The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-09
A RICH DISCOURSE.
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ircedOnl-lrceuOm' from man OppreS-
sion, from sickness, sin and death; a
religion OF ministry, cheer and love.
And Jesus literally fulfilled his high
commission, preached the gospel, heal
ed the sick, cleansed the lepers, broke
the letters OF SIM and gave liberty to
the bound. He taught his disciples to
emulate his example and told them
that the mighty works he did. and
greater, they should do. Who in the
old churches will be so recklessly bold
as to assert that Jesus did not mean
what he said?
1t must be remembered that the
works" OF which Jesus spoke, were
his so-called miracles, his ministrations
to suffering, stumbling, cringing, cry
ing men; the restoration OF health,
sight, hearing strength, courage, hope,
happiness, life, to men, and all without
the aid OF any drug, manipulation, diet,
change OF climate, mechanical contriv-
ance,. mesmerism, hypnotism, or effect
OF mortal mind upon human ills; but
all, from the withered hand to the rais-
ing OF Lazarus, by the power OF God
the supreme majesty OF the all-per-
vading Spirit OF Coz.
This was what Jesus did, and in his
last admonition to the Eleven, his chos-
en- faithful disciples, is found the crown
ing cheer OF his sublime ambassador
ship, Go ye into all the world, and
preach the gospel to every creature
And these signs shall follow them
that believe; in my name they shall
cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues; they shall take up SER
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thing, it shall not hurt them; they
Shall lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover"
| submit that this is not within the
range OF intellectual operation to apply
this last command and blessed promise
OF Jesus to the Eleven only, and not
to all generations Of men forever and
aye; and consequently to us, to you
and to me; Jesus the Christ has spoken
it, spoken it to you and to c, "if you
believe, in my name you shall cast out
devils; il you believe, in my name you
shall lay hands on the sick and they
shall recover"
Christian Scientists accept this call
to duty as addressed to them, and by
the most crucial tests, by thousands
upon thousands OF absolute cures, COW
ering the While range OF mortal afllic-
ton, have demonstrated the efficacy OF
metaphysical healing, and therefore
the absolute truth OF Christian Sci
ence.
From what have said it must be
apparent to you that Mrs. Eddy with
perfect propriety named her great dis
covery, Christian Science:" Christian,
because il is the Christ system, the
Christ practice; and Science, because
il is dcmonstrable Truth, iniallible
Principle.
WHAT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
May / tell you some things Chris
tian Science has accomplished in the
fifteen years last past? II has drawn
to its loyal support more than FIVE
hundred thousand adherents has or
ganized more than four hundred con-
gregations; has built, during the last
FIVE years, many churches, ranging in
cost from $1,000 to S7oo, 900; il has more
than 10000 practitioners. devoted to
healing the SICK 1t has restored to
health, happiness and hope, more than
10000 OF your fellow-men and mine,
most OF whom had hopelessly exhaust
ed the remedies usually known to
medical learning The membership
OF the Christian Science denomination
has been drawn from all the churches,
Catholic, Protestant and Jewish, and
from all the respectable professions
and callings in life. There is not a
religious denomination in the world
that has, in its membership a larger
percentage OF educated, refined and
cultured people than Christian Scien-
fists have and nowhere on earth, | am
sure, and | say il not boastingly, bur
as a simple statement OF fact, will you
find people ireer from the cares and
worries OF life, more contented in their
business and their homes, more devot-
ed to the duties OF home, state and
church, prompter in discharging their
obligations to neighbor and 10 God,
stricter moralists, closer observers OF
the proprieties, more munihcent abet-
tors OF every good work, or people
richer in the graces and amenities OF
pure manhood and womanhood, than
Christian Science has given 20 the
world.
| submit to the candid judgment OF
my fellow-men the simple proposition
that an organization showing such re-
suits cannot flippantly be ignored, and
by all the tests OF common candor, de-
mands your serious, earnest thought
| will not discuss the stock objec-
tions urged against Christian Science.
They are in fact so contradictory that
they are self-destructiye. For instance
1 noticed in an iconochstic newspaper
OF a series OF interviews with promi-
nent people, respecting Christian Sci
ence. A prominent doctor OF medi-
cine said, Christian Science is a
beautiful religion; il is spiritual, deyo-
tional, and uplifting in its thought;
but is impotent and imbeeile as a
curative OF human ills" Immediately
following this a no less prominent
Doctor OF Divinity said, "Christian
Science does effect wonderful cures OF
disease; the evidence OF this is too
patent TO be denied; but It has no SEM
blance OF religion"
The destructive clash OF these two
opinions has, TO my mind, iorcible IL
lustration in lawsuit | had the pleas
ure OF hearing when quite a small boy
al my old home in Bloomington, ILL.,
Mr.. Lincoln, the great president, was
defending a case brought upon a writ
ten guaranty OF a horse, the guaranty
being thar the horse had good eyes and
sound lungs. The plaintiff m his de-
claratiOn alleged that the horses eyes
were not good and his lungs were not
sound, and 70 maintain his contention
/ introduced two witnesses, Doc. Lind
lay and Cap. Ferguson, supposed ex-
perts on all questions relative 10 the
horse.
Lindlay first took the stand and tes-
tilted. Il know the hoss the suit Is
about. and have examined his eyes
and lungs. So fur as his lungs IS con
earned fhev are as sound as Z black