Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-05

The subject to be eiucidated Is:
christian Science: Tho Vision Of
Christ Jesus. A lecture on Chris
ton Science brings together peo-
pie VINO hope and, / trust. expect
TO learn about God; how His good
ness is available to heal sickness,
forgive sin. and relieve SORROW.
This was the Saviors mission on
earth, and Christian Science con-
tinues that work. II IL not only
desired, but expected. that each
truth seeker in the audience be in
Iquiring at this time on what au-
lthority the statement is made that
christian Science, as operating
among men today, IL the realiza-
stion Of the vision Of Christ Jesus.
The answer Is simple and entire.
"a tree is known by its fruit. The
obstruction Of sin and wickedness
which the Savior accomplished and
which he foresaw and foretold
would swallow mp death in victory,
40 being done through Christian
sScence in this generation. That
which claims to be able to bless
man. and can sustain the claim
through demonstration, is worthy
iof full acceptation.
Christian Science not only
teaches, but demonstrates divine
aid, thereby adhering strictly to
the declaration Of Scripture: Il
will shew thee my faith by my
works" Thousands Of written tes-
timonials OF healing and regenera-
ton, covering the last so years, are
preserved and accessible; current
testimonials Of redemption from
sickness and sin appear regularly
In The Christian Science Journal,
Christian Science Sentinel, and the
Christian Science Heralds in
French and German: each We'd
nesday evening in all Christian
Science meetings are heard the
living voices Of grateful men and
i women testifying to the power Of
Christian Science to heal and to
save; throughout the world, be-
yond broad waters and behind lofty
mountains, in great cities and
quiet hamlets, by the domestic
Preside and in the trench and hos
pital. men and women, confident
and calm, joyous and active, are
found declaring that through
Christian Science they have come
to know, and in some measure
have been able increasingly to dem
onstrate, that God is sure REM
edy for, every Ill, here and now.
When one finds the correct answer
to q problem in mathematics he il
certain the rule by which he works
10 true. So when through the APP
plication Of the principle Of Chris
ton Science ono sees the destruc-
ton Of disease and mental per-
versity, he knows that the rule of
healing as taught by Mary Baker
Eddy, the discoverer and founder
Of Christian Science. is true. The
test set up by Jesus the Christ is
this: "By their fruits ye shall
know them" This is the initial re-
ply to the earnest inquirer who
asks on what authority 1t 10 de-
clared that Christian Science is the
fulfillment of the vision Of Jesus
Christ.
The Vision.
What is this vision? Jesus the
Christ was pure in heart and there
fore was q seer; he saw God. good.
Only purity can see purity, and
purity can see only purity. The
root meaning Of vision Is "sight,
faulty of seeing" The new edi-
ton OF Webster gives the first main
definition as, "Act Of seeing ex-
teynal objects; actual sight; per-
eeptfon." In meaning. vision is
closely allied to the Greek verbs
ito see" and ito know" which in
dicates that really to see thing is
to know It. This is thenature Of
the vision Of Christ Jesus. 1t has
no connection with mysticism; it
10 supremacy natural; It Is
+ not a dream but reality;
not a promise for the future, but a
present possession. There are 9TH
CT derivative meanings given to
the word VISION" such as the ap-
preaching shadow Of events. Isiah
and other Old Testament prophets
fpretold coming events, things afar
"a. Christ saw real events, the
Kingdom of heaven at hand. On
that Sabbath day in the synagogue
at Nazareth, when He stood up to
read the scriptures, there was de-
livered unto Him the book Of the
prophet Esaias, and He found the
place where it was written: THE
Spirit Of the Lord is upon me, be-
cause He hath Amounted me to
preach the gospil to the poor; He
hath sent me to heal the broken
Il hearted, to preach deliverance to
the captives, and recovering of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised. to preach
the acceptable year Of the Lord
luke 4:1S, 1877 He sat down, and
as the pepole wondered at his gra-
cious manner He said to them:
''This day Is this scripture full
filled in your ears" And at once
it began to be fulfilled in their
eyes also, for Gin the synagogue
there was man, which had a
spirit of an unclean devil And
Jesus rebuked him. saying, Hold
thy peace. and come out Of him.
:: And he came out of him. and
hurt him not" From thence Jesus
won't directly into a house and
healed Simon's rnother-in-law.
And the same day when the sun
was setting. all they that had any
sick with divers diseases brought
them unto Him." and he healed
them.
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