The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-06
DR. BULG|N
D|SCOURSES ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

thing to do with keeping the people
away. Those who came, however,
were very earnest listeners and seem
ed to appreciate fully the sermon
which came as usual with sincerity
and firm belief in the truth of all
he uttered
The text was from John SO: wilt
Thou be Made Whole?' In describing
the attitude OF Christ as the pool of
Bethsada where the sick man is asked
this question and then told to take up
mis- bed and walk, the argument was
not quite so clear and convincing as
they have all been heretofore.
The subject of healing by Christian
Science methods was brought up, and
DR.. Bulgin said that If Christ had been
advocating the principles of healing,
he would have spoken of it to the peo-
pie then and there, as more than five
hundred were gathered at that place
all having some kind of disease hop
ing to be the fortunate one who would
be healed by entering into the pool,
which was supposed to have medicinal
power.
Instead of doing this however, he
did not preach on the subject OF heal
ing, but later noticed this one man
who seemed far more needy than the |
rest, and bending over him asked
"Wilt Thou be Made Whole and sent
the man upon his way. BY bidding
him carry his bed, thus indicated a
complete cure, as the bed would be
no longer needed.
Although the majority of people
take up the study of Christian Science
because of benefits they have receiv-
ed, 1t does not fololw that they base
their doctrine merely upon this fact
alone. 1t seems that they rather base
it upon the words THE Kingdom of
God is Within You" or Seek First the
Kingdom of God and all Things VIII
be Added Unto YOU Merely the
faith OF an ardent christian.
When Christ did not come into the
world to heal the sick but rather
came to give His life that all men
might be redeemed from their sins, He
did not fail when occasion offered to
hea Those who first needed a temporal
before they We're in condition
to receive a spiritual one.
We know also that many were at
tracted to Him by the fact of His
power to heal, and believed on Him
from what they saw and heard.
Or. Bulgin was trying to do away
in a measure with the spirit of the
people which keeps them back through
fear of not being able to lead a christ
ian life, after confession OF belief has
been made. He told them that the
word cant in that place was spelled
wont and that it rested with them
alone. God expects individual effort to
keep us in close touch with holy things
and the new christian coming into the
church should make decided plans to
lay aside all habits which might draw q
them back again to the old life. The
hitehing post where sin was wont to L
detain us should be changed to diff c
ferent place, and by assocating con-
stantly with those whose colors are 4
for right il would be easy TO walk
along a new path. and grow accus-
toned to its winding ways.
Every one bears two relations One
to God, and one to society. The be-
lief in God makes right with God, and !
the confession before men makes right
with society. Therefore made right it
would be easier to stay in the position
attained by this belief and this con
fession, than to forsake the new, which
is deliberately chosen, and take again
that which has been cast aside
The members OF the church of God
should be stamped with the image of
Christ, and by following in his foot
steps as near as possible, one is grau-
ally known and respected by all for
the spirit of zeal which marks a christ
ian's life.
Space will not allow in this issue a
complete review of this sermon, but as
has been said before, it is impossible
to given even an outline Of the won.
derful amount of knowledge they con.
tain. Tonight, the sermon will be on
the subject of "The Dual Life some
thing which will interest every man
and every woman in Vinita. This is
considered one of the strongest, If not
the strongest of the series of sermons
and will be enjoyed by all. 1t is a
pity indeed If Ill health should keep
anyone away from these meetings, for
those who do not hear DR. Bulgin |
again and again will miss not only