Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-02

ION spoke Oh lloIntft ago. Our faith
ers believed, and taught us to believe
that God makes us sick: that God makes
us blind and deaf and lame and there
fore we can easily understand how reluc-
tantly and dOubtingly one who believes
that God is the fruitful source of ali his
sorrow and heartache. would 60 to Him
with Il confiding petition for relief from
the very sorrows He has wrought And
here is the marked distinction between
the old churches thought of God and
our thought of Him. Christian Scientists
do not believe that God makes you sick
or blind or deaf or halt, but we do be-
lieve that God is infinite love. 1.-The great
physician who heals all our Diseases"
You ask for help as a last resort, but
you do not expect 1t. Perhaps | can il
lustrate the thought | am trying to en-
land district the drouth was 50 great
that all the churches agreed that on il
given Sabbath there should be united
PRAYER to God for rain. As the people
from one country home were starting to
their place of worship, Il little girl said
Wait for me a moment, | have forgot-
and brought out an umbrella; whereupon
her mother. her pious mother. her Cod
fearing but not God-trusting mother.
said. 'Why. child, what on earth do you
want with an umbrella today? The pros
pect of rain was never 50 distant" The
little girl with the conding and abiding
trust Of Il child, replied. Il thought you
were going To pray 70 God for rain.
conccptS Of God are wide Hpart Chris
tian Scientists do not believe that lntn-
its goodness filed the world with rep
robatcs and sinners simply 10 give him
self occuDatfon in pardoning their sins
ito the praise of His glorious grace or
in torturing them with sickness. anguish,
and flame TO the praise of His glori-
Gus Justice but they do believe. ana
act upon the belief, that God is infinite
love The hnuntiful source ana preserVcr
If All life. the great Physician who heals
all our diseases
TIE MISSION IOF JESUS.
Christian Scientists believe that when
Jesus went into the Synagogue on the
Sabbath day and read from the prophecy
of t.saias. respecting the office OF
Christ" where it is written, "The spirit
of the Lord is upon me, because he hath
anointcd me to preach the gospel 70 the
poor; he hath sent me 70 heal the broken
hearted, to preach delivcrInce 10 the
captives, ana recovering Of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised and closing the book, deeilrs"
to the congregation, This day Is tlla
scripture fulfilled in your cars Chris,
tian Scientists insist that when Jesus dill
this he thereby solcmnly made proclamd-
tion to all men, OF AZ time, OF ms pou-
preach the gospel, but also to heal the
sick. break the shackles Of the bound.
ana usher in the acceptable year Or the
Lord" And thus We have clearly dehhed
by prophecy ana by the unequivocdl
words Of Jesus the substance, spirit ana
practice Of the religion he established; a
religion of faith, works, irceaon-lT%tG- e.
dom from mans oppression. from sick
ness sin and death; religion OF minis
try, cheer and love. And Jesus iteralIy
fulfilled his high commission. predchSd
hn .rssnel healed the sick, clcanScd the
Iepers. broke the fetters Of sin; ana gave
liberty to the bound. He taught his dls-
ciples to emulate his example ana told
them that the mighty works ne dia' aII ii
CIV lp Whp in the nlN
churches will he so recklessly bold as 70
assert that Jesus did not mean what ne
said? 49,. .bo
works of which Jesus spoke. were ms
so-calIed miracles. his miuistratlonS To
suffering, stumbling. cringing, crylh5
men: the restoration OF htalth. slSnt'
hearing. strength. courage, hope, happl-
ness. life to men; ana all without iht
aid Of any drug, manlpulaIlon, ulyt,
change Of climate, mechanical cohtIlN
9ncr. mesmerism. hypnotism, or effect 0l
mortal mind upon human Ills: out an; u;
from the withered hand to the raising "a
Lazarus. by the power OF trod-thc ~
preme majesty of the all-perVadinS spun
This was what Jesus did, and in his
last admonition To the Eleven. ms chnS.m
faithful disciples. IS found me C!S.tti, CIoM .tm7
cheer OF his sublime ampiSs3uo! l SIi
.God Ne into all the world, ana prtdth
tha GOSPEL to every creature ana thtS'
signs shall follow them that believe; IL
my name Si.lil tltH t[,,,c,,,s, me- snail
snail Spvdh WIN - ~ ~ drink any
take up Strpt nv bi,,f +Gsr1l. they
deadly thltE' Sittri ~ H" TX ma they
shaii lay minus '4' ''
sndtl rttoNtL' :. :. ,,,- within the range
sunni I ~ ,t.r.,tinn 10 aDplV this
Of inteliectu.ii "Ie,' ti',.S nrnnise of
iisl toHiiit,l li'J I,,,.nn nnly And not to all
Jesus - the F~'.eN ~ n'' ft3.,, ,nd ayp: ana
consr,ucntlv to us, TO YOU ana y III;
Jesus thc Iirlsl 'i'.s KIN, holjayn in my
to you ana 70 ny, E,,t 5,i.iIs. If vnu
name you shall Cds' "%' ',6olI l,v hand.
believe, IN my ii'iiiC N, s%,iI rnrovIr''
on the SICK Iiiu 49, -, .,,t,.c,t mis- call Ia
CHRISTIAN 9ciei'ti' nm and ny the
duty as adGrtSStu ~ thniit4nds uuou
most crucldt tESrII,,,"' ,1lr,s covering the
thouSdiluS II ~ ,nrt,l ntiIirtinn. have
Wholc tahEg ,t u iit,' htfic,r, uf motaphysical
demnh4tIdtl3d III .fLr.fnra III, tha absolute truth
hranmg. rs ,.h.;.ti,n ti,,' Srirnce.
~ r|rn,,i ~, tyh.,t nave said. it must be APP
,Irnnt tn Won that Mrs. Eddy with per
irrt nrnurictv named her great discovery
t.,,Iri.rian Science" Christian, because II
t thn Christ system the Christ practlSt'
- Science because ii j. dCmonStrdpl@
..r.t ~" inf,IIihIc Principle
lfuth' l'''" .r, ,,,,
WHAT CHRISTIAN - -lf.NoE ii-'N
ACCOMlLlS1llb-
. ..,,,,., .b;rr. t,bristian
May t'H Eou IiiliroI III I'M Il Years
Science mas accom- i,!,, + NJ InvaI sun
last past. IL mas ~, =. I,Ic nr
port more than Fo'1n" w" r-,.'tioms: has
ganized more thah f'U '0u7i ~, r'',.g many
built, during the ias' nv 80 S1nn0 tn
churches. ranging III ,t',n tat ~ aao 'nracti-
| -n4al