The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-09


most every city. village and hamlet o
our country, examples OF these cures ex
LIST. and may easily be known by reason
able observation, there are tens OF scorel
night.
SOME FAILURES RECORDED.
II is conceded that the practice Of
christian Science has not been an un
| broken success; there have been soms
| failures; not All treatments have resulted
| IN perfect cures: there have been som,
| fatalities. but these have been compara-
\ uNely lew, and as an indication OF how
| very Few comparatively, let me tell you
| mat IN this country the states OF Color
ado, Nebraska, Missouri Iowa. Mnneso-
"a, Wisconsin. Illinois, Michigan, Indiana,
| Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York pres
ent the largest growth. organization and
practice OF Christian Science In the Unit
ed states, and comprise more than one
half OF the population OF the entire coun-
Try; and yet, in the whole life OF Christ
iah science the aggregate fatalities un-
DER us practice i'm these twelve states,
curing period Of 80 years, are not equal
10 the deaths occurring under material
medicine In any one week in the last two
years. IN the cities OF Chicabo and
Greater New York
lf this Is true is there any possible
reason why an intelligent man, having
faith In the practice of material medicine
py reason Of experimental tests. should
seorn To be Influenced by similar tests OF
CHRISTIAN Science healing: and is IL "A sat-
lsfactory explana tion for not doing so for
such an one 10 say 90 his mind mental
healing is unreasonable, because beyond
MS comprehension, when n is evident that
me same person, with all the aid OF
medical science. would be unutterably
"A off IN. "A rs..s..
pellet or powder or lotion. has wrought a
cure IN any case. surely. IL is the extreme
OF Inconsistency for any man 10 pride
himself upon his wisdom in accepting as
OASIS or action the result OF an experi-
ment In the medicine OF man, II he rejects
IKE tests respecting the medicine of God
l address myself 10 all thinking people
who regard mind as master OF matter;
VINO recognize an infinite intelligence as
All cause.-The principle that created and
governs all things; the supreme good
whom men call God revealed I'm the
scriptures rs the object OF our love. wor-
snip and alteration, and OF whom Jesus
Christ said, God is Spirit and they that
worship Him must worship Him in spirit
and in truth"
GOD THE BASIS.
mus address myself because the rec
oshluon OF the supremacy of Spirit
.hino, MI God' is The basis the inspiration,
me soul OF Christian Science Ii follows
lhat; IN our thought, Christian Science is
a !, relision and only religion, the gentle,
sautiini, hopeful religion OF love that
Jesus preached and taught and practi
~ ~ too Is spirit. infinite i'm goodness.
mercy, truth and love, then IL is not diff
cuIt TO understand Din fact we cannot
sNoid the conclusion) that He is the only
GOD the only Spirit, the only Good. Truth
dnd Love, tho first and only cause the
principle of all that is. II God is all then,
ia !.
ways with u.s. "A circle. the centre OF
Nhlch Is everywhere and the circumfer-
ehce me nowhere With this concept of |
n absolute reality "our strength and our |
Redeemer. In whom literally I'VE live l
mo move and have our being" And we |
nan--is not mold Of clay, a fashion of |
matter, but Us spiritual; the image and /
likeness OF Spirit. the reflection OF God /
ife
Christian Scientists simply are trying
o live the life Jesus lived His mission /
Q heal the sick. This was the prophecy
y Isaiah concerning Him. a prophecy |
'esus declared fulhlled by His own pres
esus to His disciples the oSc5aEs'i9m wa1ks rbat
10 We shall 10 also" was made 10 the |
'eople Of this day as certainly as to the |
Rsy Wrosrst Ina 'ne and ns9pIf tIin whsm
ave demonstrated that they have been |
included In this declaration of the Master
y ACCOMPLISHING many of the marvel
us works that Jesus did.
N must not he understood that Chris |
ian Sclenusts heal. or pretend TO heal |
he sick by virtue Of any power of their
God They do ungrudgingly all that
esls gave them 10 do and rely unfalt- |
ringly upon All the promises that He
rable law; with what measure We mete |
shall he measured 10 you again." that
ou cannot enthrone human reason with
~ IN the same measure dethronins God: |
rat N YOU give shadow for substance |
on Will receive the bitterness Of hollow |
seming for abiding reality.
with the Holy Scriptures s their guide |
} eternal life. and the Great Master as |
ieir teacher and exemplar, Christian Sci
1tists hold; with much force Of reason,
vat theirs is the religion that Jesus es-
ibished. tauRht and practiced
NO FLowERY PATHWAY.
The pathway OF Christian Science has
~ been smooth and csrpeted with flow
$: throns and crosses have eVerywhere
esei IL, as long ago they stung and held |
crucihXion the sweet Herald Of peace
l earth F."
Christian Science meets tonight and
" 80 years has met the ecclesia stical | $
ltagonism that every new phase OF re- | :
zion or new thought OF God has been '
ter, I'm Gods own time the clouds will l
'eak, and crowned and glorihed. the
nth viii be seen. like star. dwelling | ]
art In its own glory--siways its own. |
We do not complain I'm bitterness of the | 5
position that Christian Science has met Z
has simply been the assertion OF inher- {
ri belief that has for centuries antag- 5
lized every new thought Of God. our | I
theirs endured this before US. and their |
theirs before them: Yet the world has |
instantly gown brighter and freer and | {
tier, IL is our duty 10 add 10 the good :
at came 10 us from the general tions | a
ne, aud 70 IL our children Will add still q
other good. born OF the greater light \
their own day; until. bye and bye ,
ee from superstition and superior TO O
ar-"the mystery OF godliness' will be
't in the sweet simplicity of perfect u
We. q
integrity Is not easily at I
med. We must, though ever So re- b
,tantly. conCede the fact. that while | h
Is comnarattN eiy easy 10 appear hon |
vi.h our neighbors IL is extremely | n
ficui. TO know that we are honest ID
IN oursclNes. In some tomorrow We h
II recognize the Incompatible deccp- 80
N praced by men upon themselves I'm b
? vain effort To find a logic of saying | b
're potent than the logic of doing 81
RELIGION OF WORKS. o.
Science is not religion OF | y
iefs. but of works: not Of theories. | -
I Of demonstrations. There Is moth | "