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nally electric light, and there has been equally advancing invention in the reaim of beating. This all came about through an illumined sense priâ€" marily, and solely because the very nature of mind is to reveal itself. These things happening in the realm of human thought seem to be leadâ€" ing the race step by step out of the crude and primitive, into the atmosâ€" phere of pure spiritual revelation. imlfluln to seek his God, and that he will not cease until he finds Him? It is clear that what we term eduâ€" cation and progress is wholly a procâ€" ess of enli‘;mmt. All that means advancement in the world toâ€"day for the race has come about as the reâ€" sult of thinkingâ€"progressive thought and revelation of ideas. Our Puriâ€" tan forefathers were limited in thought to candles for light and to crude fireplaces for heat. They did not know enough to have better, but intelligence gave to men a progresâ€" sive unfoldment of oil, gas, and fiâ€" Strange and false beliefs, it is true, men have for long periods adopted and followed, but ever in what seems to be an ascending scaie these have been dropped for others, perhaps just a little better or a bit more logâ€" ical. Would it not seem, therefore, that there is inherent in man a divine The same advancing progress may be observed in what we call religion â€"man‘s unfolding concept of God. Indeed it may be said that the law of progress is divine and that man is umrer that eternal law of continuous unfoldment. The poet Whittier has :qeaulifully expressed this idea in the ines, Toâ€"day we find the whole world stirred by what is termed the conflict between religion and science. But is there a conflict! For years critics have contested our use of the word Science as applied to religion. Theâ€" ologians have deciared that religion cannot be a science, and scientists have maintained that science cannot tions, wsture worship, MmyT006Y» «20| become inspired until they gained an 1 heathenism, '!'r."' an everâ€" aindudb-nutnbbwd < présent ffort on the part of mankind Then the Bible became to them : bmlm!u.mwlrimdnomu_ I might say to you : and satisfying concept of _ Deityâ€"|that the Bible teaches that God is | Strange and false beliefs, it is tT9€,|tho sole creator. I believe this to be | â€" be a religion. Let us see. What is the definition of science in the ordiâ€" nary accepted use of that word? "Knowledge; knowledge of principles or facts; accepted knowledge which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of genera) truths or the operation of general laws." If it be not formuâ€" general laws." If it be not formuâ€" lated and systematized with referâ€" ence to general truths and the operaâ€" tion of law, would not religion be without law, without certainty, yes, without truth? â€" 8 We declare, therefore, that Chrisâ€" tian Science is scientific because it is the knowledge of the divine Principle and facts of being (and I use t:h word fact advisedly); that it is science or systematized knowledge of all Truth, based upon the divine laws of being. Moreover, we declare that in order to be a science at all, it must be demonstrable and provable. Not everminz, therefore, in the realm of theory, speculation, belief, or exâ€" periment, even though it be called science, can lawfully be entitled to What then, think you, should a religion be, in this day of reason, in order to claim the attention and reâ€" svect of thinking men and women* First, I believe you will say, it must be scientificâ€"based upon actual fact or truth. That is, its eoneert of God must be reasonable, rati , and logâ€" ical. Second, it must be practical. To be of any use, it must offer a senâ€" sible and actual solution of the mr{- day problems of human beings. in other words, it must be a common sense religion. It should be able to prove its truth and availability in statements regarding a religion that will not stand the test of reason, that cannot be proved and found wholly satisfactory. Fundamentally, neither I nor any one else can tell you what to believe about God. 1 may present or truth. That is, its eoneem.rt of God must be reasonable, rati , and logâ€" ical. Second, it must be practical. To be of any use, it must offer a senâ€" sible and actual solution of the mr{- day problems of human beings. in other words, it must be a common can and should determine for yourâ€" self their truth and whether you care bmmfl; Indeed, 1 am not en in the business of convertâ€" amummwaw If there is any conversion to be done, you will do it yourself, because the facts regarding Chrisâ€" tian Science appeal to you as altoâ€" gether logical and reasonable. In that way you will accept Christian g you to the teachings of Christian | reasoning muthenhmeammmy to be done, you will do it yourself,| watching bgu-mfaehr:-filuchb-m.u,. tian Science appeal to you as Altoâ€"| crag to gether logical and reasonable. 1t | strained. that way you will accept Christian | keep aw Science not because you believe it,| What do but because you understand it, which| _ Now for your consideration certain prem Interpretation of the Scriptures It is not difficult to understand the gnunwhy tendency to criticize the ible, and indeed to ‘I-rrm all or much that it declares. can appreâ€" ciate and sympathize with the attiâ€" tude that â€"mfi hold toâ€"day regarding Je res. . They .n' purzled and perplexed at what seem to thom mm:rdory and unreasonâ€"| able statements and situations. Many are nnidmslx engaged in txin' to disrrove the ivinig of Christ and the miracies of the Old and New Tesâ€" taments. But because the soâ€"called miracle does not conform to the huâ€" man sense of things is it to be wholly ignored and set aside? Why, it may be asked, all this effort to disprove: the reality and operation of splfib‘ but because you understand it, wh is a vastly dmrnt point di&hv in P wéws Viewed from a material angle, the Bible may indeed seem to be unreaâ€" sonable and contradictory, but it is clear to be seen that the approach h&dw.ufl%m tation of Scripture can only be made the words and happenings of the Biâ€" To we‘te To iprand mmurinly, In order to be sure, to be absoluteâ€" Step by step, since time began, We see the steady gain of man. By Richard J. Davis Is Religion Scientific? :ww‘flhrmdn-h'hhfi 'hbufl.‘g*d[fi.»“mulo~-bh -ML- receiveth not Truth, since Truth is in its very naâ€" the of Spirit of God; for ture mental. M.:.i!.l they are foolishness unto him; neiâ€" .Truth is mental, God must be infinite ther can he know them, because they Spirit. As John has said, "God is a The Science of Truth has always existed and will always exist, regard less of soâ€"called mortal opinion and judgment. As a science, however, it does demand intelligent and thoughtâ€" ful consideration from all thinking men and women. In this connection, may [ call to your attention a fallaâ€" cy which sometimes seems to be enâ€" tertained, that because it is a science it it therefore difficult to understand. Nothing could be farther from: the fact. God is not difficult to anderâ€" stand. Truth is not obscure. It is error that cannot be understood. Inâ€" deed the mark of ignorance is on its brow. Its very name is darkness. Is it conceivable that God would make the sole creator. I believe this to be a true statement, but some of you may not accept it coming from the Bible. Let me say, however, my friends, reason it out,â€"reason why there is one cause and creator, and {:u will find that it is not only true, t coincides with spiritual revelaâ€" tion in the Bible. Indeed, it may be said that all truth coincides with the inspired Word of the Scriptures. Obâ€" viously, the Bible as a whole cannot be accepted literally and only spiritâ€" ual inspiration can uniock and reâ€" veal the truth within its pages. Our friends who are busy disproving the Bible on a literal basis should reâ€" verse their efforts. If they would prove the reality and allness of God, the acts and sayings of the Master, Christ Jesus, would no longer be mysterious but wholly natural and in accordance with law. in accordance with law. â€" _ |is illustrated in the experience of a The Right Attitude ‘ sailor during war. . Stationed The Science of Truth has always ‘ abroad. dhix dutmde;::ded that he existed and will always exist, regard | li nstant] n i f less of soâ€"called mortal opil;ion and I:.'i; cc)_mm'.g} in ‘mme-layer. fime judgment. As a science, however ‘it i‘nfesttd‘ Cg with or;h Se_n. 2t % Ship does demand intelligent and lhoug‘ht- was eutin; l::d:‘l. nn: i Tag ful consideration from all thinking | and other e’; losi ‘"l fmm rad men and women. In this connection,: bombs were !pmo:;'esd._ :l .:l:'o c he may [ call to your attention a failaâ€" place whe he sl ippiet? t~ t_he cy which sometimes seems to be enâ€": there uem:i 5. beepL ement of ::l’:lltl;:d. '!hlt :«;‘nuu it is a science | destruction u: the ;::iymril:ym::‘di:‘ i erefore difficult to u: | i ienti C Nothing could be farther "Trep tThe . retiting to me berds realtogd, in s fact. God is not difficult to anderâ€" ":hl;?n‘ wfid“l (o o re.lmd.wm ie stand. Truth is not obscure. It i.u'of hie mhenc&-‘,’dtm o eigt i error that cannot be understood. ln-‘u d: s :' en mmmutznng gfl‘d "i: mark of ignorance is on its u:i :l:limsofm‘m lfireh:'r':: even as row. Its very name is darkness. I i rotec n i comfesyauie nas (od, woold make t spadow of Let wines Wikh eveir Tinselt charore andl Hige. fiis Tece | sones of recurnty sud aatary. tncksd f;om us* Truth is natural and easy | fi::eb:d -nd":zr::udnd.::“g; t:‘c'k‘ed of perception but much "ag i nz upon mrr mental -ttitu':i‘:.y dlep:':‘k‘ }‘) frein," thig 'I?om es ableto Tai you therefore to consider this â€" the | olr‘:(h. T aiamt is pe.ce'" P ons mevan. value of a receptive state of mind in iny. 4 u: ng‘igt wl fprad. investigating Christian Science, or | :y. Sols Hemer ove. of ‘oo% n any supject/ in fart. Let us mm;o" j dren. â€" The Motherâ€"love of God is for instance, a child approaches the eye; c s mriciks, ho mgrtey whet subject of geography in an lltitude';"‘ hn be teiing to" Rrmeny ‘or of resistance and negation. Haybe.("‘rh o o fear af ece. tear un he is declaring ail theclime how nard t maeage. fear of ain o eenlemiber the, it is to understand. He may even ; oo toey rext cevene and on the intolerantly declare that he just does | g“ mly'mt 4 Prines 1 “at‘hee 2es. Bor fike io. What will that atate of, ammietarbed and annaimed. in" the ininking do?. Walll it id the. boy s conseronsnase us that Love which it erceprion of gsography! will itici::g::usness of that Love which is make it any easier? Not a . c G i the contrary, he has ultw:i't'timg;l'( b:'he ‘God in nol:hu_nz sqpermtural rected 5 iot of mentai Kurdies and :}od ut God in Christian Science. Our o osiructions, that will have io be.w is natural, near, and friendly. cleared away before he can underâ€"‘ l'.‘e k'!hould P in thig way, ahun stand and appreciate the subject of I “; mgHo_f o ki is uis " uie geography. Now this also applies‘ m.dcl‘ yan e To have & sumer, N Christian. Sience! and) shows, the . aiitjoue. aveanme sence ut Deity lt value of an openâ€"minded, affirmative, ‘;u_t]mns. Â¥ o CEnt in o{ ue and tolerant approach without Lhe' md_ i o ie en ooo Th Msepâ€" slightest fear that you are unable to | _nrnlnon' * f-r-avgy tipu h ::ir"li“ this glorious Truth. Take ghe::.n’.:;.&;‘uld,'.d“cwr Pihkas higt! hib 1 ,_ a ne ittle book, "Science and Health hants san tas" "This it iL. t:‘::g with Key to the Scriptures," little in‘ we know. in size, but oh, how great in revelation, | people have you who are honestly seeking the , never been light. Take it, and in childlike huâ€" ; their lives. mility turn to God for a moment in | object of re praver. Say to Him, "Give me light, ‘occuionnlly O God; give me understanding; enâ€" special need lighten Thou my eyes." Then comâ€" ; therefore, th mence to read and study. At once | not readily you will find yourself interested. You | of absolutel; will find yvourself saying, Why, that in all affair is what I have sometimes thought : power, allâ€"p vaguely, but have never heard it is a divine clearly expressed in just that way.| deed, I may Let me say, too, that you will perâ€" baps find statements that may not seem clear, at first. Never mind, read on. No science was ever grasped fully at one, two, three, or a hunâ€" dred readings. This is the Science of infinity, and you will study it for many years to come. Going on in this way, with your thought turned ever toward the light, God will reveal His divine nature more and more to spiritually. And this takes time. The | thought ‘h;:iu of the individual -;'Iv j sti surprisingly uncontrollâ€" ed. Â¥o think :goutngxl. to reason | out spiritual facts from premise to | conclusion should not be difficult. But watch, study your thinking, and you may be amazed to discover how little dominion you have. How near can you hew to the line of clear, direct} reasoning without running off the} Having habitually thought along material lines, it is not to be expected that one can immediately change his whole basis of thinking. We have to form new habits, learn to think watch, study your thinking, and yonldivi-e idea, is forever inseparable nyicanuedtodhmmhfl'mfie‘fn-tklhdin'hidibeexim-nd dominion you have. Hovlureln.huhhbeiu. In other words, Chrisâ€" you hew to the line of clear, direct} tinn Scienice declares that there is an m%‘:itbout running off the{eternal unity between God and man. track? has not discovered h’ Let us see how this divine unity opâ€" watching, that his thought, like the} erates in actual practice. Suppose, nimble chamois, is jumping from â€" for instance, that the soâ€"called law of crag to crag, uncontrolled and unreâ€"| heredity has put upon an individual Feep pware: uhC think sbout "Oce . Hongiy waek Tncking. in smeugih, awake What dominion have you there? | vigor, and vitality; that he has no No:n Chrhgni:h&mh:uhm hnalu-.gynlhw that ma a freely . What are strength, vigor, , and Mdod.‘oamtbeufijmm power? Are they material? Did any Mind, the divine, intelligent, and selfâ€" one ever see them? No, tm are existent Cause of the universe,â€"and wholly qualities of Mind. And how that Mind is the Mind of man, of all| much of strength and power is there ? wankind. Let us consider in fi!‘ll it not infinite and immeasurable? light of reason what Christian Sciâ€"! And where is all this power and ence teaches regarding God and His strength? Does it reside in some creation. | place, and does man have to go someâ€" God and His Creation + ) whore to get it" Not at all! Man: eonscious of our identity or catity. We are aware, too, that therk is a creation, an infinite creation or uniâ€" verse, and this universe; including our own identity, is the effect of an intelligent, selfâ€"existent cause. Rn-’; son tells us, too, that there can be :; but one universe. Indeed the very | word universe indicates one. We are ; positively aware that this universe + revenls intelligence. Indeed, only an intellisent cause could have evolved It. This infinite, divine Cause, we,| lays its 7 emphasis p-_lolm:-‘â€".ogg_,: ess of Being.â€"one God. one Cause iritual, the =:=o creation. mt or reflection. vâ€"t of ell. it is obvious thet we, " â€" >~_â€" _ |Spirit: and they that worship him i uk en m en e lth, p. 497), logically the essential clements selfâ€"existent and eternal, is the aniâ€" mating, divine force of all creation 1orhm¢.hfilbthm% | â€"our e, being, :ved:GoduSO-l.udiv’-'Pfl-- jplc,t.heh-ola.llhdu.pvpnhc the universe, including man, in perâ€" fect harmony. In accord with Scripâ€" | ture, and yet wholly in line with reaâ€" son, we know that the only God there is, must be a God who is infinite Love, | embodying only the attributes of | There is nothing supernatural about God in Christian Science. Our +God is natural, near, and friendly. We should accustom ourselves to ‘thinking of Him in this way, which ; makes Him tangible, actual, and readily available. To have a superâ€" , stitious, awesome sense of Deity is to build up in thought the idea of sepâ€" aration, a farâ€"away God. The poet i Tennyson has said, "Closer is He . than breathing, and nearer than , hands and feet." This is the God . we know in Christian Science. Many ‘people have to admit that God has ;never been a very vital thing in |their lives. He may have been the }obj«:t of respect and veneration and occasionally considered in time of special need. It is not surprising, : therefore, that the human mind does i not readily adjust itself to the idea | of absolutely radical reliance on God ‘in all affairs. Nevertheless, the allâ€" power, allâ€"presence, allâ€"action of God jis a divine and irrefutable fact. Inâ€" wholly qualities of Mind. And how much of strength and power is there ? ‘hit-othn-iuand immeasurable ? And where is all this power and strength? Does it reside in some | place, and does man have to go someâ€" | whore to get it* Not at all! Man, God‘s image and likeness, is not sepâ€" arated f;mn s*~ength, energy, and Motherhood of God The concept of God as Father has long been familiar to men, but Chrisâ€" tian Science, distinct from all other religions, reveals the Motherhood of Deity.â€"that being One, He includes within Himself all the qualities and attributes of both Father and Mother. righteousness. ‘-i'ie_-;réthlw usefulness of this understanding of God‘s lptherh«_nd deed, I may say not one of us would | be able to leave this church and reâ€" | turn home if there was not a God,-â€"nf divine, infinite power and force to | Man, God‘s Image And man, what is man as underâ€" stood in Christian Science‘ We deâ€" clare that man is the divine idea or concept of God, spiritually conceived and eternally held in Mind as idea,â€" man, the idea of infinite gooc; man, the idea of infinite Love: man. the idea of infinite and unending Life. Since God is Mind, man, His divine image, must logically be divinely mental, since effect must be like its cause. What then constitutes the diâ€" :I;lh _man, this mental being? away and stray from the Mind in which it has its being. So man, God‘s Thoughts, pure thoughts, which can have their being only in God. Now is himself the ;!errfl‘l‘l'lilfivt‘ll; and expre:sion of infinite strength and power. Man is the very manifestation omm HBL o Alge ulc us God‘s nature and shows how beasâ€" They are li’l-v!r]“ y being. He T lh’. wmiar anant Mb:‘o.:. .}1: ng : lusion? If asked, practically everyi ofi one here would declare himself a monâ€" | | otheist. He would assert that he beâ€"| E;) lieves in one infinite God and no othâ€"| ca { er. Yet belief in evil is dualism, not | odg monotheism. To find a cause for evil| ;ll-f is to find an origin. If such an origin | od existed, this would definitely estabâ€" ; lnâ€". lish evil‘s eternal reality and the race : id | would be helpless and hopeless. If erâ€" | "C . ror finds its origin in the one God,! °C | then God has within Himself the eleâ€" | ~*‘ ments of His own selfâ€"destruction and | ** | the provision for man‘s eternal sufâ€"| fering and damnation. My friends.? if this were true, the universe would | °"~ | have been reduced to chaos long since. | !¢â€" | _ Belief in the power of evil, or to put | ©" / it another way, belief in an existent | *4 | evil power, is devil worship, no matâ€"| â€"| ter how we look at it. This may not‘l "»/ be a very pleasant thing to contemâ€" he | plate, and possibly we have not eon-? feâ€"| sidered it from that angle, but the‘ power to evil, believe in evil forces, acknowledge their reality and abilâ€" ty to destroy us, are devil worshipâ€" | ers. In other words, we have someâ€" | thing before us besides the one infinite ‘hr.‘hh man is lm&fi Mn‘-fi of likeâ€" mess of God. this has for every plete image of Mind, called man, do you not reflect all the ifftelligence image you not m;::nmm&-.‘bg&: are complete image who is Love, do you not now, in this hour, reflect all the Love there is ? somehow or other it seems just a litâ€" tle vague. It gives me a kind of unâ€" at all. What is it that gives you your individuality, your ‘distinction as an entity * Is it not what you think? Is certain sense of my identity. If I see and declare myseif to be spiritual lylnl_??thl-y_“lvfll‘ht’? Not is not a matter body. Christian Sciâ€" ence declares that you will never lose your identity, but, on the u:;tnry, will be ever more congtious distinct, divine individuality as (!-:;: idea or spiritual concept. Through all eternity, your divine mental idenâ€" titr remains permanent and immutaâ€" able. Now this is a helpfu} thing to see, because it gives one a definite and certain sence of existence. Man‘s spiritual selfhood could never be lost, and yet all must admit that matter is most ephemeral and transitoryâ€"here toâ€"day and gone tomorrow. If this be so, why the tenacity of humans to hold on to it? Why not let go and grasp that which is ours right now, our eternal, spiritual selfhood? _ distinct and individual? Christian Science does not annihiâ€" late creation because it declares that all is spiritual and that there is no matter. Creation is definite. Not inâ€" frequently people come to us and say, "If you will tell me satisfactorily how I came to be in this condition of maâ€" teriality, I‘ll accept Christian Sciâ€" ence." This attitude is not unlike a drowning man asking how he came to be in the water. The important thing to us is that we can learn the way out of materiality, instead of wasting our time speculating how we got in. Recâ€" ognizing the whole thing as a state of selfâ€"deception, Christian Science declares that the first step out is to see man‘s absolute spirituality and perfection, in other words, that he is not in matter or materiality. Have you ever analyzed this thing called evil, penetrated this great deâ€" of you is trying to doâ€"get rid of the whole outrageous and illegitimate imposition. Is there any one who would willingly become the devil‘s adâ€" vocate? : And having said this, some one! may be thinking, Oh, yes, you Chrisâ€" tian Scientists do not believe in evi).‘ You declare evil to be unreal. Yes, that is the stand we take. We not only declare but know evil to be unâ€" real, a fraudulent delusion imposed upon the race. What would people have us do? It is a curious perversity of the human mind, that if I were to say, as I inevitably must, that Chrisâ€" tian Science declares there is no disâ€" ease, there is no death, there are some in this audience who would find themâ€" selves more or less resenting what I say and ready to challenge my stateâ€" ments. And yet, I ask you in all sinâ€" cerity, would you not be grateful to uation, in modern times, of devil worâ€" | ship, fear of an existent evil power.! mmmuuma«wi W"mfi"m'&‘.;fi‘"‘m"‘ /4 frits. | s m on pvonies m smm man goes i i him a pill or a potion. Or maybe he‘ vaccinates him, or puts something evil, a serum, in his body to make him / immune from more evil outside his | body. Is the difference so very great ? | F-.-i-uny.thmd-ind.the{ thinking, is just the same. What is | there? Fear, fear, conscious or unâ€"| conscious belief in devil or evil, inâ€" _ttudd.m'fle!ai:noim‘ infinite allness of the one . 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