La Junta tribune., 1903-06-27


fishes the most good for man. may. in
an ascending scale. be regarded as new
but its newness consists only In its
further revelation. In this sense Chris
tian Science may be said to be new.
but its essential Christianity and Sci
ence are as old as the eternal Truth.
II Is a mistake. then. to regard 1t as
recent invention or new religious
fancy.
Christian Science Preaching.
One OF the unique features of Chris
tian Science is its method of preaching
the Gospel. The Bible and the Chris
tian Science textbook are the only
preachers. That is TO say. a lesson
sermon Is made up of selections from
the Bible and correlative selections
from Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" these selections being
made. and the lesson sermons prepared
by committee appointed for that pur-
pose. These lesson-sermons are pub
lished quarter-yearly in pamphlet form
convenient for reading and study. In
read in public. in connection with a
Scripture lesson, prayer and singing.
Thus. in towns and cities. public SER
vices are held much like other church
services. excepting that the personal
sermon is supplanted by the imperson-
al lesson-sermon.
Throughout the entire Christian Sci
ence field. then. the same sermon is
put forth each Sunday. thus giving out
at substantially the same time. a dis
course, whose single purpose is to aid
In uplifting. healing. and reforming
mankind
These sermons are not for sensation
Al or catching purposes; they are to
give out sober, healing truth. They do
heal and reform. Thousands who hear
and study them have testified to this
As I have said. they can be heard at
public services in the towns and cities.
They can be read and studied during
the week. Many read and study them
each day Of the week. and then go and
hear them read at public service They
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read and assimilated on board ship In
mid-ocean. on railroad trains. in the
mountains or at the beach in the cot
tage of the working man, In the palace
OF the millionaire. on the farm. In the
workshop. in the store. in the counting
room-anywhere. where one can read
anything And thousands are thus
reading and studying them. Nor are
they idly and curiously read. They are
read because they are known to con-
tain helpful and vital truth. They are
read. in large part. by those who have
been healed of sickness and sin by the
works of Truth and Love and Life
which they contain.
A Convenient Method Of Healina.
Not less convenient than the Chris
tian Science system OF preaching is its
method OF healing. Its Physician Is al
ways at hand. He may be summoned
instantly. and II rightly called He re-
spends with lightning speed. II one
needs help in the city. he is relieved OF
the delay OF calling for the physician
over the telephone and the further de-
lay of the physicians coming. even In
his automobile. He is not subject to
| the yet further delay of sending to the
drug store and awaiting the physicians
prescription. II one needs help In the
country. the oftentimes long and tedi-
Gus delay of the physicians coming is
avoided. II sickness occur in re-
mote place. beyond the reach of the hu-
man physician. he is none the worse,
for he can call his Physician there as
well as anywhere.
The Connection Between Sin and
| Sickness.
| The world would have seem to have
lost sight OF the relationship between
| sin and sickness. The relationship Is
| ignored not only in theory, but in
practice. The medical profession have
too much ignored 1t. Theology ig-
nores it, Philosophy has either neg
lected or overlooked it. 1t is even yet
boldly maintained that there is no kin
ship between sin as cause and sickness
as effect The Christian Science text
book insists that there is a direct con-
nection. and 1t bases its contention
upon the unmistakable teaching OF the
Bible, and especially OF Jesus. AS
theological question. the correctness or
incorrectness Of this connection must
be proved by the Bible. Jesus said OF
the man sick OF the palsy. in reply to
an accusation OF n certain scribe that
he blasphemed: Whether is easier to
say. Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
l.x Arise take up thy bed and