The Denver Jewish news., 1919-09-03

attempt 10 90. He walked on the
water, drove out devils. fed large
muititudes on five loayes and two
fishes, and rose from the grave. He
taught that evil should not be resisted,
that rich man could not enter the
Kingdom, etc, etc. These teachings
Christian Scientists ignore just as
noitchalantly as do other Christian
churches. Alas, we cannot expect con-
sistency of human beings, even of such
as are rid of mortal mind and mortal
crror."
Yes, Christian Science is thoroly
Christian. The above quoted author
ity says: In his. warfare with evil, 1
the Christian Scientist takes the life
of Jesus Christ as his only example.
He understands that Jesus was the
Savior because he revealed the Christ,
the spiritual idea of God; that Jesus
proved by his life and works that it is
the Christ or Truth revealed--the
spiritual eternal nature of God and
man touching human consciousness
which takes away the sin Of the world.
Hence the constant cndeavor of the
Scientist is that he may be also gov
cfned by that Christ in other words.
that he may have this mind
which was also in Christ Jesus
Christian Science acknowledges the
Divinity Of Christ and the Incarnation.
as the following passage shows: 1.-The
Christ was the Spirit which Jesus I'M
piled in his own statements; I am
the way, the truth. and the life; L
and my father are one This christ,
or divinity of the man Jesus. was his
divine nature, the godlineSs which ami
mated him. Divine Truth, Life, ard
Love. gave Jesus authority over sin,
sickness, and death. His mission was
to reveal the science of celestial being,
to prove what God is and What He docs
for man." (Sc. and II. p. 2G)
The author quoted above continues )
christian Science teaches flat the
Atonement was the lifeworl; of Jesus,
whereby He proved, step by step,
ualn's unity with God, by c"nquerins
all materiality and sin. II regards the
'crucifiSion on Calvary rs the last and
greatest temptation TO believe in the
power of evil with wlicl, lie was cop-
fronted; it teaches that He overcamc
this temptation at His resurrection.
thus proving that death itself is mas
tered by the right understanding of
eternal Life and that the Ascension
was the browning act of redemption.
whereby the spiritual nature of man
was fully revealed. and the atone
irent, or at-one-meM : with the Father
was, deinonstrated
Z sAnother authority on Christian
Science, former co-relisioiist # ours.
l.ut now a Christian Science reader,
healer. and member of the christian
Science Committee OH Publication, in
n communication to n weekly paper.
writes: 1.-The Christian Science or
ganization 10. insists upon the WHO'S
garment of Christ insicud of merely
part thereof In other words. it not
only follows the Masters crnnntnd tn
preach the gospel hut also to inca
the sick :. The main function OF
Christian Science is to restore print
five Christianity and regenerate hu-
n,anity, and experience has demon
strated that the healing of sin and
sickness go hand in hand Jesus heal
ed sin and sickness by one and the
same metaphysical process Csc. and
L. y. 210.)"
Another authority. lecturer of the
Christian Science Church of Boston,
in public lecture used these words:
We worship one God. the God of
Moses. and all the prophets. and we ac-
cept his son Christ Jesus. as the only
Christ and way-shower The law was
given by Moses. nut grace and truth /
came by Jesus Christ"
And still another authority who
stands high in the councils of Chris
tian Science, Alfred Farlow, writes
This Science teaches that Jesus death
on the cross manifested his infinite
love for mankind and illustrated the
ideal manhood, while his resurrection
proved that he was deathless, that his
life was not in matter, that he could (
not be confined within the tomb. rea
LIKING as he did that God, Spirit, Is
the only real life :. The atonemenf
of our Lord may be properly called
vicarious. since it was a pure sacrl-
flee for mankind. His death and
Resurrection MS VOL ms his ascension,