The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-03-09

enlist by earnest, honest ana peIslsts'"' pst,
sturdy and demonstration OF us truth
POINTS UPON WHICH ALL
CHRISTIANS AGREE.
Doubtless there are many points IN
volved in Christian belief ana esIsl,:s,, eonuuS,,
respecting which you and ShI'i..a'ii h.;ei
Scientists are in perfect acc0rui -,
reference to these will, tniilk, Di..s
rs a little closer together, poSsiUly a.
spire in Us mutual confidence, anu gu
able MS. at least, to prosecute tne III
ou;rv al the hour in the pleasing as.
svrance that we are equally earnest
snd honest in our search after the u,u-
mate good--a knowledge OF pou-
Whom to know Alright IS lie ever
lasting" MAC that
| 90, are In favor OF whatever makes
men and women better, happier purer'
more loving and lovablel 50 are We.
Won vy;li aid whatever will lessen the
burdens and sorrows OF men, wnatev-
ar will Danish superstition ana Iliih-
.r,;ze fear2 So will we. You, ! am
Sure will encourage whatever VIII ue-
stroy avarice, selhshness, and lust,
whatever will exah manhood, sanetny
the home. cnthrone virtue, afeesion,
sympathy, and lover SO Will We ol dou
! / trust, believe in one GOD ana ra'nSi ri
| Of ali. infinite in wisdom, justice goOu-
ness. mercy, truth, and love-a ulvinei
spiritual. incorporeal Intelligence, "ltll-
ont form or parts, beginning, OF udys
or end OF years." Who fills all space
h omnipresent and omniscient; Whe
made All that was made and pronounc-
ed il good You believe in, love; wor-
ship. and adore such Godf 30 90 We
Won believe in Jesus Christ, the only
heootten Son OF God, who taught IN
ne Temple preached the gospel, neal
| ed the sick: made the lame to walk;
gave eight TO the blind hearing TO the
| deaf purity 10 the sinful; was cruel
fed. buried, and on the third day arose
triumphant over 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 as God. you
believe in this dear, compassionaate'
loving, healing Christ, as your Lor1'
your Savior, your exemplart 30 90
we. You believe the Bible IS the di-
yinely inspired revelation oi God 90
mani SO do we. You believe the ten
commandments are Gods laws OF re-
quirement and restriction, to be reso-
lutely and absolutely obeyed, one not
less than anotherl So do We You
believe that prayer is both a privilege
and a duty1 So do we. You believe
lin the great commandment: Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, with all thy soul, aud with
ali thy mind" and the second, which
is Ike unto H. Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thysehl" So do we.
Thus Il is found that we are Substan-
tally in accord upon the essential re-
auuements OF the religion oi
| Christ as YOU understand II.
And is this NOT sufficient TO establish
the conclusion thar we should not an
tagonize each other, even II we have
different ways OF reaching the same
Omnipotent God, we in common pro-
iess to lover
ESSENTIALS OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE,
Now let me tell you in the most gen
eral way something OF what Christian
| Science is, in the hope that upon re-
Election and investigation we may agree
upon the essentials OF Christs religion
as Christian Scientists understand, be-
lcve. and practice II.
Christian Science was discovered and
revealed 20 the world some thirty odd
years ago, by the Rev. Mary Baker g
| Eddy. a native OF New Hampshire
and now a resident OF Concord in that
] state. The whole philosophy and
practice OF Christian Science IS pub
| lish@d to the world in Mrs. Eddy
book. entitled Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures The lat
ter part OF the title, with Key to the
Scriptures, OF this marvellous book, IS
very significant; for in fact the great
value OF Mrs. Eddys work, or, as
believe, and am pleased 90 call il, rev
ea,ion, is found in the light she ha.
thrown upon the real, reasonable, and
demonstrable meaning OF the Scrip
lures, the divine revealment OF God C
man; il seems 20 me that all merely
captious objections, by Christian peo
pie, 20 Christian Science should be ST.
lenced by the fact that Mrs. Eddy dis
tinctly announces how in her search
after the Truth, she took the Bible al
her only guide. and | am sure that
She does not announce any doctrine OF
practice OF Christian Science that she
aid not find, and that you may MOI
find in rhe Bible. Let us therefor,
start out with the distinct announce
ment that Christian Science offers e
the world no new Bible, and no agu,
or mythical construction OF the oil
one; Il enthrones no new Divinity
but the "one only living and true God,
SO hong ignorantly worshpped; Him
! Christian Scientists re-enthrone anC
proclaim unto you. Indeed, the yery
substratum OF Christian Science, is in
itial principle. the premise OF all it'
reasoning, Is the declaration OF, and in,
lsence upon, the patent fact thai
God is all in all This premise,
venture TO say. no intelligent believer
in God will presume 20 question; anC
yet, II conceded, the genius OF Beacon
or Locke could not imperil the logic o.
Mrs, Eddy's conclusion, namely, Chris
yian Science
WHATS THE HEALING POWER
The older Christian churches urg,
as an objection against what they con
ccive Christian Science 20 be, that I
IS sheer impiety lor any person 10 as.
sert that he is clothed with the power
OF God TO heal the sick. The striking
weakness oi this objection IS thai
Christian Scientists do not profess an,
such thing, As v was In the time o
Jesus, 50 now the power that heal, th,
sick is the power OF God
Christian Scientists assert that IN,
benehcent God OF nineteen hundret
years ago, who 81 loved the world tha
lie gave His son 90 suffer whatever
might be necessary ior him 70 suifei
60 reconcile man % God, to enabl,
man ~ know God. is our God today
with all the power, an the tenderness