Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
CONTINUED from Fourth Page)

none other than God. For 1t Is written,
"All things were made by Him, and
without Him was not anything made that
was made" And again, "In him we
live and move and have our being"
GOD is THE PRINCIPLE OF GOOD.
Nor is this ALL In numbers and in
music where principle governs there is
the manifestation of harmony. Work.
ing out your problem i'm obedience to
principle your answer will reflect the
harmony of Good. With your fingers
on the keys. moving in accord with
principle your expression will tie
to Principle, man in tune with
his principle manifcsts the goodness Of
God. This Principle then. from which
all that really is, proceeds; this Princi-
pie which is tho Father of all, is God; ;
and this God we know is eternal Coed.
Therefore, the true God is the Principle
of Good, in full accord with which the
Psalmist sings, Tho Lord is good. His
mercy is everlasting" Likewise tho
Master said, There is mono Good, but
one; that is God" Come now, let us
reason together" 1t is proclaimed by
those who are ignorant of this Science
that the Christian Science God Is no
God. 1t is affirmed that this religion
that Knows God as the Principle of Good
would rob mankind of the Christian
God. Bring then your thought Of God
before the bar OF reason and revelation.
GOD A POWER FOR GOOD.
The highest thought of God ever ut
tered is this: God is Love" Upon
this theme what eloquenCe has been
poured forth; what fervent petitions
have been uttered. But at this bar of
reason l ask is Love only to be preached
about and prayed at? is not Love II
power for good? and IL Love be n power
for good, why should not that power
be utilized in works that arc Iood?
Suppose an inventor seeks to interest
n business man in IA new principle for
motors. Eloqucnuy he breaches its
rare merits, discoursing long upon its
high qualities. When he has concluded
his preaching he prays that stock he
taken in his enterprise; but the thought
full business man will ask, "Wni this
to show because Of this principc?"
This sensible listener remarks, "Of what
avail eloquent preaching and fcrvent
praying, If the principle does not work
One of two things is certain, either tho
principle is not understood, or that
which has been preached and prayed
about is not principle" So If infinite
Love, is it not the vital Principle of al
that is: for God is Love- But OF what
avail preaching and praying If there be
no works? one of two things is certain,
either The principle is not understood
or the preacher is without the princi-
Pile. But we know that with Christ
Jesus that the Principle did work. The
blind saw. the deaf heard, the lame
walked. With the Master. Love was
an active, ever present Principle; and
that all might know who his true be-
levers were he said He that believeth
on me tho works that l do shall he do
also"
In Christian Science the works are
done, the blind sec, the deaf hear, the
lame walk. Where then VIII tho fair
minded find the God OF Christ Jesus?
With those who profess 10 believe and
can do no works. or with those who be-
licvc and do the works?
There is excellent reason, then for
saying that our earthly career Is a prob
lem and "A song. for as principle and
song have their principle. SO man has
his Principle. As the correctness Of the
problem and the beauty of the song de-
pend upon the understanding Of their
principle, so the valrc and the beauty Of
human life depends upon the under
standing of divine Principle. This then,
is the appointed work OF Christian Sci
encc to givo to all that understanding of
their God. the Principle of Good, that
from human experience error and dis
cord shall depart and eternal harmony
appear
| TDT-I NAN