Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22
DR.. Albert E. Miller, Christian
Scientist.

T-non renliest, DR. Albert F.. Miller
first reader of the First Church OF
Christ in Boston contributed the follow
ing able exposition Of Christian Science
belief upon the subject. DR.. Miller was
for many years associated with Mrs.
Eddy In this the Mother Church OF
the Christian Scientists:
NO man ella ms to be entirely sinless:
therefore the question. What VIII hap
pen 10 the sinner after death? is one
which interests all. Christian Science
makes it clear that sin is not immortal;
therefore in proportion as one rlds MIN
se,f of sir. or ceases SHINING, the spir-
itual bliss. which is inseparab.2 from
eternal life, = attained.
.On pages 80 and rs Of Science and
Health with Key 70 the Scriptures. Mrs
Eddy the discoverer and founder or
Christian Science writes:
The design OF love is TO reform the
sinner. If the sinners punishment has
been insufficient to reform him. the Sood
mans heaven would be a hell TO the SIN
ner They who know not purity ana a.,
lection by experience can never hhu
bliss in the blessed company OF ruin
and Love simply through translation INTO
another sphere Divine Science reveals
the necessity Of sufficient suffering. either
before or after death, TO Guench the rove
of sin To remit the penalty due Tor
sin would be for Truth to pardon error.
Escane from pun shnent is not IN ac-
cordance with Gods government. since
Justice is the handmaiden of mercy.
!. :.
In reading these significant words, II
should be borne in mind that Truth ana
Love when capitalized as in this para
granh are used IL a deiiic sense and not
otherwise.
The necessity for each one to work
out his own salvation is emphasized by
Christian Science. While it IS idle TO
speculate as TO the particular environ
ment to be found beyond the grave. that
bourne from which no traveller returns,
tie universally of Truth must be ad-
mitted and il is clearly within the
bounds of reason to recognize that the
law which makes clear the distinction
between right and wrong obtains not only
in this earthly life, but in the life be-
yOnd
..-ro refer again To Mrs. Eddy's boo&.
Science and Health read page
500: Every mortal, at some period. here
or hereafter. must grapple with and over
come the mortal belief in power OPP
posed to God On page $50 the follow
ing statement bearing upon this subject
is found
The destruction of sin is the divine
method of pardon. Divine life destroys
stroys hate. Being destroyed. sin needs
no other form of forgiveness. Does not
Gods pardon, destroying any one sin,
prophesy and involve the destruction of
all SIM?
ION page 537 this brief reference is
also found: Whatsoever a man soweth
that also shall he reap. Error excludes
itself from harmony. Sin is its own pun
ishment.'
Thus we deduce that existence beyond
this present sense of existence is but
a progressive state of consciousness in
which We learn by experience to east out
evil. or to use a Scriptural phrase. over
come evil with good Science and
Health emphasize this on page 291: AS
death findeth mortal man, so shall he be
after death, until probation and growth
shall effect the needed change"
THAT we shall all eventually attain to
the stature and fullness of Gods likeness.
which is the true heritage Of man, is in
evitable; but of the length and duration
of each individual effort required to
reach this goal. of that day and that
hour knoweth no man. no. not the angels
which are in heaven. neither the Son. but
the Father"
copyrighted, 1913 by The Washington Evening
Starr