The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-17


Nor can we forget that the pioneer
met the fate OF all who have preceded
her. She had her birth In the 18th
century and she escaped a dungeon.
Her home was In the land OF the free.
and she did not forfeit life. Yet every
wrong that malice could invent has
been hcaped upon her but only 10 make
her stronger I'm Love. Every insult
that envy could conceive has been shOt
at her, only 10 fall harmless az her feet
and today her'niotto is that 0f the mar
tyred Lincoln: with malice toward
none and with charity toward all" she
gives her life for the worlds redemp-
tion.
III has been said by the ignorant that
Christian Science is no discovery, that
IL has made known nothing that was
not already known. What answer shall
be made? This same charge was made
against Columbus and he disproved IL
how? BY producing the proof. by
showing it's treasures, its fruits. ITS
peoples. And such Is the proof Of Chris
tlan Science This cause is not devoid
OF reason and logic; for every state
ment which il makes IL finds confirma-
tion I'm Scripture. and the evidence that
Christian Science is or God lies in the
treasures which II brings. in the fruits
it has gathered, i'm the people IL has
rescued. i'm sin destroyed. and sick
ness banished, in peace and blessedness
bestowed in ripened characters, and
noble lives, I'm more than a million
and a half OF people blessed; these are
proofs that a new continent has been
discovered.
THE CHRISTIANITY or CHRIS
TIAN .5CIENCE.
Why should Christian people not well
come a movement which fulflls their
brightest promises? Why should not
natural scientists delight in message
that makes Known The unkn0Wn God?
All that Chris IAN Science has. Christ
Jesus possessed. He healed the sick
and commanded His disciples TO do
likewise. When, therefore, we heal the
sick and sinful we are simply obedient
To His commands and following His ex-
ample.
AS the discovery OF a new continent Is
valuable when IL makes known TO man
a new world with wider liberties and
|. greater advantages: as revelation Is
only worthy of the name when II un-
wells what before is Veiled. So the dis
covery OF the unknown Power OF Spirit
which Jesus made known: SO his reNe-
lation of the omnipotence of Good Is
worthy when IL practically helps others
TO see what he saw, TO know what he
knew. and work the work which ne
worked.
The commandments of Jesus to His
followers are plain and explicit. Go
preach and heal" Raise the dead.
cleanse the lepers. cast out demons"
and "Ye are my friends IL ye do what
soeveT / command you" ASK and 1t
shall be given you; seek and ye shall
find"
These are the promises or Christ
Jesus which Christian Science fulfills.
~ ii On N
which Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures by Mary Baker g. Eddy
has at last made known. The God
which is Love. the Love which is omni-
potent Mind, infinite. Spirit and Eternal
Good.
THE UNIVERSAL INVITATION.
As the new world filings open all it's
gates to the oppressed OF every nation:
AS IL freely shelters the downtrodden
and heavy laden: As IL proves peace
full home for the liberty-loving and
The God fearing: As 1t lavishes it's
harvests and pours out its bounties for
the honest and consecrated, SO this new
world OF Christian Science welcomes all
Are you oppressed with worldly bur
dens? Enter here and your burden viii
grow light. Are you prosecuted by sick
ness and downtrodden by sin? In this
land your prosecutions shall be eXiled.
Do you love liberty and rejoice in the
good? Here you shall know the truth
and the truth shall make YOU free
Beloved. now are we the sons or
God. and il doth not yet appear what
we shall be: but we know that, when
He shall appear. we shall be like Him.
for we shall see Him as He is. And
hereby we know that He abideth in US,
by the Spirit which He hath given us.
1 John, 3. ., "a.