The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
4 oaNUME aevsvn
rchnstfan sceroo SEEMINGLY.


talked and written asof.. ha es CT
q grest religious revivA- 70 Goubt
this need is pressing. bit those who
write and talk about IL simply do not
realize that tie greatest rel eious re-
vival of the centuries. ace he advent
OF Christianity, rs besa n progress
for the past nifty years Just half a
century ago Mrs. EC3r sirscrel- q the
Science of Jesus ec-c-f 81 -e-
she promulgated th.s enc re
benefit of all mankind To- resr.t oi
this las been a genuine fo.i /
primitive c. atty, which hes c.
riohed the hres Of hundreds OF thoI-
sands OF people and rescued then
from all manner of disease and sin
Not only has this revival been partici-
pated in by those who in their extrem-
fly had blindly sought God IN an a.
most helpless way. but also by many
who, hopeless and unbelieving, had
said In their hearts, There h no
Cod"
Not the least valuable lesson of this
particular revival has been the marked
absence of spectacular propaganda.
There has been from the platform and
in the literature no studied or frenzied
appeal to the emotions. 10 eaching
OF eternal damnation, 70 paying upon
the fears Of excited or discouraged
men and women. no denunciation of
persons or classes, no bitter arraign-
met OF other reIisions On he con-
trary, there has been a quiet and con.
fident statement of the omnipotence
aud omnipresence of God, the reality
Of good, the Immortality of man IN the
image and likeness Of God, the divinity
Of the Christ, the fatheThood OF God,
and the brotherhood of man
Not only has this statement Of
Christianity been made to the ear and
eye, but also, combining precept with
practice, its truth has been demon
strated In the healing of the sick and
the reform of the sinful. Jesus said
that certain signs should follow them
that believe, and that these signs have
been manifest IN the practice OF
Christian Science is now too firmly
established to he contradicted sue
cessfully. Surely this is a revival
that is worthy of the name, and one
In which all men would Willingly join
if they but appreciated its far-reaching
effects.
There are those, however, who love
to discourse of Christian Science and
it's textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures by Mrs
Eddy, in a critical way. To such
critics, of course, the revival has not
yet come, even though they apparent
ly see much TO commend in the lives
and character of Christian Scientist
To them Christian Scientists are GOO
peorSs despite their rsigious belief
andsit has not yet d2wi~,i upon th,l
that Christian Scieuc> = che foLnd
ton of whatever good zoos thev sc
displayed In the DALI * < All o,r
versation OF these pco7lc -.
must have had sJcl r ics
when she wrote tn N ic ~
1.-THE Christian science ''-t
commencing or paaa p CO.
Church If Christ Sea
celiany" IN this art-sa p"
christian sc'ere, tesnAe
no man; b tar7rer ei7
alcohol ana tobacco 80
ara pure; cost ont ~
s.c'f - short. 10 unto e'eesa
wota AVE others "a e. 3r
one Gin stian So c'is' go. re1 a
Tho MAXIMUM ot heee eo'h., -
And It rot why ro'Ht tie peaute tn
tho lives OF Christian TUcutist and
dcery tho book which has nodded their
ives? Simply because the treasurer
&C 'hs textbook are not -ct uncovered
10 tfd saze OF many mon, the beauty
% holiness Is net vet won. Is II too
much 10 sey that this hook IA lenver
ing tho whole lump of human thought
You ca trace It's TEACHINGS in each
step of mental and splrifue' G"o-rcas
from pulpit and press, IN religion and
ethics md find these progressive
steps either written or Indicated IN
the hool,. n ,as mounted o. Int on
the swl., ard mirhty cha;igt az divine
Love. witch today Is clrellns the
whole world"
To this statement eyery CHRISTIAN
Scientist viii say Amen