Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-07-07
CHRISTIAN scIEacg

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ing. . God is apitif, aud, there
scre, that as God Is all. 80 split.
hich is God. is all, and that
which is not spirit Is absolutely
non est. 3 AS God Is all and the
Creator of all, then all 10 spirit
ual and dwelleth in opirit, cafe
and free forever and forever
from that which is not spirit.
As God is good and God lie
all, so that which is not good IS
absent from the universe Great
ed by the good. occupied by the
good, and tolerating only the
good. ). AS God lie all, and God
cannot be imperfect or risera
BILE, so nothing can be imperfect
or miserable and all that is sup.
posed to be imperfect or mise
rable is the supposition of what
would be if God The Perfect
were not The All. 6. God being
the All wise parent, demandeth
the proof Of wisdom, goodness.
absoluteness, by the perfect
word and perfect work Of his
children, which We are. AS it lie
written. Prove myself; Prove
me now !. AS the whole mis-
sion Of the sons aud daughters
OF God is the proving of their
spiritual origin and divine ex-
ceslence az offspring of spirit by
the word of their speaking,
therefore, by cur words we are
justified when we declare that
We. being begotten of the spirit,
are spiritual, free. wise. and i'm
mortal, like The Parent from
whom We live and move and
have our being. s. Since the
ruth JIstifisth herself and her
children, therefore Truth must
justify herself through our
speaking by proving all condi-
lions true in our sight when we
speak her words. o. Truth spok-
an Is the announcement that all
Is spirit and We are the spoken,
words of truth when We say
that all is spirit 10. Spiritual
conditions must show forth
around us ins,ead Of material
conditions when We declare for
the alIasss of the spirit. l.. Spir
itual condition is health and
soundnsss in every part-vitaIi
" enduring. strength unfail;ng.
peace unbrokeu. IL. All these
will surely prove the
a5soluteness of truth exaetlyi
20 Jesus promised, by raising
those who seem to be dead intel
manifest life. caring those who
seem to be sick, and breakineI
the bonds Of blindness. deaf
ness and deformity.
"lt is easily seen that ;he ar
gnment contained in the foreeo-
lug summary is:
Il. God is all. God j, good
therefore all is good: hence
there is nO egIl. 2 God js afi
God Is spirit; therefore an il
hence ilrvre Is no matter
;. God is all. God ia perfect.
therefore all is perfect: hsnee
there Is no imperfection. no
misery, no sickness, only that
which seems to be so. The 9th
err propositions dow az Gorilla
RES from these thFoe; we are
spiriiasl, perfect, healthy. good.
Tee, wise and immortal
Tins IL will be seaD thar tho
begins with a lie and
sads with a lie. BY this sci.
ence We are 20 believe that
there is no such thing "a evil.
are all little PARTICLES of he
Divine AIad,r floating arouni
through space, in n world tbatI
We erroneously believe 10 be
aud in Il body that We
-rroneously believe to DE made
'i nesh aud blood. There Is no
'ucn thing as psiu and when al
nan mas eranp collie or teeth
u Doesn't hurt him at all.
'at he foOlishly iusgines i'll
iurts him. The christian Sci.
,ntists' believe ia a Christ. but.,
iot Ia tie Christ. Christ. accord.
10 their WY of thinking
vas better than other men he.
he believed himself TO be !
ma healed people, not miraeu. +.
ously, but by christian Sci. )
Any of us could be as !
'o"esiai and good If we only as. ;
'amei such power and good )
'ess- srs. Eddy, the fonnder
u tue system, practically pro
sssss a power co equal with :
'hrist- They teach that there {
: no such thing as a devil :
mere 10 no SIN only in The im- :
with them. There Isl :
. such thing aS death. Peeole =
because they are +. ol.
nough to believe they are 90 :
ng TO die. If they would onitl
'eiievlng 1t they would quit DIV. =
az We notice, however, that :
ohristian Scientists keep on \
.sihg' although they do not die =
ISL enough, One of them, Or. !
,owdry, of Hartford, Conn.,,
nue. featuring last year said =
onrIs.ian Science can dsfy 4
ea,n.' As the words fell FROM,
Is lips God smote him and h. ;
spoke again. 8
mat some nervous persons 2
ave been SDDarentlv ~.haoIaa, 4