The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-24

x CONSISTENTLY parallel throughout with
TINS declaration. 1t also declares that
GOD has created man that he might have
being, and not for the purpose Of inflict-
ing upon him inveterate agony and dis
ease.
We repudiate all assumption that his
law Is the law of sin and death. Sick
ness is contrary to God, and God is con-
trary to II. Ged Is the natural healer of
ready 10 save mortaIs from the evils inn
posed upon them by an utterly prevented
sense Of existence.
-, The supposition that God has induced
the pangs and horrors of disease and
death engenders fear of him-a fear and
alarm concerning the author and the law
anu the destiny OF human life; a fear
eonceTnlhg the very foundation of exist
ence we Christian Scientists are no long
er AFRAID OF God or of his heaven, which
we are learning is with us TO the extent
lhat we are governed by the mind which
was in Christ
God No Longer Unknown,
In Christian Science there is no longer
an unknown God. No longer do the dis
torted craven images OF human thought
Is altogether lovely, who is our dearest
friend, whose help is ever available
whose grace is sufficient, and who created
man man mat ne might have life and peace
Snristlan Science promises 20 lead man
Kind TO God through the highways of
health and life instead of death. 1t prom
lses 70 humanity In the name of God
NOT the doubtful felicity of the grave. but
sensible, practicable dispensation of
good, now. 1t promises to incline men
naturally and willingly to a more spirit
ual life, which will satisfy them: and
IL promises that as they wend their way
10 a sure heaven this Christ-truth will
be me Christ way-shower through all the
mazes and besetments OF an evil sense
ana an evil age; until, with undertaking
trust and confidence they abide under
the shadow of the Almighty
we alsagree with others concerning the
nature OF evil. Mrs. Eddy knows full we'll
that whatsoever man soweth, that
shall he also reap" and that sin newt
ably imposes suffering on its victim;
nevertheless, she declares that sin, sick
ness and kindred evils are unreal mean
ing nt me tbnereoy that they belong in the realm
OF the temporal, illegitimate, abnormal
Ihey are the paraphernalia or mortal be-
nef or the carnal mind--unlawful un-
righteous and unnecessary-monstFo
OF unnatural existence.
General Conception of Evil.
The world generally believes that evil
Is an enduring entity having a basis In
truth; that II is as actual and substantial
as Good, or God. and that its indestruct-
lDle immortality will be manifested in an
external hell and devil. If this were true.
ana eNil as an entity v ere consequently
tth ~ then the eA'Ueaty of Jesus
TO resist and overcome it INST needs have
Deen a mookery. But, on he contrary.
the career OF Jesus is i'm de,7enstrafion
OF the power of something TO abolish evil
It's pretenSe and presence. Is ID \ think
able proposition that Guy Master sought
70 equlp moral man TO destroy Some-
thlnS That God has made. and is therefore
~ part or inflnltye Do Christ and Chljs-
ia NY ask or you something that cannot
Picture for moment a family which
includes violently insane person Ask
me other members If they consider the
nd hn
Real, why of course it is real. it is the
only thing in sight most of the time
NOW suppose that this person is cured OF
insanity; what becomes of itp n lie now
nonentity, is it not? Was it at any
time other than an ahnoTmity deranged
sense of that which is an entity and
which is normal?
Christian Science explains that sickness
is OF kindred unreal nature, and is TO be
ob1terated by the same process, whereby
everything that has no right 10 exist or
continue Is 20 become extinct through
Christ and Christianity.
If insanity and sickness are real. then
Goo, who includes all reality. must have
MADE them. II ne made them and be-
SLOWS OF sends them, then il is a sin to try
to get well or to want 10 get well
Complete Salvation Through Christ.
Concerning the divine Christ there is
among men much conflict of opinion
Most Christians believe he was the Son of
God. and was divinely commissioned: that
ms mission was TO preach the gospel of
reform and regeneration, TO set forth the
Way ana promise of salvation after DEATH
Dy reason or his mediatOrial atOnemeDt III
Is believed that, incidentally, ne did many
mighty works. 1t is also affirmed that
he is the only Messiah. or Savior and
that his way is the only way Of salvation.
Christian Scientists believe all this and
yet their sense OF Christianity differs
from that of all others We know that
christ was and is divine; is our Savior or
prove it. We are confident that when this
way Is scientifically understood and be-
comes scientifically operative. it will man.
rest It's saving efficacy by transforming
We believe that Christ Jesus was the
representative of God to humanity; that |
he was the voice of wisdom and inteIIi- |
sence, and that he knew more about God. |
man and the universe than all other peo-
pie combined. We believe he came TO do |
the will of God and TO fulfill law. What |
Gcd. and what law? The God that Is |
good and whose law is the law of life, |
ieve he came to 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 |
ne came 10 destroy the works of the /
devil and that he was about his Pa
-hers business while he was doing it.
Christ as Healer.
bhlcos he was destroying the works of !
ne devil when he healed the sick there
must have been time when he was not |
n the fulfillment of his mission. for he
gave much attention TO the cure of dis |
ease and himself declared that such heal
ng was part of his works" We he
ieNe this healing was natural and lawful:
nat all his works were done In exquisite
accord with the eternal law of a change
esS God. We believe that the teaching of
Science through Mrs Eddy re-
moves the ministry Of Jesus from the
ealm OF mystery and brings II within the
anse of law, order aud scientific Inodus
,perandi. We believe that God and his
Jhrist are too wise to be unlawful or to !
procure or induce or make use of that
which is in contravention of law We be-
leVe that the unlimited divine voIitjon
Toes not need TO upset or undo any ma
ural law in order TO do good
we believe that the Christ ministry is
IN object lesson in demonstration Of the
ever-available power of Shirt
iod, to destroy evil. We believe that
esus manifested the supremacy of spir-
tual law. which is the law of life. and it's
'ower over the fictitious law of sin and
eath.
An Unmysterious Salvation.
Christian Science teaches that tbio ,