The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-12
To First Church of Christ,
Scientist, Atlanta.
READ ON EASTER SUNDAY
On the Occasion of Dedicat-
ing a New Temple.

Ffrst Church of Christ, Scientist, Atlanta,
Georgia, on the occasion of the dedication
of q beautiful church ediice in that city,
on Easter Sunday, 1899:
My Beloved Brethren-You have met to
consecrate your beautiful temple to the
worship of the only true God. Since. the
day wherein you were brought into the
light and liberty of His children, it has
been in the hearts OF this people to build
house unto Him whose name they would
glorify in new commandms nt-"that We
love one another" In this new recogni-
ton of the riches OF His love and the
majesty Of His might you have built this
house-laid its foundations on the rock of
Christ; and the stone which the builders
rejected you have made the head of the
corner This house is hallowed by His
promise, It Will put my name there for
ever, and my presence shall be there per-
petually, and mine eyes shall be open and
my ears attent unto the prayer that is
made in this house" Your feast DAYS will
not be in cOmmemoration but in recogni-
ton of His presence; your ark of the COW
enant Will not be brought out of the city
OF David. but out of the secret place of
the Most High. whereof the Psalmist sang.
even the omniscience of omnipotence, your
tabernacle of the congregation will not be
temporary but "a house not made with
hands eternal in the heavens; your ora
Gle, under the wings of the cherubim, Is
Truths evangel, enunciating. God is
Love"
In 7 oT,F1
your hearts heart, breathing a benedic-
ton for Gods largess. He surely will not
shut me out from your presence; and the
ponderous walls OF your grand cathedral
cannot prevent me from entering where
the heart of a Southron has welcomed
me.
Christian Science hath place in It's
court, in which, like beds in hospitals, one
mans head lies at another mans feet. AS
you work, the ages win, for the majesty
of Christian Science teaches the majesty of
man. When it is learned that spiritual
sense and not the material senses con-
vey all impressions TO man, he will nat
uraily seek the science of his spiritual ma
ture, and. finding it, be God-endowed for
discipleship.
a humble heart, that individual ascends
the scale of miracles, and meets the warm
est wish OF men and angels. Clad in in
vincible armor. grasping the sword Of
spirit, you have started in this sublime
ascent, and should reach the mount of rev.
citation; for eff We would run, who shall
hinder you?" So dear, so due, TO God is
obedience, that it reaches high heaven in
the common walks of life-and it affords
even me a perquisite of joy.
You worship no distant Deity, nor talk
of unknown love. The silent prayers Of
our churches, reaoundng through the dim
corridors of time. go forth in waves Of
sound. diapason of heart-beats vibrating
from one pulpit to another and from one
heart to another till truth and love, COM
ming1ng in one righteous prayer, shall en-
circle and cement the human race.
The government Of divine love derives
its omnipotence from the love it creates
in the heart Of man; for love is allegiant,
and there is no loyalty apart from love.
When the human senses wake from their
long slumber 10 see how soon earth's
fables flee, and faith grows wearisome,
then that which defies 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. 7 cannot forget that
yours is the first church edifce of our de-
nomination. erected in the Sunny South
once my home There my husband died.
and the song and the dirge. surging my
being. gave expression to a poem written
in 1874 from which ] copy this verse:
Friends. why throng in pity round me7
Wherefore pray, the bell did toll.
Dead is he who loved me dearly;
Am I not alone in soul?
Did that midnight shadow. falling upon
the bridal wreath. bring the recomDense
OF human woe, which Is the mereiful de-
sign OF divine love. and so help TO evolve
that larger sympathy Tor suffering hui
mainly which is emancipating It with the
morning beams and MONDAY glory OF |
Christian Science!
The age is fast answering this question. |
Does Christian Science equa! materia med /
lea in healing tbe worst forms of contag- |
ious and organic diseases? NJ experience /
in both practices-materia medica. and the !
metaphysical practice Of nedicine--shows /
the latter not only equaling but vastly 1
exceIIing the former.
Christians who accept our Master as au- /
taorlty. regard His sayings as infali5le /
Jesus students. falling 10 cure severe /
case of lUnscy. asked tneir great Teacher. !
why could we not cast him out2'' lie
answered: This kind goeth not out but 4
by prayer and fasting" This declaration /
OF our Master. as 20 the relative value, /
skill and certainty Of the Divine laws u
mind over the human mind and above i
matter in hea-nz disease, remains beyond 1
questioning a Divine decision in behalf q !,
mind.
Jesus gave His disciples lstu8sntsj power
over all manner of lseases. and The Billie
was written IN order that all peoples, tr
ali ages. should have the same opportunity
To become students ~ the Carist, Truth
and thereby God-endued with p5wsr
gknoEledze CT Divine law1 and slgns t7l-
loving Jesus declared mat Ills teach
inEz and practice would remain. even a.
+ did. ~f0- them also which shah believe
or ne through thelr word Then. ia The
name ~ Cod wherefore WHY us
prophets to5ay wbo are fa.dllfnE BIS
prophecy. and verifs .nE HIS last pg7rnise.
Ia. am Eifn sos away. i Eere ~
for the world = more u IRE wisdom q
the ancient ra5bi survived wh9 SAID NC
man car CO ne miracles ;has tspa dosst.
axcep: God ~ win aim
Be patient ;oEarG persecution. Tasgs-
tee hath nee a tithe = tse power - llk-
tire Taz- enemies w.I advertise for sou
-hTfstssn Sc5enee is spreading steadily.
Persecution the EsaxBsss e
grants easezsese1 hy t5sir fear. ard 7oFe
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