The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-04-30

changeless Love, that chanseless re
Igloh that Jesus the Christ preached
to us, there would be no doubt. nc fear.
and We would go TO God in PRAYER with
the serene confidence. the implicit
faith, that He VINO heareth the secret
shall reward us openly. which the Mas
ter taught us to be our birthright and
heritagc.
This is what Christian Science is
asking YOU to do; this is what Chris,
tan Science is laying before YOU;
this Is the table that is prepared be
fore You in the presence of your en-
emies; this the bread which cometh
down from Heaven; tnls the water OF
eternal life-it is yours, it is mine,
Let us accept the feast that God a
Comforter. the Wayshower. again in
our midst; the Comforter promised he
would send when he said ii was ex.
pedient that he went to his Father.
Then there will be no more broken
hearts. there will be no more sorrow.
no more tears, no more separation.
no more sickness, no more suffering,
and no more sin, for we shall have
entered into the realization that this
is the day of the Lord. and with that
realization there will come to us peace.
that peace which God has promised
us; the" peace which may be found
only in that straight and narrow Way
wherein our Master leads us. into the
Kingdom of God. which is within.
The revelation OF Christian Science
came to Mrs. Eddy as the result of a
lifetime spent in continuous search and
desire for the Spirit of the word and
the things of God. Mrs. eddy in her
chosen vocation as a religious reform
er. occupies a position unique in the
history of the world, for she stands
alone as the advocate of unqualified
His goodness, and unquestioning ODE.
dience to all His commands. This
calls on her for slch meekness. humi-
lily. and self-sacriice, that she could
never live such a life were it not for
the protecting care of a real, livable.
demonstrable religion, wherein she
finds immunity from the pangs and
agonies suffered by those VINO turn
away from the old concept of God
manifest realization of His presence.
Every since lnoo Mrs. Eddy's life
has been devoted to the way OF saliva
ton to mankind with sucn a single,
ness of purpose, that mankind is awak-
ening to know her work is inspired,
and that Christian Science is the Spirit
of the word Jesus portrayed. Chris
tian Scientists do not worship Mrs.
Eddy, nor do they in any sense of the
word defy her in their thought. The
whole teaching of Christian Science
leads us to put self under foot; to have
no way and no will save Gods way
and Gods will; and Mrs. Eddy says
to the world, and her followers: Fol
low ne only as far as | follow Christ"
and in her Cnristly following she has
been the instrument whereby the feet
of hundreds of thousands have been
planted upon the rock of demonstra-
bly, proved Truth of Gods promises,
and against that rock. in the words
of the old familiar hymn. the gates
Of hell shall not prevail" We do love
our Leader, but with a love that has
nothing personal in it; and we give
her only the allegiance and devotion
TO which her t~ircless labor in man
%lad's behalf entities h"r.
| told you what Christian Science did
for me physically. | am going to tell
you more. | had heard, in going to
the church with which my mother was
affiliated, and in which she was an
ardent worker, that just the other side
of the valley of shadow of death there
was that beautiful New Jerusalem. the
city with its golden streets and its
Ucarly gates, wherein | was told there
was no more suffering, no more sor-
row, but, strange as it may seem,
did not want to go TO Heaven if had
to die to get there, for. with the story
Of the New Jerusalem | also heard
the story OF the other place, which is
down. and not up, and was told that
nearly al! that passed through the val
ley went down, and not up. The de
gre" OF uncertainty was too great TO
be attractive, and 50 there had grown
up in my thought, as a Young man
and boy, a terror and horror for God.
| heard that al things were nantes
tation of His Infinite Wisdom. and
the terror grew aud grew in my
thought, as | pictured Him as located
on some great throne, far above me.
ready and willing 10 crush the very
eNist"ice out Of III" at any instant, un.
til ! had reached the point where