The Globe-republican., 1894-06-08


sess millions and pray the good Lord to
feed the widow and orphan is hypocritical
and morally criminal.
Christian science also teaches that, In
order to become Christlike we must think
Christ, live Christ, and become atone
with the Christ principle, that we may
do the work He did.
To think the good, live the good, until
We become SO permeated with the spirit
of Christ that we can see, as Tennyson
so beautifully expresses it,
Books in running brooks: sermons in stones
And good in everything"
must be Christian, for We are just what
we think. We should be careful, then,
what we think: for
Thoughts are things.
Endowed with being, breath. and wings;
And We send them forth to ell
The world with good results or ILL.,"
But when the reverend gentleman
makes the statement that tot ali hum
buggery weakminds were ever possessed
christian science heads the list, and attacks
only the feeble minded ,as far - his per-
sonal knowledge goes," 1t proves his per.
sonal knowledge to be very limited, and
that be has allowed his prejudice to per-
vert his better judgement. am surprised
that one possessed Of such versatility of
taleat Is the reverend gentleman should
make 90 bold proclamation of his
ignorance.
Will any intelligent person, after read
ing "Science of Health" by Mrs. Eddy,
say the author of that noted book is
feeble-minded? Or, after reading the
inspired writings and sermons of Mrs.
Emma Curtis Hopkins, place her on the
weak-minded list?
There are hundreds of gifted writer's
and teachers who have abandoned the
rotten past, with its superstition and
priestcrsft, and have inscribed upon their
banner the inspired motto, 1.-The world
is my country; to do good my religion"
and are marching on, ''conquering and
to conquer" preaching the gospel of love
the individuality of man, and the
freedom of the soul. Thought is the
the worlds great creative power; and
men and women are thinking as they
never thoaght before. And, as logical
conclusion, old systems, religious and
are tottering beneath the on
ward march Of advancing thought, which
means !tnoble civilization and a social
system ia harmony 'ri,h the sermon on
the mOuat.'
To-day man can say to the preacher
l am an individual; my source is God. l
have the same means of communication
with Hin that you have. only know
that God is, am. Whence comes this
invisible principle, life, love, spirit, truth,
that m0rtals call God. do not know;
neither do you. But l do know that
have source aud am like that source, in
part Cat least), in essence and substance.
This Is the real me at the center of be-
ing. can get along without your assist
ance. must work out my own salvation.
You must work out yours. This is the
aw. l cannot give you nickel to build
FOUR fine churches, while it is estimated
hat every time the clock indicates the
hour human being ''shuffies off this
mortal coil''from actual starvation, and
!, ZOO, 600 of idle men, not from choice but
rom necessity, are without home,
or flag, add begging for bread.
You lack the moral courage to denOunce
heseSwroDgs from the pulpit, but tell
your hoodwinked hearers that the
servant must be obedieDt to his master!
We are known by our fruits, and you
must pardon me if say your fruits in
licate that you are thoroughly welded
o the benighted past, and opposed to all
hat is new and progressive, while 1t is
lue to revolution and evolution that I am
to speak plainly of these
hings without fear of machines of
orture or the dungeon, or both.
As the rumbling thunder In the |
distance presages the coming storm. so |
he universal unrest and dtecontent are |
'uly prelude of the comiog crisis-a
peaceful revolution. There is nothing
hidden but shall be revealed, and the
lay of revealmenr is at baud. l lift the |
'eil of futurity. and my eyes sparkle
With brighter luster, my cheeks glow |
With roster hue. az behold a noble and |
more enduring structure reared upon
he ruins of a darkened past: Tor the |
world will sometime accept Christ for it's |
'attern add its guide.
May I reach
That purest heaven-be to other souls
The cup Of strength in eome great as0ay:
Enkindle generous ardor. feed pure love.
Beset the smiles that have no cruelty.
Be the sweet presence o. good di6ueed.
And in diffusion ever more intense
So I shall join the choir invisible.