Show ELECTIONS FROM The e CHRISTIAN I SCIENCE NCE SENTINEL I. UNCONSCIOUS IDOLATRY THE EARL OF DUNMORE There I Is no rio power apart from froni God Omnipotence iia haq power nIl anti and to w nn any other power 1 H is to dishonor this dis honor God Science und mUlti Id Health p p. p 28 What a stupendous area arca of thou thought ht docs does this tills pronouncement ment of or oUr Leader open out omit to us What a Held in which to reasoning reMol ng powers power with witha wih a view Je to arriving at tho the truth concerning concerning con con- the time absolute omnipotence of ot tho the one Mind God and the equally absolute absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute Impotence of ot any mundane counterfeit of ot power As our Loader Leader says To acknowledge other a any power powen pow pow- er en Is to dishonor God Science and ami Health p. p 28 This Is 1 a strong but thoroughly wholesome declaration which every everyone one would do well wel to ponder ono one on which to ask ones one's self elt the queston question How far Car does docs doc this sayIng saying say say- ing Ing apply appl to myself Now I feel sure there thoro are scores s of or wel per persons ons In the world whose sensibilities would be greatly shocked were it suggested to them that they were ever In the tie habit of ot doing an anything consciously or unconsciously which would dishonor God and yet ct if 11 these same ame people were to apply to themselves a 0 system of or honest unsparing un un- sparing self examination on tho lines linos of or the tho Christian ChrIstan Science Interpretation of oC this phrase to acknowledge any other power Is to dishonor God they woul be forced d to confess that the they were frequently In the habit of or ac acknowledging acknowledging ac- ac ae the presence and reality of or some le lesser er power power power-a power power-a a power apart from rein God God God-a a power of ot whoso whose existence we wo have no evidence except that of lf the physical senses To Illustrate Let us take talc tho the cacot case cac of ot an individual so 50 engrossed In his Imis particular work or so absorbed absorb d In his imia particular profession ns RS to be he quite quie unable to spare an any aimy time to turn his thou thoughts to any other subject sUbject That Individual is Js making all an 01 Idol of or his work in so 50 far tar as he lIe Is placing It b before before be be- fore tore God and nd Gods God's work worl by allowing It I to absorb most of ot his time and ami energies ener gies Ies Does Docs Doc such an one realize that b by noting acting In this manner he Is guilty of ot breaking the time first commandment which says Thou shall have no other other oth oth- er or gods Sods before me There are arc scores of or such people I repeat excellent law law abiding ins citizens who vito arc are nevertheless le less Jiving l In this same sanc erroneous condition condition con con- diton of unconscious Idolatry Some ma be moving In the thc may stirring arena arona of ot camp or senate some ma may be students students stu stu- dents of tho arts or natural sciences others may be engrossed In lii financial schemes or absorbed In sport but one and all al act more In iii obedience to the dictates o of ambition than to the time Impulse impulse im Im- pulse of ot an any ammy higher motive ono one and andal andall andall all al acknowledge the false fale power of their still sUI falser alser Id Idol J success Shake Shake- sp speare ar who was b by no me means ns a bad Judge o of human nature says says says- saS sa'S Fling away ambition ambition- B By that sin fell the angels angels And Amid by that sin have Ilave fallen many besides besides be be- sides Lucifer many who s s atis ats fled with wih their gifts of genius and their talents aro arc so absorbed absorb cd In self seU as ac to tobe be he unable to find time to show gratitude gratitude rat rat- tude to that God who enriches with all al precious gifts these gifts these are aro the they who are engaged in the tho exercise of ot unconscious Idolatry and aro are thereby dishonoring God I have thus briefly endeavored lo to point out that fact or setting cUIng up nn any power other othe than than- tho the divine Que HUC of ot the tile absorption of our om physical antI and ane mental energies In tho time work worl and worship worship or wor wor- ship thereof constitutes a n form of or Idolatry to which the adjective because because be be- clouM clou has hlas boon been purposely applied cause caus I believe o that In man many tho time Idolater Is unconscious of or the gravity of or his fault fault anti and views his conduct simply In fn time the light of an extra cx- cx tra energetic etc application of his time und and talents to th the the development and perfecting of ot some given work work- Here Hero Christian Christan Science comes conies in and teaches that wo we should depend upon God for everything and not upon materiality Thus Christian Christan Science demonstrates tho Impo impossibility of there being any power apart from God otherwise the time expression omnipotent as appl applied d to Him would be bc a misnomer It I teaches and should work with that a man nian ma may energy and anti should endeavor to perfect perfect per per- feet whatever work he lIe may bo ho engaged engaged en en- aJl In but lut to make male a power ver of ambition am am- blon a god of success and an idol of his work Is a R direct infringement of or orth th the tho First and amid great reat commandment mind and therefore dishonors God There is Js another sl signification at attached at- at to these words of or our Leader Lader There is no power apart from God another meaning and ono full Cul of encouragement encouragement en en- and consolation for Cor time tho sick and suffering who have havo hitherto of evil or of or believed d in ho the tho power o cI some Rome other power apart from God which made them suffer and amid against which prayer was wa of no avail How comforting for them thorn to learn through tho the teachings of Christian ChrIstan Science that God Gol Is 18 the tho only power and anti that His HI power Is i good and never brings suf sur- ferng fering What a consolation for COI them to know that all al the they have to do is to destroy their fear car of ot and belief t In evil 0 and to divest themselves of or all al evil e 1 thoughts to enable thorn them to realize realize real real- real real- ize Izo the tho truth of Mrs Eddys Eddy's teachings and to reco recognize nho God as th the ever pres ent help In time of trouble The old 01 habit Into which wo we 0 have all al boon been educated edu edu- name namely that of or I placing our trust In drugs drug wo aro are now able ablo to give up Imp as a false and to classify It I a as another another an an- other forum form olm of ot Idolatry from which Christian Science conce has delivered us by teach teaching Leaching Ins us the true mcann meaning of ot our Leaders Leader's words quoted at the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of ot this article artcle WHO hiO TI ALL ALL- no COL W E. E E FELL There hero are aro many man Christian Christin people who havo not Individually experienced through tile the teaching of ot Christian Science Sd- Sd Sc- Sc ence the tile affluence of or our oUt God and who look upon pov poverty alro almost t If I not quite quite as a In the light o of a virtue Tho Tiso To student of or time the Science of or Christianity is Is however r quickly and mercifully dl disillusioned luion c eu on cm this point He lIe learns the tho falsity of o this clogging cogging belief and becomes conscious that a sense 0 of ot the time absence of or supply Is by no means mean a virtue that it I Is nothing less than a sense of or separation from God the tile source of ot all aU supply To realize for tor forone forone one instant as did Jesus mans man's at- at one ness with wih God Is to be bo cognizant of Loves Love's Lve's ruling that ruling that that where supply Is Isman isman man mn Is Is Says Sas our Leader As A a f drop of water Is ono with tho the ocean a ray rayo o of light ono one with wills the sun even en so o God Gol and amid man Father and son aro are ono one la In It being Science and Health p. p Wily Why do we suffer Irons from rom a sense of ot penury Because we IVe w do not nol follow olow Jesus's J Instructions but rather reverse his method Ho lie said sai Seek ye o first the kingdom of God and all al these thes things timings shall be bo a added led unto has haa beautifully you OU oras oro some one ono fully expressed sed It 1 Seek first to know thy nC need d and all al the o things the supply for tor th thy wants ant shall shan bo be added unto thee When hen tempted to bo be anxious and worried over our financial affairs we should take tate courage and remember that the prayer Is for tor daily daly bread Are we taking thou thought ht for Cor tomorrow Then give us grace for today Science Set Set- once ence and Health p 17 Give us heavenly riches for today As heirs of God we have havo all al and know that every blessing Is a a spiritual blessing I and our God bestowed Gol right rIght To know this Is to know time the truth which makes free free freo free from this ungodly sense of ot Gods God's absence In striving to explain tho tile Science of ot Christianity to one who manifested In a marked degree degree the tho mind child mind in his quickness to apprehend he hc sum suns med mel up up the time situation In the following pithy sentence I 1 see wo we have ha e to know what Is worth possessing belongs be- be longs to God and we wo are arc His almoners to distribute His bounty and dare we weIn weIn wein In cowardly dishonesty withhold that which Is not ilot ours our to keep leep back Rather should we be bo bravely bravely trustful trustful trust trust- ful UI ever eve giving of or our best for In ceasing to lo give Ivo wo we cease to have such Is tile the law of or Love If I wo we asle asic for tor bread will wil God give Ive a astone stono stone Do loving parents withhold what Is needful from their children Then Than shall mortal in man an bo ho more Justh just Jus th art God our Infinite Father Father- Mother We a need but arise and go JO t to tills this Father un und and cease the fruitless and anti unsatisfying unsatisfying- search for tor riches the husks of ot materiality no riches are fox for tot has hns not Spirit God enough and to spare We should turn from Cram tho the eager enser contemplation of ot mon money of material immaterial riches to our treasure In heaven then we wo shall sing Nothing can I lack A whole dedication of ot ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves an amm and i our possessions to Spirit re reveals reveals reveals re- re Infinite supply wherein poverty and lack laele have havo hoo no up 10 name namo because un unknown un- un known If I we know this tills truth live Jive In Inthis Inthis this tills truth wo we 0 are free Indeed cd from noun which Is but a bland denial of ot Gods God's loving care caro for Cor all al His children Paul said If I we live in iii tho the Spirit let us also walk In the tile Spirit then ther It I would not b bo be possible for an any demand to bo ho made upon our resources that the tIme Infinite source of ot supply is fl unable or unwilling to meet Like LUte tho the widow of Zarephath when wo draw draw on Oil the Infinite source o of good tho time meal mea and tho time oil 01 arc aro ao ahva always s 's there we weare are aro hut but asked to know it i and fearl fearlessly fear fear- l lessly draw to supply our own and our brothers brother's need This was shown when time Iho barrel of or meal macal wasted not noU not neither did the time cruse cruso of oil 01 fail al ac according according according ac- ac cording to the word of the time Lord Let Lel us ponder the loving words of or our Inspired Leader Leader- Never ask asle for tomorrow it i Is enough enough that divine Love Lo Is an ever present v pre r-pre ent help and If Ir you rou wait wal never neer doubting you will wJ have lave all al you need every moment What That a glorious Inheritance I la is given to us through the understanding of omnipresent Love Lovel lOO Moro Moio we ire cannot ask more wo do 10 not want more we cannot hav havo Miscellaneous Writings p. p Wi With tho the above abO a assurance we ma may readily obo obey the time Masters Master's Sell SeH all al that thou ha hast tal t- t all al that would seem e m to come between theo and tho tile Christ and and taking up the cross cros th thy gaze fixed on tho time crown clown follow thou m me in fn whom are tho the true riches and who Sl richly all al things thinS to enjoy 1 I |