Mower County transcript., 1903-11-25

dilemma of either pronouncing evil
good, or God capable Of originating
evil. It is not likely that any OF US
would willingly grasp either horn OF
this dilemma. .as&e5 .5
Science eliminates the false SUPPOSE
ton of an element of evil, that cannot
exist in the omnipresence and ommpo--
tence of God who is good; and restores
the primitive and unadulterated knowl-
edge of the real creation, pronounced Dy
divine wisdom livery good. That trutn'
rightlv understood and separated from
Illusion demonstrates harmonious and
unfailing life, is being daily tested by
countless proofs, and "by the fruits ye
shall know them" A noted physician
states that ninety per cent OF all the
known diseases are the result OF tear.
Then religion whose fundamental Prln-
ciple and only acknowledged power is
Love, that is capable of casting out all tear
surely has strong claims to recognition.
as a result in the realm of therapeutics.
In all of the nearly eight hundred
organizations of this denominations,
weekly experience meetings are held,
where at very low estimate, an aver.
age of seven testimonies are heard at
each session, of cases, which cover
eyery known disease of body and mind
and morals, chronic and acute, organic
and functional. One can readily see
what volume of evidence Is thus all
the time accumulating, of the curative
efficacy of Christian Science.
Though not much given to statistics,
we can saw without exaggeratlOn, that
MANY hundreds of thousands of So
called incurable cases of disease have
been healed through Christian Science.
Notwithstanding this astonishing state.
ment. it's work is by no means confined
to the cure of physical ills-rather is
this incidental to the vastly greater
mission of healing sin, and leading in
all matters of genuine reform. 1t re-
claims the sinner, not through fear of
punishment nor anticipation of reward;
but by the supremacy of Mind that is
good. dispelling the illusion of his love
of sin. and by so uplifting his sense Of
good and enlarging his affection for it.,
That he ceases to find satisfaction in
aught but the way of holiness. Hosts
of people have been, and are being
healed of the appetite for intoxicants,
tobacco and opium through this sort of
temperance work-proving it 20 be a
prohibition that actually does prohibit
the sin itself, instead of spending it's
energies in the fruitless attempt to
prevent the consequences OF sin.
Through the knowledge of the reality
of Mind. and the unreality of matter. the
varied vices of the flesh are annulled,
and the mind of Christis enthroned as the
all governing Principle of spiritual, uni
versal man, and thus appears the divine
manhood and womanhood of the sons
and daughters of God The immediate
result is that human affection is purified
and exalted above the plane of animal
instinct, and thus rendered wholesome
and permanent. Family ties that have
been ruptured through the destructive
belief in minds many and loves many,
have been reunited and homes restored
to wholeness by the unity of the spirit,
Mind, which is the guarantee of purity
and the bond of peace.
Christian Science is not profession for
a few but divine order of daily living
for all mankind to adopt and practice.
1t is at once the messenger and message
of Divine Love, coming to self-aff1icted
humanity, to heal, to redeem, to uplift,
to crown with blessings infinite.
One common criticism against Chris
tian Science is that its adherents lose
interest in the public veal; that they re-
gard the usual methods and means OF re"
form unnecessary for the benefit of the
people at large; that they do not enter
into popular plans for refining and ele-
waiting the race. The fact is, the ad-
vocates of Christian science do express
a practical and active interest in the
general welfare of mankind. They are,
by degrees, proving that its Principle
permeates and governs every avenue OF
human experience and is ingrafted
into every department of human
affairs. While our methods may
differ somewhat from those most in
vogue, still the essential element of true
progress is never lost to view, and we
heartily aid and abet all that educates,
ennobles, refnes or moulds character
into closer semblance to the divine.
Christian Science is broad spirited. 1t
is public spirited. 1t serves the race
for good, in an ever ascending scale, and
in constantly expanding field of useful
ness. The query sometimes arises, does
not this idea breed indifference to human
needs, by dulling the sensibilities and
checking the sympathies? 1t dulls the
sensibilities, only by causing people to
become less sensible of evil, as they
grow more and more sensible of good;
to cease looking forever on the dark
side, forever prophesysing and prognos-
ticating evil, and learning to look up
with fearless, blameless glance into the
face of the all-F Father- Mother Love ,and to
see the graces and glories of that face,
reflected in all His people and
things. 1t teaches us to sympathise
with good far more than with evil, and
by that very fact, helps to bring good
to pass.
1t will have to rest with those who
oppose Christian Science, to prove
wherein it has ever done harm or shown
itself a menace to the health or safety
of any community. 1t has rather been
a check upon contagion, a preventive
Of epidemics and the various calamaties
that afflict the race. With due regard
to existing civil law and all it's behests
our appeal is always to the higher code
of spiritua! law, wherein God is Legis.
lator, Executor and Judge. Under this