The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

merely promising that Christian Sci
ence is not unchristan because it may
differ from some of the man-made dog
mas which have become the barnacles
of Christianity during it's long voyage
of nineteen centuries: that false dogmas
may be venerated solely because of
their age, but that it is our duty to re-
fuse to permit our present and future
to remain in slavery to the falsehoods
Of the past.
About nineteen centuries ago, an OBJ
scure Galilean brought to our race,
then darkened by the heavy fogs of ma
terialism and, therefore, despairing and
depraved, the provable and practical
gospel of Love. He taught that God
is supreme and that God is infinite low
ing kindness in all his relations to men.
He brought to the thoughts of men,
then wandering like icebergs amid
chilling and desolate seas of doubt and
superstition the life-restoring light and
warmth Of his message, "Have faith in
God.'
Then he proceeded at once to prove to
the world that his gospel and message
were true and good by his practical
works among the sick and suffering null
titudes, reforming sinners, comforting
the broken-hearted,c cleansing the leprous,
healing the sick. Performing his
works without material means or meth
DDS, asserting the power Of Mind to be
supreme over all material conditions,
he demonstrated that his teachings
were true. Thereby he sought to per-
suade mankind that his ministry was
trustworthy, and good, and that God
does eternally reign as an available and
imminent providence Of divine loving
kindness. In order that his gospel
might spread and be preserved to all
future generations, he gave to his fol-
lowers Of all times and countries his
and to ssheal the sick.'' He said to his
followers: elf you love me, keep my
commandments: He promised his fol
lowers of all the generations of men:
che that believeth on me-, the works
that I do, shall he do Also" He prom
ised: II am the light Of the world;
he that followeth me shall not walk in
darkness, but shall have the light Of
life!o He declared: The kingdom of
the Christ, or Christ truth, he promised:
"Lo, I am with you always, even unto
the end Of the world.'
To forestall and remove all doubt in
respect to the ability Of his followers to
perform works like those he performed
he carefully explained that the works
were Of the Father, NJ? 1 himself for that
Their explained that he came to fulfill
| the law, not to destroy it.
| The word Hmiracleo is translated
from the Greek scriptural word which
signifies wonder Or marvel. Its later
theological meaning by which it has been
violation Of law because of some higher
power resident in the personality Of
Jesus, is not only opposed to sound
reasoning based on God as omnipotence
and omniscience, but is also opposed
! to the express declarations Of Jesus
himself; This later theological meaning
Invention eH Of the he medieval superstition
and church-craft Of the dark ages, in
order to promote the power of man-made
ecclesiasticism. Profane history amply
shows that for over three centuries aft
er Calvary, the followers of Jesus sue
or oheE masa hs ae gs foo
ing the spiritual method therefor, which
was exemplifed and taught by the
Galilean Wayshower.
But the theological subtleties and dog
mas Of many succeeding centuries, have
largely obscured the teaching and exam,
pie Of Jesus. Good men and women who
wish to be faithful Christians have been
taught and have come to believe that
somehow one part Of the command to
"preach the gospel' and "heal the
sick'' is not to be obeyed. They have
overlooked the inevitable result that to
keep only a part of the commandments
Of Jesus is to betray his gospel and per
of the fact that when Jesus said, "If
We love me, keep my commandments -
he meant all Of them and not some con-
venient part of them selected by that
wisdom Of men which often is foolish
cause Of the p teachings Of ther
sectaries, to note the immense impor-
lance Of the command. to "heaI the
sick, for the purpose Of preserving the
Christ gospel by demonstrating its trust
worthiness and truthfulness, in prac-
teal way, to mankind in every age.
Why reject the method for so demon
ztratdag it Thich vas ADOPTED and
II am the Way, the Truth and the
Life; no man cometh to the Father but
by me. - He demonstrated, as none
other has, the supremacy Of Mind
over matter. He. taught the way, he
proved the way, he pointed out to us
the way, he commanded all who be-
lieved on him to follow in that way.
Men in their arrogance are constantly
seeking to find some other way. And
they are just as constantly falling into
the ditch Of failure. You cannot deny
that Jesus healed the sick by relying
solely on spiritual methods. You can
not deny that he promised that all
who believed on him, that is to say,
all who accepted his teachings, should
be able to do likewise. You cannot
l deny that Jesus healed call manner Of
sickness and all manner Of disease
You cannot truthfully deny that all
manner Of sickness and all manner of
disease are being overcome right now
thru the ministry Of Christian Science.
. You cannot deny the possibility, you
cannot deny the probability of the
practical realization Of the promise
made by Jesus without disputing the
truth Of his promise. You cannot doubt
that His promise was practical when
he said: WHe that believeth on me,
the works that do shall he do also, -
unless .infdelity, conscious or uneon.
scious, is lurking in your thoughts. You
cannot seek to discourage the realiza-
tion Of his promise without betraying
that you have no real faith in the truth
4 of his promise. No matter what pro-
LESSONS Of faith your lips may utter,
no matter how thoroly you may have
brought yourselves to believe that those
professions are honest, nevertheless,
4 you are putting obstacles in the very
way which Jesus selected and taught