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reference to the possibility Of heal
ing sickness and disease through the

reference to the possibility Of heal
ing sickness and disease through the
direct agency and power of AL
mighty God. | will endeavor to
quote such plain parts of scripture
as seem to us to furnish unmistak-
able proof of the correctness Of the
Christian Science position. Chris
tan Science teaches that God is in
truth Almighty. If He is Almighty
then surely He is correctly defined
T by the other terms Omnipotent,
Omnipresent, Omniscient, Supreme
and Infinite. He who is all power
full is always all powerful. He who
is omnipresent is never absent. He
who is all wise is never less than
that, could not be by the very ne
cessity Of His all-wisdom. He who
is supreme is never less than SUI
preme.
'In confederation of this concep-
ton of God and His power and pres
ence in His universe and in His
world, | desire to call attention to a
definition of God given by the great
Psalm;st, the sweet singer of Israel,
in the 1O3d psalm: Bless the Lord,
o my soul, and forget not all his
benefits: Who forgiveth all thine
iniquities; who healeth all thy dis
eases; who redeemeth thy life from
destruction: who crowneth thee with
loving kindness and tender mercies;
who satisfeth thy mouth with good
things, so that thy youth is renewed
like the eagles This is either mere
abstract poetical sentiment or else it
is a declaration Of eternal truth, a
definition of the eternal God. We
accept it as the latter. We believe
in just such a God as the psalmist
here sings of.
81 cite this definition Of God not
because it stands alone; we find just
such conceptions Of God running all
through the scriptures if we look
for them.
Il now call your attention to
part of the New Testament record
which we consider as fundamental
Christian doctrine or teaching. l
refer to the great commandment
given by Jesus to his disciples, called
by some Bible commentators his
Great Commission to the Twelve.
If it is true that this part Of the
Bible is fundamental Christian doc
trine or teaching then surely those
who desire to live Christian lives
cannot too much study nor too well
understand it. For present pur-
poses quote the account contained
in Matthew 10th: ~
Go not into the way of the
Gentiles, and into any city of the
Samaritans enter We not; but go
rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel.
''And as We go, preach, saying,
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Heal the sick, cleanse the lep-
ers, raise the dead. cast out devils;
freely We have received, freely give.
Provide neither gold, nor silver,
nor brass in your purses.
"Nor yet script for your journey,
neither two coats, neither shoes, nor
yet slaves; for the workman is
worthy of his meat
This commandment is unit. 1t
is not two commandments. There is
in this language no authority to
separate or subdivide it. No more
authority to do this than there is to
reject it as whole.
Il desire to call your attention to
another commandment given by
Jesus to the same disciples to whom
he gave his first great command
ment, with the exception of Judas
Iscariot, who betrayed him. After
his crucifxion and resurrection, and
just before his ascension, he gave to
those disciples final commandment
which is recorded at the. close of the
book of Matthew. | ask your at
tention to its plainness as we'll as tG
its sweeping character:
Go We, therefore, and teach al
nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, anc
of the Holy Ghost.
ssTeachinp them to observe al