Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-14
Christian Science.

1t seems to be the blessed privilege
of a Christian scientist to say word
in its favor. As those who seem to be
standing in high places are so strong
in the denunciation OF it, both in and
out of the pulpit, a subject which we
know those who condemn to be per.
fectly ignorant of, We feel like our
Saviour did OF his prosecutors, " Forgive
them, Father, they know not what
they do" Ii these self-righteous peo-
pie knew what they did and feel that
we poor mortals are so lost to all that
is good, they surely would demonstrate
it differently; but through u fear of
insecurity and that they may have
"buiit upon the sand," they are de-
nouncing what, through their ignor-
ance, they call the the works of the
devil"
When God made the creation, He
made male and female; created He
them and He blessed them, and
He gave them dominion over all He
had created. He told them to multi
ply and replenish the earth. He in
no place, we can find, created a sin,
but sent his only begotten son to de-
liver the gospel to the children of men.
In doing this, he did not organize a
Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Con-
gregational, Episcopal or any other
church of sectarianism, neither was it
for any one set of individuals, but it
was sufficient for all men, whatever
nationality, color or condition"
AGO We into the world and preach
this gospel to every living creature.
He that hath an ear let him hear"
We, as scientists, have heard, and feel
that it would be good thing for the
traducers and scofcrs if they too had
heard, and instead of laying stumbling
blocks in the way of others who would
love to hear Gods truths, they
would search within their own souls,
and cast the beam out of their own
eye before searching for the mote in
that of their brother, and if they will
honestly take up the study of Christian
science, the light will become so great
to them that they will also take up
the stumbling blocks they have placed
before the timid who fear to reach out
for Gods truths that he has intended
for all men. Then they will find what
science and Christ-love means and
they will begin TO teach life instead of
death, and they will find that Gods
Holy Book, from the first chapter Of
Genesis to the last chapter of Revela-
tions is full of Christian science and
that it applies to all that is good be-
tween the covers Of that book in their
beautiful and Christ-like work, and
it is only through ignorance that they
or their work is scoffed at and con-
demned. In themselves they have no
fear. God in his infinite wisdom did
not come to destroy but to build up
his kingdom, and who has greater
power than He? His light is lamp
that is light to all men, and is too
light for scientist to fear of that
light being put out by Him, whatever
men may say and though the whole
world may condemn. God will not
destroy the knowledge He has given
OF his word, neither the demonstrated
life of him who never wearied of teach
ing and healing, not only of one but
all who came to him, and when he left
us he did not take this power with
him, but said ye shall do the same
works and greater. Are our oppo-
Dents doing greater works than He?
Let us see some of them, if so.
SCIENTIST.