The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
AMONG THE CHURCHES.


verso way TO tnat we should; or, In Bible
language we believe there is God, and
do evil without trembling; "the devils
also believe, and trsmDls" Are We. In
Christian Science, to manifest less fear
to offend God than the devils manifSsts
No, certainly net Yet at times In belief
we do il. inasmuoh As We talk evil Of
without even show of fear.
That is where evil makes us tools to serve
1t, and SO dishonor God ana our beloved
1escher, rs well as the glorious Cause
Of Christian Science
All of us who have taken lessons at Mrs.
Eddy's College, know quite we'll that the
hrst weeks teaching was passed In learn
ing Of God. In all the possible WAYS that
the patient, loving Teacher could bring
about. And 30, in turn, our students
have had the snme teaching in SO far as
| our feeble capabilities reached. Much of
the rest OF the instructlon--in fact all Of
it-was to lead us to God. and show us
the relations between God and man. and
the power Of Gcd as Love to heal tho
through Goi as Love- all manifestations
of evil. In Christian Science man devel-
ops his capabilities for Coed through
Love, and the more he develops the better
he becomes and the better healing be
does.
have tried the power OF Love so much
that the correctness Of IL is firmly fixed
in me, and nothing can move me from
1t. In my heart feel that am beloved by
the minority OF tnos, that know me.
how is that abundance Of love to be
brought aboatS Why, simply: will not
permit the thought 10 bother me that this
or that person do3s not love me. I 90
about with the thought that every body
loves me, and that makes me love them
in turn. Did have tho opposite thought
no one would lave ine. neither could de-
monstrate Christian Science and the
power CT Love.
We, in Christian Science, promise to
take the Scriptures for our guide to
Eternal Life.' That means a grsat deal
and we should consider well our obliga-
tioDs before we sign such a contract, for
bow many Of Us ARE there that really un-
derstaud the Scriptures sufficiently TO
take them for our Guide? / must con-
fess that there are many things In tbs
Scriptures that even now are to me "hard
10 he understood" oven though Science
and Health has opened the meaning of
many parts of them that before were quite
mysterious to me. Yet the Bible hos
a. n.,Iv
first lssrnsd to read. Sailors at sea do
not have the facilities tlat boys on shore
have 10 educate themselves. My desire
is to give more study aud attention to the
Scriptures. and thereby leara tneir spir-
itual meaning ana aldo ly them. Our
doar Master said, "Sesk ard ye shall
find" There is no don ht that If we seek
dill gently the things tf uod, the Bible
and Science and Health will open our
understanding SO tnat we shall find what
We seek.
l must admit that the life OF Christian
Scientist is busy life. and IL is quite
tficult at times To lind time tn do much
reading. i cannot get half the time l
would like 20 'search tie scriptures, or
Mir Isauy WIls ukS. Inc cldlms oil
moral mind ars sure to try TO deprive
Us OF everything that would advance
Us in Christian Science and IN spiritual
ity and Will do so unless We take solid
stand on the side Of Col. and take time.
at least to seek our salvation. Atmy home
we have sat rulss (Which only most i'm
pertant duties will compel us to tieak)
q F...,..
writings. This Is core ever morning.
followed by suitable prayers In Christian
Science. Then agaip in Jae evening some
Of the dear Mothers works are read for
from half an hour to an hour. some times
by one alone, sometimes all present taking
rart by reading paragraph in turn and
OH ny dear frienGs. you would be sur
prsed 10 know tho blessings that come
from thfso rules. am sure that IL we
should give up our stand In this line the
claims Of error would so work upon us.
as in few months 10 darken our under
standing to such extent as TO deprive US
Of the "healng power CT Truth ana Love, "
and what beliefs and unhappinsss might
follow dare not even think.
As these ore friendly words, my dear
friends vii take them ss such, and not
rs teaching, for | would not think of
doing anything that our dear Mother has
quest-d Us rot g do.-From Christian
Science Journal for February.