St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
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the correct figure, which Is T." Now 4
a man find his powers and abilities al
minished through sickness 80 that he ia
we will say, only six-sevenths OF a man
Is 1t not legitimate to deny that error OF
limitation and to assert that the Who'll,
man,--that is the healthy man, should be-
manifested? We are called upon to den,
all incorrect hgures and every imitatio
of the powers and liberty Of man.
WHAT is SUBSTANCE.
In the world wealthy man Is termed
"a man Of substance" Yet he who holds
to such substance in the end has nothing
A multi-millionaire's daughter is said 10
have declared that rather than the wealth
of her father would she have had the
worlds tribute Of love to him, and regret
In the hearts OF men because Of his death.
This financial spider had millions en-
webbed, yet mad nothing II he didnot have
love. One who had given away fortunes
for loves sake and died poor, vet had
love, really possessed all the wealth given
away To the materialist money is SUBJ
stancei so he works for wages and trusts
to his earnings for his living. The more
material one is the more Is his trust in
riches, be he rich or poor This love of
money Is the root of every kind of evil.
"All that man hath will he give for his
life," so II money be regarded as life-giv
ing we find that honor, truth. honesty
friendship, righteousness will be sacrl-
feed for the dollar. Such an dolater lives
amid envy, avarce, jealousy, contention,
fraud, deception, violence.
The Christian Scientist Is the reverse of
such man. To him Love Is substance
He works in the service of Love and nav.
ment for his work Is the gratefully re-
ceived reward of Love. Having food and
raiment (and the wealthest has not more)
he is content. His trust Is In inexhausti-
bic Love so he has no worry no selfish
planning for an unknown future. The
future Is not dark with fear for Love
lever faileth." He finds that Love is life
giving, and that for Love he has to sacri-
flee only what Is non-ovelke such as Bit
terness, fear, anger. envy, hate He sees
the beauty, not the fear, of the principle
which says, Whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap" Therefore he
sows love beside all waters" that Is,
wherever seed has any possible chance Of
growing; ana ne knows assuredly that he
will reap love and life.
Jesus taught that Love was Substance
When the woman broke the lar of alabas-
ter to anoint him, he saw such love mani
tested that he declared, "Wheresoever this
gospel shall be preached throughout the
whole world, this also that she hath done
shall be spoken of for a memorial Of her."
The whole world was to become able to
estimate and praise such love because love
is real But did Judas see and value that
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LIE VALUE VI TRUTH.
Inc value OF Christian Science must be
recognized by the world. By large fees
given TO doctor or lawyer people express
lheir confidence. When Science does for
them what all doctors have failed to do
they show gratitude II the Christ-splrit
De there. But If that "son Of Peace be
not tDere they must not he allowed to pre-
serve the mendicant spirit and get with i
out giving In return; they must be caused
10 estimate the value of the help given |
ana manifest their recognition of value in |
the way they express 1t to others. To tn
oerValue truth Is to take 1t second; then |
Mammon Is the god.
IL is possible to see why fee of three |
hundred dollars was required at the Mas |
sachusetts Metaphysical College. This de-
mana was made under Truths guidance
by tne teacher Tor two weeks course
NO such Zee was ever asked by university |
OF coiege Tor SO snort course. Only |
tnose VINO could rightly estimate values |
wouiu De reahy TO pay 1t. They who did |
receive the teaching felt the fee to be as
ho.hlng 10 the value received. Those OBJ
Jecting were not ready for the truth given |
i LOT they could not appreciate its value. |
me mass OF mankind are mendicants at |
heart Wnen IL comes TO religion. 1t Is to |
restore iost MANHOOD and evidence the |
sweep OF honesty that Scientists are to |
haluie the money-question FOR others as |
wen as TOT themselves. There Is natural |
uesire 10 De penefactor In the worlds |
sense saying to the SICK, Il will give you
VIVA, you want and work for your heal |
li,gaf Inc SICK are thus made comfort
anle III oisnonesty and do not put value
upon trutn' In correcting this error
eclentists nave 10 De unmindful OF the |
sneers which term them lovers of money,
pehurlous or ayaricious. They must
eaose tne patent TO set value upon truth
py making some KIND or sacrifice for 1t.
II ne learn honesty he will say in the end
.hat what he received was priceless. Let
Us Us see that every benefit Is the gift of God.
Heaiing Is not the gift of the heal
s he on,y helps the patient
INTO the right mental condition so
.nat ne can receive Gods gift. He may
n 1--WE 70 sacrince time' to give love, to
own daor-houn,,. a,,o , ~ .e'In iionh ms
of world worL honasts, ron,,ro. ~ 49,, NY i,i.e
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preciousness ne his taonhino To- ,a,t,a,t
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