Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-15

zion needs no science. out l submit that
what is to-day called religion stands in
need of something; and TO one who Is an
Independent thinker it is plain that the
needful element ia science. Certain il *
that true religion IS right living. and as
right living constitutes the sum and sub
stance of eNistance. why should nan be
devoid of Science there He has h-S
science OF numbers and his science OF
music. Ii De has discovered the scene.
OF that which is without. why should re
not discover the science Of that which
within: Mankind existed many CEN
turtles without mathematics and with
out music, but their science only awaited
discovery. Likewise OF man his s-ience
has awaited its discovery; and in pres
ence OF the many hard life problems that
have been so!v-d. ard in presence ~
and the discorts thu, have Zen
silenced. who shall say that Chris1ian
Science is not the Science for watch
m .i,kind has So lonS sought aai :Or
which he has 50 eagerly wa.tydc
AL CariStiaus ackrOw edge t1ar God
O-uuiscieLce. omn--Sciel,ce or all
science. II God is al sc.srce must rot
the religion IF God contain sc.enc-e
SIN AND SICKNESS ARE ILLUSIONS.
II Is true that this system ~ rns;arhy>-
les afiirns that sin. sickness and death
are not the Truth @: God. but the .i.l-
siors OF sense. s'or this revolutionary
position II finds confirm Axiom in reason
and revelation. II il written. --JiGi
made all that WAS mIts' Again. "Ciod
saw all that he mad made. and 5eaod -
WIS very good" Surely. there i EuJl-
il very good in sin. sadness aud
death; therefore God never made ,hsu-
Who did. them The SINE that made
ghosts ard soS-irS. They are the C1i.-
drsn of ignorance and fear. whom l,s5c
and truth reduce 10 nolhiuSnSsS- WY
should one cling 50 pers.sten5Iy to th-
OF sin and dis, aSc- l. there
anytEins good N them And II noIAttE
good. what does one want % tlscl-
And il ore does rot want them. WHY
spurn Il philosophy whose purpose II :
to get rid OF them. Christian Sc.vucs
good endure, forever. AL that = ~
SOL is everlasting Then Christian
Science takes away nothing that man
truly wants; il taAes away only WAT ~
does not want And I rrore than lGlt
suspect that because IL takes away What
al are glad TO De nd OF. = why >-.ye
multitudeS have given 10 a hearty Wci-
come l. is written that. Christ JESUS
came to destroy the WORKS % the devil"
Surely there i nothing good N sin. S.cs
ness ami death. for Chris, Jesus would
not and could not destroy what VAS good
and OF Col. Hence sin. sickness and
death are not ~ Cod; and therefore
Cn-tstian Science - rtSht in afhru,ins
that they have no reality.
GOD Is PRINCIPLE
II is charged by some tina, Christian
takes away the Christian God
IL ones God - ike himself. Ouly OF a
larger scale. then i i, not a favor rather
than otherwise 70 take away such a s1-f-
II is even asserted that Christian Scte-c~
reduces God TO L mist. because he sees
God as Principle and the solemn charge
il made that Christian Science takes away
a personal God and leaves n n nothing
tn worship. on this issue Christian
Science is ready to be judged at the ear
NJ reason.
II Is = rrits saying. that human life i
a problem 10 be solved IL has its mis-
takes to be corrected. and its errOrS 10
he cancslcd that the true life may ee
lived. our earth life is like = sons, Y
has its false notes To - eliminated and
harmony may appear ~ 4. LIE the Sweet
er be" Let US together unfold the rlSAn-
Ing Of this universal thcuslt % human
existence n numbers when our ssSI1n
IS Gear We discern order and harmony
Each number has its exact value. the
rs.ation between the numbers IS iuvtD-
late and invtoIabls. You know why
this is So The VnOie system OF uIrh@
MATES his its origin ard existence IN
eternal Principle 81 with music; the
musicians OF all countries are in prac1i-
raj agreement upon the fundamentals OF
musical harmony. These notes have
prccise values and bsTmcEtouS relation
These notes can always be depended
upon TO do their part and fulhl thetr OF
legations. Why these certain values
Why these exact rslat!ouse SinIo,s b.
rause. as in mathematics. 50 in music
Principles is the Soul Of all Transfer
the thought now TO man Should man
be less harmonious than music or msths-
MATES. IL is common usage TO Spss IA 80
this individual as a man Of no prime pie.
and that, as n man OF principle IL is
meant that the first Is a man W no worth
He cannot be depended upon. he : ex-
act neither in what he SAYS nor Mat he
hoes. The man OF principle s y man %
Truth: you put your Dependence in htn-
His word Is as sCod as his bond" You
know that the man of prtnctple will full
Al his obligations. and that all he does
will be good. for Principle is the Soul %
him: and this Principle that Is the c-cs-
tor Of all that truly Is. this Principle
that is the origin Of all harmony. this
that Is the father OF man. Is
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