The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-16

abiding hope, born Of understanding and radiant
with the love of God But you can only be.
come an accomplished Christian Scientist by earn
est, honest and persistent study and demonstra-
tion OF its truth.
Doubtless there are many points involved in
Christian belief and conduct respecting which
you and Christian Scientists are in perfect accord
brief reference to these WILL think, bring US
little closer together, possibly inspire in Is
mutual confidence, and enable us, at least, to
prosecute the inquiry of the hour in the pleasing
assurance that we arc equally earnest and honest
in our search after the ultimate good-.a knOwl-
edge OF God-"of whom to know Alright IS life
everlasting"
certainly am safe In assuming that YOU are
in favor Of whatever makes men and women bet.
ter, happier purer, more loving and loyableS 2
So are we. You will aid whatever will lessen
the burdens and sorrows OF men; whatever Will
bansh superstition and minimize fear7 30 will
we. You, l am sure, will encourage whatever
will destroy avarice, selhshness and lust; whatever
will exalt manhood, sanctify the home, enthrone
virtue, affection, sympathy and lover So will
VIC. You, trust believe in one God and Father
of all, infinite in wisdom, justice, goodness,
mercy, truth and love--a divine spiritual, incor-
poreal intelligence, without form or parts, be.
ginning of days or end Of years; who fills all
space; is omnipresent and omniscient; who made
all that was made and pronounced it good. You
believe in, love, worship and adore such Cody
So do we.
IN ACCORD WITH CHRISTIANS.
You believe In Jesus Christ, the only beGotten
Son of God, who taught in the Temple, preached
the Gospel, healed the sick, made the lame TO
walk gave sight to the blind hearing to the deaf,
purity to the sinful: was crucihed, buried, and
on the third day arose triumphant death,
and with the radiant splendors Of the transhgura
tion spanned the heavens with a bow of promise
and dispelled forever the shadows Of earth by the
demonstrated truth Of life immortal IS God. You
believe in this dear, compassionate loving, heal
ing Christ Jesus as your Lord, your Saviour, your
exemplary So do We You believe the Bible
ia the diviney inspired revelation of God to man
So do we. You believe the Ten Commandments
are Gods laws of requirement and restriction,
to be resolutcly and absolutely obeyed, one not
less than another? So do we. You believe that
prayer is both a privilege and duty? so do
We You believe in the great commandment,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, with all thy soul and with all thy mind ;
and the second which is like unto it, Thou
shalt love thy ncighbor thysef''Y SO do we.
Thus it is found that we are substantially in
accord upon the essential requirements OF the
religion of Christ you understand it, And
is this not sufficient to establish the conclusion
that we should not antagonize each other, even
| II we have different ways of reaching the same
Omnipotent Good we in common profess to lovei
Now let me tell you in the most general way
| something Of what Christian Science is, in the
hope that upon reflection and investigation we
may agree upon the essentials Of Christ's religion
| as Christian Scientists understand, believe and
| practice it.
Christian Science was discovered and revealed
| to the world some thirty odd years ago, by
| the Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy native of New
! Hampshire, and now a resident OF Concord in
that state. The whole philosophy and practice
| of Christian Science is published TO the world
| in Mrs. Eddys book, entitled "SCience and
| Health, with Key to the Scriptures" The lat
| ter part of the title with Key TO the Scrip
| lures" of this marvellous book is very signn
| cant; for in fact the great value OF Mrs Eddy,
| work, or, as | believe and am pleased to call
| it, revelation, is found in the light she has
| thrown upon the real, reasonable, and dcmonstra
bic meaning OF the Scriptures, the divine reveal
! ment of God to man; and it seems to me that all
| merely captious objections, by Christian people
| TO Christian Scince should be silenced by the
| fact that Mrs. Eddy distinctly announces how
| in her search after the TRUTH she took the Bible
as her only guide and | am sure that she doe,
not announce any doctrine practice Of Chris
| tian Science that she did not ind and that you
| may not find, in the Bible.
OFFERS NO NEW BIBLE.
Let us. therefore, start out with the distinct
| announcement that Christian Science offers to the
| world no new Bible, and vague or mythical
construction of the old one; it enthroncs no new
| divinity; but the lone only living and true
| God" so long ignorantly worshpped; Him, Chris
| tian Scientists re-enthrone and proclaim unto
you. Indeed the very substratum of Christian
/ Science, its initial principle, the premise of al
| its reasoning is the declaration Of and inSstenCC
| upon, the patent fact that "God is all in all. >
| This premise. venture TO say, no intelligent be
| licver in God will presume to question; ant
| could not imperil the logic of Mrs. Eddy's con
| clusion, namely, Christian Science.
| The older Christian churches urge an oh
lection against what they conceive Christian Sci
| ence to be, that it is sheer impiety for any per
son TO assert that he is clothed with power o
| God to heal the sick. The striking weakness o.
this objection is that Christian Scientists do moi