Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE EXPLAINED.

Jesus taught individual man" to say to the indwelling Father, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
 Is it difficult for you to realize that AL mighty God calls upon you to manifest His kingdom and power and glory upon this earth?
 If this may not be the case, then these works of Jesus are meaningless. If this is not to be, why are you upon this planet and in this body? Do you just happen to be, of is there divine pur- pose to be demonstrated by your coming? Is there not "a divinity which shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may?' Jesus declares to you, "Ye are the sons of God" What are you doing with your sonship? Are you manifesting your in- dwelling Fathers kingdom and power and glory in sickness? Is that your idea of honoring God? Is your sonship sub ject to the puerile claims of weakness, wretchedness and poverty? If these are your lines of demonstration, something is wrong. Christian science teaches a way out of these delus;ons. "Ah!" you say, Christian scientists are not all dem- .onstra ng their propositions" Perhaps not, yet they are in the way to do so They are of that trend of mind spoken of in Isaiah, viz: They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord and their offspring with them. And it shall come to pass that before they call l will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear" I do not mean that this saying refers alone to those who call themselves Christian scientists" but to all true disciples of Jesus Christ of whatever name, nature or color. Chris tian science, so called, is in it's infancy and sturdy infant it is, for it recog- nizes no paternity other than the Most High God. It acknowledges Him in all its ways and He directs all it's paths. It Is not sick or sorrowful or dspairing since it is His kingdom come His will be done on earth as it is done in heaven" A popular educator was asked by his corps of teachers, What shall we do with the children of Chris tian scientiests when they come to school with wet feet? We send them home and they return with a polite note from the parents to the effect that "the child is all right; he will not take cold" The superintendent answered.: There is no use in trying to ignore Christian science; it is under consideration of some of the deepest thinkers of the day, have to yield to those parents" He was right. He would have been just as right if he had worded his sentiments after the following fashion. viz: "The doctrines or Jesus Christ, so long un- derstood as to the letter. only, have come to stay as the active spirit of truth. known and loved by all men, If some new convert to these doctrines. full of zeal, proclaims that which he has caught in his own mind, but which he is not yet able to explain, misrepresents his own idea and makes statements for which his audience is quite unprepared do not be swift to judge the whole subject harshly. but let your good sense and your kindness of heart take cognizance of his or her mistaken zeal. Paul said to the Corinthians, Your zeal hath pro- voked many" The same happens now-a- days. Remember that Christian science is just practical Christianity, and noth- ing else. Now, to return to our text, what is practical Christianity but de- monstratlng what Jesus taught viz: The kingdom of~heaven here and now. Why is it not being demonstrated by the millions looking to that end? I will tell you why. Their faith does not grasp their inheritance now. They put their possessions ahead of them. Some time," they say. An! my friend, you will always be chasing your some time'' if that is what your faith rests upon. But you want something better than a blind faith to begin with You will never manifest the Kingdom" upon some other individuals say so. Drum mond. whom all the world loves, says in his Natural Law In the Spiritual