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lovers of God," event i
chondriacs, suffering wit
ancholia; or, worse vet,
the eternal interests of t
The Church carries th
world looks on in derisi<
iveep out of the cuci
3.?Cor
Some men have the b
tion as the eagle has pir
And they crave the s(
political supremacy, as tl
aloft to the stars.
Ambition, in itself con
and the Christian has th
highest positions of pla
of his fellows.
Whether the goal be
governor of the State, a
tion, or the presidential
Exalted station gives
to use his powers for the
4I. - 1?
mt* ngnxeous are in av
But he has no right t
politics" to seek the re?
bribery and graft; in i
gambling forces; in "bin
one's self "solid with the
If he can carry "clean
the contest for office, th
God's blessing upon his
If it means, however,
must go into the "cucun
tical politics," where S<
presides and deals out p
as rewards to those sord
him, then the Christian r
Whatever, then, the "
in the mart of trade, the
of politics, the call of lov
and he ye separate, . .
daughters, saith the Lor<
A FORMER ADHE1
ED
By Arth
Sometime First Reader
entist, i
An important point in
ing of the "allness of Go
physical creation." Mrs
to the awful reality of
places in Science and H
tonishing declaration, th;
thing as matter or evil,"
its awful unreality.
What thoughts she re
bly no one will ever kn
whether she knows herse
is correct, all the good w
(/v, ??.u: i i- - ?
i<->i iiuuiiug, ana ins miss
huge and cruel joke. Fc
humanity from their sin:
sinners?not a belief in ?
THE PRESBYTERIAl
tally become spiritual hypoIt
a bad case of religious tnelare
"past feeling'' relative to
heir souls.
em as dead weights, while the
Dn.
imber patch" of
i uyi x-oimcs.
birthright endowment of ambitions.
:eptre and covet the throne of
lie lordly bird struggles to soar
sidered, is perfectly legitimate,
le undoubted right to seek the
ce and power within the gift
that of mayor of the town,
seat in the Senate of the 11achair,
all are open to him.
him, too, a grand opportunity
welfare of his fellows: "When
ithority, the people rejoice."
:o go into the arena of "dirty
ilization of his aspirations by
alliance with the saloon and
dng up the Boss" and making
ward-heelers."
hands and a pure heart" into
en, and only then, can he ask
efforts.
that, in order to succeed, he
iber patch" of so-called "pracitan,
"the god of this world,
olitical bonus and emoluments
: j 1- -1- - - ? ?
iu sums who now tne Knee to
nust "keep out."
patch" may be; whether it be
: sphere of pleasure, the arena
c and safety is, "Come out . .
and ye shall be My sons and
1 Almighty."
RENT'S OBJECTION TO
DYISM.
ur G. Frisbie.
of the Church of Christ, Sciin
Cleveland.
Christian Science is the teachd"
and the "nothingness of all
. Eddy, after calling attention
matter, in no less than fifty
ealth, suddenly makes the asit
"After all, there is no such
and discourses at length upon
ally wishes to convey, probaow,
and it is indeed doubtful
:lf. But if this latter assertion
orks attributed to Jesus count
ion on earth becomes at once a
>r Jesus said He came to save
s?not a belief in sin; to save
signers. When they who were
tf OF THE SOUTH.
about Jesus believed Him to I
pierced hands, and bade Thor
When, in pitying tenderness,
Jerusalem!" lie was weeping
that had people to be gatherc
gathers her chickens.
Now. if Mrs. Eddv's statei
forced to conclude that the
the wicked influence of mesm
magnetism, when lie wept o
lem. If in reality there was
never had been, if there wei
they only existed in the darl
mortal thought. We must
Mrs. Eddy claims her revelat
clearer and more permanent
revealed to Jesus.
One of Mrs. Eddy's faithf
while at a funeral, pointed
loved one in the casket, and
you, once for all, that that pei
died ; it is only a dream!"
fectly logical, according to J
which reduces all people and i
TeSUS COlild not VinT-o
_ ? ..WW 14M f V OV-V. I 1
there is 110 suffering; there an
suffering, and no material w<
no ears to hear the cry of pail
to cry?for Christian Science
In The Christian Science J
ical which was then contrc
Eddy, and which is one of
Church, appears a fair examj
tian Science philosophy. It 1
"i now declare all pain, <
nothing, nothing! There is
there ever was any sickness;
erty; I know there is no pov
poverty, there never will be a:
stores of wealth, every man,
they want for nothing; I do
know there are no storms, the
there nmror ,..;u 1?
win ue any;
storms, henceforth and fore
accidents, I know there neve
there never shall be any."
All these wild ravings, anc
most serious earnestness, end
"I am a messenger of God's
tidings of what is true."
The absurdities manifested
Mrs. Eddy are many and in
own mind and knowledge the
nent in the community for h
goodness of heart?who beca
creed and obedience to its ir,
ness and death are non-exist<
tV?A rloofU ? -?1
Uv?wi cuuinDer itself the
ghastly pun. "I am dying! i
sinking brother. "Dyeing!" i
"What color?"
Right here I may allude tc
the saddest sides of Christia
entire absence of that which
of every other Church orga
March 30,. 1910.
>e a spirit, He showed His
nas feel his cruel wounds,
lie cried, "O, Jerusalem,
over an actual Jerusalem,
;d together, even as a hen
ncnts are correct, we are
great uaiuean was under
erism or malicious animal
ver this supposed Jerusa110
such material city and
e no people living there,
c recesses of the Master's ,
not forget, however, that
ion of truth is higher,
than that which had been
ul and learned adherents,
to the lifeless form of a
remarked, "Know all of
rson never lived and never
Til Of cfnfflmortl- ~ ?
a i*Mi ouuv.iiiv.iu VVcl5 pel"
.Irs. Eddy's philosophy,
things to nothing.
a suffering world, since
e no human eyes to behold
Drld to be seen; there are
i; there is no pain or voice
and God is all there is.
ournal for 1892, a perioddled
exclusively by Mrs.
the official organs of hei
>lc of this phase of Chriseads
as follows:
sickness and death to be
no sickness; I deny that
T 1 ...
i ao not believe in poverty,
there never was any
ny poverty; we have great
woman and child is rich,
' not believe in storms, ]
:re never were any storms.
I deny the reality of
ver; I do not believe in
r were any accidents, and
I more, are uttered in the
iing as follows:
love and a bearer of good
by the true followers of
lexpected. I have in my
case of a convert?promiis
natural tenderness and
- i/i i ii v_i v_ v i uy 1113 lltw
ijunctions that pain, sickent
and error, as to make
scene and occasion of a
Oh, I am dying!" said the
was the cheerful response.
) what I regard as one of
r. T r .?
.i orient*:. 1 reier to tne
is so prominent a feature
nization in Christendom;