Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

more fervently as he recognizes that
the greatest Israelite was Jesus the
Christ. The mission of Israel stands
revealed, without a break from the
revelation of the one God to the per-
ceptible manifestation of his presence.
With unspeakable affection and vener-
alton his thought rests upon the mod
est Jew, Jesus, his own blood brother
In whose words state, church and home
must be founded or they fall; whose
teaching anticipated all achievement
that has followed; all wisdom-politi-
cal, social, economic; all that has
proved permanent in succeeding phil
osophies. For what is the Baconian
method-the modern laboratory pro-
cedure. but verification by experiment
Now Jesus taught that the law of life
and love is thus capable of practical
proof He gave as test for all tne-
ories, "By their fruits ye shall know
them," and in both his teaching and
his practice he thus anticipated the
distinctive feature of the modern
scientific method. Sickness and sin
were to be healed by the verification
of truth and these were the signs
following" insisted upon by the lowly
Hebrew carpenter, who preached in the
Jewish synagogue. read his portion OF
the law and went about telling masn-
alim (parables) in the characteristic
Judaic way still prevalent in modern
Ghettos j
If Christian Science, it is often asked.
but reaffirms what we have, where is
the necessity for it? Even were 1t but
a reaffirmation and no more, who does
not gladly welcome the redeclaratlon
of a thing beloved? But If, more than
this, it magnfies his love of his re-
ligion, clarifies his understanding OF
the inspired writer's, increases his de-
pendence upon God, fulfils the prom
ises, brings him health, revolutionizes
his character, makes success in all
walks a scientific possibllity-What
shall withhold him from his own?
In identifying himself with Chris
tian Science he does not desert his
people Israel, he returns to them; he
does not go out of his religion. he
comes into it; he is not absorbed, he
is reconciled; Christian is no less Jew
than Jew is Christian. Christianity
comes forward halfway with gracious
Acknowledgements; shall Israel, having
titled, sowed and planted, remain self
debarred from it's own harvest?
Journey Nears End
The revelation, through Mrs. Eddy,
of Christ Jesus to his own people is
an achievement unrivaled in history.
The glories of a Christian civilization
IOf twenty centuries nave iioI SiloNli
the Jews that Christianity is a good
thing Persecution and insult, the
Ghetto and the Pale, have not brought
it to pass. The iabors of men of
learning, statesmen, generals, poets,
sages, have not convinced the Jewish
people that Truth is to be found in the
New Testament. The simple humility
of a consistent Christian life in Con-
cord has corrected the failures of
twenty centuries. Some Milton rise
worthily to hymn her praise!
Tarry till 1 come, said Jesus.
Through her Christ comes to Christen-
dom and Israers long journey nears
its end.
Out of the far distant ages. across
murky centuries. comes a strange
Christendom, unsounded since Pales- /
tine. ineffable, sweet clarion-toned, |
incontestably Divine!
Israel, beloved. choseni unspeakably
wounded, totterlng under hopeless op-
pressionl Lift thy weary eyes
heavy, time-fixed; arise in thy Spirit 7
given might; upheave the Aetna of
mesmerism that presses thee down!
The arm of the enchanter is stricken |
sorcerer and sorcery are one in impo-
tence. The hand of God visibly lifts /
the curtain of destiny, new and ra-
diant coasts appear; far into a laugh
ing, glowing horizon they stretch into !
the secret place of the most Hight
Roseate morn dawns on Zion: Christ |
himself vindicates the Shemah: Israel, /
green in vigor, eternal, immortal, skips /
like the young ram!
He that keepeth Israel neither slum-
bers nor sleeps! = Christian Science
Journal.