Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-05-11
The Aiins.s Of God.
by gzra W. Palmer.

by Rxra W. Palmer.
Christian people generally have accept
Cd tho postulate Of tho allnsss Of God.
They believe that God Is omniseisnt. ON
nipresent. allpowerful. They further ae-
eept the definition Of God thatHs 10 spir-
II. and they agree with st. John that
God Is Love-"
In common with other believers In the
Bible Christian Scientists accept this con-
esption Of the Supreme Being. Upon
this basis they are on common ground
with thsir orthodox brethren. The stFik-
ing difference comes in the application Of
this fundamental principle. Christian
Science applies Il logically and finally TO
every phase Of sxistsnes and 70 every
problem that pssssots itssR 70 man with
certainty and precision. Our
osthodox brethren do not. =,
Healing the sick By prayer 70 IN I'll
loving God b accomplished ~
Christian Scientists Ia every city Ia he
United Statss. What logical basis have
they Tor knowing God heals sieknsss? u
God b all powerful. and created al that
was made - the Bible declares. He 10
esetaialy more powerful than say disease
however deadly. Either He ereslsd ths
dissass o. He did No. u He created \
thsa Il b past Of Tie divine order and
4 were useless 70 attsmpe 70 destroy T.
Therefore diseosd. disease and death are
. past q divine hssmony. and ths king
dom q heaven b divided asainss itself.
II He did not create Il thsa disease has
10 tSus sxistsoes. Il b . liar which al.
powerful Truth can and doss destroy.
Ths Bible tails us God b Spirit and His
creation 10 IKE Him. Sickness doss not
psstaks oe ths nature Of God. Il has no
spiritual origin. It's end b destruction.
death. while 70 know God 10 eternal Life.
Christian Scientists take the position that
sickness b dis-sass. lack Of harmony
with divine Love. . lack Of unity with
God. which the right knowledge Of God
destroys. They point 70 the lie and
works Of Jesus the great Teacher who
went about healing multitudss Of all man
nss Of diseases.
On the other hand In what position does
your friend place himself who refuses 10
20 10 God for healing Of physical ills. n
hs believes that God cannot heal SICKNESS
hs assumes taat God is not ali-powsriul
since there 10 some power within His un-
ivssss He cannot overcome. II no bs.
iisvss that sickness was sent from God
he. TO b logical. should no, atssmp; 1 %
destroy L By drues for BY 90 doing he
would be attempting TO overthrow The
kirvdom Of God. which was no, mado by
hands eternal in the heavens. N he as
sumss that God heals through drugs he
must do -. on the basis that God 10 man
ifss,sd through matter the opposite Of
Spirit. which IL unrsasoaab,e. Spirit Can
not manifest through matter no moro
than light can NANTES: through darkness.
Furthermore cood only smana;es from
God. A fountain cannot send forth h1;h
sweet water and bitter. Now u God
works through drugs. how can our drug
ging friends explain tho deadly results
from tho use o! 60 many drugs. Would
any reasonable person assert ths, u was
tho power Of God in drug which were
used, for instance. TO commit nurtef7
Thasldrugs and poisoas arc opposed 10
tho kingdom Of heaven is shown by Jss-
us who declared that " His disciples.
those who understand His teachings.
drink any deadly thing Il shall not hur;
them. On ono occasion Jesus declared
He came 10 destroy the works Of the dew
II. In destroying the power Of tho dead
ly drugs He therefore was destroying not
the works Of good but Of evil. II
Drugs are the divine me,hed Of healing
how does Il happen that a drug Is used
today and discarded tomorrow as no
longer effieaeious. Tho fashion In drugs
Is continually changing. The doctor Of
to-day smiles at tho remedies Of his pre-
deeessor. Through whose drug did God
ae.7. II God Is omniseien, why should Il
be necessary TO improve on the drug?
The Ten Commandments do no. change:
neither does the GolJsn Rule. and
they never will. because they osemplify
great truths. while drugs do not.
Christian Science denies that drugs ara
from God. They gain their strength with
mor;sls because men believe in their
power. When the belief is destroyed the
poweS Of the drug is rons. This explains
the failure of drugs to hold their own
agencies. Belief in their heal
ing power fades. and they are diseSdsd.
Drugs have power only because human
i,y so believe. No mere human belief re-
mains IN moved. Not beng based on un-
al,erable. unehanging truth L fails as
men advance to a better understanding
Of God and His universe. Every plan.
which my heavenly Father hath not