Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-06-02

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Dor Al thysclf?" So do we.
'rbus il il fOllnl that we are substan-
tially in accord Upon the essential re-
quirements of the religion of Christ as
cinut tn establish the conclusion that we
should not antagoniZe each other. even If
we hava different WAYS of reaching tho
en- mo omninotent good we in common
nrnfasr 10 inva3
ESSENTIALS OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE.
.u ILL, :; IL. .+ IA,
NOW iet me ISL you III tIt mus !! II
eial way SofiieihiiiS o, WHi,t !. hlis1i,tii 7,,.
Sclehce lS, IN tie Hope cn"u ui'o,i
ton ana investigation we may agree up
on the essentials ol ohrlSt relSion: as
Christian scientists uhdtrs'ahu' peileNe
ana practlct IL
'hrlSlidn SCIENCE was ulsCoEclcu any
revealed to the world some thlrty oui
years ago. ~ the ReV Mary iaker =;
EDDY, q native q New 1iainpShire' anu
now nov reslueIt n ooncotu 4, .iittt ~
The whole philosophy and practlce q
CHRISTIAN Science T. pupnshta 70 .I lhe
W0riu IN MTS' EuuH pooH' ~ ~
scriptures" The latter part of the title,
WIN he! 10 tilG ,a,!,' i,,,itcont. fnr
M. IN Il ,. ,.1fn.' nf Wrs Eddv's
m III L. 'ic % = ,ii,,n o,,d I'M ,,ie1eod tn
caii II re[cIation Is found i'm the light
M III thrown upon the real. reasonable.
nl in,,,a,str,hin ,nennin.. nf M. Scrip-
tmras tha divine reyealment Of God tn
uutps' ,i ,ng /, satnt ~ me- th,t iii HI, IL
n'ntioIIs obiections by Christian people.
"a "a ttI.i+;n11 l.ia,ca shotIId he siI.nraJ
nv me fart that Mrs. Eddy distinctly an
,,, nH u,iv t''S bou in ~ se4rch after the
,rntb She took tht. Bible as her only
Snidr and I am sure that she does not
s'',,,,,. suIov, ,,,,u nv doctrine nr nractice of
r,h.i.tjnn Srinrca +bar she did not find
ond that vou may not find in the Bible
i ~ ne tharpforn start out with the dis
~, n onr,nnramant thlt Christian
~ III I sf,r. t tha world A new Bible
.,1 oui1"uv .a.ri,a ID ,pvthiCll construction
~ ~" .i' III AM. II rnthronas no new Ill
rlnit;H pIC o,'.. u,iJ ~ wnrshiprd Him
',pu, =. ~ ci,,,7it rn-,nthrnnr ana nro-
CIair, n,tn ynu Indeed. the very sub
otr,trn, 1f christian science. its initial
J.. I1'' H. daoii ira+ion of ard insistence
iin,, i,t7, tbn ratanf f1ct that God is Ail-in
ui,oiti' ,rhj, fLJ nrsr1isr venture ii sav, M
ita1I;,tant hoIinvrr IN Cod will nresuln,
y. III ,,,,7Stiun, nn1 VII If conceded. the
genius ii Bacon or Locke could not i'm
| ncriI the logic Of Mrs. Eddy's conclu-
sion. namely Christian Science
* TIN, t1E,T1Tt. poWER2
,rb Il.r Christian churches urge rs
an NV nhicrtinn .,~tintt what they conceive
@Lr @.h,;.tii,r erianrn to hc th1t il i sheer
.'i ;Hti.''f ~ ',It. narsou Ia assert that he
iiil'le.E io- ,,.ith HI n"wrr If Goa u heal
tbc eirk The striking weakness of this
nhioi.iinn L thuf Christian Scientists AZ
not nrofoss any such thing. As it VA
| in the time Of Jesus, 50 now the poWc;
! that heals the sick l. the power OF ti'u'
| Christian Scientists assert th3t the ptn-
| cGcent God Of nineteen hundred years
! ago, who so loved the world thdt II,
| I've His son to suffer whatever might
he necessary for him to suffer to recon
riIc man to God, to enable man 70 KNOW
God, is our God today with an the PoM
er. all the tenderness, all the love. ail n,
| sympathy for man that tie manifesto
| ,inntpnn hundred years ago, ana that It
i thc same power and love that now
makes the lame to walk and the blind e
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| Tho only argument that Jesus ever used
| to establish his divinity was the one nc
| ecrt tn the questioning John: Go tell
| Tohn .the blind receive their SiSht anu
tbn i,mc walk" and that is the argu-
| ,nnrt yyo 1I.r today to establish tine d.
Vine origin az Christian Science. Iht
lame do walk and the blind q soG. tl,, anm
NJ farce 0f this fact
-hri.,ion raliaionists YOU believe
-, ~ 6 ~. ~ word Of His power ere
tad aII thc worlds. whirled them into
space. and set them forever clrciln5 nm :
round the sun" you must believe that
He has the power to keep His creature, uro
man, in the image in which ne was eIpl and
ated. free from sorrow s -, si,t NJ, must
suffering; as Well A rom idnoj Sin IN tbo eve
beieThe ho th1t aa Aha nd strng Wr9 fo eXTGt h5
mony ,,,lT " what YOU cali the marvellous asso-
riotion Of human nerves, has the power
10 reiiioS W ;,'rnsn Il .ai' from INC drum of the
. eli IL = maGp and inharmony, discOrd or
fIi,,e t,ir i,s from the nerves created for song
!a, !'nd I''iS i9v ana not for aches and groans.
SI Itlu 'Ug gy,, rn,III. bclieve. or think you be-
NV E,ba+ Coi has the power to do this,
| ItAe, It t o1so hclinve that God is willing
lIiu ~ SrriSn IN" that mower. and heal the
| 70 i,.n iov for sorrow. peace for cry
' SIN oscs ~ foT ashes. | say this because.
IN IN vour Churches every Sabbath. and at
vn,ir family affairs daily, | trust: You
| nrav to God for the sick and sYi1e!lll11i III
| II il yat fresh in the memory III " ~