Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-27

Of what lesson the Scriptures have for
mankind, in such . manner that Bible
study may be intelligcntly INDUCED in.
That is what the Christian Science text
book is-it is our Bible help.
Probably nothing has been more mis-
understood by people than the statement
made by Christian Scientists that sin,
disease and death are not realm fact are
nothing but false Belief When this
statement is understood, it stands out in
bold relief as honoring God by recogniz-
ing in deed, as well as word. His omnipo-
tence, omniscience and omnipresence; as
Good, wherein there is neither elemental
evil nor . consecutive passivity which
seems to recognize evil and permit its ex-
istence. Christian Science gives us but
one standard of measurement, and that
standard is God Whenever, therefore,
anything presents itself to q Christian
Scientist, he Immediately measures it by
the standard of perfection which God is,
and II it fails to measure up to that
standard, it is known to be un-Godlike;
and il un-Godlike, not eternal; and if not
eternal, not real.
We all know the works of healing from
sickness and raising the dead Jesus ac-
complished with Gods word, as well as
the sin he overcame with it, and we also
know that he said: "He that believeth in
me, the works that do shall he do also;
and greater works than these shall he do;
because l go to my Father" Do you be-
lieve this statement? Do you believe in
Him? Then why don't you do the works
He did so as to be prepared to do the
greater works of his promise?
Where, in the Bible, do we find the
permission given to anyone to separate
any part OF this promise from the rest of
it? Whence comes the authority to say
that Gods Word may still be used to de-
stroy sin and save sinners but it can't be
used to destroy sickness and save the
sick?
Now, what about this belief of sin, dis
ease and death being real? You know a
universal belief is not any more founda-
ton for fact than it would be il the belief
were confined to lone person. To illus
trate what mean by this, l am going to
call your attention to the time of Column
bus. You remember that he was treated
with scorn and contempt and cast into
prison because he stood up before the
wise men of his time, land / want to say
this to you, that every generation thinks
its wise men are the wisest men that ever
were wise, and the people four hundred
years ago thought just that), and said,
every one of your scientific deductions,
every one of your scientific theses, every
one of your scientific experiments to
prove that this earth is fiat do not
amount to anything at all, because the
earth is a sphere. Who was right? CO.
lumbus was right, of course, and the wise
men were all wrong. What effect did the
universal false belief have on the shape OF
the earth? None; the earth kept on be-
ing a sphere just the same.
st. Paul didn't say you can go on over
coming all things until it comes to death,
and that you are helpless victim when
that presents itself. He said the
last enemy to be destroyed is death, and
in his letter to Timothy he wrote:-
''Christ Jesus hath abolished death and
brought life and immortality to light"
Do you believe Paul knew what be was
writing? Do you believe the statements
to be true? We, as Christian Scientists,
accept them without modification or
qualification, because they are SO abso-
Iutely in accord with what our Master
did and said. MOI Christian Scientists
have not yet reached the point where
they have overcome the universal belief
in death, nor have they yet reached the
point where they heal every case brought
to them. We do know, however, when
the infallible principle of Christian
Science is followed absolutely, man shall
solve all life's problems correctly, and
realize, in full the meaning OF the saying,
ssGlory to God in the highest. peace on
earth. good will toward men,"
In order that there may be sin. there
must be temptation: and in order that
there may be temptation, there must be
sin, and they both must proceed from the
same source. Is this source God or man
kind? If it be God, we are lost! IL it is
mankind, we are saved. Let this ques-
ton be answered for us by st. James and
st. John. James writes:-"Let no man
say when he is tempted, l am tempted of
God; for God cannot be tempted OF evil,
neither tempteth he any man: But every
man is tempted, when he is drawn away
of his own lust, and enticed. Then when
lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin;
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth
forth DEATH"
John writes, "Whosever is born of
God doth not commit sin; for his seed
remaineth in him; and he cannot sin, be-
cause he is born of God" Dare we, dare
we, in the face of st. James statement
that ''lust'' is the origin Of sin, and st.
Johns that "whosever is born of God
cannot sin because he is born of
God," ever again associate the name or
nature OF God with sin in any manner
whatsoever?
II God put drugs on the earth to pre-
serve and save the life of mankind, why
did Jesus, who came doing the will OF
the Father, fail to use them in the heal
! ing which he accomplished? Jesus never
used anything for the healing of man