The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-06

full In Nature and Art Christian Sci
entists are invariably lovers OF Nature.
The drama under the influence OF the
ideals OF Christian Science. is already
showing return 10 its primitive origin.
namely. the righteous depicting OF that
which Is beautiful. noble. pure and true
In contradlctinction to that which is ig-
noble depraved, unchaste. and merely
material
Book making. sculpture. socioogic re-
form, the uplifting OF the standards OF
general education, and all phases OF sani-
tary and civil reform, find their most
ardent helpers among the followers OF
Christian Science. IL raises the standard
OF business integrity, intensifes mental
perspicuity. lessons so-called brain weari-
ness or mental fatigue. II intcnsihes the
faculties Of comprehension, perception,
and methodical procedure, quickens what
IN known as business instinct and frees
the dormant capabilities resident In the
nature OF both man and woman.
The great institution Of civil law which
can be truhfuly called the religion OF
Justice. finds its staunchest supporters
among the believers of Christian Science.
They honor all righteous law. They
recognize in all such law the bulwarks OF
mans individual liberty freedom, and
rights as a child OF God.
Against the apparently widespread the
ory that a genuine Christian Scientist
must Of necessity be provincial In
thought and painfully narrow In action
let the words OF the Founder OF Chris
tian Science be quoted: The right teach
er OF Christian Science lives the Truth
he teaches. Pre-emlnent among men. he
virtually stands at the head OF all sani-
tary, civil. moral and religious reform.
INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE.
One OF the least observed but most
interesting aspects OF the progress OF
Christian Science throughout the world
is It's visible effect on the common every
day spoken language OF It's thousands OF
adherents. Language Is thing OF
growth. New words are added as new
conditions are evolved which demand ac-
curate portrayal and expression. With
the fuctuating conditions OF human ex-
perience and growth words either become
obsolete or Increase In significance
through continued and needed use. With
the decrease OF sin. sickness. human woe
poverty. inequality, fear and deatn
among the sons and daughters OF God'
will occur also the death OF the words
and phrases Indicative OF these passing
or outgrown conditions
Christian Science Is gradually but
steadily making obsolete such words as
fear, hate, malice. Jealousy pride, selfish-
ness. self-wil self-love. seIf-exaggera-
tion, self justification. egotism impurity.
animalism, matter. murder, suicide, war,
and materiality. Thousands
OF words expressing the different diseases
known TO medical practice Christian Sci
ence is relegating TO the realm or obliv-
ion. Scores OF words expressive or the dif-
ferent states and stages OF imbecility,
insanity, dementia. religious fanaticism
and superstition, melancholia hysteria,
nervousness, prenatal influence II Is rem
dering meaningless.
large part yea virtually all of the vo-
cabulary OF the physicist, the anatomist.
the physiologlst, and the student or
germs and bacteria. together with many
such religious terms as fallen man.
"angry God" "predestnation,' mon
election" infant damnation." endless
punishment" etc, etc, IL is dropping In
to the bottomless pit OF non-use. Are
these statements extravagant and revo-
lutionary? No. And for this reason and
because OF the following propositions: II
with the advancement OF Science the
primary relationship existing between
God and man IL revealed as demon
strable divine Science. the negative con-
ditions of life, explanable only through
the use OF the words and terms herein re-
ferred TO. having by sure degrees disap-
being brought under the mastery
OF this Science, the words expressing
them will cease 10 be used.
MAN-WOMAN.
Christian Science has already worked
n revolution I'm the consideration of the
great question OF sexuality Christian
Science through its Interpretation OF the
being OF the Motherhood and Fatherhood
OF the divine Us, alias God, thereby re-
veals the real nature OF man and woman.
II also reveals the lesser manifestations
OF the divine nature I'm what is known as
masculine and feminine identity I'm uni
versal creation Thus II introduces the
inductive process OF spiritual nationality
into scientific procedure. and I'm tracing
constantly ascends In the
order OF creation.
The present age witnesses woman's as
censlon 10 her rightful place as mans
equal Woman's spiritual leadership Will
not supersede that of man, because man
will rise 10 the possession Of a spirituality
and love that Is both sexless and ideal.
Then there will be fulfilled the vision OF
sex cooperation. Nathaniel Haw
thorne beautifully sets forth this great
idea I'm his words: 20. I'm the better order
of things, heaven grant that the ministry
OF souls may be left I'm charge OF woman.
The gates OF the blessed city will be
thronged with the multitude that enter
I'm when that day comes. The task belongs
TO woman. God meant II for her. He has
endowed her with religious sentiment In
its utmost depth and purity, refined from
the gross intellectual alloy with which
every masculine theologist-save only
one. who merely veiled himself in mortal
and masculine shape. but was in truth
divine-has been prone 20 mingle It
HEAVEN PROGRESS--IMMOR-
TALITY.
Christian Science teaches that the king