The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
BY THE SCIENTISTS
Ceremonies at the Funeral of Thomas
.r Hooking Yesterday.
4 CHAPTER FROM THE BIBLE
Henry Elmberg Read From "Sci-
ence and Health" by Mary Baker
Eddy Sons of St. George
and Foresters Attend.

dream at their rooms in the Columbia
block on Thursday. took place at
O'Clock yesterday from the residence OF
his brorher-in-hw. Joseph AIorcom, in
Pearl street and was very largely at
tended. 1t was under the auspices Of
che Sons Of st. George and Independent
Order of Foresters and was attended
by about 200 members of those organi-
cations. The services both at the
house and at the grave were conducted
by the Scientists. Mrs. Anna c. f..
Crowley. first reader of the First
Church of Christ, Scientists opened the
services by reading the fifteenth chap
ter of First Corinthians. The second
reader, Henry Elmberg, then read as
follows. from Science and Health" by
Rev. Mary Baker Eddy:
When being IS understood. life will
be recognized as neither material nor
finfae. but infntto-as God. universal
goad; and the belief that life or mind
was eyer IN finite form or good in evil
viii be destroyed. Then il Will be under
stood that spirit never entered matter
ana was therefore never raised from IT,
When advanced 10 scientific being and
the understanding of spirit, man can no
longer commune with matter, and was
no longer commune with matter; Meth
ci can nc return to I'll, any more than
i'r,e van return to its seed Neither WIFI
he be corpOreal; but he Will be an in
dividu1l, spiritual consciousness, char
sudier.Zed by mind and not by body
our suffering, SHINING dying conditions
which last as long as the beliefs OF
soul IN body or intelligence in form
Temain-prove this material belief TO
Se unnatunuL The slnless joy, the per-
rect harmony and immortality OF life
possessing unlimited divine beauty and
GOODNESS V-.fhnIpt n g. -,
uTe or pain--constitute the only ver.-
table being. This state of existence is
scientific and in the act--a perfection
ataaInable only by those who have the
understanding Of divine science Death
can never hasten il, for death mus, be
overcome, not submitted to before NOR
faAaty yields 10 Immortality
Inc recognition of spirit and infinity |
comes not suddenly hereafter The pi- /
aus poly carp said: L cannot turn at |
once from good to evil. Neither do |
other mortais accomplish the change at |
single bound. Existence continues to |
be a belief Of corporoal sense until the !
science of being is reached Error
brings Its own self-destruction on the 1
next plane as well as on this, for NOR !
Hal mnd creates its own pnysical con-
dluons Death will occur on uhe next /
1l4a ne OF existence as On this until tle /
UNDERSTANDING OF life Is reached Then |
The second death hath no power the
period required for this dream of ma
1erial life, embracing its so-cllle1 pleas-
ures and pains TO van sn from con-
seriousness, no man knoweth. not the
son but the father 1t VIII be of long
er or Sloi7er dumtiOn. according TO the !
tenaclty Of its error OF what advan-
taEe, then. wou71 % be- To us or TO the
Departed TO prOl1ug the material state
ana 80 prolong the illusion Of q soul IN
sense and a mind fettered to'mater!al-
iN we slnuld cons@Crate existence, /
not TO The unknown God whom We
ign ordnuy worship but to the eternal
builder, the everlasting father-tle
HE which mortal sense cannot impair.
or mortal belief destroy. We must
realize the ability Of mental might 10
onset huW1H Misconceptions and re-
place rhem with the life which is srIr-
9tual, not m9terial
The great spiritual fact must be !
brought out that man is. not shall br +
perfect and immortal We must hoId .
forever the consciousness Of existence.
ana sooner or later, aided by Christian
h'lehce' We must master sin disease. |
ana death. The evidence Of mans inn .
mortality viii become more apparent.
as material beliefs are given up. and
lhe immortal facts Of being admitted
Inc author has healed hopeless dis
Ease. and raised the dying 10 life and
health, through the understanding of
80 'ii' 'liiN iIAI. II is "a SIN To be-
leNe Ihai aught can overpowar omnip-
'tent and eternal life. and this lffs
must he brought 10 light and under
standing that there Is no death as well
ny other graces Of the spirit We must :
b'Elh' however, with the more simple
u'Ill'IlSir all'ns Of control: and the
sooner we begin the better. This final !
demonstration takes tim. for lbs a.,
'''npiishment. When walking we ars
Eulled by the eve. We l0oI R.f,rs I 8
our ieet and we look beyond a ssnpl, S
Slrp II we are wise. The CORPSE DESERT 5
- 10y thouEht is cold and DECAYS bur 1.
- never suffers. silence declares ,bat !
man Is subject TO mind. Mortal ,,f,5 ]
a nlIns that mind is subordinate to the /
b"dN, mat the body is diving tbat h, ]
must be buried and decomposed Ipto
aust; but this is not so. Mortals wax.
"a from the dream OF death. with
bodles unseen by those who think tba, ,
bury the body If man did rC- 80. . ,
before material organization began no ,
could not exist after the body is dis Z
lhteeraled II We live after death ana {
are immortal. we must have lived he
iore birth; for II life ever had any q
beginning II must have also an ar1fn,- J
even according to the calcuIatIa,,. - {
natural science. Do you believe tbisa c
No. Do you understand it, No This {
y why you doubt the statement and
don demonstrate the facts IL involves
We must have faith in all the savings =
Of our master, though they are MOI in :
Guided in the teachings Of the schools ;
and not understood by our ethical in Y
struCtors"
Al the grave Mrs. Crowley read rs ;
There no Death?" from the Unity ~ l
God" and Nearer My Cod 10 Thaa,, =
was sung. The services of the Sons ~ :
81 George and Forestors were also
conducted at the grave
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