| Show j I ELECTIONS FROM Thc he CHRISTIAN I SCIENCE JOURNAL I l t THY rny onu I IS HOWELL LL AUGUSTUS I F F. F Whenever one has haH been entertained a n few Cew hours or longer b by a a. friend upon tho the host hoat his Ms e tc seeks to and for tor the hospitality gratefulness good cheer extended to him In a feel greater do lio wo we constantly of ot It H a dut duty to express our appreciation the Tho exceedingly helpful publications of visitors our church those thoo welcome which entertain us Instead of ot being ont entertained entertained en on- en- en t h by u us Next to that most wonderful and nn Inspiring volume Science ence and Health with Kc Key to the Scriptures Scrip Scrip- tures by hy Mss Mrs Ed Eddy 11 which has be become become be- be come como out our pocket companion In travel over J the tho country countr as ul also o In home life we must class S The Thc Christian Science Publishing Society's weekly monthly f quarterly and current publications In what attracts us principally principally scope power and richness for tor good They aro are certainly twice 1 blessed first to those those- who provide such Much Illumined authentic truths and antI next to those who rend iad und anti profit thereby What a n. grand Brand r uplifting would there be he If a copy could e. e ho bo placed In tho home homo of twel every family thirsting after actor that lat un unseen water of life fre which to man many o of us Is flowing lowing that our cup cupIs cupis cupis treel freely ev oven even n to the extent is running r over At t present our oum Ideals als arc are much higher high high- er ct thun timan our achievements but St. St t t I 1 It though Not ot as Paul IMul one I may 3 say t had hill already attained olther cither were already al already al- al ready perfect but hut I follow tollow after and ho 10 follows niter after the tho grand uplifting beloved Loader and thoughts of oC our for for- or- or seeks to emulate her In n patience bearance meekness humility and self self- well as ns In forgiveness for Cor forr sacrifice I as such r grievous words and acts against such sucha a s harmonious life If H wo we have In nil all things reached roche not attain completeness seeking to we are Ire anti and toward the tho mark nr In some sonic to press to for 1 tho time prize of or t tho 10 high calling o or of God GodIn In tn in Christ Jesus ui as did Paul Ono One becomes be- be comes singularly In happy In tho the quiet p perusal noru ru al nl of the sweet pure au and Inspiring works Each n and andrJ j pages ag H S of Ji Mrs s I. I Eddy's Eddys them and and It matters motter every rJ reading of ot them i 1 nut not how often orten It be bf repeated Seems repeated seems to bring out nut more morl full fully than the tho preceding th the promise given Riven at the tho start r ing on nf 1 Koch roch day opens up up new now vistas istas of or thought which elevate ennoble and ln- ln in l spire us J t to a fuller con consciousness or ot orth th i divine lne Love o that 1111 fills nils all nil space and anti would leaves leares nothing for Cor which we ack As we wo realize mans man's divine divino heritage her her- tend stage that In him God ne we li lia live and andI move inure and have our being we a art not I only thrilled but hut molded mentally and physically Into refined graces which noticeable to those mm who are arc especially hold hoM a worldly view and who won wonder e eat l at lt t the marked marlee 1 change e. One Ono cannot refrain from expressing pleasure at the mental profit proUt gained by following in n tho the unselfish work be begun un n b by Mrs olra Ir s. s Eddy and under her direction carried on by her earlier faithful students stu stu- dents who had hall little human aid when hen working king ng a against time the world the time flesh and the devil That we wo are 1 becoming better men and women from the perusal pe po- of or Christian Science literature Roes goes without M saying for tor It cant cannot but turn our thou thoughts heavenward to follow In the footsteps of Christ Jesus and of that faithful disciple our Leader And American people stand so much in him need of more elevating literature In lieu of ot time the trashy nauseating delineation of crime and of characters nn and phases of life dealing deaHn with the time questionable side as given in our largo dame dallies and magazines mag mag- that it fi does one good to seo tee the m l' l effect of ot Christian Science on the minds j of or man many who suddenly drop such uch mailing ro road mail il Ing after atter getting a tJ of oC the truth In our publications It Is Is' tho seine name action of Truth that him has caused so o many men to drop their tobacco and li liquor habits quor habits which had grown upon them them so that they fairly trembled tremble at times timeS' when the they acknowledged d tho time yoke oke of 1 bondage and yet et bv by some some to to thorn them mystic process mystic process time tho they forsook the evil or it forsook them and there was no longer even e a n lingering desire for forIt forIt It H. hut but a n supreme happiness without It It Of if such fluch we ma may well sa say Being made free from sin and become servants to God ye 0 have your our fruit unto holiness and the time end everlasting everlasting- life To such sucha a one have wo we frequently quoted an another another another an- an other of ot Pauls Paul's sayings Know ye not that ye e are tho time temple of God and that the Spirit of God delleth In you your ou In numerous cities clUes where we have labored In our chosen calling caning we have been requested to leave leavo behind us copies of the Journal Sentinel and the time various arlous pamphlets and even oven to loan our ourt t book text and Writings In 11 some tome cases having forgotten to whom these books had been loaned we havo have had t. t to procure now new copies cople but it has hat been lH en pro proven a mighty might power that we carr carry man many copies of ot tho the Society's publications publications pub pub- for Ol free ree distribution Many Man of or the tho people thus reached have o sought Bought ht further information at Ve Wednesday nesda evening moUn s and at regular Sun Sun- Sunday 01 lay day a. a services and some Romo have hao visited practitioners for healing but the tho more morer r r beautiful thought IK la that some somo of these people have come Como to Christian Science not on account of oC bodily ills His but because bo- bo cause UlO of a mental unrest of a desire to G find rest resl unto their souls Men Ien of ot to tolay today to- to lay day are not at all oIl satisfied with a su superficial su- su view o of business or civic mattera mat mat- tf tore tera but probe probo deeper to acquire the time truth This is shown b by tho the great rent movements mO In investigating wrong wrong- wrongdoing J d doing doln- and graft in the trusts and in tn municipal state and national govern govern- o ments In our travels wo we have havo also found this same sarno thing In religious r matters mutters mat mat- men are looking for a more satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- exposition of or Jesus' Jesus promises I I and lIke him are plunging l beneath the material surface o of things to find the lite spiritual cause See Seo Science and Health 1 p. p Some of these men are arc college protes- protes professors sors SOlS church pastors learned stu students of the Bible also alHo men In all the bUs busy I marts of ot trade In trade in the shop in hm the professions proCession professions pro pro- Cession and men of ot the tho 1 road men road men who say they cannot obtain satisfaction from th the religious Ious teaching of their youth routh or that of ot the tho present day To ro man many of ot these our literature is t indeed a light unto their path and a 0 flash clash of the thc truth here hero and there causes S them to make further search until the lull full radiance radian co of ot that light which broke upon time the shepherds of old leads them to the living Christ who is time the same sanio yesterday ts and today and forever Vo Ste have been informed h by some Home of these verbally and by letter that tho they have hat been helped in the tho lino of or improved im- im proved manliness and that they now hope for that we e see e not and with patience watt walt for it To all these expressions expressions ex- ex of or thankfulness we may best hest quote CI the words of ot the Master l For ForI I 1 have hav given you an example that ye e should do as I have done to you ou l If ye e know these things happy aro are yo ye o oI I 4 If tr ye e do them Ulem Each of us ua has a n duty to perform and where ono one may have havethe tho the gift rt of another bo ho oratory orator ma may equally strong in argument and sonic some In other forms of or thought and action yet ct each should accept suite a n place In time the great arm army of ot workers as mn may best serve nerve tho the grand Cause for or which we watch work and pray i I No 1 man can read the time testimonies of oC those who ho have ve been uplifted mentally at as atwell well as healed in bod body and follow It up with some of ot the inspired editorials editorial s r and nd articles b by students of ot our revered t Leader all Leader all breathing faith an and hope and love lo and thanksgiving for their r own betterment betterment without without being up uplifted up- up k lifted inspired and ennobled and in inmost most moat cases realizing a longing desire desir e to know knot more of that truth which t makes men free Such an one cones conse- must rid himself of ot some o ofhie of ot f his hie high headed vanity and take hf his histand s stand tand on on tho the firm foundation of Truth that his Imis d deeds may be made manifest t thC they are arc wrought In to God and F tha that he ho may come forth a more moro refined 1 fi discriminating creature with gratitude In tn his thought anti and a will j to help his follow fellow lie Ile HeHl will Hl while in his doll dally vocation scatter r courage faith an and kindness and those thos e with whom ho hI comes In contact wit will ii s realize that realize that tho the business world needs need such lIuch men more than anything else I II 11 There is 18 not a moment In an any apy life lIfo which can be lived to Its ita highest an and d 11 beet hest If It It IB Is not lived 1 In obedience t tc to toI 0 pod Goa and His commandments commandment and end only y I I I J 1 Ii I in this obedience is it H possible to attain to the dignity of ot true truo manhood an and truo true womanhood By Dy so 80 living JIving our lI light ht will bo be seen as a reflection of the theone ono one Light an and will show tho the power of the Word ord which illumines our path JU ED I i Hyu S SyU enter J non On One nl night ht ho hated mo moo I 1 thought the same I Ills looks were 1 bitter and his speech aflame a aflame flame That scared m my soul and turned Its IU d day to night I I In agony I sought r relief in flight I wandered won far but still his hlo eyes oyos m met t mine I I wondered wandered long where whore towers th the darkling pine Then In the tho deeps of southern forests found round My weary wenry way He lie trod tho the self samo round Around How to his hatreds hatred's quenchless fire Ire my 01 great Ireat my ray one ono supreme de do- do sire lIre I Ono One morn morning Ins Ins- n as I woke oke from troubled sleep I 1 saw the suns sun's slant rays pour down own tho the steep The world was compassed with a a. golden colden gold gold- en cn flood That gave 0 sure promise of ot a richer good Tho Tire trees wore glistening and alive with song The Tho streams rata nut merrily their wa way along And flowers blushing on each swaying swaying sway sway- I ing stem stein Smiled gladly for tor the now day given glen them theca j The kingly mountains crowned with royal gold gold gold- Staunch faithful sovereigns ocr oer o cr tho the I common mold mold mold- Augustly simple and supremely fair Calr Sent thrilling messages through tho 1 air r. r In meditation long I 1 lay a To view this 1 budding of ot tho the bloom of lla day Watched how the tho generous sun be- be his light Gliding Gilding each tiny blade each ring in io flight ht Heard tho mho sweet song flung out forono for tor forono torono ono and anti all nIl Breathed in tho the odors spent for great and small Drank In the tho light days light days day's dear unconscIous unconscious unconscious un un- conscious charm Healer of J darkness puro pure perennial balm Drum Joy 10 left behind me time 1110 in n tho day of ot flight Sprang to my lips lips leaped leaped forth to meet moot tho tto mt Peace quito forgotten mid the tho surg surges surges' s' s roll Again found quiet depths within my soul Love warder or oC ot tho the life that knows no cn end Once more moro revealed re Himself m my present friend Ah Alt heaven Itself was opening opening- to me meno menow noI now now now- I felt folt its breath flutter a-flutter on oa my brow I Like su sudden en gust a brief brIe reminder i f came came I v Where hero is enemy post Dost recall j his name I. I How doth he me look within this tranquil t scene Where doth ho he rest rest What doth loth his hll absence mean Startled I glanced around Whore Where where In indeed ee The Tho river 1 bent ent Its course courso along the tho mead Tho The clouds clous slow drifting In fn their sunn sunny 8 sea en With r rose splendor warmed smiled E r radiantly Where was th thee the i hateful gla glance o the tho deed decd limp tongue Where the time d dark dc sh shadow ido hitherto out- out flung To dim m my light ht on cloudless summer da day And AnI make m my starry night a a. murky way Like distant vesper at the sunset hour Like falling petals of oe a a. drooping I flower i As soft as rustling wings at days day's first call I As gentle as a whispering waterfall waterfall- Like all of the these e yet et not like an any one Came Carne to my listening ear car a wondrous I tone Thine only enemy Is what thou earst Who thee thc himself alone alono hath bath 1 I pierced Thou not run from him who slays Nor even turn aside from rightful ways nas Walk antel safely fear car shall trouble thee thoe no more In pat paths Love lighted thou never see e Time The one who o thinks himself thino thine enemy |
