Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-10-15

uulge IN the DcllSl III IL, tHtJ shall suHct
for it, and there can be no hope of pardon
so long as it is INDUCED in Christian
Science teaches that the only way TO es-
cape the penalty of SIN is to stop sim
ningl When sin is abandoned and de-
stroyed, there is nothing left to be for
given or suffered for and man is free.
Sin has no place in the divine creation,
is not of God and. in reality. does not
exist.
'Tbe great sin from which people
suffer Is the belief in power apart
from God. God is the only Crator
and, if such power exist, He Lust
have created it. If it is true, and wins
will question it, that "A double minded
man is unstable in all his ways what
hope would there be for us in seeking
salvation if God be double minded
and has done this thing? He is the
same yesterday, today and forever
and so this power, if it exists, must be
the same yesterday, today and for
ever making of evil an eternal real
ity.
In order that sin be committed there
must be temptation, and in order that
there may be temptation there must be
sin, and they must both come from the
same source. Is that source God or
mankind? If it be God we are lost, but
if it is mankind we may be saved.
'Hear what James has to say on this
subject Let no man say when he is
tempted, | am tempted of God: For
God cannot be tempted with evil, nei-
Their tempteth he any man; but every
man is tempted when he is drawn away
of his own lust, and enticed. Then
when lust has conceived, it bringeth
forth sin, and sin, when it is finished,
bringeth forth DEATH
''Dare we, in the face of this, any
longer associate God with sin in any
manner whatevers
1.-THE revelation of Christian Science
came to Mrs. Eddy as the result of
life time spent in continuous desire
and search for the Spirit of the Word.
Mrs. EDDY occupies a position unique
in the history of the world. She stands
alone in her chosen vocation as re-
ligious reformer, as the advocate of
that unqualified trust in God. that nm
swerving faith in His goodness, that
absolute, unquestioning obedience to
His commands, which demands of her
such life of selfsacriiice, meekness
and humility that she could never live
it save under the protecting care OF a
real, livable, demonstrable religion,
wherein she finds immunity from the
pangs and agonies attendant upon
the footsteps of those who break away
from old theories about God and mani
fest realization of His presence. Ever
since 1866 Mrs. Eddy's life has been de-
voted to the revelation of salvation to
mankind, and she has toiled and labor
ed TO that end with singleness of pur-
pose that has placed man in a position
today where he cannot avoid realizing
that her work is inspired, and where he
cannot avoid the acceptance of Christian
Science as the Spirit of the Word Jesus
portrayed.
''With the aid of the Word as reveal
ed through Science and Health,
mankind is learning how to overcome
hate with love, seltishness with brother
illness, sickness with health, and death
with Life. Science and Health
brings to us realization of the illimi
table richness of the spiritual treasures
of the Bible, and discloses the Spirit of
the Word so that we know love for God
to be innate, and salvation intrinsic in
man. Because it is doing this, it has
proved its right to be called the Key
to the Scriptures for Jesus said, by
their fruits We shall know them.
Instances almost without number
are on record of people who have been
healed of so.called incurable diseases
just by the reading of this book. Those
hungering and thirsting after right
eousness, not finding in the teachings
commonly accepted the works that
satisfy, have found in this book the liv-
ing fulfillment of Christ's promise, If
We shall ask anything in My name, |
will do it. and have been saved.
Mankind fears sickness, fears acct
dent, fears Old age, fears, if it has mon
ely it will lose It, and fears if it hasn't
mOnav that IL never will have. fpa-S
that it will die if it eats, and sure that
it will die if it doesn't eat; fears what il
calls the devil, fears God with unspeak-
able terror, and fears death with the
utter hopelessness and helplessness of
abiect slavery.
Until we cease accusing God of
being the author of all sin and sickness,
until we cease believing that He sends
suffering, and cease pleading with Him
to remove any of those things He has
sent US, and thus lose His immutahil-
ity, we shall never escape the bondage
of fear nor realize our God-given do
minion and mastery over ourselves
which Jesus taught us to be our birth
right.
Jesus never did thing we cannot
do if we are willing to take up the same
cross He did and uc.lergo the same
modification of the flesh This fact is
clearly indicated in His statement, He
that believeth on me, the works that