Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-07-16

the only way that is according to the
will of God, including the salvation
from disease as demonstrated by Jesus.
10 includes the necessity ofsobsefvinR
the highest possible standard OF moral
ity and of individual and social purity.
1t includes prayer without ceasing;
the constant desire to live ~righteously,
to love both friend and foe, and to find
the life that is void of offence before
God and man.
As Christians, we believe in the.
atonement; the resurrection and ascen-
sion; in the spiritual import of baptism
and all the essentials of Christianity as,
taught by Jesus.
We believe that Christianity should
reconcile mortals to the abandonment.
of evil and should satisfy and compep-
safe them with the joys of holiness
Christian Science has not appeared to
supplant historical Christianity. but to.
supplement and re inforce it,. and to.
add new impulse and larger scope to it's.
efficacy. :
There is no need or disposition to,
desecrate your religious sense by odioue
SomP0AAooAs OuG L dsA yOu LUZ u4OUoub
to sit in conscientious judgment and
that is o. calculated to reveal to man
the one actual God and incline him to-
u willing and profitable obedience. Do
you know of one more calculated to.
establish for him "the Kingdom OF
Heaven Within" to heal his diseases
annul his temptations; exalt his mo-
tives and aspirations, and make of him
a loving, upright friend and citizen, full
OF the business of doing good?
Mrs. Eddy, in her work, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures" de-
clares with much emphases and ampli-
6cation that Jesus Christ presented to-
the world a complete exposition of the
way of salvation from all evil, based on
afaultless understanding of the Science
OF Being, or a knowledge Of the truth
about life and its normal possibilities
She shows that Christendom, instead Of
understanding the Science of the Mes
sianic mission has been guessing at it's.
meaning for centuries, and has lnvoled
itself in one vast maze of doctrinal anti
pathies, which have engendered a fra
tricidal Christian strife, instead OF
Christian living, and has often mangled
and slain men instead of saving them.
Infinite science alone declares itself
az the interpreter of the truth, and UNI
til men gain a knowledge of the science,
of existence, or the actual truth about
Being, they will not be free from the
ills that are entailed by ignorance, fear,
superstition and sin.
"Ye shall know the truth, and the,
truth shall make you free" Free from
what? Is this a tangible and available,
promise based on Divine law and ar
ranted by the fundamental Principle of
being? Or is it merely a sentiment
which first excites a transient emotion
and then mocks the hope of the bonds
men who is to look in vain for q frui-
ton? Is it really true that knowledge
of science or the truth will make men
free from evil? Christian Science ans
wers this question afirmatively. It.
discloses the science of life which deliv-
iers. 1t presents the rule for demon
stration, and substantiates both Prin-
ciple and rule by means of millions of.
proofs which are in faultless v%eri6cation,
thereof. 5
The ages have hoped and prayed for
the same measure of dellverance which
Christian Science reveals as possible,
and natural.
Thousands have prophesied when the
Truth of God, governing men aright,.
lennium and establish the reign Of
heaven within; Is it possible for this.
prophesied millennium to occur until at
ter some influence shall have destroyed
sicknessf Will it be possible until sal
walton from sin, disease and death shall
have become an accomplished fact, IN
stead OF q mere hope? Will it be pos
sible until man shall have reagained q.
lost dominion over all the, earth, and
until the strife Of creeds shall have
been composed, and all mankind shall
unite in one universal, Christian BROTH.
erhood, in the common understanding.
and worship of our onejG0d?
Objection has been urged to Chris
tan Science because it has been.
discovered by q woman, as though
women were not fit to know the Truth.
and in spite of the fact that all revealed
truth has found it's way to humanity
through all the CONSEQUENCES Of some.
nan or women and always will 98s 81
I do not know that what I have said
has impressed you at all, but suppose
that we assume for q moment that
Christian Science, it's message, promise
and ful6lment are true, and that q SUI
preme blessing really waits at your
door for adoption.
Through whom OF what kind Of a.
person would you desire this revhla-
ton to reach you?
Let me picture you a girl born inNew
England, of a::pious ancestry, and reared
in a home atmosphere OF uncomprom-
Using rectitude. A girl who with Cody
instinct appropriated the surprising
beauties of a deep spiritual cultural cul-
ture, and sought prayerfully to lead a
life that was without reproach before.
God and man. ..s
Follow her through a consecratea
through the years Of educa-
ton and the discipline of life's expert
ence. Witness her researches in the
of science, philosophy, meta
physics and theology, SO we'll as. in the
vast possibilities of Mind; her sturdy
morality; her honesty; her tender love
and ceaseless efforts for humanity,-in-
deed. sum up an instance Of prayerful,
God-serving womanhood, wherein are,