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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Unreality Of Death.

When directing attention to that
portion of Jesus command which re-
lates to the raising of the dead, many
who believe i'm its literal application
might desire that we shall go to the
cemetery and conduct series of ex-
periments. According to the materi-
alists all that we ever place in the
cemetery is the water and inorganic
salts" which the human body is said
to be composed Of Would it be
profitable to labor merely for the
resuscitation of that? But, says the
critic. what of the loved ones with
whom we associated and walked and
talked. and whom we knew by some
familiar or endearing name. and who
have passed from our presence. where
are they? They were never more or
less than consciousness and Christian
Science teaches. as common sense
does that consciousness never found
resting place beneath six feet of
earth Through its release from a
measure of sense bondage, consious-
ness must instantly experience in de-
gree something of the true resurrec-
tion.-the ascension of thought to
perceive the Immortality of life. Many
think death is sacred visitation.
Scripture refers to it as an enemy.
not a friend. Jesus gave it no place
He met and conquered it because he
regarded it as a phase of error, the
outcome of materiality. In the tru-
est sense what is meant by death is
characterized by Paul as carnal mind
edness. ITO be carnally minded is
DEATH This he said of the nature
of that mind or consciousness which
is grossly materiaI-the sum total
of all carnality or that which is OPP
posed to spirituality. He also said,
ITO be spiritually minded is life and
peace" This agrees with Jesus con-
cept of life, for he said "And this is
| life eternal. that they might know
thee the only true God. and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent"
Jesus considered spiritual minded
ness or understanding as synonymous
with eternal life. and he came to inn
part this understanding to others. ir
order as he said. that they Nigh,
have life. and that they might have
IL more abundantly." If a knowledge
or understanding of God, good, con
stitirtes eternal fife. then surely the
absence of this true knowledge might
we'll be designated as death. TIL,
Mind. consciousness. or intelligence
which enabled him to do the work:
that he did. Jesus characterized a.
God. or the Father. Paul urged tina
we should have the Mind (which wa
also in Christ Jesus" Hence it is tina
Christian Science speaks to a slum
bering sense with the view of ilIumi
mating it or educating it out of itsel
! -ressurrecting IL as ii were-an
says: Awake thou that sleepest.
and Christ shall give the light" an,
Arise. shine; for thy light is com
and the glory of the Lord is risen up
on thee We may well spend ever,
moment in rejoicing that through
Christian Science we have learne
something at least of the eternal Yer
ity of life and the unreality of death
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Evil or Devil Exposed.

In Jesus time diseases and afflic-
tions were commonly regarded as due
to the presence of evil, frequently
spoken of as evil spirits or devils;
hence the command to cast these out.
His ministry disclosed the fact OF the
intimate association of evil or devil
with all manner of discords. and we
know that he overcame ii and cast il
out and thus released the afflicted
On certain occasions 1t would appear
that embodied evil recognized in him
it's master. and with fear and tremb-
ling shrank from his very presence
Contrary to the teaching and practice
of Christ Jesus il has been right.
said the whole superstructure oi
modern Christianity is built upon the
belief in a definite evil being who
brought about the fall of man." II
so far as modern Christianity is con,
tingent upon the belief in evil as 6
verify and power. it logically follows
that the destruction of evil would
mean the demolition of modern
Christianity. But how shall we recon
cile this teaching with what the Mas
ter said and did, and he is supposed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14

Christian Science proves that the
false material laws which by common
belief and consent operate through
fear, ignorance. and superstition to
incapaciate mortals and cause in
validism. are rendered null and void
by the higher law Of Mind. The in
dividual knowledge of this and its
application naturally effects the eradi-
cation of the discOrdant conditions
which may be held in thought or ex-
ternaliZed on the body. There is
nothing mysterious. or miraculous
about the modus operandi, since an
infinite and irrevocab1e law provides
for reconstruction, restoration. recov-
| cry. or redemption in accordance with
the supreme wisdom and power of the
Principle which established the law
The changes wrought in consciousness
and which result in the healing of the
! sick according to the practice oil
| Christian Science, are in no sense due
to the use OF hypnotism or suggestive
therapeutics The latter is in a class
by itself and is remnant of the con-
demned necromancy or occult prac'
tices of the past which the critics anc
enemies Of Jesus failed to convict hin
Of when they We're testifying falsel!
against him. The domination of a sub
missive mentality or consciousness b!
an imperative one is recognized as {
dangerous practice the maximum %
results therefrom being evil rathe
than good. Moreover. the practice /
unchristian, because contrary to tn
teaching of Jesus, who denounced ant
repudiated such healing methods a
equivalent to casting out devils b.
the prince Of devils.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Jesus Healing Method.

Christ Jesus practiced on the same
type of man that practitioners of other
systems did, and he healed his patti
ents of both sin and disease by one
and the same metaphysical process
the operation of the knowledge of
Truth. His analysis of causation rad
ically differed from the materialists.
because he appeared to be concerned
neither about what a mans body was
composed of. nor about the nature or
character of his disease. Respiration.
temperature, coated tongue. or the
beating of the pulse did not mean
anything to him. and he never aske1
about the food man had been eat
! ing or drinking. or even the air he
had been breathing; indeed, he said,
take no thought for the body" All
| this we can understand. if we will. II
Jesus ever accepted the chemists an
alysis of mans body, he naturally
would have accepted the same au-
thority's analysis of the food which
| the man consumed. Then good. or
dinary commons sense would have as
sured him that the commonplace act
of adding matter to matter could not
possibly cause indigestion
Observing students have not allow
| ed the fact to escape their attention,
that Jesus did take cognizance of the
thoughts and deeds of men. He noted
primarily it was evil or wrong think
ing which defiled men. We read that
en- one occasion he said. Not that
! which goeth into the mouth defileth
n man; but that which cometh out OF
the mouth. this defileth a man.
| Those things which proceed out OF
the mouth come forth from the heart
and they defile the man. For out OF
the heart proceed evil thoughts. mur.
ders, adulteries, fornications. thefts
false witness. blasphemies: These are
the things which defile man" Hi:
analysis disclosed causation as men.
tai rather than physical, hence h,
healed the people by the power of hi,
understanding, and he enlightened
them,-quickened their comprehen
sion and stimulated mental energ.
: and activity He took advantage o
the simplicity of the faith of his hear
/, ers and leavened it with understand
ing SO that it could remove mountain
, of error. He was recognized au
| thority upon all questions. and he as
2 tonished every one with his wisdom
and the patience and love which H.
/. displayed when dealing with their ig
7 norance and misery. 1t was concede,
4 that he went about doing good"
= Jesus taught men how to pray an,
. showed them how by right thinking
e and good behavior they could ri,
y themselves of evil desires. habits. ef
( fects, apd in influences Moreover. h
e insisted that they should be actuate,
o and controlled by the same Mind o
n consciousness which possessed an,
: impelled him. and which he designat
a ed as his Father and their Father, s.
s that they would be enabled To do 70
d others as he had done for them
n Jesus disclaimed credit for the grea
/ works which were wrought sthrougl
l. him, for he modestly said, II can o
/ mine own self do nothing" But tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14

Jesus at his word and not tease God
for what is needful, for the Master
said: Your Father knoweth that ye
have need OF these things" Possibly
this is why Christian Scientists have
been denominated a prayerless peo-
pie by the uninformed. This criti-
cism might be answered by the thou
sands who have confessed that while
they were trying to live according to
the requisites of theology, their
PRAYERS were never answered. More
over, they. now witness that they
never knew how to pray right until
they read and studied the chapter on
PRAYER written by Mrs. Eddy and Civ
en- first place in the textbook of
Christian Science. Christian Scien-
lists recognize that associated with
every prayer or sincere desire for the
manifestation of Gods presence and
| power there should be positive faith.
conviction, and knowledge that the
prayer is consistent with out true re-
lation to God. Such an attitude mer-
it's and provides for an answer to
prayer in accordance with the Scrip
ture: What things soever we desire
when We pray, believe that ye receive
them. and ye shall have them" also
"And if we know that He hear us
! whatsoever we ask, we know that We
have the petitions that we desire OF
Him" Jesus evidently taught tha
the true nature of prayer should be
confirmative rather than supplicative
and accordingly we believe that $
I 4 % oil
ness and the great truth that His Law
Is everywhere and at this very mo
! ment operating to destroy the dis
cordant conditions of human expert
/ ence. is the correct basis of prayer.
. For those who honestly disbelieve II
and discredit the works of a scientifi
Christianity, we can afford to enter
, tain much charity 1t should be re
: membered that the world of toda
has had little training and instructio
along the line Of a faith that is effec
e tive, and hence scarcely any oppor
, tunity of knowing and judging fror
works and fruits what true religion /:
Immersed in the mesmerism of falls
{ teaching il seems unable as yet I
2 recognize and comprehend the nat
o uralness of the Masters works {
n truth and righteousness For the re
o lease of those who are thus entangle
o and hence not familiar with the sigr
% which Jesus said should follow thel
q that believe we patiently hope an
@ wait. though their ignorance is with
n out excuse In exemplifying the RI
r ligion of Christ Jesus, Christian Sc
| ence is confronted by the darknel
. which cannot comprehend the ligh
d In so far as this darkness wilfull
4 or ignorantly presumes that light h;
n come into the world through frau
g deceit and hypocrisy, we susper
!, judgment and we abide complacent
n in the conviction that it rests entire
q with the darkness to prove the rea
/, onableness of its own claims al
d complaints
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Tyranny OF Material Sense.

Ii has been argued and urged that
all are included in the Adamic or
material belief Of man. Christian
Science protests that we are sub
jects of divine sovereign, and that
mortality affects us only TO the extent
that we ignorantly or Intentionally
believe in and submit to its theories
and practices. Material sense has
long imposed its tyrannical beliefs,
customs, and laws upon the world
and intimidated nations with its plan
Of mutual murder and assimilation
In example and precept its substitu-
ton of the mortal for the spiritual
man has been foisted upon succeed
ing generations for many ages. and
the suffering. misery. and desolation
which have followed in it's wake are
ample proof of the iniquity of a fact
which is responsible for the decline of
spirituality and the consequent pres
ence of a widespread hatred Of good.
But a righteous revolt has come which
is destined to shake mortality to its
very foundation and utterly destroy
and remove il from the face OF the
earth. This reformation accom-
pIished. we shah behold the real man,
the divine offspring or spiritual idea,
who is more than statesman, patri-
OF. or priest; more than a chemist an
astronomer. a mathematician. or mu
| sician. more than a servant mer-
chant. or mechanic; physician. law
Yer, philosopher, teacher, or poet. He
is the image, likeness, reflection of the
AIl-good. and is endowed by his ere
ator with inalienable and unalterable
| dominion over earth and sky. In the
kingdom of Gods man there are nc
vassaIs. no peers: no strikes. no lock
outs. no bars of condemnation, NJ
courts of appeal There is naught t.
condemn, to appeal to or from, sine,
here infinite, good is supreme.
The healing of the sick. the cleans
ing of thought by means of the truth
spiritual understanding, is possible o
accomplishment today as at any tim'
in the worlds history. Ministerins
to- the sufferings of mankind is thu
most legitimate evidence and expires
sion of true Christianity which we cal
possibly conceive of. 1t is. moreover
the inevitable experience because il i
|
Christian Scientist does not see in hi
patient what the physician or chemis
, sees in mortal man. therefore h
makes no pretense of healing matte
as substance. but as belief. To tn
, Scientist sickness is a mental present
ation, a defective state of thought
God who made everything good an
without whom. as St John says. IVA
not anything made that was made,
is not the author Of such thought dis
n turbances as produce sickness, the
d do not enter into the divine conscious
t ness and hence their appearing
4 illegitimate in all respects. 1t ha
e been discovered that Gods law right
s understood and applied will antidot
: every phase of error or discord whic
: might take possession of the huma
j. mind. Indeed Christian Science HI
" repeatedly demonstrated the grei
t, truth that all that is needed for tn
r expulsion of sin and disease from HI
@ man experimental that is necessa
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
The Nature of Prayer.

The relation of prayer to healing in
the teaching of Christ Jesus and
Christian Science, makes it pertinent
to explain that because the nature OF
God is so little understood men have
believed that He gives or withholds
as His Judgment or pleasure may die
tate. Hence there has been institut-
ed the custom of petitioning, suppli'
eating. beseeching Deity to bestow
various favors upon the suppliant
This is the general thought of prayer
Christian Scientists are willing to take
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Mrs. E.ddy's Mission.

The world is wholly incapable of
conceiving of the scope and charac-
ter of the task committed to the Dis
coverer and Founder OF Christian Sci
ence. Even those whose lives have
been touched and transformed by the
healing influence of her love and
work, confess their inability to com
prehend its significance Certain it is
that her life of spiritual devoutness,
self-sacrifice. and sweet simplicity;
her loving loyalty to God. the purity
of her thought and purpose. and her
consecrated faithfulness to the exalt-
ed ministry to which she was provi-
dentially called. has eliminated in a
movement which has as its ultimate
the release of the human mind from
its iniquitous bondage to sin and dis
ease, and the abolition of the despotic
tyranny of false belief. Blessings of
this nature cannot well be confined
to a single race or generation, but
must extend to all nations and to all
times.
Thank God the mission Of Mrs.
Eddy has not been in vain. There is
vast multitude of people In this
generation who momentarilv give
/ thanks that il was through her ris-
cernment. courage. and answering
! fidelity that their tears have been
dried and their pain banished, nor Is
this all She has made clear and plain
the way whereby all are to be re-
deemed according To the plan and pur-
| pose of an infinitely good God and
through the salvation OF the indwell.
/ ing Christ. II ever "a people had oc-
casion to hold in loving and tender
memory the life OF n noble, just, pure.
and upright woman II has it now. I
am sure that all who are conscious
/ of this will agree that 10 her there is
due the full significance OF these words
of the great apostle: Il have fought
a good fight have finished my
course. have kept the faith. Hence
forth there Is laid up for me crown
of righteousness which the Lord. the
righteous judge. shall give me at that
day. and not to me only, but unto all
= them also that love his appearing"
I, tAdv)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14

Father that dwelleth in me ne do,h
the works"
Christian Healing Restored.
For sixteen centuries mental thera-
peutics as instituted by the Master re-
NAMED dormant. but In these latter
days Christian Science represents the
restoration and reestablishment OF its
practice. Less than fifty years ago
only one person on earth realized
what Christian Science in this respect
means to the world. Today many
thousands are vividly conscious that
il is wholly due to its teaching and
practice that they are alive and abie
TO say they are healthy and happy, it
in less than half a century. much OF
which time was necessarily spent In
overcoming the prejudices of mortals
and dealing with the many problems
incident to the formative period OF all
earthly undertakings; IL during these
irving wears of the reestablishment OF
a religious practice which had been
entirely neglected and in disuse for
UPWARDS of sixteen hundred years; IL
notwithstanding the almost universal
| ana persistent pfdCtiSc "a
God as the healer OF the sick and
seeking material means for relief and
healing. no matter how utterly made.
auate or futile-if in the face OF all
this Christian Science has adequately
proved equal to the task OF releasing
| from the bonds of sin. suffering, and
disease hundreds of thousands OF peo-
pie. are we not justified in saying
there has come to their realization the
fulfilment of Jesus prophecy: He
that believeth on me, the works tna'
I do shall he do also! and greater
works than these shall he do; because
III go unto my Father And these
signs shall follow them that believe
In nv name shall they cast out devils
they shall speak with new tongues
they shall take up serpents; and =
they drink any deadly thing, 1t shall
not hurt them; they shall lay hands
on the sick, and they shall recover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14

for humanity's complete liberation
is here and now.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Ministry of Christian Science.


In the ministry of Christian Science
the endeavor is to exemplify all that
is possible for the human to compre-
hend and express of true charity, even
that concept of genuine love which
Paul has so comprehensively embod-
led in the 18th Chapter of 1st Corin-
thians. The benefactions Of Christian
Science extend to all classes without
distinction as to nationality, rank, or
caste: and included in the scope OF its
teaching and practice the investigator
will find a remedy for every undesir-
able condition to which mankind are
subjected. In association. fellowship.
and conduct Christian Science urges
men to a strict observance of the gold
en- rule, and that new commandment
which the Master gave and which
/ forms the basis of true brotherhood:
| That ye love one another. as / have
loved YOU" The promises OF Christian
Science are to be found in the Scrip
lures as well as in the literature es-
pecially devoted to its teaching ana
practice. AS these promises must all
| be fulfilled. the mission of Christian
Science will not be completed until
"the earth shall be filled with the
knowledge of the glory of the Lord.
as the waters cover the sea-"
Christian Science can no longer be
considered an experiment. and while
among the skeptics and unbelieving
there are those who appear to be ex-
pecting its early demise and a stam-
peding of its adherants, observing
ones behold its steadily moving on
ward and adding daily to it's standard
such as would be saved. This is be-
cause it is not founded upon the per-
sonality or individuality of any one
but rather upon Principle which as
sures its permanence 1t is recog-
nized that that impersonal spiritual
realization which gave Christian Sci
ence to the world is still here. teaching
and admonishing us in all truth and
righteousness: and naught can de-
stroy. remove or succeed Ii.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14

cannot be harmonized upon single
point! Thus the Scriptures indi-
cate that in the day when God (Elo-
him) "created man in his own i'm
age" the Lord God (Jehovah) Is sup
posed to have formed man Of the
dust of the ground" and made wom-
an out OF bone.
Spiritual Man.
Though briefly stated, the first
chapter of Genesis contains a COM
plete record of the spiritual and true
creation, a record pronounced by most
authorities on Biblical questions as
| absolutely scientific In all respects
Therein we read that God created man
| In His own image and likeness, gave
| him dominion over the earth and
whatever moveth thereon. and pro-
vlded for the constant care and main
tenance OF His creation. The record
states. moreover. that God saw every
thing that ne had made. and behold
II was very good" The teaching OF
Christian Science places special en-
| phasis upon this record as authentic
and true. and declares that it presents
the basis of all true existence. God
being admittedly supreme and un'
changing good, and the real universe
being the manifestation of His con
tinuous activity. Christian Science ar
CUES that His creation must ever con
tinue to be representative of the Di
vine character, of which II can be
correct and legitimate expression
only as 1t remains perfect. The Bible
fortunately does not teach that pro
vision was made necessary or evel
possible for change. contamination
failure. or termination of the perfec
handiwork of God, and we note tina
the reading does not involve God
image in discord or imperfection. TIL
: conclusion is irresistible that the per
feet man Is a present-day realit!
whatever human sense may be to tn
contrary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
Healing Of the Sick.

Practically speaking notnlng at
present embodied in the teaching of
modern Christianity provides for the
healing of the sick. Ignoring the COM
mand of Jesus to heal by spiritual
means. theology has left this question
entirely to the medical profession
Compliance with the teaching of the
Master involves the preservation or
the essential unity of his command to
preach and heal In considering this
we are brought face to face with the
unwarranted presumption of the
thought that would sunder these fac
tors of true Christian service. The
work of saving sinners by preaching Is
committed to men whose lives ana
characters, ii is expected, shall be
above reproach. But the coordinate
service of healing the sick is giveif over
to those who may or may not even
be moral, much less spiritual in their
| lives.
In this connection II Is interesting
to observe that both theology and
medical practice have common
| ground of meeting. and 1t is that OF
the verify of the matter man and thai
when he Is sick he is to be healed al
though he were wholly dust, although
declared by theologians to have soul
Strangely enough neither seems tt
appreciate the predicament in which
both are thereby placed. The alb
surdity of this situation is heightened
when regarded from the standpoin
of the last analysis of mortal man
which both of these purpose fully hu
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-14
A LECTURE, ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE


Father that dwelleth in me. he doth
the works"