El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-10


annals wherein are recorded the un-
reasoning and unfounded misrepresen-
tatiOn which has inevitably pursued
the apostle OF a new idea Even the
Immaculate Jesus did not escape.
Think Of it, Blind, perverted material
sense said OF him. He is a wine bib
Der. a glutton, a friend Of publicans
and sinners"
Christian Scientists know that Mrs.
Eddy did not originate Christian
Science; she discovered II, brought Il
TO light The balm OF Gilead which
she has revealed for the healing OF
the nations is not Of her creating.
nor is II a restarement Of ancient or
modern material philosophy Il is the
simple, unadulterated spiritual teach
ing OF Jesus and the prophets who
preceded him. To this assertion some
may say. But I believe. and have
been endeavorinE TO follow. the teach
ings Of Jesus all my life Yes. this
is unfortunately the remarkable pre-
dicament OF Christian peoples today;
hundreds Of differing sects acknowl-
edge Jesus as their guide and their
king, and then proceed 20 place hui
man Interpretation upon his words
and works.
Salvation.
I once asked a woman seeking help
in Christian Science if she understood
the meaning Of the word salvation
Indeed do was her response. ] was
saved when 1 was IS From what
were you saved I ventured 10 in
Quire. Why, / was saved she eN-
planned. You know Jesus died TO save
me- To save you from whatT I per
sisted Have you been saved from
sin all these years. No she ad-
mitted honestly, 1 cannot say that
have Have YOU been saved from
sickness NO she replied sadly; I
have been a terrible sufferer for
years Did your salvation include
deliverance from heartache. from fear,
from worry. from pOvertyE No she
said; i suppose my salvation was re-
served entirely for the future life
rs II not strange, this seemingly
universal misunderstanding among
protesting Christians regarding the
teachings OF Jesus upon this vital
pOint2 Jesus would have brought no
new message had he taught the gain
ing OF heaven through dying The
Chinese have always believed in an
after life and even the Indians have
chung TO hope in happy hunting
ground.
The kingdom Of heaven is at
handr In the Christian Science text
book we read that heaven is harmony.
Therefore the message OF the Savior
which indeed is good tidings Of great
JOY to the bound and afflicted OF
earth. is that harmony. deliverance,
salvation, are al hand. and are TO be
realized IN the proportion that we lift
our thought from the material and lay
hold on the spiritual facts Of being.
No Eternal Punishment.
The notion OF a place OF eternal
torment is absolutely foreign to the
teachings OF him whose keynote was
love divine. In the parable Of the
re---.
the suffering and punishment Of the
Maynard boy were not inflicted by
the father. but were the results Of sin
and lasted only while the sin lasted.
Have you ever heard the story that
is told OF the man who was such a
never failing Optimist that he met
every recital Of calamity with the
comforting words, Well. well 10
might have been worseg This custom
Of mis- aroused the ire Of one Of his
friends, avOWed pessimisJ, who re-
solved to put an end TO it. Meeting
him soon after. the pessimast told
him Of a supposed dream. graphically
picturing his friend perishing in the
torrents Of everlasting fire, and maxi
ing the story as horrible as possible
W hen he finished, the other thought
for moment and then said. Well
that might have been worse How
might it have been worse echoed his
astonished friend. It might have
been true said the other
And so we think about the theory
Of everlasting punishment How ter
rible, unthinkable. It would be If il
were true. Christian Science, how
ever, revealing an all powerful creator
VINO Is ever present love, shows that
such concept is too bad to be true
Definition Of Hell.
50, says some one, the Christ ian
Scientists do not believe fin heuT Cn-
fortunately most Of them do. and they
are trying hard 10 get out of It. Let
US read the Christianity scientific def
milton Of hell: Mortal belief. error;
ust; remorse; hatred; revenge. sin,
sickness; death; suffering and self
destruction. self Imposed agony: ef-
fects Of sin; that which 'worketh
abomination OF maketh a lie
Basis OF Christian Science.
Let US now consider the basis Of
Christian Science: let US find the
truth about God and man which il
reveals-that truth which il destined
to hberate the race. We read. The
Christlike understanding Of scientific
being and divine healing includes a
perfect principle and idea.-perfect
God and perfect man-as the basis of
thought and demonstration
Ihis teaching IS founded squarely
on the opening chapter Of the Bible.
the first chapter Of Genesis
There Went Up n MIST"
Nov, had I been asked before
studying Christian Science as to what
was the first mention of man in the
Bible. 1 should promptly have re-
ferred the inquirer to Adam, In the
garden Of Eden. But Christian Science
shows that the Adam. or material man
OF the second chapter Of Genesis. does
not appear until the first mention of
discord, in the second chapter Of Gene
sis. We have read that Gods creation
is good. is finished. divine law and