The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-16

God Is obedience, that II reaches high
Heaven In the common walks of life-and
1t atords even me a perquisite of joy.
You worship no distant Deity nor talk
OF Unknown Love. The silent prayers of
our churches, re3oundiDg through the din
corridors of time. 20 forth in waves of
SOUND, diapason OF heart beats vibrat-
Ing from one pulpit to another and from
one heart TO another till truth and love,
c. mngling In one righteous prayer. shall
encircle and cement the human race
The government of divine Love de-
rives It's omnipotence from the love 1t
creates In the heart OF man; for love Is
alleglant, and there is no loyalty apart
from love When the human senses
wake from their long slumber to see how
soon earth's fables fee, and faith grows
wearisome. then that which dehes decay
! and satisfies the immortal cravings is
! sought and found. In the twilight OF the
worlds pageantry, in the last drawn sigh
| OF glory gone, we are drawn towards
/ God.
Beloved brethren, l can not forget that
/ yours is the first church edifce OF our
/ denomination erected in the Sunny South
once my home. There my husband died,
and the song and the dirge, surging my be-
/ ing, gave expression TO poem written in
1874. from which copy this verse.
Friends. why throng in pity around me?
wherefore pray! tue ucli uAu toiii
Dead is he who loved me dearly,
Am not alone in soul?
Did that midnight shadow, falling upon
| the bridal wreath, bring the recompense
| OF human woe, which is the merclful de-
| sign OF divine love, and so help to evolve
that larger sympathy for suffering hu-
manity which is emancipating 1t with the
/ morning beams and MONDAY glory or
/ Christian Sciencel
The age is fast answering this ques'
/ ton. Does Christian Science equal ma
! terra medica in healing the worst forms
! OF contagious and organic diseases? My
| experience in both practices materia
medica and the scientific metaphysical
practice of medicine shows the latter not
/ only equaing, but vastly eXcelling the
! former
! Christians. who accept our Master as
| authority, regard his sayings as infalilble.
Jesus students, failing to cure a severe
case OF lunacy, asked their great Teacher,
! why could not we cast him out?" lie
| answered, This kind goeth not out by
prayer and fasting" This declaration of
| our Master, as to the relative value skill
and certainty of the divine laws OF mind
| over the human mind and above matter
! In healing disease, remains beyond ques-
! ticning Divine decision in behalf OF
mind.
Jesus gave His Disciples (students) pow
! or over all manner of diseases; and thu
Bible was written in order that all peo-
/ pies, In all ages should have the same OPP
| portunity to become studnts of the Christ,
/ Truth, and thereby God-endued with pow
| err knowledge of divine law and signs
| following, Jesus declared that His teach
ing and practice would remain, even as 1t
! did. FOR them also which shall believe on
me through their word. Then, in the
name Of God, wherefore Witty His proph
cts today. who are fulfilling His prophecy
/ and verifying His last promise, "Lo. / am
with YOU Away II were well for the
world II more OF the wisdom Of the an
| cient rabbi survived, who said, mo man
can do the miracles that thou doest, except
God he with him.
Be patient towards persecution. Injus-
| tice hath not a 1.-THE of the power of ius-
/ tice, Your enemies will advertise for you.
Christian Science is spreading steadily
! throughout the world Persecution is the
weakness of tyrants engendered by their
fear, and love will cast II out Continue
steadfast In love and good works Chill
dren OF light-you are not children OF
darkness let your light shine. Keep in
mind the foundations OF Christian Science
--one God and one Christ-keep personal
ity out Of sight-and Chrlsts blessed are
ye' will seal your apostleshlp
This glad Easter morning witnesseth a
risen Savior, higher human sense OF life
and love, that wipes away all tears With
rave-clothes laid aside, Christ. Truth. has
come forth from the tomb OF the past, clad
in immortality. The sepulchres give up
their dead-spirlt is saying unto matter,
! II am not there" am not within YOU
behold the place where they laid mel But
human thought has risen
Mortality's thick gloom is pierced--the
stone is rolled away--and death hath lost
its sting, and the grave its victory. I'm
mortal courage fills the human breast and
| lights the living way OF life.
20. 1899.