Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-18

work dahshir. is comfnrtah ana con-
Verient for all who my assemble here.
| The seats are not to ~ rented or sold,
| but free I" al. All who eIher oar
church are welcome.
Miss i-unt followed with Il paper that
] Wis u delight 10 those WHO heard it,.
| she said in part:
! 1t il with great pleasure that ".
welcome you AL today to this our new
church home.
jesus said: Tho Shalt love the l. rI.
| llly Nod, with All lily heart ANA with
| all thy soul and with all Thy mind =
| This IS the first and greatest com
| lnand:nent, ANA tile. SECOND is liz. unto
| IT: thou shalt love thy neigh Dor ;,s
| thystf. ON these two command
meht" hang all the law AMI the proph-
tt". In other words, Christianity is
( love lived.
| II has been said to ms, II do not be
| ileN" that miracles are possible III this
ace. Why 90 you claim that Chris
! tianitN has power today to heal the
| SICK 30 you profess Ia do the works
Jesus did, Healing without the use Of
material remedies did not begin with
| the Christian era. Centuries before
| Christ. Moss $ wrought sU-callcd mir
acles in til" way Of healing, Elisha le-
! covered Naainan from leproaY, ana
| both Elisha and Elijah raised the dead
The sick was healed in the early church
for about three centuries after the cru-
| Cifixion.
SuS said to his disciples: AMI theGA 4
| signs shall follow them that brlieve,
| in my name shall they cast out devils:
| they speak with new tongues; they
| shall take up serpents; and if they
drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt
| them; they shall lay hands on the sick
| and they shall recover" Although h
was talking to his disciples. he ,iid not
say that these signs will follow ynu.
| but them that believe" showing that
| the healing was for All time. Has
| Christianity thinl: YOU. lost its power
to heal when he. who spal1e as did no
| other man, said. Heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my words shall not
pass away"'
Again We are asked, Why do You fol
| low Mrs. Eddys teachings" Why pay
50 much attention to her." Christian
Scientists love their leader but 10 not
worship her Her whole teaching points
|
Of the one God, the God Of Abraham.
| Isaac and Jacob. the one Spirit. Nina.
| whom she 50 beautifully defines as
''ineXhau&tible Love, eternal Truth.
|onnipotent Truth"
| AS Christian Scientists we believe
| that there is only one true method Of
| healing, and that is Gods way. the
method which Jesus taught the world.
| He said The words that speak unto
YOU. they are spirit and they are life"
| The question has been asked eff
| hriStian Science is the truth as Jesus
taught it. why is it not successful in
every inStanCe?' We admit there are
cases where Christian Scerce did not
effect cure. If we turn to the Scrip
lures. we find that in some localities
Jesus did not many mighty works be
cans" of their disbelief.
| Tt is indeed true that the healing of the
lsick follows the understanding of Chris
tian Science. but this is not its primary
object. It's highest aim is the destruc-
ton Of sin which we as Christian Scient-
lists understand to be the foundation of
lall diScord.
"A tree is known by its fruit What
are the fruits of 40 years Of Christian
lSciencc? The suffering have been healed
lof all manner of sickness and all man
liner Of disease; the drmkard has been re-
formed the atheist has discovered that
there is Il God in Israel" the dead in
ItrcspaSS ana sins" have been raised: the
Igospel has been preached to those ready
to receive.
| Today this church is dedicated to God,
IDvinc love. 1t is founded on healing.
| Is there anyone in this house today
who is suffering in mind or bodT, who Is
weary Of the world and longs for some
thing better. higher. hnlrr. who has al
ready fed too long on tho huSkS AMI
lIongs once more for the Fathers houS"'
If there is then this messag" is for YOU;
9TH" Lords hand is not shortened that il
lcannot save" God. good. rrign%. Th'r'
is "halm in Cil"ad." Christian Science
thn comforter. which VIII lead into al
truth and give to tho weary and heavy
laden rest.
| Mrs. Moves, who spoke more snncih-
cally in regard to dedication than w"r'
| the others. held the interest of her audi
cncc from th. beginning to the ending OF
lher excellent paper
Il In closing she said: This huildina
/
, |dedicatrd to God who is Love. end wh'
{ IS to be worshipped in spirit and in truth
~ pray that All who enter here heavy
! Iburdcncd ana weary of lifc'S burdens VII
Iobtain and take away with them SOM
lcrurlhs nf comfort which Will prove h Up
+, iful to them in every WAY. Aud that any
, comm" with impure, Unkind, harSh Z"
lmcharitlbl" thoughts. will b" unable t.
il lretain them IN this meeting plac": but vii
4 | in departing have instead th"r@hi1 "
!. kindness erntlcness ana chart". which
K, larc the fruits of the spirit Attrndanc
lat the services in this hous" vii! heal tn
Ieick If they come in tn" ri%Et spirt-n"
>, Ito scott or rriticisc All are welcome.
n Mrs Moves was followed by Mr.. Kim
/. IbalI. who spoke briefly ana in genera
A. Iwav upon the faith. Among other thln1
$ he mentioned the thousands IF thr!St'"1
II lists there are in Chicago his h"m" city
n saving: And it IS largely htcauSe @f IT,
~ noble efforts made by Mr.. and MIR
Noyes. your townspe"plc to whom y"
If arc indebted for thus beautiful churcl
T. that there are these thousands OF S'i'n