Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-10-20

ciples; And as ye go, preach, say
ing the kingdom of heaven is al
hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the
! lepers, raise the dead, cast out
devils Now, right here, lest any
one should say that this was a
charge given to Jesus immediate
disciples and to them alone, l would
remind him that many religionists
stultify the very excuse they make
for not healing the sick, because in
saying that the age of Christian
healing has passed, they repudiate
part of the command to which | have
referred, namely, to preach the gos-
pei and heal the sick. There is alb
solutely no authority for assuming
that the commission is divisible,
since it clearly indicates the contin-
uance for all time of the healing
work as well as the preaching or
teaching.
In support of this conclusion
need only call your attention to the
fact that the command is reaffirmed
in the last chapter of Matthew, to-
gether with the sweeping admoni-
tion that Jesus ministry must be
continued by all nations unto
the end of the world, for he
said: Go ye therefore and teach
all nations Teaching them to
observe ali things whatsoever | have
commanded you; and 10, l am with
you awlays, even unto the end of the
world This reading makes it clear
that the charge was not only to
Jesus disciples, but to succeeding
generations-"al nations. and kim
dreds and people and tongues"
The Promises of Christian Science.
Now briefly, and by way of sum-
mary and conclusion, what does
Christian Science promise to doo
In answering every need of human
ity it declares and reveals a God of
Love, proclaims an irresistible Christ
or Savior and an operative saliva
tion, discloses the all perfection of
man and the harmony and eternity
of his relation to his Maker, and
spiritually interprets and illumines
the sacred Scriptures. II promises
to establish a universal brotherhood,
equalize the sexes, terminate human
strife. impartially adjust and control
civil, political and social conditions,
extirpate criminality and whatever
wrongs or curses man
kind. 1t promises to wipe all tears
away. heal the grief-stricken heart,
release those In bonds to sensuality
and sweep away the fear, want,
misery. agony, sorrow and woe
which have desolated many genera
ions. Ii promises to abolish for
ever the belief in sin. sickness, death
and hell. All this and even more
han We can ask or think II prom
ses to do naturally. lawfully, scien-
ideally
The Fulfllment of Its Promises.
What has the practice OF Christian |
Science In fulfillment OF it's promises
hus far resulted in? IL has,
through its clear and comprehensive
exposition of true Christianity, eff
ected the moral, physical and spirit
Ial regeneration OF tens of thou
ands who have accepted it's teach
ng. Included in this vast army OF
are those who have suf-
cred from every known sin and dis
ase. II has reclaimed the drunk
I'd and the immoral and rescued
bose enslaved by the tobacco, opium
nd kindred habits. IL has restored
he mentally deranged. opened the
yes of the blind. unstopped the ears
I the deaf. made the dumb TO speak
nd the lame to walk. IL has re-
nited the members OF disrupted
antilles, dissipated the discourage
lent, dependency and gloom occa-
Ioned by poverty. misfortune, busi-
ess failures. dishonesty and injus-
ce. II has removed the fear. doubt
nd dismay entaIled by afiiction. sor-
DIV and grief. II has taught men
ow 10 love their neighbors az them
Elves. to overcome evil with good.
be kind. forbearing. forgiving,
emile and true, Need ] say more OF
he great good which Christian Sci
nee has already accomplished in
rder 10 satisfy you that IT Is tho
lend and not the foe OF humanity?