Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-27

ical sense, marvellous to human philos-
ophy and reason, that has appeared to
mortals in the life and works of Jesus the
Christ, with commands and promises no
less wonderful, to those who believe, even
to the establishment of His kingdom on
earth. This age demands a practical,
triumphant Christianity, and if these teach
ings are truth, mortals have but to obey
these commands to receive the reward.
Jesus said, ''Lol l am with you Away,
even to the end of the world" Mortals
have always considered themselves subject
to, instead of having dominion over, sin,
sickness and death, but Christian science
proclaims to the world again the glad It'd
ings, THE sick are healed and devils are
cast OUT as of old, and that all are, and
can know that they are, masters of, rather
than servants of, evil. How are we to
understand this new idea or Wonderful
Counselor? Jesus says, IF any man will
do his will he shall know of the doc
trine," and IF ye continue in my word
We shall know the truth" What are his
words? Deny thyself,i deny that which
claims to have life of itself. But the carnal
mind at once replies, Surely blood is the
life of man and circulation implies life in
the body" Scripture says, Your life is
hid with Christ in God" and MY words
are Spirit and they are life" Flesh and
blood cannot be real substance for THE
| things that are seen are temporal, but the
| things that are unseen are eternal" Again
Jesus says of the physical senses (the FIVE
foolish virgins), Having eyes they see not
| and having ears they hear not lest they be
converted and he heal them.
Again prophecy says, "All shall know
God" and our Master teaches to know God
| is eternal life.
Christian science has no other authority
save Christ and them that prophesied of
his coming to restore the Kingdom of God,
spiritual and not material. For my
Kingdom is not of this world, but it shall
govern this world in love and righteousness
and "all the earth shall be at rest"
Such hope never has been held out by
human philosophy. What school of med
icine ever proclaimed a time when the
world would know no sickness, sorrow or
death? What statesmen or general ever
presented the glorious hope of world with
out strife and war? What ecclesiastical
head ever preached the destruction of evil
and mans dominion over all the earth"
| this side of the grave?
Christian science so declares solely on
the authority of the holy prophets, apostles
| and our Savior, Jesus Christ, and estab-
| fishes the truth by demonstration, which
alone proves the science of Christ to be IN
derstood. Why will not the world receive
little positive teaching as Jesus taught,
instead of always looking at the negative
or evil side? The divine energy of Truth
| is ever present to heal and to save. Nor
tails have only to submit to the law of
spirit and let His will be done. Who is
willing to do His will? Mortals obey their
own wills and have "other Gods" or good.
The simple truth our Master taught is not
demonstrated because of the cumbrous
| mass of creed and dogmas that thrust them
aside, making "the commandments of God
of none effect"
However opposed science and religion
seem to be, they are really never hostile,
| but thrill in unison in one grand concord
of glory and harmony. The world to-day
| demands a religion that will bear the test
of investigation. If truth is sought in
sincerity, in the desire to know truth for
| truths sake in place of the exclusive in
carnation of God in Christ Jesus, Paurs
words, "If Christ be not risen in you, our
preaching is vain" will be understood. If
we hold God in thought as ineifable love
and glory, and man His express image and
character, we will begin TO get the first ray
of Christian Science, and improve our own
| individuality and those around us. But to
| deny this doctrine, our God becomes but a
name. That alone is science or truth which
deals with immutable verities, or the
spiritual, therefore the scientific command
of Christ to deny the world, the flesh and
the devil" No evil enters into Divine
Science; it acknowledges no other creation
than Gods; replies 10 no why's of the car
nal mind, but honors God and all he made,
knowing no other life, love and truth.
Hence Christian Science denies all that is
not an emanation of Divine Energy, and
gives rest and peace to man here on earth.