The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-12-02

the religious beliefs 81 their fatners1
and made ms happier by it,
that their fathers questioned the
religious beliefs OF their fathers and
the world brighter by IL. John CAL
vim questioned the religious beliefs,
of his fathers, and out OF the contro-
versy sprang the Presbyterian
church and all of its multiplied on
shoots that have made the world
better; Martin Luther raised his
mighty voice against the religious
beliefs and religious practices of his
fathers, and the Reformation glad
dened the world; the great Wesleys
controverted the religious tenets OF
their fathers, and the heroic Metho-
dist circuit rider began his task of
making sweeter and happier and
hoIier the humble homes Of England
and America. Why should we not
have the Independence, the intellec-
tual integrity. to think of God in the
splendid light of today rather than
In the bond OF ancestral thought?
AS one means of clearing cur
minds OF the prevailing prejudice of
the old churches against Christian
Science, iet me remind you 'that
there are many religious beliefs and
religious practices, respecting which
you of the old churches and Chris
tian Science are in perfect accord.
For instance, you and they are in
favor of whatever makes men and
women better, happier, more loving
and lovable; you ind they will aid to
the utmost whatever will lessen the
burdens and sorrows of men, Danish
superstition, minimize fear, and add
sweetness and holiness to the home
and home relations; you and they
believe in the one everything God
and Father of all, infinite in power.
wisdom, truth and love. a divine,
incorporeal, spiritual intelligence;
you and Christian Scientists alike
believe in Jesus Christ, the only be.
gotten son of God, born of the vir-
gin mother, who taught IN the tenn
pie, preached the gospel, healed the
sick, made the lame to walk, gave
sight to the blind, hearing to the
deaf and purity to the sinful; and
with equal fervor we worship and
glorify this dear, compassionate,
healing Christ, as Lord, Savior and
Exemplar. You also believe, as we
do, that the Bible is the divinely in
spired revelation of God to man /;
that the ten commandments are
Gods laws of requirements and re-
strictions, to be resolutely and abso-
lutely obeyed, one not less than the
other ;that prayer is both privilege
and a duty; and with equalIloyalty
you and Christian Scientists accept
the great commandment: "Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, with all thy mind and
with all thy strength, and thou shalt
love thy neighbor as thyself." So il
appears that whatever you may
have thought before, you know now
that you and the Christian Scientists
are in absolute accord respecting
the essential requirements of the
Christian religion, as you under
stand that religion.
MRS. EDDY's BOOK.
Now let me tell you something oi
what Christian Science is, in the
hope that upon conscientious inves-
tigation we may also agree upon the
essentials of Christ's religion, az
Christian Scientists understand, be-
lieve and practice it.
Christian Science was discovered
and revealed to the world some
thirty odd years ago, by the Rev.
Mary Baber Eddy, a native of New
Hampshire and still q resident OF
that state. The whole philosophy
and practice of Christian Science
is published to the world in Mrs
Eddy's book, entitled Science and
Health With Key to the Scriptures
The latter part of the title of this
maEN6IOuS UOOA1 Win hoJ W luc
Scriptures" is very significant; fol
chief of Mrs. Eddy's gift to the
world is the light she has thrown or
the real, demonstrable meaning o.
the Holy Scriptures. In the great
effort of her devoted and bsautifu
life, as she declares herself, she
took the Bible as her only guide
and god as her only counsel, anC
she does not announce any princi
pie, doctrine or practice of Chris
tian Science that she did not find
and that each one of you, whether
: you grace pulpit or adorn a pew
may not find in the Bible. Where
fore, I-announce to you SO distinctl,
that there will be no room for mis-
, understanding, that Christian Sci