The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
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would soon vanish from the eartt
Therefore the overcoming of sin !
mart of the overcoming OF sunei
ing but salvation in Christian Sclehc
includes exemption from want, "orr.
sickness, and all woe, as well as iroL
sin A tagrant sinner, II touched VIII
heartfelt regret, desires to be 1ree
but finds himself unable to cope VIII
sinful tendencies. All religious admo
milton has habtually buffeted the sln
ner with the demand that ne ceas'
SHINING, but has not given MN an!
certain method by which he can az
81 Christian Science shows MIN th'
wav to cease SHINING. 1t declares ina
God is sinless, and that sin, there
fore has no natural existence IN Cox
or truth or science. Generally wnsr
this declaration is made 1t arouses
violent opposition and especially IRON
the pulpit. Those who do not fuily
understand it, or who have not proven
whether 1t is correct or not at once
saw Awful! Awful" and aver tnat
if the Christian Science doctrine as
to the unreality of sin were TO oecome
prevalent, that people would 1eei
thems elves justified in SHINING WIN
impunity. Well. let us see ABOUT tnaI
Remember that Christian Science is
not theoretical. 1t is either science
or nothing. 1t operates oy means q.
the law Of Truth or God. or not AT
all. Its statements can be proven.
Before one criticizes statement IN
Christian Science, he should try II
according to the absolute rule laid
down in Christian Science teaching IN
order that he may see whether tnls
statement is in the nature Of truth or
error | do not pretend to give any
formula for treatment. To do 50
would not be in accordance with
Christian Science. but one may indi.
cate a line OF thought which would
enable a critic Of the teaching OF
Christian Science as to the unreality
of sin, to test that doctrine. Let him
daily declare the fact, revealed IN
Christian Science, that God is sinless.
that sin therefore has no divine au-
and consequently no real pow
er, that it has no intelligence or mind.
no natural being or existence In God.
that 1t has no law, no influence. no at
no presence or manifesto
tion. no power of sugges tion or
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therefore no part of man. Let him
iaily operate thus through the pro-
,ess of Christian Science and resist
Ill sinful tendencies by it, and then
ct him ask himself after month
whether he is more or less OF sin
Ter as the result of this. In this way
.lone will he be able to find out wheth-
,r the doctrine Of Christian Science
n relation to sin is OF God or OF man,
md he will then be in position to
.riticize it II he still desires to do So
HEAvEN-Christian Science shows
hat only by demonstrating the truth
If being can mankind hope for deliv-
france from suffering. There is no
evidence to show that death either
helps or hinders salvation or the at
ainment of the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus said, "lf man keep my say
ing. he shall never see death" Would
he have said that If death were neces-
;ary to salvation? He knew all about
salvation. The association of death
with the thought of heaven has dar-
tened human belief to such an ex-
ent that people have hesitated to
hink or speak of heaven. In Chris
ian Science all this is changed, and
heaven becomes natural topic OF con-
ervation. We recognize that it may
,e a present and welcome expert
nee. The Christian Science prac-
itioner who goes to the bedside OF
and there, through his un-
lerstanding of Chris tian Science sees
he suffering diminish and gradually
ease, and the poor sufferer relieved,
lplifted, and made whole, has realized
n that experience something of the
kingdom of heaven within. He can
ell you about it, or perhaps he can
lot, but at any rate, he has had some .
oretaste of its joys. He knows that
It is harmony and satisfaction. and
hat it does not depend upon place, |
but upon consciousness. and that 1t |
does not involve death, but an under |
standing that Life is eternal. harmon |
ious, and inevitably healthful.
THE elBlE-Probably Christian
Scientists study the Bible more than
any other class of people in the world.
The reason for this is to be found in
the fact that our textbook, Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures,
by Mrs. Eddy, makes the Bible the
most interesting and beautiful book in
the world Mrs. Eddy's book is per-
haps more than what would be gen.
orally known as commentary upon
the Bible; because it gives a person
an understanding by which he himself
learns to recognize the spiritual teach.
ing contained in the Bible, and the
science Of Life thereby indicated.
Through the study of the Bible, in the
light thrown upon it by the Chris
tian Science textbook, many people
have found themselves we'll, when
they had previously been i'll. Such
results are eminently practical, and
show what Christian Science is ac-
for the students of the
Holy Scriptures.
THE MISSION OF CHRISTIAN
sciENcE-By means of such study,
many persons have overcome much
fear and superstitious belief. 1t is
true that fear is a pre-
valent characteristic of the human
mind, and everybody is afflicted with
1t to some extent One may say, "Oh,
I'm not afraid of man or beast" yet