Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-06-23

or of the sick, and is able, willing and
ever ready to save mortals from the evils
imposed upon them by an utterly per-
verted sence of existence.
| "The supposition that God has induced
the pangs and horrors of disease and
death engenders fear of Him fear
and alarm concerning the author and
the law and the destiny of human life (;
fear concerning the very foundation of
existence.
1--WE disagree with others concerning
the nature of evil. Mrs. Eddy knows
| full well that whatsoever man soweth
that shall he also reap" and that sin
inevitably imposes suffering OH its
victim; nevertheless she declares that
sin, sickness and kindred evils are unreal
meaning thereby that they belong in the
realm of the temporal, illegitimate,
abnormal. They are the paraphernalia
of mortal belief or the carnal mind-un-
lawful, unrighteous and unnecessary
monstrosities of unnatural existense.
GENERAL CONCEPTION OF EVIL
"The world generallylbelieves that evil
is an enduring entity, having basis III
truth; that il is as actual and substantial
as good, or God, and that its indestruct-
able immortality will be manifested in
an eternal hell and devil. II this were
true, and evil rs an entity were con-
sequently understandable, then the en-
treaty of Jesus TO resist and overcome il
must needs have been mockery But
on the contrary the career of Jesus is in
demonstration of the power of some
thing TO abolish evil.
1--WE believe that Christ Jesus was the
representative of God 10 humanity;
that he was the voice of wisdom and
intelligence, and that he knew more
about God, man and the universe than
all other people combined. We believe
he came TO do the will of Ged and TO
fulfill law. What God, and what law?
The God that is good and whose law is
the law of life, health, harmony and
holiness. We believe he came ITO seek
and TO save that which was lost" and
that he found that" which was lost when
he found the sinner and the sick man.
We believe that he came TO destroy the
works of the evil" and that he was
"about his Fathers business" while he
was doing it.
CHRIST As A HEALER.
"Unless he was destroying the works
of the devil when he healed the sick,
there must have been time when he
was not in the fulfillment of his mission,
for he gave much attention TO the cure
of disease, and himself declared that
such healing was part of his works.
We believe this healing was natural and
lawful; that all his works were done in
exquisite accord with the eternal law of
a changeless God
Mrs Eddy answers all these question
and hundreds of others in her text book.
''Scienc and Health with Key to the
Scriptures"
This book encourages Us to live ac-
cording TO the commandments and the
sermon ON the Mount, and in obedience
to the highest conceivable moral stand |
ard. II teaches Us to be loving, chart /
table, merciful, meek and pure, and as
followers of Christ Jesus 10 obey every
of God and Christ, even to the /
extent of forsaking sin, preaching the |
gospel and healing the sick. We are /
taught to love and 10 rely on one in |
finitely good God, who is Love; and that |
we may trust Him TO the uttermost; |
indeed, we are led 10 believe we cannot |
trust God too much nor expect too much /
from infinite Love. We are taught TO |
rely on the supremacy of Spirit and to |
know that no other reliance is acceptable |
" ROl vi VI Nv All W w Y are
taught that the mission of Christ is in
demonstration of an unmysterious
salvation. and that we may expect more
and gain more through Christ than if
we were 10 minimize the scope and
efficacy of his mission
If TO be thus obedient, or TO be too
explicit in obedience, be dangerous,
then we are the most dangerous people
hat cucumber the earth.
Read all the books on philosophy since
time began and they will not equip YOU
10 cure one case of fibroid tumor Read
all the commentaries sermons and books
)n theology. and they will not enable
YOU 10 heal one case of lOcomOtOr ataxia
m its worst form. Read all the medical
books and all other books, and YOU can
not as a result thereof cure one instance
IF malignant cancer. This book Science
and HEALTH has taught people how TO
'ure hundreds of such cases and they
nave done It,
Why did il not come sooner? 1t did
,ome sooner. Jesus understood the
lealing Christianity; declared and dem
it. The people did not fully
understand him and he told them they
'ould not, but he prophetically declared
he time will come when Eye shall know
he truth, and the truth shall make you
rec. Since then men have prayed
hat il might be revealed, and now we
'elieve it has been revealed.
For third Of century Mrs. Eddy |
las been pleading with mankind for the
of its right to life, health
md holiness according to the will of
rod. She has insisted that God is the |
natural healer of the sick, and that {
isease is contrary to God and his will. ,
he has discovered and made known the
cfence of Christian healing and set forth
he rule whereby humanity is TO obtain ,
mastery over disease.