Evening journal., 1916-06-12

that the way which was
taught by Jesus for overcoming sin
and sickness was. as his own utter
ances indicate, for all mankind
throughout the centuries. For what
he said was true. whether by promise
or admonition or command to his fol-
lowers; and once true, always true. A
truth never changes nor perishes.
When Jesus said TO his followers, 10
YOU and me included. IF ye love
me. keep my commandments" he
meant all. and not just a convenient
mart OF his command to his followers,
made with no restriction or limitation
in respect to country or century, in
his plain and unmistakable words:
Preach the gospel" Heal the sick"
Jesus gave this commandment to his
followers in order that his gospel
might spread, and. what was still more
important, that his gospel might be
preserved. The great importance
which Jesus attached to healing the
sick as well as preaching his gospel
is shown by the fact that he was not
sought TO prove what he preached by
evidential facts wherever he went to
persuade mankind Of the truth Of his
teachings This is also shown by
his words. Though ye believe not
me, believe the works" And one OF
his apostles declared: Faith. II II
hath not works, is dead "being alone" "
Jesus said. "Ye shall know the
truth. and the truth shall make you
free" He also explained that his
works were the works Of God, and
that OF himself he could do nothing
These utterances repudate the notion
that his works could only be accom-
! plished because OF the greater power
residing in his personality as the Sor
Of God. His words show that Jesus
| regarded the works In overcoming
sin and sickness as capable Of beinr
done according 10 the divine laws
which govern u.s. These laws ar,
the same now as they we're nineteer
centuries ago. The statement mad,
sometimes as an attempted excuse TO
disOhedience TO the command to hea
the sick according to the Christ ex
ample. that the days OF the miracles
, have passed, is without any Scripture
{ authority whatever That statemen
was first made about the beginning
, OF the fourth century. when the pagai
dogma OF the divine origin OF sick
, ness and death had found its frs
place in Christianity, introduced b,
, the multtudes OF Greek and Roman
converts about that time. Thos
, Greeks and Romans had believed tha
there are evil deities and that the,
send sickness, death, and other III
upon mankind. The result of thi
dogma OF the deihc origin OF physi
cal discords has been the failure t
, heal the sick as Jesus taught 70
} about fifteen centuries, until Christ
- ian Science denied and refuted IN
, dogma. Jesus, when he taught an
e proved by his works that the trut
makes us free. showed us that fror
n his viewpoint neither sin nor sicknes
4 were the truth OF mans being. an
/. that therefore they were not OF divin
q causation but human in their origii
l. For Jesus could not have meant thu
Is the truth frees us from what is tru
D. II Is impossible for those to heal u
lie sick according 20 the Christian VIZ
re therefor who believe that sickness al
Of death are mysterious dispensatioi
ID OF divine Providence" The ear
le Christians were able TO heal the sic
. as Jesus promised until the paga
.s dogma which has been describe
II found Its way into Christian theOlog
q Many questions are asked nOwaday
n in respect to the pTocess by whiC
,- the sick are healed In Christia
r Science. How is Il done? II you ca
y understand or explain how Jesus an
his followers have overcome sin. va
4 thereby answer how Jesus and HI
= followers overcome sickness: Il
n Jesus employed the selfsame proce.
,- to overcome all mental and physics
! discords, as the Bible shows. If
~ fact is once fully proven, then simil;
10 facts can no longer be rejected as in
n possible or improbable. ANY failui
O. TO comprehend a proven and esta
Of lished fact or process does not tel
Is TO invalidate or falsify such fact
as process. The supremacy OF the mil
In over the body is constantly to be O
,ir served. Solomon said that as a mi
re "thinketh in his heart, so is he" Pa
rs. said, ITO be carnally minded is deaf
ne but to be spiritually minded is 1
nd and peace" Our thoughts affect O
" breathing, our nerves. the circulate
IN Of the blood. I'm brief. all the bod
is functions and activities our GO
Iv thoughts TO better them and our I
~ thoughts TO harm them The trl
Nh delivers us from the bondage Of {
zee bad thinking Falsehood surely Ct
he not free us. for we know that fal
90 hood only FORCES and rivets
M chains. Truth is the sole remedy. g
,lv therefore the best and most
,in pendable resource. One OF the
,c- mediate apostles Of Jesus said -
"a prayer OF faith shall save the sic
Cd These words show the way OF Tea
He ing and attaining the truth which
,at livers us. Prayer brings us nea
10 divine Truth-lnGeed, Il is the o
~ effectual way known ~ human