Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-04

| science Tor declaring that material
remedies cannot cure disease are too
numerous and too distressing To re-
peat. What Is the attitude OF the
world today in this regard. solely as
a result of the teaching of Christian
| Science? Why. almost the complete
abandonment OF the theory that MAJ;
ter can heal and this by members Of
profession who but "A few short
years ago proclaimed omnipotent
powers for their nostrums. Many ply
sicians today tell us they seldom or
never administer drugs for curative
purposes. They have found out that
there is no intelligence. power, Princi
pie or law in a drug They are learn
ing the truth OF what Mrs. Eddy dis
covered fifty years ago; namely, that
il is not the drug that heals.
Germ Theory
AT this point let us pause just long
enough to pay our brief respects TO
our little friend, the germ. and 10 the
germ theory. ] refer now to the bad
the wicked germ. We are told that
there are good germs. but they do
not seem TO be popular. The bad
germ is the only one We ever hear
much about DO you know that II
there were one iota OF truth in the
present day teaching and theory about
the germ there would not be man,
woman or child here this evening?
II the germ theory We're scientific and
had the sanction OF God this old world
would have been depopulated almost
before II was populated
j submit that the teachings OF the
germ theorist completely eliminate
God or any idea OF God as necessary
10 the creation or salvation OF man.
infinitely more to be avoided than
the germ is the fear and dread of il
as well as the mental picture of dis
ease and tine fear OF il engendered
by reading these false theories. and
by reading so-called health talks and
descriptions OF diseases appearing 80
profusely in the press OF the country
at the present time.
Spiritual Healing
1t was not many years ago that
Christian Science was severely criti.
cized for its teaching that spiritual
healing is as essential part OF the
Christian religion as preaching. not.
wthstandlng the fact that almost in
variably the injunction of Jesus 10
preach the gospel was coupled with
the command to heal the sick. The
claim OF Christian Science that the
works of Jesus We're examples 10 all
humanity throughout all time OF what
may be accomplished through an IN
Outstanding of God and His law was
met with most emphatic opposition.
To claim the ability 10 heal the sick
as did Jesus was called heresy. And
now today. what do we find? Almost
every religious denomination calling
itself Christian teaches. in a measure.
it's belief in healing as a necessary
part OF Christianity. Some religious
denominations are even now endeavor-
ing 10 establish within their church A
system Of healing as a part OF their
UNCONVENTIONAL teachings. And in all
heir advancement along this line OF
light you may be sure that Christian
Science wishes It's sister religions God
speed
To attempt to build on dual foun-
iation OF matter and Spirit. TO blow al
egiance in the slightest degree TO ma
erial methods. TO recognize aught bu.
! he one Mind, 10 depend on any but
| iod and His law. means ship-wreck
and disaster There is but one way
and that is the way taught in Chris.
tian Science. the way by which every
disease known to mankind has been
healed. the way by which the healing
work is being accomplished today in
nearly every city town and hamlet In
/ he civilized world as il was twenty
centuries ago i'm the hills Of Gallee
| Ii is the way by which Christian Sci
ance has healed and is healing organic
! As we'll as functional diseases, such
/ diseases as tuberculosis intemper
ince. cancer. tumor curvature OF the
ipine. organic heart disease loco
motor ataxia. malformation of chill
/ iren. diabetes. gallstones. brights dis
ease. blindness. deafness, apopleXy.
appendicitis and all the ills to which
1esh has been considered heir
Mrs. Eddy discovered the divine
Jaws OF Life in the year 1866 and gave
o her discovery the name OF Chris
ian Science.-Christian because il is
pre-eminently repetition OF the
eachings of the great master Chris
ian. because 1t is loving. compassion
te, Christlike and universal in its
adaptations and bestowals: because
through a correct application OF its
teachings. the works OF Jesus Of Naza-
reth may be emulated and his COM
mand to go into ali the world and
preach the gospel and heal the sick.
| complied with Science, because
through The correct application OF
law. as laid down in its teachings,
positive and predetermined results
will follow as necessarily and as Ger.
tainlv as daylight follows the night.
A religion to accomplish the works Of
the Master must be scientific A re
ligion to be- scientific must be Chris
tian.
Mrs. Eddy has incorporated the FUN
Gamental teachings OF Christian Sci
ence in her book Science and Health
with Key 10 the Scriptures This is
the textbook OF the Christian Science
denomination. Through its study the
secrets and obscurities OF Holy Writ
have been made plain, and instead OF
a book Of mystery. the Bible has come
TO be the chart OF life To thousands
upon thousands TO whom It has here
tofore been closed
l would not have any OF you gair
the impression this evening tha
Christian Scientists claim to have
completely encompassed the POSSIBLE
tiles OF spiritual demonstration made
available by the discovery OF Christian
Science. Far from IL. But what ha,
been accomplished by them through
their study of the Scriptures in tn,
light OF this discovery most assured!
proclaims II. in truth. the restoration