The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-04
SERMON BY
DR.. M'LEOD
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ANCIENT
AND MODERN.

AND MODERN.
It Was the First of q Series of Dis
courses Which He Proposes to De-
liver-science of Christianity Is
Highest and Holiest of All the
sciences-It Is Opposed to All the
False Systems of Religion for the
Reason That It Is Truth-A High
ly Interesting Discourse.
Rev. James Mcleod. ID. D.. in the
First Presbyterian church last night
preached the first of series of SER
mons on christian Science. Ancient
and Modern" He took for his text the
words found in Thess. 8: 2l: Prove
all things; hold fast that which is
good. The doctor spoke as follows:
This is wise counsel No Christian teacher can
ahord to ignore it. In attempting 10 unfold
some OF the doctrines OF Christian Science,
shali endeavor to keep it constantly in mind
And just here at the outset allow mo to say that
am firm believer In Christian Science It Is
the highest and holiest OF all the sciences. 1t
can claim for its doctrines the highest and hoi.
| est authority, even that OF Jesus Christ. Any
| doctrine that can lay claim to His authority
| must be Christian doctrine; and any doctrine
that denies or subverts His authority must be
unChrstian. Christian Science, therefore, is
Christianity. Hence to call something that Is
not Christianity by the name Of Christian Science
| is to call evil good
II is obvious 20 remark that Christian Science
| iS not physical science. These two sciences
differ both in respect Of their subjects and OBJ
| iects. They occupy entirely different fields Ply.
| sical science deals exclusively with material
! things; Christian Science deals exclusively with
/ spiritual things. The Bible s the text book OF
Christian Science; the book Of nature is the text
book Of physical science.
Christian Science Is not mental philosophy.
| IL is not tho product OF human thought or
! genius II is not the result OF human reason.
| II was not evolved from mans inner conscious
ness, nor from a desire 10 satisfy the cravings
OF the soul. On the contrary, its origin is Di-
! vino. II has its source in God. Its doctrines
are embodied in a Divine revelation, and this
Divine revelation is contained in the Holy
| Scriptures.
Again, Christian Science is not simply theoo-
gy. All religions have their theoogies but the
theologes Of the Brahmin and the Buddhist dif.
fer as widely from Christology as their abom
Unable idolstries differ from true Christian wor'
| ship.
| OPPOSED TO FALSE SYSTEMS.
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| ot Christian Science Is hagrant offense. II il
does not expose the offender to the sever,
charge of stealing heavens livery for wicked
purpose, il does, at least, expose such an Of
fender to the charge OF ineScusable presumption
Christian Science then is not a SYNONYM TO,
any kind of theology Its meaning is limited
1t repudiates all false theology but il welcome,
! and embraces all true theology. Its spccia
| province is to arrange and set in order and un
| fold the doctrines of the Christian religion
The words of Aauinas, the Angelic Doctor. NAV
| with great proprety, be applied to the text bool
| OF Christian Scenoc--a Dec docetur, Deum docct
| ct ad Deum ducit--it is taught by God 4
| teaches God, and il leads to God
It is needless TO say that between true scicnc,
and true religion there never has been any con
| fict. No conflict between them is possible, be
cause truth can never be brought into conhic
with truth. Apparent conflicts have been due t,
lack Of knowledge. Religion has sometime
looked at science with jealous eye, and scenc,
has too often looked at religion Through
| glass, udlkly But when the mlStS were CLEARED
away, and when opportunities were aforde,
for clearer and fuller yision religion honore,
science, and science became the handmade o
religion; and as it has been in the past so viii
it be in the future. But in the end all othe
sciences will pay their homage to Christian Sci
enGe.
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