The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-04

the sick. The ssfikipG weakness Of this
obisction IL that Christian Soientiets do
not profess any such thing. As 10 was
in the time Of Jesus, 80 now the power
that heals the sick Is tho rover Of God.
"Cbrissian Scientists assert that the
loved the world that he gave his SON 90
suffer to reconcile man to God, 20 ena Bile
mnn 10 know God, 10 our Con today, wi th
all the power. all tbs tsndernsss eli the
love. all the sympathy for man that he
manifested 1900 years ago, aud that 10 is
In the exercise OF that same DO wer aud
love that makes the lame 90 walk and the
blind to see.
The only argnmsnt that Jesus ever used
to establish his divinity was the one he
sent to the questioning John; 90 tell
John 'tte blind receive their sighs and
the lame walk. and that 10 the argument
we uss today 20 establish the divine origin
OF Christian Science; this makes II =
science. The lame do walk and the blind
40 see, and all the logic In the world can
nos lessen this aos.
HHoweyer, the old churches may not
deny either the power or willingness of
God TO heal the siok. They have believed
or thought they believed, for centuries
that God could and would heal the sick.
for every Sabbath from every Christian
pulpis In the whole land prayers are pub
iicly offered for the aick and sffiicted. tbs
widow and the orphan, the heavy laden
and the broken hearted and Ger tainly you
would not petition God for relief that you
either qusetioped his power or willing
ness TO bsstow. And am sure shat can
say OF each one Of you that when sarious
illness comes to one Of your loved ones ut
your family affairs svery morning and
night you ask God 10 restore the loved
one to health and give him hack to your
arms and home again.
"You believe with Christian Scientists
In divine heslins,yet you do not act upon
10 as they 90. Perhaps 10 Is only after the
doc tors and patent nostrums hare left you
helpless that y3u 60 to God with your
sick loved enc, and then not quite IS.
sured that he will give you relief, for do
you not pray with medicine In your pock-
ct and consulting physicoiaps In the adj
joining roomr You may believe that In
God you live, move and have ysur tesng,
entirely In Gods keeping.
"Really, your lack of trust In Gods
healing power Is not very strange; 10 lie
the natural result Ct ancestral opinion.
Our fathers believed and taught us to be-
lieve that God makes Us blind and deaf
and lame, and therefore we can easily
understsnd how reluctantly and doubt
fully one who believes that God Is the
fruitful source of all sorrow and heart.
aches would go to him with connding
petitlon for relief from the,veryisorrows he
mas wrought. Aud nere 10 the marked dis
tinctl on between the old churches
thought Of 6od and our thought of Him.
Christian Scientists do not believe that
God makes you sick or blind Or deaf or
halt. but We do bsiieve that God 10 infinite
love, the great physician who heals all
diseases.
christina Scientists believe that when
Jesns went into the temple and read from
the prophecy Of Esaias concerning himself
and his mission to eartn where IL Is writ
ten, THE 81 iirt Of the Lord 10 upon me,
because he hath annointsd me 10 preach
the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to
heal the broken hearted. to preach dellv-
GRANGE TO the captives and recovery Of
sight to ths blind, to set at liberty them
that ara praised, and, closing tine book
scripture fulfilled In your ears'-Christ.
Ian Scientists insist that when Jesus said
this he thereby mnds proclamation to all
the world of his Gcd-sealsd am AMBASSADOR
ship not only to preach the gospel, but
to heal the sick. break the shackles Of the
hourd and usher in the scce ptabls year
of the Lord.
''And ha dem strated 10 his 80 years'
on the earth his devotion to
his high com mission. He preached the
gospel, cleansed the lepers. healed the
lex. broke the letters of sin and gave
liberty to the bound. He told his dis,t-
pies that the works which he did clearly
his ministrations to suffering,
trembling, bringing. crying men--they
should do also, and greater ones.
"Will any one Of the old churches as
sert that Jesus did not mean that his dis
ciples Cf old time should do ths works he
did, that his declaration was a promise
To the ear to DO broken to the hopes In
Jesus' last words on earth after his the
A. % &h.. nA aNs eka "a
umph over the tomb, ne said to the eleven,
bis chosen faithful disciples: 80 ye into
the word and preach the gospel to every
creature. - Ard these signs shall
follow them that bslieve; In my name
they shall cast out wills; they shall speak
with new tongues; they shall lay hands
on the sick ard they shall recover
Hear these farewell word, OF our as
,sr d Lord (Mark xvi, 10. n.1s). spoken
to you and to me: If you blieevs 10 my
name you shall cast out dsvils. II you
believe in my name you shall lay hands
On the sick and they shall recover.
christian Scientists accept this call to
duty as sddrssssd to them. and by the
most crucial test, by thousands upon
housar d, of absolute cures. covering the
whole range of mortal affliotion. havs
demonstrated the efficacy Of metaphysical
healing and, the refore, the absolute truth
81 Christian Science.
- have little time and less disposition
10 defend Christian Science or the mag
nitioent woman, who, In hope and prayer
and love, found IL in God q revelation to
man, from assaults madb upon either.
or Mrs. Eddy ne d only say. as one of
/ de tens Of thousands of benefioiaries of
tha truth she revealed that tins to Its ut
most limit will be too brief for the world
TO discharge to her its dsbt Of gratitude
Her life Of devotion TO Ged ard human
ity, her sacrifices of self for others. her
to weary, suffering, dying
men, hsr long years Of fearless and fault
less association with psrfeot good ara her
lnvinoible panopoly against every shaft of
snvy. ipgratituds or malice. And Of the
scienre Of life. immortal life, she has re-
veslsd It 10 enough to know that, II 1t is
not true BY the eternal decree OF God 1t
win come TO naught, ar d that II 1t Is true
all the powers Of earth ard hell cannot
prevail against IL. No Distraction can mar
IL ard no monument can cover the sum
sf Its Infinite greatness but the eternal
principle 1t reveals"
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