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

OF It's practical work must furnish the
field for candid investigation. To this
end let Us enter into a brief review OF
what Christian Science has already done
in giving 10 the closing years OF the 18th
century, and the opening years OF the
Goth century. clearer and more catholic
understanding OF the individuality and di-
vine life-work OF Jesus Christ.
Let us consider its influence on the great
word religion; It's attitude toward the
Bible: its establishment OF "a more wide
spread physical health among men. Its
point of view in relation 10 science, ma
ture, art. music drama. law, language.
business; its noble teachings I'm relation
10 the divine nature and destiny OF man
and woman and the establishment OF the
brotherhood OF man. alias the Kingdom
OF God; its disposition OF the great mys-
terry of evil and the existence Of matter;
its attitude toward the destruction OF fear
and the overcoming OF death; and lastly.
what is fits message In relation TO heaven,
progress. and the immortal life?
LIGHT OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
The religion OF Jesus has within itself
the elements OF university. IL is a gos-
pei OF brotherhood. fraternity, Fellowship.
social science. and cooperative progress.
Jesus kingdom OF righteous dominion is
for this world. but partakes not Of its
wordliness. According 10 Christian
God and son OF man His divinity or
immortal selfhood is one with the divine
nature that we call God. His humanity
is one with universal man. alias God
made manifest in the flesh"
This humanly divine manifestation is
neither earthly nor sensual. but illustrates
the symmetrical proportions Of sinless
humanhood. Such character constitutes
the eternal normality OF Gods man.
Christian Science looks upon Jesus as the
central figure OF present and future reli-
gtous history and spiritual conquest. Far
above the plane OF action of a mere
wonder-worker II places the deeds ana
Jesus and In his sinless ascending life a
perspective ideal Of our own possibilities.
Jesus prayed that all men might be one
with the father even az he was one.
He commanded men to be as perfect as
he was perfect, and as II to comfort them
with the possibility OF this marvellous at
tainment, said, "Ye shall know the truth
and the truth shall make you free.
Christian Science therefore teaches that
God is one as spirit. mind. or truth
Super-personal. yet personal as supreme
individual being to each and every one
OF his creatures. According 10 the philo-
sophy OF Christian Science the life OF Je-
sus Christ and the power that his career
manifested over sin, physical disease. and
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in tune with the infinite harmony called
God.
BASIS OF RELIGION.
Religion according TO Christian Science
Is honesty, chastity. and purity OF
thought and act, unselhshness, philan-
thropy, a literal and spiritual imitation
of the life of Jesus Christ as the highest
manifestation in religious history OF a
God-governed man. Christian Science
recognizes all that is true and beauti-
ful In tho great religious systems Of the
world but at all times and under ell
conditions sees IN the progressive career
OF Jesus Christ the manifestation OF the
masculine representative Of the spiritual
Idea. the type OF the perfect man.
Religion in the light OF Christian
Science is instructive spirituality as op-
posed TO Adamic instructive materiality.
Religion is universal right. Truth. JUS
tice, Freedom. Liberty and selfiess Love
operating upon the minds OF men, trans
forming. reforming. upbulding and lib
Grating from all that desrades. mate
ralizes, or begets human discord, dis
ease and ultimate death.
IMPORTANCE OF NATURE.
Real Nature, according TO Christian
Science. is synonymous with the Omni-
potence, Omniscience and Omnipresence
called God. alias unchanging Good. the
Eternal Positive. Nature is Divinity's
selfhood. The laws OF God are OF neces-
sity the scientific laws OF Nature The
mlscalled laws OF Nature are but the
externalized manifestations OF what is
known as impefsonal mortal mind. alias
mortal or human nature.
The self-destructive forces of earth,
hurricane, tidal wave, pesfilence, famine,
drought, food. extremes OF heat and
cold, poisonous plants. reptiles, ferocious
beasts, contagious diseases, the evils OF
hypnotism. hereditary sin and disease,
germs, bacteria, death-dealing electricity,
fire. together with the barbaric tendencies
dormant and aggressive In the animalized
minds and actions OF mortals manifesting
themselves I'm cruel warfare, murder. bull
cock and dog fights. and In all forms OF
human brutality. express not tho mani
festation OF the nature OF that God who
IS referred 10 In the thirty-second chapter
of Deut.. as "a God OF Truth, without
iniquity, just and right"
Jesus illustrated the power OF the true
laws OF nature when he calmed the temp
est on the Sea Of Galilee. IL Is recorded
that I'm manifesting his power over the
clements he rebuked the storm and 1T
ceased Would he have rebuked that
which manifested the eternal Love? Does
the everlasting Love ever express itself
through dealt dealing forces. either ele-
mentary. physical or human?
ART. DRAMA. LAW
Art rises 10 It's true and proper level In
Christian Science and partalees more
thoroughly OF the primary beauty OF the
infinite Ideal Christian Science inte.Is1-