anaheim-gazette 1948-04-29

A Lecture on Christian Science Entitled Christian Science: The Religion of Friendship and Healing by Robert S. Van Atta, C. S. of Rochester, New York Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. Delivered under the auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Anaheim, California on Thursday, April 22, 1948 Anaheim Union High School Auditorium The lecturer spoke substantially as follows: Most people like to make friends and have normal and helpful relationships with their fellow men. How barren human life would be without affection and companionship! There is a deep yearning in our hearts to love and be loved. Friendship of the right sort is a foretaste of heaven, or harmony. said Jesus, "nang on me law and the prophets." (Matt. 22:40.) The Scriptures of Jesus' time consisted mainly of two groups of books. The first was known as the "Law," because those books contained the rules by which the people were expected to live. The second group of books was called the "Prophets," because they were largely prophetical. They taught the truth about God and man and foretold the coming of Christ, Truth, to human consciousness. Thus, for many years, the sacred Scriptures were known as "the Law and the Prophets." There were twenty-six books in all. They contained a great number of rules of conduct, civil laws, criminal codes, and ordinances for religious rites. Jesus said, in effect, that the substance of all this writing is that you shall love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself. Jesus called the command to love, "a new commandment," and he specified the kind of love required to fulfill it. He said to his disciples, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." (John 13:34.) They must love one another in the same manner that he had loved them. What manner of love was that? It was universal love, the emanation and expression of divine Spirit, demonstrated in the actual healing of disease and sin and the overcoming of death. Jesus' love was eminently practical. It met the needs of his friends. Jesus' friendship was a giving friendship. He asked little and gave much. He found his own good in doing good to others. God was a wonderful friend to him because he was such a true friend to mankind. Material Codes The supposition that life and salvation depend on matter always leads to a multiplicity of laws. Today mankind is confronted with a maze of rules, statutes, customs, and regulations far exceeding in extent and complexity anything the ancient Hebrew writers ever dreamed of. International conventions and civil and criminal codes become more and more complicated. There are laws of science, so called, which claim both to help and to hinder, to save and destroy mankind. We are asked to accept science, employed in a large one, found himself one evening suffering from a variety of symptoms indicating the incipient stage of disease. Reaching out in thought for God's direction, he turned Science and Health and read a passage (p. 375), "No person benefited by yielding his mentality to any mental despotism or practice." As he pondered his statement, puzzled at first to know how it applied to him, it gradually became clear that he was in habit of yielding his mentality; the unwitting despotism of his mediate superior in the business organization. Through an hour desire to serve God as the one Mind, he came to see the neediness and folly of believing in each person had a mind of his own with one mind ruling another, conviction and understanding the one Mind which is God clearly to thought, bringing peace harmony, and freedom. The next morning the young man found himself complex well. From that time forward, relations with his superior willed on a sounder footing. There was more equality between them, mutual respect, and a strong feeling of true friendliness. The Bible Jesus loved the Scriptures. Quoted from them, healed by them and admonished his followers study them. Likewise, Mary Bath Eddy loved the Bible. Her writings show an intelligent regard for original Hebrew and Greek writings, as well as the Latin translation; she was also acquainted with certain renderings in other languages. She loved especially common, authorized English translation known as the King James Version. She ordained this Version together with "Science and Heaven with Key to the Scriptures," to the only preachers for the Christian Science denomination. Mages from these two books praise our Lesson-Sermon, which read every Sunday in Christian Science churches all over the world. The Sermons are contained in the Christian Science Quarterly and the healing gospel is free available to all who will secure books, study them, and apply their hearts to the understanding of spiritual truths. Throughout recorded history God, Truth, has revealed Him The lecturer spoke substantially as follows: Most people like to make friends and have normal and helpful relationships with their fellow men. How barren human life would be without affection and companionship! There is a deep yearning in our hearts to love and be loved. Friendship of the right sort is a foretaste of heaven, or harmony. And yet how often do human friendships fail us! How often this happy state suffers grievous discord! Friends become foes, companions forsake us, and we find disappointment and grief instead of helpfulness and love. Then must we look higher for strength and comfort; we must find a truer and more lasting friendship. The sense of friendship which attaches to material personality is temporal and delusive, like all material things; but as we learn through Christian Science to lay hold upon eternal spiritual reality, as we fasten our affections on infinite Love, we discover the foundation of real brotherhood and healing. God the Friend God is Spirit, the source and creator of all that is real. He is the life-giving Principle of the universe including man. This fact must be seen and accepted as the only foundation for all right conclusions. The sons and daughters of God, Spirit, are spiritual and dwell together in harmony as one family. Theirs is the only lasting brotherhood. There is in truth no other relationship possible between men than spiritual brotherhood. To know ourselves and others as children of God, we must understand the nature of God. The Bible gives the histories of many spiritually-minded men and women who were well acquainted with God and found Him to be their friend. We are told that "Abraham—was called the Friend of God." (James 2:23.) It is recorded in another place that "the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend." (Ex. 33:11.) Through the study and practice of Christian Science we realize that we, too, are friends of God. We feel God's power and presence, and we partake of His love. We realize something of the infinitude of good, and express it in our daily lives. We begin to find the universe friendly, for enmity is being erased by love. The way to universal brotherhood is revealed in the Bible and explained and taught in Christian Science. In the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has written (p. 276), "When the divine precepts are understood, they unfold the foundation of fellowship, in which one mind is not at war with another, Spirit God one." Material Codes The supposition that life and salvation depend on matter always leads to a multiplicity of laws. Today mankind is confronted with a maze of rules, statutes, customs, and regulations far exceeding in extent and complexity anything the ancient Hebrew writers ever dreamed of. International conventions and civil and criminal codes become more and more complicated. There are laws of science, so called, which claim both to help and to hinder, to save and destroy mankind. We are asked to accept laws of health which place men at the mercy of matter; cruel theological beliefs, according to which God sends sin, sickness, and death to His children; economic laws which say we must live in hunger and poverty because there is not enough to go around. In this age when the chaos of material laws seemed to be submerging the human race, Christian Science has come as the Comforter promised by Jesus. It brings essentially the same message of brotherhood and healing that he brought. The message might be paraphrased thus: "Love and understand God as Spirit, and man as His likeness, and you will fulfill all the good law and nullify all the rest." Mary Baker Eddy Mary Baker Eddy was divinely commissioned to bring to the present age the complete revelation of God's nature and ways, the truth about the universe and man. God uses in His work those who are fitted to carry cut His good purpose. Mrs. Eddy was ready for the great task God imposed upon her. She was unique in her devotion to the Christian way. She loved God and deeply desired to help mankind. She proved her love for God by her true friendship for humanity. When God called her to do His work, she was ready. Only a loving heart could perceive the Scriptural revelation of God as Love; only a thoroughly good one can understand and express the goodness of God. Truth cannot be comprehended by the dishonest and untruthful; a grossly material mentality is incapable of appreciating spiritual reality. Through the lens of her pure spirituality, Mrs. Eddy perceived God as infinite Spirit, all-knowing Mind, eternal Life, universal Love, unchanging Truth, immortal Soul, absolute Principle. She saw that God is all good; therefore, He does not know evil and cannot create it. God being the only creator, evil has no creator; therefore it is suppositional or unreal. She saw that whatever God creates must necessarily be like Him, must partake of His nature and essence. On this basis, man is seen to be the expression of God, spiritual, perfect, and complete, reflecting the intelligence of Mind, the immortality of Spirit, the unchanging affection of divine Love, the health and holiness of with Key to the Scriptures,” to the only preachers for the Christian Science denomination. Mages from these two books can praise our Lesson-Sermon, which read every Sunday in Christ's Science churches all over the world. The Sermons are contained in the Christian Science Quarterly and the healing gospel is free available to all who will secure books, study them, and apply their hearts to the understanding of practice of spiritual truths. Throughout recorded history God, Truth, has revealed Him to consecrated men and women many races. The Bible is the word of these sacred revelations God's nature. It was written on a period of more than one thousand years, by many writers living many different countries, and several languages. The sage writings were at first many books, but later gathered into one called the Bible, or "Book." How fitting the name: "Book!" There is no other to compare with it! Its influence upon course of history is beyond hum estimation. It is the foundation all that is good in government economics, literature, art, andence. Without this truth, there would be no freedom, no democracy, no civilization. Without such knowledge of divine Principle revealed in the Bible, education would be without enlightenment government would be without aid and society utterly lacking in cency. The Bible and Education A thousand years ago King Fred the Great of England affirmed it to be his wish that "all the born youth of his kingdom should employ themselves on nothing they could first read well the English Scripture." Five hundred years later William Tyndale, devil English scholar and churchman was so revolted by the ignorance some of the clergy of his day that he declared, "If God spareth life, I will make the boy that doth the plough to know my Scripture than thou dost." To through the light which Christ Science throws upon the Scriptures, the very children learn understand and demonstrate their power of God to heal. Our modern ideas of university education spring directly from Bible. A well-loved professor English in one of our eastern colleges once said, "A knowledge of the Bible without a college education is better than a college education without the Bible." Nowadays the study of the Bible finds little place in school curriculums. It has been largely crowded out by the study of human oracles, material systems, and spiritual knowledge. We deplore delinquency of the young whiles withhold from them the one most able to enlighten and give them. We send them out to for democracy while we ignore and express it in our daily lives. We begin to find the universe friendly, for enmity is being erased by love. The way to universal brotherhood is revealed in the Bible and explained and taught in Christian Science. In the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, has written (p. 276), "When the divine precepts are understood, they unfold the foundation of fellowship, in which one mind is not at war with another, but all have one Spirit, God, one intelligent source, in accordance with the Scriptural command: 'Let this Mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.'" Jesus' New Commandment Jesus of Nazareth had been trained from childhood in the teachings of the Hebrew religion. The heart and essence of this teaching was the Ten Commandments, which are found in the twentieth chapter of Exodus. Of these, the first four concern men's duty to God, the last six their duty to their fellow men. Jesus was a careful student of the religion of his race, and devoted to the practice of its tenets. He understood the spiritual meaning of its teachings. With his genius for getting at the heart of a subject, he condensed the Ten Commandments into two. He said the first and great commandment is, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." (Matt. 22:37.) Then he added, "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." (Matt. 22:39.) For centuries men had been worshiping their various gods and hating and killing one another. Now this original man, Jesus, tells them that loving and serving God come first, but loving one's fellow men inevitably follows. The two commandments are bound together, "On these two commandments." She saw that God is all good; therefore, He does not know evil and cannot create it. God being the only creator, evil has no creator; therefore it is suppositional or unreal. She saw that whatever God creates must necessarily be like Him, must partake of His nature and essence. On this basis, man is seen to be the expression of God, spiritual, perfect, and complete, reflecting the intelligence of Mind, the immortality of Spirit, the unchanging affection of divine Love, the health and holiness of spiritual Life. As the divine nature of God became increasingly clear to Mrs. Eddy, she put her understanding to severe tests. She healed desperate cases of disease and deformity, and even overcame death itself. Through her remarkable healing work she proved that her explanation of God and the universe is the true one. She studied and labored many years to give her revelation clearer expression through her writings, also to adapt the teaching and mode of practice to the needs and capabilities of people of the present age. To the end of her earthly career she continued to seek more and better ways of bringing her great revelation to mankind, to increase her means of blessing all the people. One Mind The fact of one God insures the openness or brotherhood of His children. One God means one Mind—infinite, all-wise, and good. All known. Mind could never quarrel with itself nor entertain conflicting opinions. The belief of many minds opens the door to error; it brings fear, sickness, and misfortune: whereas the understanding of one Mind restores harmony. Many minds means many gods and implies conflict. (Did you ever hear of a system of polytheism where the gods weren't generally quarreling and fighting among themselves?) A young student of Christian A well-loved professor English in one of our eastern colleges once said, "A knowledge of the Bible without a college education is better than a college education without the Bible." Nowadays the study of the Bible finds little place in school curriculums. It has been largely crowded out by the study of humanities, material systems, and spiritual knowledge. We deploy delinquency of the young while withhold from them the one most able to enlighten and groom them. We send them out to for democracy while we ignore very foundation of democracy; spend millions of dollars for medical cines which would not be need if we would only accept the living Word of God. We pass mutes of laws to correct human justices, whereas an understandance of the things of Spirit as set forth in the Bible would prevent injustices. The reason for this regretful state of affairs is that men failed to see the true spirit meaning of the Bible. It has been a closed book to many, a treasured locked and the key lost in Science and Health we have "Key to the Scriptures." The sake of this textbook so unlocks treasures of God's Word that who read the Bible may understand and be healed. Mrs. Eddy declares (No and p. 33), "If the Bible and my wife Science and Health had their right place in schools of learning they would revolutionize the way advancing the kingdom Christ." A young man who has been brought up in the Christian Science Sunday School very much wanted to go to college, but funds were totally inadequate for the purpose. He decided that a vital knowledge is more important so he applied to an author teacher of Christian Science class instruction and was accepted. The money he had saved as a reward for college expenses was to pay the tuition for the Christian ANAHEIM GAZETTE ance, employed in a large ome, and himself one evening sufferfrom a variety of symptoms leasing the incipient stage of seizure. Reaching out in thought God's direction, he turned to race and Health and read this page (p. 375), "No person is fited by yielding his mentality by mental despotism or malice." As he pondered this ment, puzzled at first know it applied to him, it gradually come clear that he was in the stance of yielding his mentality to unwitting despotism of his immate superior in the business organization. Through an honest fee to serve God as the only he came to see the needless and folly of believing that person had a mind of his own, one mind ruling another. The fiction and understanding of one Mind which is God came only to thought, bringing peace, hony, and freedom. The next morning the young man found himself completely From that time forward, his relations with his superior were sounder footing. There was equality between them, more real respect, and a stronger ing of true friendliness. The Bible Jesus loved the Scriptures. He had from them, healed by them, hadmonished his followers to them. Likewise, Mary Baker loved the Bible. Her writings are an intelligent regard for the final Hebrew and Greek writers as well as the Latin translatshe was also acquainted with in renderings in other langes. She loved especially the mon, authorized English transknown as the King James ion. She ordained this Version, other with "Science and Health Key to the Scriptures," to be only preachers for the ChrisScience denomination. Passsions from these two books comour Lesson-Sermon, which is every Sunday in Christian churches all over the world. The Sermons are contained in Christian Science Quarterly, the healing gospel is freely able to all who will secure the study them, and apply their tips to the understanding and choice of spiritual truths. Throughout recorded history, Truth, has revealed Himself science class instruction. The classwork brought him much spiritatual illumination and convinced him he had made a wise decision in putting God first; he faced the future with confidence. He was working at this time in the employ of a small manufacturfirm. He discharged his duties with loyalty and good will, striving to express his best conception of spiritual sonship with God and brotherhood with his fellows. A few weeks later the way to a college education was opened. First, a friend offered to help with the loan of a few dollars. Then it was discovered that many of the men in authority at his place of work were willing to lend money on his signature for the same purpose. He borrowed enough to pay his tuition and buy books for the first semester and enrolled in a midwestern university. Arriving at the campus he was told there were many applicants for all available jobs and there was no hope of earning enough to pay for board and lodging. But our friend was convinced that God was supplying his needs, guiding and guarding every step of the way. Within a few days he had located three jobs and was able to earn practically all of his expenses throughout the four-year course. At the same time he was able to maintain a scholastic average of 4.97 out of a perfect 5.00; he also took active part in the work of the Christian Science Organization and participated in other campus activities. At one time during his course, he was faced with an examination that was so difficult as to seem practically impossible. The entire class of more than two hundred students was floored. Recovering from the suggestion of defeat and fear, he turned his thought humbly to God. He acknowledged God to be the one and only Mind, the only intelligence, present to help and instruct. He resolved to listen for God's voice, knowing that man is the spiritual and perfect expression of divine intelligence. His confidence returned; he read over the examination paper, found one point he understood, and wrote down what came to him about that. Repeatedly turning to God in prayer he found more questions he could answer. So he continued, step by step, and concluded the examination, handing in his paper just as the bell rang, signaling the no more a part of your friend's true being than is anger or hate. A well-known proverb says, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." The truest friend is the one who can and does meet the other's need. And what need so great as the spiritual understanding of God and man which heals all inharmony! Gifts and personal companionships may be pleasing, sympathy may bring temporary comfort, but the one who can come to your side and say with authority, "Rise up and walk," the one who comes with the spiritual understanding that will arouse you from the dream of pain and bring you Christly healing, that one is the real friend and the one you need. An earnest Christian Scientist found her way beset with many problems. Human life had not been easy. Because she did not protect herself against criticism and condemnation and did not rule out of her thought fear, self-pity, and a mistaken sense of loyalty, she became physically ill. She lay in bed many months, and her condition grew worse. Among other errors there had been a succession of personal attachments and estrange-ments, which had only added to the mental darkness. At this time one of her old friends returned to his home after attending a meeting of an association of class-taught students of Christian Science. The meeting had so filled his heart with kindness and love that he decided to write a warm, friendly letter to the stricken one. This he did. He endeavored to put into his missive some of the exalted feeling of all-inclusive love which the association meeting had brought to him. Upon reading the letter, the patient realized that here was the one to help her. A long-distance telephone call was made and treatment requested. Improvement was soon noticeable and continued steadily. The struggle was long but was eventually crowned with success, and the Christian Scientist was able to resume her rightful duties in ministering to others. This case required strong medicine, so to speak. The practitioner lovingly but unflinching rebuked the errors, and the patient strove to correct them. Paul's advice to Timothy was freely followed: "Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine." This would have been a severe strain had the friendship been based clear sunlight, they produced beautiful white flowers. So rises above the sordidness of rivalry, he finds his true self as the son of God to be sweet, and gentle." That true manhood is sweet, and gentle" seemed one seeking help to be a very lutionary thought. His concern of manliness had always in a certain amount of "rough But he thought to himself, see that this practitioner is a lar fellow himself, so there be something in what he Through the practitioner's understanding that God's and likeness expresses good and purity, the man's conhimself was changed. He a deeper understanding of God's good and man. His reflective spiritual and perfect. The title for tobacco dropped away an old, outworn garment. was no great struggle of this just a glad yielding to the end holier sense of Life and hood. The healing was permanent far-reaching. Faults of chiebegin to diminish and disuze His thinking became quicker, and truer. He did work in office and shop; vanced to higher position larger salaries. Never did that his increase of spiritual was a handicap or in any practical. On the contrary, convinced of the truth owe Eddy's statement in Science (p. 67), "The notice animal natures can possible force to character is too absurd consideration, when we remit that through spiritual ascend our Lord and Master heal sick, raised the dead, and mandered even the winds and to obey him. Grace and Tempt potent beyond all other methods." Prayer Healings in Christianity come about through prayer; religion is revolutionizing world's concept of prayer. is commonly thought to be God to do something which cannot done and may not be done. Have you ever conthat this implies a misconasto as to the true nature of God means, does it not, that thieuner considers that God moved by personal influence Key to the Scriptures,” to be only preachers for the Christian Science denomination. Passes from these two books come our Lesson-Sermon, which is every Sunday in Christian church all over the world. The Sermons are contained in the Christian Science Quarterly, the healing gospel is freely available to all who will secure their study, study them, and apply their insights to the understanding and practice of spiritual truths. Throughout recorded history, Truth, has revealed Himself unseparated men and women of many races. The Bible is the record of these sacred revelations of its nature. It was written over a period of more than one thousand years, by many writers living in different countries, and in various languages. The sacred things were at first many little but later gathered into one called the Bible, or “The Word.” Now fitting the name: “The Word!” There is no other to commemorate it! Its influence upon the use of history is beyond human imagination. It is the foundation of what is good in government, comics, literature, art, and science. Without this truth, there would be no freedom, no democracy, no civilization. Without some knowledge of divine Principle asaled in the Bible, education would be without enlightenment, government would be without law, society utterly lacking in deity. The Bible and Education In thousands years ago King Al-Mustafa of Great England affirmed his wish that “all the free youth of his kingdom should boy themselves on nothing till could first read well the English Scripture.” Five hundred years William Tyndale, devoted Irish scholar and churchman, so revolted by the ignorance of the clergy of his day that declared, “If God spareth my child make the boy that drives the plough to know more picture than thou dost.” Today, though the light which Christianity throws upon the Scriptures, the very children learn to understand and demonstrate the power of God to heal. Our modern ideas of universal education spring directly from the idea. A well-loved professor of Irish in one of our eastern colonies once said, “A knowledge of Bible without a college education is better than a college education without the Bible.” Butadays the study of the Bible is little place in school curriculum. It has been largely crowded by the study of human theories, material systems, and empirical knowledge. We deplore the frequency of the young while we hold from them the one book able to enlighten and guide us. We send them out to fight democracy while we ignore the importance of God. He acknowledged God to be the one and only Mind, the only intelligence, present to help and instruct. He resolved to listen for God’s voice, knowing that man is the spiritual and perfect expression of divine intelligence. His confidence returned; he read over the examination paper, found one point he understood, and wrote down what came to him about that. Repeatedly turning to God in prayer he found more questions he could answer. So he continued, step by step, and concluded the examination, handing in his paper just as the bell rang, signaling the end of the period. When the grades were announced, it was learned that this young man had received a mark of 100%, although the class average was only 27%. This is but one of the many similar testimonies from pupils in our schools who accept Christian Science and make it practical. Evil Uncovered Christian Science is the Science of God and His works. It explains the nature of good. By contrast it explains the nature of evil. This is important. Evil is not to be ignored, but uncovered, understood for what it is, and so rendered powerless. We need to know how to recognize and receive the friendly thoughts which God sends; we need also to know how to recognize and reject the suggestions of error which God does not send. Jesus called evil, “devil,” and “liar.” Mrs. Eddy names evil, “animal magnetism.” She did not invent a new kind of evil to plague mankind. What she did was to describe evil so accurately that men can now see through its deceptions and frustrate its designs. The phrase “animal magnetism” is self-explanatory. Magnetism means a power to attract, a drawing toward. Animal means sentient, sensual, low, base. Therefore the term signifies a drawing towards that which is animal-like, the attraction of that which is low, base, mean, tricky, deceptive, and wicked. But are such things truly attractive? Is God-created man subject to anything degrading, destructive, deceiving? We know that man is not so subject, since he is the likeness of God, good. “Animal magnetism” is the name for evil, which only claims to have power; therefore the term exposes evil as a false assumption, nothing claiming to be something. This is the animal instinct in mortals which incites them to kill one another, to rob, lie, and commit adultery. It would induce fear, foster disease, thrive on ignorance, and perpetuate itself in mental darkness and spiritual dullness. It is symbolized by the talking serpent in Genesis and the great red dragon in the Apocalypse. A boy in the Christian Science Sunday School was told that the serpent of Genesis and the great red dragon of Revelation were one and the same. His response was, “Well, why didn’t they kill it when it was young?” This witty reply mentions requested. Improvement was soon noticeable and continued steadily. The struggle was long but was eventually crowned with success, and the Christian Scientist was able to resume her rightful duties in ministering to others. This case required strong medicine, so to speak. The practitioner lovingly but unflinkingly rebuked the errors, and the patient strove to correct them. Paul’s advice to Timothy was freely followed: “Reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.” This would have been a severe strain had the friendship been based upon personal sense, but these two friends were relying on something higher—they were leaning on God in their effort to demonstrate spiritual fellowship in Christ. This gave them power to overcome the discordant condition. Family Life Love and affection make happy homes, and the harmony expressed in one's home is a foretaste of heaven. But there is much evidence that family life has deteriorated late years. Certain it is that the marriage covenant is very loosely regarded in many quarters. Human relationships are more intimate in families than elsewhere, therefore that is where we must be most alert to guard against the disruptive suggestions of animal magnetism. Family troubles and marital disagreements must be recognized as the suggestions of the one evil, and so mastered and destroyed. In a Christian Science home, the man of the house found himself, late one evening, almost overcome by nausea and sickness. He mentioned this to his wife, who said, "Well, that is easy to understand. You were very unkind in your manner toward our little daughter this evening." The husband thought for a moment and was forced to acknowledge the truth of the charge. So he said, "Go on; you have uncovered the error; now let us have the truth about it." Thereupon the wife began to declare: "God is good, and good is All. He is the one and only Mind and presence. He rules this household; He is the Mind of every one of us. There is no contrary influence of hate, anger, or selfishness which can counteract the divine power. Our home is governed by Truth and Love; therefore no evil can enter therein." As she continued her statements of truth her husband soon found himself entirely free from the poisonous suggestion. He retired for the night and rested peacefully. Mrs. Eddy writes in Science and Health (p. 102), “Christian Science despoils the kingdom of evil, and pre-eminently promotes affection and virtue in families and therefore in the community.” As men and women become true Christians as they learn the unreality of material sense and demonstrate through Christian Science the lasting happiness of spiritual living, patient beyond all other methods.” Prayer Healings in Christian religion is revolutionizing world's concept of prayer. It is commonly thought to be God to do something which cannot done may not be done. Have you ever conceived that this implies a miscomprehension as to the true nature of God's means, does it not that this tioner considers that God moved by personal influence that were true, God would supreme and all-knowing since He is supreme and all-powerful; no use trying to tell Him thing. He knows our needs as supplied them. It is our own understand this and claim that which His wisdom has already vided. Christ is the idea or manification of God. It is always true and realized through prayer, through spiritualization thought, and through conscience service of God in daily affairs Christ, or divine idea of Christ comes to receptive individuals human consciousness,and its purifying,correcting,a lifting influence destroys them and diseases of the human body. Thus God and Christ save mankind from any discord,providing that said is present,practical,and cohesive demonstration of preservation is real and satisfactory belief that salvation is for future only is visionary and practical. Eternal Friendship True friendship is eternal fore it cannot lose.In you cannot lose a friend.great spiritual leaders of those still our friends.Ability fidelity remains to inspire are still ruled by the moral Moses; Peter and Paul continue to enlighten us their writings; and Christ always humanity's greatest shower. Jesus walked so closely with that he could truthfully himself to be one with God presented and demonstrated Christ,或true idea of God this made himthe Saviour o'r kind。他 was not God,但 truly Godlike.Wherever he men felt and recognized these presence which he reflected were healed.Jesus demonized man's oneness with God,made him humanity's best friend.The world today many such friends—men women who walk in the foot ofthe Master.To aid us great healing work,我们 simple directions of Christianity as well asthe inspiring ample of our great Leader entertained onlythe most thoughts toward friend an A well-loved professor of animal instinct in mortals which incites them to kill one another, to rob, lie, and commit adultery. It would induce fear, foster disease, thrive on ignorance, and perpetuate itself in mental darkness and spiritual dullness. It is symbolized by the talking serpent in Genesis and the great red dragon in the Apocalypse. A boy in the Christian Science Sunday School was told that the serpent of Genesis and the great red dragon of Revelation were one and the same. His response was, "Well, why didn't they kill it when it was young?" This witty reply points out an important rule in the application of Christian Science in our daily lives, and that is to cast out of consciousness, promptly and vigorously, every erroneous belief which presents itself for acceptance before it grows upon the thought — whether it be the temptation to sin or to be sick. Healing Friendship When your friend is kind to you, remember that the love your friend expresses is the emanation of divine Love. Be grateful to your friend for his kindness, but grateful to God as the source and Principle of all kindness. Conversely, if your friend should be unkind to you, if he should be hateful or angry, remember that he is being tempted by the one evil, mortal mind, to accept a selfhood apart from God. To recognize this will enable you to be kind and patient with your friend until the spell of evil is broken and he recovers his normal sense of himself. Study and pray to realize the powerlessness of the evil which seems to bind him and to recognize that man is always the manifestation of boundless Love. This understanding and demonstration of the nothings of evil is the only true forgiveness of evil. Error is not to be glossed over or excused. It must be scientifically dealt with and destroyed. Remember also that sickness is Purity Let us not be afraid we may become too spiritual. Sometimes mortal mind argues that too much spirituality is impractical. But intelligent spiritual thinking and living can bring nothing but good into human experience. Purity is the state of being free from mixture or combination. A thing is pure when it is all that it should be and nothing else. Pure milk has no ink in it, and in pure air there is no smoke. Would you want the gasoline in your car to be partly water? Does intelligence manifest ignorance; is strength evidenced in weakness; and does success include failure? Pure patience, true wisdom, complete dependence upon the divine source of all good—all these characterize the real man. A man who had been studying Christian Science a short time went to a practitioner to be healed of the tobacco habit. In the office was a bowl of water lilies. As the visitor commented upon their beauty, the practitioner said, "Those plants grow in the mud and mire at the bottom of the pond, but as they rise higher and come out into the truly Godlike. Wherever he men felt and recognized the presence which he reflected were healed. Jesus demon man's oneness with God, made him humanity's best friend. The world today many such friends—men women who walk in the foot of the Master. To aid us great healing work, we have simple directions of Christianity, as well as the inspire ample of our great Leader entertained only the most thoughts toward friend and Tenderly she watched by household. Patiently she insisted and corrected her students selfishly she worked and helped to help and heal all mankind sickness, sorrow, and sin. There is a sweet little about how she missed her ones when any of them had away. On one of these occurrences Mrs. Eddy called the memorial house round herderly remarked, "We are a family, and when my wife would go away we children get together and say to other 'Now you will be gone me while they are gone you?' So we must all be given each other while one of them away." (Mary Baker Eddy: Size Portrait, p. 228.) The prophet Malachi told "Have we not all one father not one God created us? We deal treacherously even against his brother, by proclaiming the covenant of our faith." (Mal. 2:10.) The Christian Sectbook states (Science Health, p. 467), "It should be thoroughly understood that all have one Mind, one God Father, one Life, Truth, and Mankind will become persecuted as this fact appears apparent, way will cease a true brotherhood of man we established." Yes, we are all one family we must all be good to each State Assistance Rolls Increase In Orange county, 140 cases were added to the public assistance rolls during February, while 107 were discontinued, California Taxpayers' association reported. Included in the cases added during the month were 78 persons on the aid to the needy aged rolls, six persons on aid to the needy blind, 18 children on the aid to needy children rolls, and 38 cases on general county relief. General county relief may include one or more persons in each case; other kinds of relief are individual persons, the association pointed out. During February, 1947—a year ago—a total of 132 cases were added to the relief rolls of the county, while 84 cases were discontinued, the association reported. During August, 1947, midway between the two Februarys, 106 cases were added to the public relief rolls and 77 cases were discontinued. Over the state as a whole, 11,520 cases were added to the public relief rolls during February, 1948, while 8,002 cases were discontinued. Of the 11,520 cases added during the month, 3,273 were people on the aid to the needy aged rolls, 192 persons on needy blind rolls, 1,887 children on the aid to needy children rolls, and 6,168 cases on general county relief. Vets May Get Insurance Data At County Office A large percentage of veterans have failed to name a beneficiary for their National Service Life Insurance under the revised laws, it was announced today by Ben Liebermann, county service officer and director of Veterans Affairs of Orange county. Many servicemen did not both- Prayer Healings in Christian Science come about through prayer. This religion is revolutionizing the world's concept of prayer. Prayer is commonly thought to be asking God to do something which He has not done and may not be willing to do. Have you ever considered what this implies a misconception is to the true nature of God? It means, does it not, that the petitioner considers that God can be moved by personal influence? If what were true, God would not be supreme and all-knowing. But since He is supreme and all-knowing, perfect and all-powerful, it is no use trying to tell Him something. He knows our needs and has applied them. It is our work to understand this and claim the good which His wisdom has already provided. Christ is the idea or manifestation of God. It is always present and is realized through earnest prayer, through spiritualization of thought, and through consecrated service of God in daily affairs. The Christ, or divine idea of God, comes to the receptive individual human consciousness, and through purifying, correcting, and upfitting influence destroys the errors and diseases of the human mind and body. Thus God and His Christ save mankind from all types of discord, proving that salvation is present, practical, and complete. The demonstration of present salvation is real and satisfying; the belief that salvation is for the future only is visionary and imractical. Eternal Friendship True friendship is eternal, therefore it cannot be lost. In reality you cannot lose a friend. All the great spiritual leaders of the past are still our friends. Abraham's idolity remains to inspire us; we are still ruled by the moral laws of Moses; Peter and Paul and John continue to enlighten us through their writings; and Christ Jesus is always humanity's great Wayflower. Jesus walked so closely with God that he could truthfully declare himself to be one with God. He presented and demonstrated the Christ, or true idea of God, and his made him the Saviour of mankind. He was not God, but he was truly Godlike. Wherever he went, he felt and recognized the divine presence which he reflected, and were healed. Jesus demonstrated man's oneness with God, which made him humanity's best earthly friend. The world today needs many such friends—men and women who walk in the footsteps of the Master. To aid us in the great healing work, we have the simple directions of Christian Science, as well as the inspired example of our great Leader. She entertained only the most loving thoughts toward friend and foe. Insurance Data At County Office A large percentage of veterans have failed to name a beneficiary for their National Service Life Insurance under the revised laws, it was announced today by Ben Liebermann, county service officer and director of Veterans Affairs of Orange county. Many servicemen did not bother to designate beneficiaries by name at the time their G.I. insurance was written as the law provided for automatic payment of the insurance to the insured's closest relatives. Now the insurance is paid in a lump sum to the estate of the insured unless a beneficiary is specified by name. As part of an estate, insurance loses its identity and is subject to laws governing estates, including claims of creditors, administrators' fees and court costs. If the insured has selected the installment method of payment it is important that the insured also name a contingent beneficiary, otherwise the insurance may go to the estate of the primary beneficiary. To avoid delay in receiving premium receipts, veterans should mail their premium payments in self-addressed envelopes provided with each premium notice. Another important item to keep the record straight is for the insured to notify the Veterans Administration of every change of address. Veterans may obtain complete information on conversion and other insurance items in the Orange County Veterans Service center located at 225 North Broadway in Santa Ana. Anaheim merchants offer the greatest in values! How Does Christian Science Heal? THE DISAPPEARANCE of organic and functional disease, as well as of trouble in other forms, is continually recorded among those who have turned to Christian Science for help. Warren indicated that it is reassuring that at the present time 44 counties and 72 major cities have established disaster councils and mutual aid contracts now cover 90 percent of the population. Additional Vet Loans Available Veterans who are buying homes or farms under the provisions of the California Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Plan may obtain advance loans from the Department of Veterans Affairs for repairs, correction of deterioration and for altering or remodeling dwellings. Ben Liebermann, director of Veterans Affairs of Orange county said applications for advance loans may be made at any of the following offices of the department in this vicinity: Long Beach, 201 Heartwell Building, 19 Pine avenue; Los Angeles, 110 State Building, corner of First and Spring streets; San Bernardino, 244 Third street and Santa Ana, 225 North Broadway—Friday mornings only, 9 to 12:00. Information may be obtained any week day from the Orange County Veterans Service Center located at 225 North Broadway, Santa Ana. (Mr. Eaton is in this office from the Long Beach office on Friday mornings only, from 9 to 12:00; please phone 0215 for an appointment). Any veteran whose state contract has been in effect for not less than three years may apply for a loan to make needed repairs or recondition his property. The amount is limited to 20 percent of the current appraised value of the property, or 50 percent of the difference between the appraised value and the unpaid balance of his contract, whichever is the lesser. Loans may also be obtained to correct deteriorating conditions caused by termites, dry rot or other means unknown at the time of purchase. Veterans may obtain remodeling loans if the improvements are judged necessary to meet the needs of his family occupancy. The amount allowable for this purpose is limited to the difference between the unpaid balance of the purchaser's contract and the maximum purchase price authorized by law. A complete plan and specifications must accompany the application for loan. Christian Science Heal? THE DISAPPEARANCE of organic and functional disease, as well as of trouble in other forms, is continually recorded among those who have turned to Christian Science for help. The method of such overcoming of difficulty is prayer—a spiritually scientific manner of thinking based on the teaching of Christ Jesus. What this prayer is and how anyone can understand it and use it effectually in accordance with his need are fully explained in the Christian Science textbook. SCIENCE and HEALTH with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy This remarkable book, other works by Mrs. Eddy, and all other authorized Christian Science literature may be read, borrowed, or purchased at the Christian Science Reading Room, 125 N. Philadelphia, Anahiem, California. Open to the public at the following hours: 11 A.M. to 4 P.M., First Church of Christ, Scientist. New Mineral Found in West (Western News Service) First commercial production of titanium pigment west of St. Louis will get underway in southern California late this month, according to State Mineralogist Olaf P. Jenkins. The substance, used in the manufacture of paints, inks, face powders and creams, artificial fabrics and rubber goods, will be produced from titanium concentrates found in the state at a plant located near Roscoe, Los Angeles county. Jenkins said the plant will be operated by the San Gabriel Pigments company. Bituminous coal and lignite reserves in this country are sufficient to last 4000 years, according to the United States Bureau of Mines—Santa Fe Almanac. In 1947 2,000 persons were killed and 96,000 injured in U.S. traffic accidents as a result of driving on the wrong side of the road.