Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-27
For Sunday Reading
M Sorts Of Obini9ns
The Punishment Of Bin.

All Sorts Of Obinions
The Punishment Of Sin.
flames D. Sherwood In Temple (Tex)
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Christian Science teaches that sin,
disease. and death are unreal in the
sense that they are not the works OF
God. The scriptures declare there is
none beside Him: that He made all
that was made. "for Of Him. and thru
Him, and to Him, are all things" and
that God saw everything that He had
made. and behold. it was very good"
When sin, disease, and death are con-
sidered in Christian Science. they are
classified in their due rank. OF that
which seemth to be but Is not. To say
there Is no sin and then to commit
what is commonly known as sin, Is an
unpardonable offense. and 1t will pro-
duce certain and unavoidable punish
ment A Christian Scientist, probably
more than any other individual, UNDER
stands there IL no escape from punish
nent for sin, If he INDUCES in the
practice OF SHINING; and he learns how
to overcome the claim OF sin by proving
his mastery over sin. thus making It
unreal in his experience. When he
proved the unreaiity Of sin; and when
all men in like manner overcome sin,
then sin will be without a victim.
without witness, and sin will be lost
to consciousness, Will become unreal
This achievement IL possible: it il tho
ultimate goal. Each individual must
work out his own salvation. each must
master temptation to sin. get the mas
terry over sin and thus demollSh 1t.
When this Is flnaliy accomplished. It
will then be seen and acknowledged
that all that IL unlike God, ana all that
Is carnal, sinful. transient and unite.
Is Elusive phenomina-
erothsrheed in 7rettIsbero.
II revivalism has ceased to produce
it's old-time results in New England,
the town OF Brattleboro has found
something like a substitute. In this
Vermont city a campaign Of meetings
for men and boys was held from April
to under the banner labeled Bet
ter Brattleboro" It was led by Frank
Dyer, general secretary OF the Consre-
gational Brotherhood Of America. The
campaign can uoint to definite ana per-
manent results, says Roy M. Houghton
in The Continent enumerating these:
First. Plans were adopted for q
community center for young men and
boys, to cost $4,000, and committee
Of representative men was appointed to
carry out this plan
Second. A Better Brattleboro Plat
form wa, adopted as an ideal for the
community, covering ten phases OF
boys pledged themselves to this COM
munity ideal
Third. A permanent Better Brat
tleboro League was organized. to carry
on the work begun in this series OF
meetings and to give constant attention
to moral and social needs Of the COM
munity.
Fourth. It was voted UNANIMOUSLY
to close the carriers window OF the
postoffice on Sunday, giving the post
office employees their Sundays free
from toll.
Fifth. The manhood Of the COM
munity has been lifted to higher levels,
by having Hottest 1daels Of individual
and community life exalted, and by
having religion revealed in the most
natural and manly fashion as some
thing which is related to all life.
Sixth. A new civic consciousness
has been created by bringing men aud
boys together from all walks Of life, to
consider the things which relate to the
common interests OF the comm unity
lie. and by p!edging themselves to
work for this common interests"
All elements in the community were
brought together and hArmonized by
My Dyer. whose originality and versa
tility were evident in the organiza-
ton and conducting Of the campaign"
Every protestant church in the COM
munitv was represented on this COM
naittee; Catholic gave the address OF
welcome and another sang q solo at one
Of the meetings, which were free from
Formally and sterotyped methods"
What Has Become o. Asil7
DR.. Charles Bayard Mitchell preached
In the ct. James Methodist Episcopal
church to crowded audience on the
SUSPECT: What has become of hell?"
Hts text was: :.That he might 60 to
his own place" Acts l. IS.
"Thoss words are Tremendously s1g.
nibcant" said DR.. Mitchell "Thsy mean
that Judas had a special place In the
future world. When he LETT this world
he went where he was It home. He
went to the place for which he had
lifted himself. We do not know much
about the future life. But for infosma-
tion we are shut up to our bfbIeA. It
tells US something but does not satisfy
our curiosity. We are told enough to
make VI long for heaven and ghun he'll.
The language II oriental ana highly
fsurative. The Language descriptive
OF both heaven and hell must not BE-
taken literally. A physical helvsn or
= physical hell would not be adapted
to spirits A lost soul can not burn
in literal fire.