The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11

duct, truthful thinking, whereby man eN-
presses as Gods image "the beauty of
holiness"
We have the right to expect of men
that they will express Gods likeness. Is
it not so that the faith and trust of
almost every child asks this of us? The
child expec. truthfulness, relies upon
kindness, trusts. goodness, has faith in
love Why are defalcation and graft SO
severely condemned? Not only because
the breach of trust disappoints our ex-
pectation regarding the one man who Is
untrue. but because it polsons us with
suspicion of others and makes us doubt
full regarding manhood. On the other
hand. why is It that a true man helps
us and gives us joy and hope. He
lifts up again the fallen ideal of man;
he restores our trust in manhood; he
expresses Gods likeness and treasures US
of good
Christian Science deals successfully with
sin as with sickness, healing both condi-
tons of distress, overcoming moral evil
with spiritual good. Men fall into sin
because they seek for good from wrong
basis Christian Science shows that what
Is good comes from God primarily and
that men need not hurt nor destroy other
men in order to find good. 1t reveals
the fact that good comes according to
principle, changeess from age
TO age, ever providing blessedness for
the pure, the honest, the chaste, the
truthful the loving.
DeiVerance from Evil.
Should there remain any misconception
regarding the possible permanence of sin
and error consider the petition used
by Christians to express their
desire for divine guidance. The Master
framed it first for the disciples, who said
to Him: Teach us to pray" When
with Spirit, we say to the
Heavenly Father, Lead us not into
(where all other leadership
than Thine takes u.s., but deliver us from
evil" Some commentators read the pc
ton as if they thought it customary for
us TO be scathed by temptation at the
hands of God and this were prayer for
special exemption from the regular pro-
cess.
Christian Science teaches that the eter-
nal Principle underlying all reality Is
good; hence all forms of evil are tram
sient and false conceptions, existing be-
cause of recognition, yet having no real
being.
Faith.
A senator whose custom it was to ques-
ton men and women of wide experience
and proved ability, regarding their belief
in immortality. found that they were more
deeply interested in this than all other
subjects put together. Said one: Il would
rather be sure that when a man dies he
will live again with his conscious iden-
tity than to have all the wealth. of the
United States, or to occupy any position
of honor or power the world could pos
sibly give" This is what many men would
saw, but they are not sure OF God, IN
Whom we live" they hold theories re-
garding the resurrection of the Son OF
God and so do not know the power of
His resurrecton;" and they are uncertain
regarding man: deriving him from dust.
rather than mind, and so are insecure
regarding immortality. How reassuring
and comforting, then, Is the message of
Christian Science, coming to restore to
men true faith in God, faith in the risen
Christ, faith In enduring H1e'
Love.
The effect of that faith which says 10
divine love, Lead us and thereby finds
deliverance from evil. must express Itself
in peace on earth and good will TO men.
The universal practical effect of Christian
Science is to revive the faith and quicken
the understanding of mankind; but it goes
,f,l~a tho In of
love whereby man expresses 20 his neigh
Dor the likeness of God. Since Christ Jesus
healed the sick and cast out devils, so
of His followers must it be said That the
works He did they do also. When Mrs.
Eddy associated her students for organ
lied effort she recognized this purpose
and organized church designed to COM
memorate the word and works OF our
Master which should reinstate primitive
Christianity and it's lost element of heal
ing" Her elucdation of good, and her
teaching. both by precept and example,
of the science whereby evil of every kind
Is overcome by good, place the leader of
the Christian Science movement In the
forefront of Christian teachers. Her self
less conservation enabled her to discover
divine science, ana neG rove Iot humanity
impelled her to demonstrate 1t in heal
int the sick and to teach it. The text
book. Science and Health, teaches the un-
iversal truth, but her other writings make
us acquainted with the author, who has
taught by example as much as by pre-
cept; and earth's best blessing is the in
SEPARATION given by holy life
The purpose of love is to make its OBJ
iect lovabe Mrs, Eddy, the discoverer
and founder of Christian Science, ex-
presses a universal kindness. with the evil
dent desire that all mankind may be
weaned from believing in evil, and taught
ia express mans true nature in the like
ness of God who is love, Those who know
hen, hest know the trustworthiness of her
motives, the integrity of her aims. and
the tireless Industry of her aims. When
others become awake to influences by
which they have been blessed, they will
annreciate and love the one who has been
the patient servant and friend of man,
and will rise up and call her blessed
Col. Henry FarroW Dies.
Atlanta. February l0.-Col. Henry Pat
tillo Farrow, who was closely connected
with the most stirring political history
of South Carolina and Georgia, died here
late today, aged 10. Colonel Farrow came
To Georgia from South Carolina in 1886,
and in 1860 was delegate to the national