster defines “infinite” as “without lim-
Its of any kind.” Is it not plain that
physical inharmony claims to limit
the activity of the body? Every phase
of wrong reasoning would limit the
accomplishment of good in some di-
I rection, based mostly upon the as-
sumption that each one has a limited
amount of health, happiness, activ-
ity. or supply portioned out to
him, and when he has used it up, it
is depleted. One may believe that he
has used his share and should not
expect to have any more. It is
through the infinitude of divine Mind
that limits aie denied and broken.
The antidote for the fear of, and the
nbelief in, limitation obviously is the}.
understanding that God is infinltte.
limitless, and that the inexhaustib e
good which He continuously supplies
ished, used upppr overdrawn; '_ {,1'
I know a young boy whore. bombs, 1:;
i of years ago, was selzedflithwifitis.
called infantile paralysis; and was
faced with the argmbt that',:his"
physical activities fcoul wfiegieatlyv
limited. ‘A largeym . , ..
became inimoyafieg? d'ljflstortod.
This little bqvf‘hafii‘b'eenfa student in
the Christian Science Sunday School
for two yearsfind'had learned some
of the starlight divine Mind taught
there thab,vrefuted such false argu-
mepts. Aépractltioner was called, and
the mother clung lathe statement of
truth/in the Bible that came to her:
“The Lord . . . maketh the devices of
the people of none effect.” When,
‘ after a few days, there was great im—
provement, the child insisted that
whatever degree of activity he was
able to express, would be without any
assistance. As he put it, “I want to
use what I have." He maintained
that God wanted him to move, and
that mortal mind could not keep him
from moving. Within a week he was
healed and normally active, and to-
day is a robust, healthy boy.
God never places limitations of any
kind upon His idea, man. In proving
this spiritual fact, the only change
that takes place is in human con-
sc10usness. A false belief is exchanged
for a true concept; material knowl-
edge is exchanged for spiritual un-
derstanding. In breaking down limi-
tationS, let us remember we are
dealing with thoughts, .beliefs, and
that 'When_,the wrong reasoning has
been exchanged for right thinking.
the results are manife‘s’téd‘inouroutp
overcome ack of health, centent-
ment, supply, and so on, let us turn
for His children can never befilminey‘
“Dims body .
ward exp riences. In working tol
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from the contemplation of the differ-
ent phases of these conditions, and
think more about the allness of God,
and man's oneness with Him. Let. us
learn more about the re man, in
order to detect the counterfeit and
protect ourselves from it.
Why does it seem so dimcult to de-
tect the fraudulent nature of that
which we call a mortal? Is it not be-
cause we have not learned to recog-
nize the real man? I recently read an
interesting article explaining the
method of counterfeiting money, and
how it might be detected. The author
said that he had proved that the
average citizen has only a very slight
knowledge of genuine money, and
when asked to describe it, for in-
stance, as to distinguishing marks for
different denominations, will fail nine
times out of ten. That is why, he ex—
plains, one is so easily deceived by a
counterfeit. “If you want to protect
l yourself against bad money, study
good money," he advises. Thus the
best way to protect oneself front the
deception of the counterfeit man is
! to learn more about the real man.
, What are some of the wrong
, thoughts that need to be exchanged
for true ideas? Christian Science
,teaches that “the procuring cause
and foundation of all sickness is fear,
ignorance, or sin" (Science and
Health, p. 411). Most of us know well
the harmful results of sinful habits
of thinking, and we know, .too, that
ignorance must be replaced by under—
standing, but we may yet need to
eliminate fear before a healing is
accomplished. Over and over again
Mrs. Eddy reminds us that when
fear is banished the case is healed,
and that Love, divine Love, is the
supreme and lasting remedy for all
i fear and its discordant effects. And
450, again, in order to recognize the
fraudulent nature and powerlessness
of fear we need to learn more about
Love, its all power and presence.
Sometimes the convenient excuse
that one’s understanding is too small
l to make these truths practical is only
a postponement of that which one
must eventually prove. The smallest
grain of truth has mor: power than
all the arguments of evil put together
for all time. We can do our part, and
leave the increase to God. It is our
willingness to use what we do under-
stand that makes us receptive to
larger unfoldment.
Let' us learn to accept the testing
-times as opportunities to rise above
error. I am reminded of a story ,of
‘a man who was traveling in the
Himalayas. He was watching a
spectacular storm, and spied an eagle
just as the fury of the tempest
reached it. He expected him to be
dashed about and thrown downward
‘ by the tumult, but, instead, he was
amazed to see the eagle spread his
wings, set himself, and use the force
of the wind to carry him up and
above it. He literally used the storm
1 to rise higher. ,
Would you postpone, or turn aside. ‘
an opportunity to gain freedom and
demlnion over the claims of mortal
sense? Would you be tossed about in
; discouragement, fear, despair; or will
you use the storm, as did the eagle.
to carry you higher and higher into
the atmosphe.e of peace and her-
mony? We can be grateful for the
trials that come, if we have the wis-
dom to use them for this purpose.
The more severe the trial is, the
higher it can carry you. and the
greater, will be the overcoming.
When the storms of human expe-
rience approach, let us not try to
plunge through them in an attempt
to dispel them by material knowledge
or development, but use them to lift
us higher into the atmosphere ,0:
Spirit. If the fury of the tempest
forces us to abandon material meth-
ods and seek divine guidance. then
we can be grateful for these oppor-
tunities to rise higher.
When one comprehends a truth in
Christian Science, the opportunity to
prove it often immediately follows;
and this coincidence may be misun-
derstood, and not recognized as a
blessing. The understanding of Truth
carries with it the responsibility for
proving it, and the ability to make it
our own: and this means progress.
Behind each command of Truth is
divine authority, and carries with it
an attending blessing, when obeyed.
Christian Science is a demonstrable
religion, and unless one is willing” to
prove it, he will have little part in its
practicability.
There often arises the argument
that one is handicapped bypasfi'mis- '
takes, environment, ldt ‘3‘; training. '
What you,..'think now lat: all that
(counts. ~What you known! Truth,
l and profile now, is the only important
or no ry consideration. The his-
torroferror’ls as false, today as it
w_ be tomorrow, or was yesterday.
and cannot touch.
lives in eternity.
When you find something helpful
in'the'Bible. or Mrs. Eddy's writings.
tor-in the periodicals, or in a lecture,
do you say, “Why, that was just
written for me: that just exactly fits
:my :CaSE," and make yourself be-
lieve that this is enough? To have
found the remedy is only the first
step. To apply it, use it, means to
receive the benefits and blessings
promised therein. You must make
it your own. "
When Jesus had concluded the
parableof. “The Good Samaritan" he
had answered the lawyer’s question
regarding his neighbor satisfactorily;
even the lawyer must have recog-
nized it as such. But Jesus addedan
individual responsibility to this rec-
ognition of truth. He reminded him
to go and do likewise. But what of
the first question the lawyer asked,
the one which is in the thoughts of
practically everyone today, as then:
“What shall I do to inherit eternal
life?" Jesus gave him his answer in
the first two commandments: “Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
with all thy strength; and with all
thy mind; and thy neighbour as thy-
self ;" but to this also he added
another responsibility in order to
really find the answer to his ques-
tion: "This do, and thou shalt live."
He who has read these two com-
mandments and passed them by as
impractical or too idealistic will find
the very windows of heaven open
to him if he takes them into his daily
life and lets them salvo his problems
for him. The effort to understand.
the struggle to prove, and the courage
to maintain are so little to give when
the reward is so rich and the bless-
ings 80.8mm: that await the desire
and willingness to obey them: "This
do, and thou shalt live.” i '
the real man, who
(This lecture delivered here Sunday is printed-by special arrangement with
Christian Science Society ,_,of Shelton)
