The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
DOCTRINE EXPLAINED
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are working earnestly and courageously
demonstrating for themselves and foI
the world this gospel, OF "On earth peace
good will toward men," and though they
find at times the burdens large and
heavy, yet added strength is given with
each added load TO bear. They feel that
much has been done for them, and of
them much will be required.
For Christian Scientists are individuals
who, like all the world whether they
know il or mott, were SHINING against
themselves and their own best interests,
and suffering because of their SHINING,
and who came 10 the healing waters of
the Christ cure and were cleansed of
their sins; and when they were washed
they were healed of their malady,--
cleansed of their fins and their conse-
quent suffering; and now, humbly and
meekly. yet boldly and nightly, they
are following the Christ, through evil as
well as good report.
Christian Science cannot fail any more
than the science of numbers can fail.
Mathematics never deceives; the science
of numbers will never fail in any prob
lem and figures will not falsify concern
ing it, Likewise Christian Science is alb
solutely scientific, and the Science of be-
ing cannot fail.
The eternal laws of Life, Truth, and
Love, having their foundation in the one
God, can no more fail than their founda
tion Principle, the eternal God, can fail.
Statements Logical and Scientific
Christian Science makes its statements
logically true and scientifically correct. |
The Science of being is as independent |
as the science of mathematics. Like the
spirit of Love, it seeks no reward and |
fears no punishment.
Since it is the eternal fact of being, it |
can stand alone; being true, and its Prin-
ciple Truth, it asks no support from any
one or any thing. 1t is the same whether
thousands rally to its standard, or seek
to trail its banner in the dust. 1t is a :
living reality, and its Principle everlast-
ing Life, and therefore it cannot die; it
viii live through all the ages yet to
come as it has lived through all the ages
that have already come.
Christian Science is the eternal law of
being, and does not teach eternal Danish
ment from God or good; but on the con-
trary it teaches that all must come to
Truth at last.
God is the all-powerful one. How then
could there be any other power? How
could man, having no power apart from
God, sin against God and be forever lost?
All we have and are is from God, the
divine source of being, and it is self
evident fact that whatever of good there ,
is for us in the great Interchangeable is
waiting for us now, hence the farther we
go astray, and the longer we stay away,
the greater viii be our sufferings and the
longer we will have them to bear.
God is omnipotence; and being the !
same yesterday, and to-day, and for a
ever" His omnipotence forever has been, I
md forever will remain. Hence no other q
power can be, no other power has ever t
been, and no other power can ever be T
bile to stay His mighty hand, or thwart d
Him in His purpose.
Therefore God and heaven are, and t
heir opposites, the devil and hell, are o
lot; and Divine Science is the angel that s
ONES today TO lay hold on that old ser 81
ent, which is the Devil. and Satan" and
will chain him 'and cast him into the o
ottomless pit" 1.-THE great nowhere), and 81
II his angels with him. But neither Sa- Il
an nor his angels are personal devils. b
atan is the lying spirit, or spirit that ca
les; which is but the testimony of the Il
hysical senses which never tells the
ruth; and the angels of Satan are per- W
omitted evils resulting from the testi- p
lony of these false senses, such as ieal- G.
usy, hatred, revenge, hypocrisy, sick
ess, SIM and death. II
Christian Scientists, being students OF 81
his Divine Science and finding how sci S,
true it is, naturally and nee I'll
ssarily lin measure at least, grow
. become one with it; to reflect it, to be
spresent it and express it, in thought, in nc
ord, and in deed. And while this with to
lem is a growth, and is attained to by TO
egrees, yet patiently and by degrees it of
attained. And like the shepherds of
ID, having seen this light, they are fol- tit
wing where it leads, and would point of
Tiers to that light, that they may fol- ris
w also.
Christian Science being Independently IS
ght, it can stand alone; and Christian Sc
cientists are growing into independ- to
nee; not what the world calls independ.
zee, however, for the Christian Seien- We
sts' independence is absolute depend is
ice upon God. They are learning to on
axe practical the first commandment, sic