Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-10

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not menace to good morals" does not
| license evil" but shows the utter emptf-
ness of wrong and destroys all desire 10
| indulge in 1t.
A Question Answered
In answering the query Am the Sec
ond Christ, Mrs. Eddy, in a telegram to
the New York World, published February
| IL, 1895, declared: even the question
shocks me. What I am is for God to de-
clare in his infinite mercy. AS 1t is,
claim nothing more than am, the discov-
erer and founder of Christian Science, and
the blessing 1t has been to mankind which
eternity enfolds.
my books and teachings maintain but
one conclusion and statement OF the
Christ and the dedication of mortals
Christ is individual, and one with God,
in the sense of divine principle and its
compound divine idea. There never was,
| is not now, and never can be but one God
one Christ one Jesus of Nazareth
Christian Scientists believe that Jesus
was to the world the human mani
festation of the Christ, and that as per-
son he was the great exempar He said
HE that believeth on me, the works that
do shall he do also" Is 1t blasphemous
for Christian Scientists to accept the lit
eral teaching of our Lord and strive, in
accordance Herewith, to emulate his life
and practice? Jesus declared, "These
signs shall follow them that believe"
Then he enumerated healing the sick and
casting out evils, as signs or proofs of
Christian faith and divine acceptance
He not only told his disciples to heal the
SICK but sent forth "other seventy" and
told them to pray "the Lord of the her-
vest" for still others. All his teaching
indicates that he expected his followers
in all ages to follow his example. On one
occasion he said, II have given you an
example that you should do as / have
DONE"
Mrs Eddy refers to Jesus in Science
and Health. page $50, as "the highest hu.
man corporeal concept of the divine idea,
rebuking and destroying error, and bring
ing to light mans Immortality" The first
coming is the advent of the personality
the son of Mary; the second coming is
the advent to human consciousness of
that which Jesus knew and practiced and
by means of which he did his mighty
works 1t should be noted that it is the
second coming which makes working
Christian of the individual and saves him
from sin, sickness and death. Hence
Paul's declaration, "And unto them that
look for Him shall He appear the second
time without sin (without the flesh) I'M
to salvation"
Is NOt hCi9iouS TlyStSiId
The calm, rational teaching of the
scriptures, God is Spirit" life, truth
love, is not hysterical, and it should be
noted that the entire teaching Of this
science is in peaceful accord with this
scriptural definition of God. That var
ious so-called reformers with their pecul-
lar theories, after having appeared in
the field of religion and having had their
day, have gone down and out, is no ar
gument that Christian Science will do the
same This science is indeed a rational.
scientific and Christian form of religion.
If it ever loses it's place in the hearts of
men twill be because men lose their de-
sire to understand and practice the good
and true. The purity and practically #
Christian Science, however. place 1t in
great demand and it scarcely seems that
mortals will ever lose their desire for
that religion which SO faithfully Keeps Its
promises of successfully destroying sick
ness and sin and establishing health,
holiness and happines.
Statistics show that the per cent of
males in the Christian Science denomina
ton is equal If not greater than that in
other sects. 1 think it is generally con-
ceded that women as a rule are more In
clined to spirituality than men. This,
however, is not to the discredit of women.
nor to the credit of men. If women are
this may be taken as one of the surest
proofs of it's spirituality rather than an
indication that 1t is not manly. 1 am not
willing to admit that women are deficient
in good judgment, especially with regar1
to spiritual matters. Therefore, l take it
as a compliment to Christian Science that
it is acceptable to women. The leader of
the Christian Science movement has very
aptly referred to the fact that woman was
ha 1oc OF 10 a NJ fha first tO dis
cover the risen Lord and to bear the glad
tidings to others
1t is true that in all philanthropic and
spiritual movements women are generally
in the lead. AThis may be in a large
measure due to the fact that men, being
the breadwinners, are more absorbed in
material affairs and have less time to
devote to spiritual matters.
Is Silence a Menace to Health?
To those who have only a superficial
knowledge of this science an implicit de-
pendence upon God, spirit. to the exclu
sion of material remedies, may seem
neglect rather than a help, but Christian
Scientists who have had experience first
with material medicines and lastly with
this science have proved convincingly to
themselves that they have chosen the
better part and that the understanding
and application of divine power is the
best known remedy for disease.
While it is true that some have died
under Christian Science treatment, 1t Is
also true that many are alive and well
today through it's benign influence after
having exhausted all hope in other reme-
dies. On the other hand, whatever bene-
fits may have accrued to the world
through the practice of medicine, thou
sands of people die daily under the care
of practitioners of the regular schools.
Those who volunteer to witness to the
comparative efficacy of Christian Science
should govern themselves by the same
just rule which governs the witness in
court. He should not only speak 'the
truth" but "the whole truth and nothing
but the truth" A few cases of failure
under Christian Science have been pub
lished in such multitudinous ways as to
appear as a multitude, and thus the losses
of Christian Scientists have been strongly
emphasized while little or nothing has
been said in the press about their many
successes and little has been said about
the failures under medical treatment.
Recently in America a great ado was
made because a Christian Scientist lost
one patient in a family while he healed
three other members afflicted with the