Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-12
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Rock Island believers Enthusiastic Over
Boston Convention.

The Rock Island people who at
tended the great Christian Science
convention at Boston have come home
with foHder attachment than ever for
the founder and leader of the faith,
Mrs. Eddy. One portion, in particu-
lar, of that lady's remarks before the
convention seems to have impressed
them deeply, and at their request it
is reproduced. 1t follows:
My Beloved Brethren: l hope l
shall not be found disorderly, but |
wish to say briefly that this meeting
is very Joyous TO me. Where God is
we can meet, and where God IS we
can never part. There is something
suggestive to me in this hour of the
latter days of the 10Th century, full
filing much of the divine law and the
gospel. The Divine law hath said to
us:
Bring We all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in
mine house, and prove me now here
with, saith the Lord of hosts, if | will
not open you the windows of heaven,
and pour you out a blessing that
there shall not be room enough to
receive it,
There is with us at this hour this
great, great blessing; and. may | say
with the consciousness of mind that
the fulfillment of Divine love in our
lives is the demand of this hour-the
special demand. We begin with the
law as iust announced, prove me
now herewith if | will not
open YOU the windows of heaven and
pour YOU out blessing and we 90
to the gospels and there we hear:
- In the world We shall have tribu-
lation; but be of good cheer, | have
overcome the world
The Christian Scientist knows that
spiritual faith and understanding pass
through the waters of Meribah here
bitter waters; but he also knows that
:hey embark for infinitv and anchor
in Omnipotence.
90, may this hour be prolific, and
at this time, and in every heart may
there come this benediction: Thou
hast no longer to appeal to human
strength, to strive with agony. | am
thy deliverer. OF His own will begat
He US with word of truth Divine
love has strengthened the hand and
encouraged the heart of every men,
>.
these rich blessings continue and be
increased, 1t hath opened the rate
beautiful to us, where We NAV see
God and live, see good in good, God
all, one. one mind, and that divine:
love our neighbor as ourselves. bless
our enemies. Divine love will also re-
buke and destroy disease, and destroy
the belief of life in matter. Ii viii waken
the dreamer; the sinner. dreaming OF
pleasure in sin; the sick, dreaming of
suffering matter; the slothful. satisfied
to sleep and dream. Divine love IS
our only physician-never loses 4
case. 1t binds up the broken-hearted
heals the poor body, whose whole head
is sick and whole heart faint: COM
forts such as mourn, wipes away the
unavailing, tired r,brings back the
wanderer TO the Father ; house " here
in are many mansions. many well
comes, many pardons for the penitent.
.'Oft-times I think of this in the
great light OF the present, the might
and the light of the present. the
might and the light of the ftlflment !
thereof. So shall all earth's children |
at last come to acknowledge God, and 1
be one, inhabit His holy hill, the God !
crowned summit of divine science,
the church militant rise to the church |
and Zion be gloriGed. -
Truths TerseIy Told.