The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-08-16
\ GENUINE REvivn
(chrIstian Science sentIneD.

OF late years a good deal has been
talked and written about the need fof
great religious revival. No doubt
this need II pressing, but those who
write and talk about It simply do not
realize that the greatest religious re-
vival Of the centuries, since the advent
Of Christianity. has been In progress
for the past nifty years. Just half Q
century ago Mrs. Eddy discovered the
Science OF Jesus teachings, and later
she promulgated this Science for the
benefit OF all mankind. The result OF
this has been a genuine revival of
primitive Christianity, which has en-.
riched the lives OF hundreds of thou
sands OF people and rescued them
from ali manner OF disease and sin.
Not only has this revival been partici-
pated In by those who in their extrem-
ity had blindly sought Gcd in an al.
most helpless way. but also by many
who. hopeless and unbelieving. had
said In their hearts. There is no
Cod"
Not the least valuable lesson of this
particular revival his been the marked
absence of spectacular propaganda
There. has been from the platform ara
in the literature no studied or frenzied
appeal TO the emotions, 10 n elchiag
Of eternal damnation, no p.aying upon
the fears OF excited or discouraged
men and women, no denunciation of
persons or classes. no bitter arraign-
ment OF other religions. On The COLI
trary, there has been quiet and con.
fident statement OF the omnipotence
and omnipresence OF God, the reality
Of good, the immortality of man In the
image and likeness of God, the divinity
of the Christ. the fatherhood of Cod.
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 stoud follow them
that believe. and that these signs have
been manifest in the practice of
Christian Science is now too firmly
established to be contradicted sue
cessfully. Surely this is revival
that is worthy of the name, ard one
In which all men would willingly join
IL 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 q 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 Scientists
To them Christian Scientists are good
people despite their religious beliefs.
and II has not yet dawned upon them
that Christian Science is the founda-
ton of whatever goodness they see
displayed in the daily walk and con.
versation of these people. Mrs. Eddy
must have had such critics In mind
when she wrote the article entitled
The Christian Science Textbook"
on page 100 of 1.-The First |
Church of Christ. Scientist. and Mis-
,ellany." In this article she says
Christian Science teaches: Owe |
40 man; be temperate; abstain from
alcohol and tobacco; be honest, just,
md pure; cast out evil and heal the |
sick; in short, Do unto others ss ye /
would have others do TO YOU. Has |
,ne Christian Scientist yet reached
he maximum OF 'hoSet tee chings?
And II not, why point the reople &c !
he lives OF Chris.iaa Sci mist and |
lecry the book which his nodded thei'
ives? Simply because tho treasures |
II this textbook are not yyt urcoveref
o the gaze OF mar-' ,ler. IN: beaut'
v holiness Is not vet won Is Il t.
much to say that this book Is leaven (
ng the whole lump of hnlnnn III lshtt
You can trace rs teachin~e =. each
tep of mental and s0ri'ua, o~o%ress
rom pulpit and press in rel!s!ca arc
ethics, and find these progressive
teps either written or irdicasod in
he book II he's mounted tn"lE or
he swift ard mighty chariot of divine
owe. which today is cirsling the
Whole world"
To this statement every Christian
'c1eltist Will say. h-aea.