Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-05
What is the Greed Of Christian Sci.


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$50 far as Christian Science has a
creed, it is found in the tenets Of the
Mother church, which constitute its
declaration of faith. All who become
members Of this church must solemnly
subscribe to these tenets. They are
as follows:
/. As adherants Of Truth, we take
the inspired Word Of the Bible as our
sufficient guide to eternal life.
70. We acknowledge and adore our
supreme and infinite God;--we ac-
knowledge one Christ--His Son Christ
Jesus; the Holy Ghost or the divine
Comforter; and man His divine Inn
age and likeness.
%. We acknowledge Gods forgive
ness Of sin in the destruction Of sin,
and in the understanding that evil and
sin are unreal, hence not eternal. But
the belief in sin Is punished, 50 long
as 1t lasts.
"a. We acknowledge Christ's atone.
ment as the evidence of divine and
eficacious Love, unfolding mans un-
ity with God Through Jesus Christ the
Wayshower
"5. We acknowledge that man is
saved through Christ-through Divine
Truth. Life, and Love, as demonstrat.
ed by the Galilean Prophet in the heal
ing Of the sick and the overcoming
of sin and death. Also, that the cruci.
fixion Of Jesus and his resurrection
were designed to elevate human faith
and understanding to the spiritual per.
ception of the eternal existence Of the
good and the real in man.
&C. We solemnly promise to strive
watch and pray for that Mind to be
in us which was also in Christ Jesus;
to love one another; and to be meek,
merciful. just and pure
copyrighted and used by permits.
sion of Reverend Mary Baker G. Eddy,
the author.)
Mrs. Eddy is the author of these
tenets. So much are they part of the
essential teaching Of Christian Science
that they are incorporated into the
textbook to which have referred. 1t
will readily be seen that these tenets
teach not only the highest morality,
but the very essence Of Christianity
No one can read them without becom.
ing aware that every person who sub
scribe TO them adopts the Bible as his
guide and as the Word Of God 1t
cannot, therefore. be trnthfnlly charg-
ed that Christian Scientists are unbe.
levers in the Scriptures. The fact
is. they are ardent believers In the
Bible. reading and studying II daily,
and making II their constant compan-
ion. These tenets further clearly set
forth the absolute supremacy of God !.
the divinity OF the Christ; that there
Is but one Christ: the forgiveness OF
sin through destruction Of sin; the
atonement for sin and m or Its con.
sequences through unity With God the
Father; In cher words, through
obedience TO u's divine law; that sal
walton from sin, sickness and death,
is the salvation Jesus Taught and
proved In His life and ministrations;
that this salvation Is free to all: that
men. as Gods universal and eternal
son, occupies a relationship. be sever
ed or destroyed; that man as Gods
image and likeness can no more be
destroyed that can God Himself be
destroyed: that II man could be de-
stroyed. he would not be the image
and likeness Of God In any correct
sense of the meaning Of these words
and the declaration Of Genesis that God
made man IN His own image and Hike
ness would hence be falslty.
The sixth and last tenet compre,
hends all the preceding tenets. The
solemn admonition to strive and pray
for the mind OF Christ is a call 10 live
the highest possible Christian life
He who attains to that altitude Of
living wherin he has In him the same
mind that was in Christ Jesus is sure.
ly Christian. He who earnestly
strives and prays for that mind Is