Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-24
ABOUT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A Salem LAZY Who Has Just Returned
Prom a Visit TO Mrs. Eddy.

Prom Visi, TO Mrs, Eddy.
Believers ln Christian Science, o
which there are quite a number IL
Salem, will be interested m knowing
that Mrs. John O. Wilson has just
returned from attending the Christian
Science board Of education held al
Boston, In company with three ladies
from Portland. Together the entire
class. which Is a large one, went To
Concord, N. H., aud saw Mrs. Eddy,
the founder Of Christian Science. Mrs.
Wilson spoke Wednesday evening on
her trip east and OF her visit 70
Boston, over which sne Ia very Gu
thuslastlc.
WHAT ~ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Prom the Providence, n. l., Telegram.
What Is Christian Sclence2 IL IL a
system OF religion, or merely cure
Tor the slckY This was the question
asked a gentleman who is prominently
Identified with the movement.
"ltlsa religion, IL may become
cure for physical allment, lnasmuoh
as these must always give way to
right living and right thinking. A
Christian Scientist claims no more
when seeking 20 work with God Ia
healing sickness than he would II he
were trying 10 convert the sinner.
Gods help ID essential Ia both cases.
ln alword, Christian Science seeks 70
re-establlsh the teachings aud pnc- |
tloes OF Christ and Of private Chris.
tlanlty, The healing is accomplished
through the action OF a divine law,
which always has existed, aud always
uill. THIS law, to greater
~ less extent, has been applied 20 the
loallng OF the sick In all ages, IL
lever became entirely imperative. IL
VAS lost AZ different perlodsAbut never
destroyed. IL IL the understanding OF
hts laS-whlch Mrs. Mary Baker q.
Eddy has given the world Ia her
Iplrltual Interpretation OF the Bible
hat eoablc Christian Seleatlsts 10 |
lcrioFm their cures. II Is this mani
estation OF power which comes OF the
ruth, that has brought oyer million
oen aud women into the church, on
he zoe hand, aud that. on the other,
'as arousea the active hostility Of
Macy ministers aud physicians. We
lain 10 have restored something the
huFches OF Chrlstendom had lost
There Is divine authority, divine
ommand, that those who mlnlster Ia
he spiritual needs of The world should !
leo haze contrOl over sickness aud /
cath,
Healing Is the natural OUTCOME Of .
DO theology VI Christian Science. I
No one 10 whom the Bible is an
a'hoflty 10 spiritual matters will dc. I {
y that the primitive Christians :
ealed The sick. Why has this power :
aeo Loot Christian science answers 4,
'causo &C have nad greater faith IN 4
Iaa than Ia God, The world hns 4
vlerred something II could see 10 a
u could only know through \
; apprehension ol Gods law. a
The cures Of Chrlstlan Selenoe are n
lecsed hy the realization Of the truth n
Iat Tue human mlnd creates an tue n
tlon aud oFsanlsms Of the material >
ay' and that the mortal can b. con. !,
'i'ed BY tee dlslae mind. THIS al.
DC mlnd wlll csre for the BODY n
'ds order Is nol latertered villa by n
70 alAde laNs. one need not take >.
q ~ lsaoFlng the mortal belief =
- sitl'og 10 = dfaughlY place pro. 9.
ces cold. We should suler onl, ~
en we dlsFesard a spiritual law Il
; o. God. Ia
Nnfisliao Socialists hold that AL "
,leF is aaFeall nolhlos exists but 4,