The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-19
FRIENDLY WORDS
BY JOSEPH S. EASTAMAN.

In comparing the Old and New Testa
Snsnts. 1t is very pleasing TO me to note
how much more Iowa Is manifested In the
New than in the Old Testament The
fourth chapter Of the First Epistle OF John
is very helpful and beautiful and Is ono
OF my fayorite Billie readings. because
therein Is love made very plain. hencs
1t Is chapter we'll adapted to all Chris
tisn Scientists, and of course TO me-
delight in taking a little time today to
mediate upon the word love. and 10
carry 1t through my henrt.
Love How beautiful that word sounds
and how beautiful it really is. st. John
tells us "God in Love" Carrying the
thought OF love is our daily doings. the
day is full of good deeds, and of good re-
turns. fer of course we know that Love
is reflected In love" The word love
always brings 10 me the thought OF pur
ity. goodness. holiness, God; because
while the thought dwells on love 1t makes
the body manifest health, strength. ener-
gy. genteDess. goodness and all that Is
In that line. Just SO when love enters
into the conversation 10 puri!ias it; pre-
vents evil from entering into IL, and
broadens its borders. giving us range to
90 further into the holiness Of good, de-
seloping in US that which the mortal mind
is entirely deficient in-the way to Eani-
fest love; opening our understanding OF
God As Love. and showing us that man.
in Christian Science is governed. sus-
tained. aui ted, protected by. and rlled full
of Lovs-sircs "God is Love-" the ''An-
in-nlI," the centre and circumference
of all being"
What was it-thst enabled our beloved
Leader and Mother. the Rev. Mary Baker
Eddy, the Discoverer ana Founder OF
Chris ian Science, the way shower, under
God, to bring to this and future genera
tions the sure remedy for all ills, to teach
thousands of her students how 10 ad
minister that hoy remedy; how TO discern
tie real from the unreal, Truth from
error, and, hest of all, how To save thou
sands Of men and women from themselves
from diseasa in suffering, In sickness
and in sins Why, Love. Love did 1t ALL
do what people call wonders, because
Love is mighty. BY the brief history We
have Of her life. we who really know
Mrs. Eddy, can plainly SEQ that che has
bsen seeking after lovo from her earliest
r,col!ections. having been Lovingly obsdi-
ent to her earthly parents. which is the
ultilling Of the :rst commar dmsnt with
A.. o.. ba
her in her home life, In her COLLEGE, In her
daily duties in her frie ndship tor the poor
and needy as well as for the rich. they
,sn testify If they will I am sure cam
that her every thought word and deed is
manifestation of that Love which Is the
Universe of Good. feel we'll satisfied
that only these who love her. and are
willing TO strive to be obedlsnt to her
teachings, can. even in the smallest de-
gree, testify of the mighty lovo that fills
her every thought. Yet she can be very
serious in pointing the way to The erring
one, as myself know very we'll. to my
gocd; ana, or, how glorious Is the future
of all those who will follow her teachings.
"drink of tho bitter emp" and master
with love the fiery darts OF the devil. -
Our duty is TO follow her, and how can
We 40 ctnsrwiss when It is demonstrated
daily to us that she has opened wide the
q or that leads 10 Love, and has sEown
ps how, with the tEouaht of love, we can
sit by the bedside Of sufferers and chase
out the fears that in belief cause the
suffering with Love we can go to our
supposed enemies, and win them, and
destroy the nate that may bs in their
hearts for US: with Love we can 60 bol1ly
into land of s.vages and eDrseed people
thinking as We go Everybody loves ine
Dnd / love everybody, because "Goi is
Love- and "God is All" hsncs AL is
Love here, aud no harm can come. With
Love We oan go into the jun4lss Of India.
nnd meet ths fer c.ous beasts aud ami
mails, subdue and master them, and show
that, in God's universe, there is no f,roo-
ity; which will prevent their attoml ing
10 hurt Us. as in the case CT DaLis In III
lions den. 1he thought of Love will
prevent nations from wsrrlng, suhdue
Kingdoms, and win all nations to Chris,
Truth. Now let us MAKE friends with
Love and love Love. Let us try not TO
talk, think, or act in any other spirit
than that Of Love, for there really is no
other.
When / was a sea captain had to meet
the various kinds Of tampest7, mu,inies,
pirates, and oil the perils that IT Paul
III {. ms they ara stated in Corinthians
H. 10Th and 27th verses. The love of God
was ss dear TO ms then as il could loo to
sn unoultivated man vho had not had
, home and religious training; and from
Bvery one Of the very many perils ! got
INTO, God always made way for mo to
escape, and that too without a scratch. l
have fallen overheard wien 1t seemed i'm
Iossible for anyone to escape (and can
nos swim) yet God several tlmss saved
me from drowning. But here is the key
note Of any morci,s bestowed upon me:
Wherever | got into trouble l did 1he
very best | could TO get out of It IN the
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