The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-12

Ell after death. Christian Science de-
clares that the love of sin must be
destroyed. Because GOD is sinless, 1T
shows that sin has no divine authori-
ty no real existence; and it makes
this utter denial of sin for the sole
purpose of overcoming sin. 1t includes
in salvation exemption from sickness,
want, worry and woe, as we'll as from
sin. In short, salvation in Christian
Science touches everything that pros
trates hope or interferes with happi-
ness. If the gospel were intended
merely to save healthy sinners, it
would offer to them a more immedi-
ate hope of deliverance than is ac
corded to suffering saints. Again in
Christian Science salvation is not a
death process. 1t is not q matter that
can be postponed. The problems of
life are not solved in that way. Jesus
said, IF a man keep my sayings, he
shall never see death Would he
have said that if death We're neces-
Sary to salvation? The world has been
taught to believe that by dying it could
save itself the trouble of living corr
rectly. Christian Science teaches that
salvation is a way of righteousness.
The Supposition that heaven is attain
ed through disease and death is a
theory at once mysterious and wretch
ed, and SO repugnant to every normal
ly minded person that every one nat
urally desires to avoid such an expert
ence, even with a theory of salvation
attached to it and the efforts of all
theories of healing as well as the
prayers of theology are intended to
prevent a person from dying, or, ac-
cording to these beliefs, from going to
heaven. The path heavenward is truly
straight and narrow. None know this
better than do Christian Scientists,
but this path is not streWn with ashes,
neither does it ultimate in disaster.
When we learn that the fulneSS of re-
/ l!gion may be attained here and now
through Truth and Love manifested
in a daily life at peace with God and
man, and that such a condition brings
heaven to earth, we begin to cheer
up. For this and other reasons Chris
tian Scientists are a happy class of
people We see that we may speak
of God and His laws without sadness
or and sense of mystery. If God is our
divine Parent, He is our best friend.
A knowledge of Him is salvation. We
may therefore speak of salvation and
heaven, the one as joyful experience,
and the other as a natural condition
that may become a present and well
come reality. Heaven cannot be less
than satisfaction and perfect harmo-
ny ,dnu II cannot De more. Inc GSdlIIi-
list says: 81 shall be satisfied when /
awake with thy likeness"
Founded on the Bible.
Christian Science is founded on the
Bible. The textbook of Christian
Science is what it purports to be, and
includes, as it's title indicates, key
to the Scriptures. Mrs. Eeddy says:
For three years after my discovery l
sought the solution of this problem
of Mind-healing; searched the Scrip
lures, real little else; kept aloof from
society, and devoted time and energies
to discovering a positive rule"
''In following these leadings of scien-
tif1c revelation, the Bible was my only
textbook" (Science and Health,
pages 100 to 100
/ heard a story once to this effect:
A gentleman returning one day from
business at an earlier hour than usual
found his wife most unusually en-
gagged. She was reading the Bible.
This book had formed part of the
household furniture for years. 1t had
been treated with uniform but distant
respect. All of his thoughts concern