rist's have crucifie

s and lus

ot to baptize, but t

PA

I will not drink of

om of God shall

ne o

the exemplificat

y man reflects d

us of Nazareth tau

the Father, and f

e. His missio

d collective. He

justice to himsel

them how to do the

to relieve them of a

against the accred

arisaical creeds a

opponents with h

reconc

Christ reconcil

e divine Principle

n God propitiate

reaches no hig

ise no higher than

onciliate no nature

l Love. It was there

to God, not God

at war with God's

divine Love, and

cannot reconcile T

are irreconcilable.

by giving man a tr

le of Jesus' teach

redeems man from

the law of Spirit,

o

rbore not to speak

what would destroy

s teaching set hou

to material belief

or

ious re

entance and suffe

ery good thought and

us' atonement

t if the sinner

and be sorry, he has l

one-ment/ with God

e, which reforms th

will of wisdom. Th

n part, the divine P

of our Master have

edience to Him, we ou

hough Go

sinless

commandment, "Th

s before me," w

alt have no be

not know evil, for

d. He rendered "un

s; and unto God t

last paid no homage

an, but acted and s

irits but

istic priest and h

ublicans and the h

efore you." Jesu

which we call the C

tualistic worship

artake of the Euch

e the Sabbath, make

ual and

ct ex

irmities; he knew

h his stripes [the rej

pised and rej

ing for cursing

ite of themselves, e

t the power of Tru

the great Teacher.

at to obey the divine

d traversing anew

ine

of th

lief is slow to a

lies. The truth is

commands sure

of Love. St. Pau

weight, and the

d let us run with p

s;" that is, let us p

k the divine Princ

heal

l vi

vercoming error in

can finally say,

. . . I have kep

a better man.

at-one-ment with

ot continue to labor

's goodness, suffe

reach his harm

e is advancing spir

He constantly t

looks towards the

honest, he will be

ittle each day in t

finishes his c

nious t

s are going to Eur

nia, we are not jo

ate time-tabl

routes to pursue

ry outset, and we

ach other. On th

e my course, we hav

tual interests are

of travel, they h

nionship ma

ag c

with matter, the

f error, and will b

s like a travell

-trip. The com

exciting. After fo

rns east on the seven

f drifting in the r

f his zigzag cour

some wiser pilgrim,

d and follow t

retrog

e a pendulum betwe

elfishness and sen

sion,- our mora

king to Christ's

ng. This causes th

gorous efforts to s

s precious love thes

suc

for r

own salvation,"

, for to this end G

I come!" Wait

not weary in w

are beset by fearful

, go not back to

d in th

e of battle clears

have done, and r

ove is not hasty

or Love means that

ifi

nce not

from error, wher

undless freedom, and

paths of flowe

out works to ano

ver believeth that w

ppeased by human s

stand

and subs

ires reformation o

only when justice

Wrath which is on

t partially indulg

acrifices of self

e, however great,

f sin. The ato

olation on the si

ould be vented upon

al. Such a theor

d problem in theol

is, that suffering is a

s, and that eventua

at the feet of

nes an

re said: "He that t

s the Holy Ghost

receives a st

re, "Faith withou

e belief, is as a p

something, havin

ritual understanding,

rebukes sin of ev

he claim

ance and

eek, Latin, and Eng

ing thereto have

ness/ and /trust

th trusts one's w

aith understands

"own salvation,

, I believe; help t

lessness of a blin

eve . . . and tho

liant trustworthiness

nding and conf

o believe/ means a

. This certainly appl

ctised. Firmness i

m sin, diseas

healing

the original tex

liefs (established

sometimes by the

way for Christi

ke the Bible the c

healing currents

u

al ch

arm of the Lord"

ort, and rise into ne

s is having par

the understa

d and triumphed. Th

theological view

hange, - a change

over popular opinio

and future

of cru

logy regard the c

viding a ready pardo

are willing t

sm find Jesus'

resentation, after d

that spirits can r

ffer from

f the crucifixion la

ess it demonstrat

ed among men; but

r Master to triumph o

t admit such an ev

tion, even the unb

wledge how complete

and

lesh a

essence of blood is

tual offering is inf

ssed by our

material blood

to cleanse from s

d tree," than whe

went daily about hi

blood were his Life

his blood, who par

12

tive

way of Life by de

d how this divin

casts out error,

esented the ide

whose origin was

to God, he demonst

rs the Principle o

nition, "If ye lo

mand

ng his control ove

y no means relieved

proofs of their own

t they might demons

nd its divine Princ

and all the emotion

r alone make us i

ewise, else we are

s which our Master w

he divinity of th

the humani

ual exp

e Jesus, and the h

he did for mortal

g pathway up t

chless agony e

s spares us not on

follow his commands

rrowful effort to

ion of his love, ti

ough div

s demon

e Spirit which Je

am the way, the t

Father are one

the man Jesus

ess which animated

gave Jesus authorit

ssion was to reve

o prove what God i

8 fo

in p

strates the beau

to show the learn

ll as precept. J

uth involved s

its Principle to

mport of our Master'

ion of power over

hristian Science de

and

no mere theory, do

Principle of all r

ctised. His proof of

religion and wor

out the harmony

ssage to John the Ba

eyond a question

way, and tell John

w that the blind s

sed, the deaf hear,

e gospel is preache

e demonstration o

ce perceive that

Messian

ng t

, Jesus proved b

on in strict accord

ment: "Destroy th

ys I [Spirit] w

d said: The I - t

ce of the universe -

estr

xplain Life as ne

. He laid the axe o

edge, that it mig

ctrine of panthei

, is in or

nt dis

eventy students at

able historic recor

o or three hundre

no name. "Ma

." They fell away

ly understood their

profess to follow

he came to establ

r strongest attack u

hold him at the m

ing to certain ass

nd hin

claimed to know a

y only hindered th

ven many of his

f the Master

the unseen veriti

rucified. The determ

atter is the pers

o

ng all that is good

ration to Christ is

han of profession.

o beliefs outgrown;

Principle of the

al the sick and t

ing con

origin, the charac

ly understood. No

his nature di

sure aright. Ev

did not hinder m

friend of the impur

his

tion pr

hristian martyr,

rthy to unloose t

eet! To suppose

ess' sake belo

ity to-day is at p

honored by sects and

re of religion. Er

red by prophet, dis

world was not wor

ry pionee

tian

animal courage i

al courage. Christi

home and abroad.

n themselves an

arfare until th

hey keep the faith

wn of re

ce teaches faith i

g. It bids us work

secution, because th

he reward of self-

eceive it i

herhood

adition that Publiu

t Rome: "The disc

Son of God." T

an Science have

hat God is the o

r conceived this

eal the name of Jesu

Sav

ual co

of Mary's spiri

ial law and its ord

her child by t

trating God a

Ghost, or divine S

the Virgin-mother

is Spirit. The C

bosom of God, the d

man perceived thi

irst faintl

fspring of God, as

idence that Spirit

s was the offspri

munion with God. H

dea of life than o

e Science of Love -

nci

the wa

Jesus' advent in

s earthly condition,

Christ, the div

his accounts f

and on Calvary, and

r /way-shower/, be

birth been wholly

ould not have been a

s "the

taught the Mosaic

n eye," and "Whoso

lood be shed." Not

God, present the

sses even those

es he

ideal of Truth, Ch

rror and all sin, s

ut the way of Tr

nstrated throu

Jesus, showing the

f Soul and of materia

err

hed sufficiently

e to allow Soul to

and rebuke it und

we bless our ene

nstrue our words. W

st work out our s

meekness and mi

spel to the poor. Pri

rd of Truth, and G

in suc

ties t

no ties of the fl

upon the earth: for

n heaven." Agai

and who are my

they who do the wi

of his calling any

zed Spirit, God, as

as the Fat

ng pr

st of Christian dutie

power of Truth an

to dead ceremo

st, the practical

tion and the life"

is precious precep

so far as we apprehe

f his bread, are b

shall rest, sit dow

of the divine Prin

hat says Paul? "A

rink this cup, ye

ath till

ul pr

materiality of th

, and now is, wh

hall worship the

Again, forese

attend the Scienc

hall put you out of

hat whosoever kill

service; and the

because they have

r

d sac

ome a soldier was

general. The Latin

tum/, and our

/ is derived fr

ncient custom fo

ach guest a cup

es not commemorat

wine, used on conv

the cup of our Lo

er experience, - the

im, though he bow

the divi

eating, Jesus took

nd gave it to the

s my body. And he

and gave it to them

i

al refr

spiritually lost,

he use of bread and

t Jesus praye

ould have bee

ut in its spiritual si

. Jesus prayed; he

refresh his heart

piritua

' sad

ch Jesus ate with

n the night befor

nful occasion, a

of day, in th

ith shadows fast

ed forever Jesus' rit

mat

nly s

orrowful and silent,

etrayal, partook of

ad fed in the

followers of T

from heaven. It w

healing the sick a

ad explained it all

and sustaining t

e to house, /breakin

nd now it comfo

piritual being, the

nd drain to the dreg

them. With the great

adowing him, he ga

ye all

oly s

an element in him

t Teacher said:

"- that is, Let

irit, be represe

anding of spiritua

th. It blesses its

t error, raises the

ches the gospel to

hea

ve que

are you drinking

f the New Covenant

a new and hig

d? If not, can

orated Jesus in

drink wine in memo

his cup, take his cr

ple? Then why asc

rite, instead of sho

he body "holy, acc

me to the underst

e to us in demonstr

isite, for demonst

nd if a friend be w

ials of th

nnial

artook of the sac

sufferings of J

hey would have r

who seek his

symbols will take

out evils, and prea

receptive thought

mille

hip wit

e disciples experien

erstood better wh

urrection was a

helped them to r

al dulness and blin

nfinite possibiliti

r soon their dear Ma

ealm of reality, a

. As the reward fo

ear to material sense

en called th

st bre

between our Lord

iritual breakfast

morning hour

ore of the Galile

glory, and His discip

astened and pride

ness of their toil in

oice, they changed

things, and cast th

ng Christ, Truth, a

nabled to rise so

he burial of mind

of life

eting with our Lo

orning meal which

They bow before C

reappearing and

rinciple, Love. T

y over death, his p

xemplification of

nal ascension above

rose out of

ual Eu

purification fr

n the divine Prin

this church onl

, as we reach

ruth which is Life

Love, - casting out

t is spiritual com

"which cometh do

cup is the cross.

draught our Mast

o his fo

l pu

f Love is to refor

nt here has been

od man's heaven

ey, who know not pu

er find bliss in th

Love simply thr

phere. Divine

ficient suffering, e

ch the love of sin.

be for Truth to p

not in accordance

justice is the

he shame, that

ty into barren l

rd? He was forsake

iple, and a few

the shadow of his

uality in a material

Christianity and

from finding favor

8 mi

us retr

ited mind may be

Mind is the immorta

mercy. It is quit

ive their full

s for this world to

reward. It is useles

ver their offences

nly pardoned and

d of Love is satisfie

ss-bearing, multipli

in return for our e

ous su

history repeats

just for the u

k the law of righ

ef called sin? Does

ng as much to-day

suffer. "With what

easured to

s inev

records of suffer

the seed of the Ch

uth with the st

only before the

human links which c

ory of religion. Th

to cleanse and rar

and to permeate human

ight-doing brings

of battle is merit

by loo

te emu

professed followe

ays and to imitate

procured the m

would gladly h

a mutilated doctr

of to-day take up t

! It is possible, -

ery child, man, and

the example of the

nd Life, of health

is followers, but d

he commanded? Hear

refore perfect, e

is perfect!" "Go ye

e gospel to every c

ck

eaching

stian demand so l

d to Christian effo

command was intend

od and for a sele

aching is even

e of foreordination,

while the rest are d

en the lethargy o

rines, is broken

ivine

e signs shall fol

shall lay hands on

." Who believes him

e did not say, " The

"them that believe"

ands/ is used metaphor

f the Lord is exa

otherwise the hea

itually. At another

y, but for as many

h their

al ple

ced few of the pleas

fferings were the

of his own. Th

al selfhood, neve

h for others. He u

of divine Love. To

d self, living only fo

ses, he said in sub

ing ears ye hear no

be converted, and I

terial senses shut

ing

ry of

ster met the mocke

h indignities as he

endure until Ch

on eternal ho

e flesh, and all e

ss. He wrought a ful

th. We need "Chri

e trials and self-

ories, until all e

ief s

ef that Soul is i

death as a friend,

tality into immo

ls death an e

the grave instead o

way." To him, ther

er which he must

or

nt sa

the apostle, "is th

day of salvation,"

epare for a fut

ety, but that now

salvation in spirit

led material pains

ay, for both are unre

k this earthly spel

vine Principle of al

e universe harmoniou

, and the interval

with doubts and d

triu

nd pe

practice of sin so

of sin? When mort

pleasure, they turn

it will not appear

ker and devout C

nd tendency of

will support them

or this time; when

will call

justs the balance

moves the penalty o

urs the penalty.

ch I understand to

sin. If the saying i

its opposite is also

Another's sufferin

. Did the martyrdom

implacable enemi

ing in

Jesus to suffe

r not otherwise coul

of Truth. If a

at of Jesus co

lesser apostles of T

murmuring, rejoi

him through the

ruth an

e and

her, divine Love

the example of o

d not merely wors

that the phrase

lly to mean public

daily

n the

istianity is peac

nter into the kin

ast beyond the veil

ch Jesus has pass

ance beyond m

ys and triumph

rough their sorrow

er, we must depart

iritual sen

rns and

walk calmly on

ints, and in the her

w sow. The p

a flowery pat

ver break the Golden

lty

g earl

th, Life, and Lov

error and healing t

n; but in the

ion of healing

nturies after the cr

, /materia medica/,

r demonstrated th

bsolute

tal a

reception Christia

stood, but this for

e fulfilled his

t the right han

y to city, his apos

eeds, for which th

aught by Jesus, the

emanded more than

was enough for them to

ief, from their tim

could cast out evi

ved, divinely and sc

riest and rabbi af

te, who loves and h

nt of the unchan

ief i

ief in death is o

e Life or Truth

t length to be

kness and disappea

dese

orrows" was in no

entitled to the h

re-eminently b

brief triumphal

the desertion of all

ed him to the fo

h ou

ion of the great de

oof of his final

d gave full ev

evidence so imp

n has existence or

or. This error Jes

oved its nothingness

God bestowed on

ss, and death had n

they had killed th

them unchanged.

Science the true

not evil - and is t

Jesus had taught

roof. He was here

uncomprehended sayi

ks that I do shall

re fully his Life-

ng the sick, and rais

and it after his

ost re

of Jesus' work, his

eyes and his reapp

to understand

tofore they had

od. The advent of

the descent of the

Science which so ill

ow repeating its

cing e

was the highest, t

itable to his stude

ors, the treaso

ere overruled b

on of the man and of

cutors had mocked

ation of the truth

he was crucified, op

lew him to stay hi

d exten

ne v

gher in demonstrati

e drank. Human

demonstrating

h of the barbarit

er spiritual law

and that spiritua

ust overcome the h

taught and lived

fs about life, sub

e multitudinous err

li

h over hate. Tru

y over error and dea

for a crown, the b

d and faithful serva

rit be dem

in t

cts of the tomb g

, a place in which

ing. His thre

et the seal of

to be deathless an

t and mastered on

ower of Mind over m

cine, surgery

to allay inflam

or pure air to

id not require the s

ms and bind up th

at he might use th

winding-sheet, and

et as

fic nat

d supernatural fo

s in his proof of man

d of surgery b

s not a supern

was a divinely natura

ty the understand

ed a method infini

uman in

les ov

ieved Jesus to be

ulchre, whereas h

within the narr

errule mortal,

ibbed walls in th

rolled from the cav

aterial obstacle,

tepped forth from his

ory of a sublime su

ct

over t

ly and finally demo

ry over death and

the enlighten

ation of the whol

h. Paul writes: "F

conciled to God by

h more, being reconci

days after his bod

The persecutors ha

ruth and Love

ne roll

and peace to the

away the stone fr

and faith, and

nstration of li

ossible at-one-men

n and his divine

he resu

t saw Jesus afte

nal proof of all

ed that event. E

him a spirit, gh

his body to be d

not flesh and bones

Jesus was not the

ame body that he h

so glorified the s

tt

ot sufficiently ad

Master's triumph,

til they saw him af

at he had not died.

ness of all tha

l interp

maus, Jesus was k

hich made their hear

eaking of bre

dentified Jesus

through the inspire

y age and clime. I

nd is again seen c

ealing

ality a

lainly that physi

rection he proved t

dy was not change

r, in other w

rstanding of Spiri

s, Jesus caused him

d the spe

ual as

physical conditio

s followed by his ex

s; and this exal

and revealed

and progressive sta

y;" that is, he m

nal demonstration,

osed the earthly rec

knowledge of his

enses saw

costa

then received the H

they had witnesse

enlarged understan

e spiritual interpret

s and demonstratio

ception of the L

r measured ma

the true idea of th

ter healers, leaning

Principle of their

. It was sometim

s on the Day

tor's co

ainst Jesus. The w

that just man eff

's price was thir

of the Pharisee

ople were in doub

teac

oaching which wou

etween Judas and

this. He knew that t

a gulf between Jesu

l distance inflam

strengthened his ingr

se. He knew that

than Truth; and s

in order to raise hi

plot fell to th

fell w

' desertion of thei

as punished; each

St. John, of who

0 re

mane g

of gloom and gl

utter error of a

telligence. The pang

ignorance smote hi

t. He said unto

h me one hour

who, waiting and

eld uncomplaining

onse to that huma

ver away from ear

ense t

sweat of agony w

grass of Gethsema

est disciple murmur w

k, or even wish, t

s revenge on its d

few palms until th

e-w

sive

rld's weapons. J

chose not the world

t his mouth."

uth and Love wa

Peter would have sm

esus forbade him,

al courage. He s

4 sw

e's q

nce of his own mo

Pilate was drawn

emands of Jesus'

the consequenc

uman rights and di

hastening the final

t the true knowled

a

the cross could ha

ew what had inspi

ith, opened the eyes

, cast out evil, and

aster: "Even the

us through

s' ingr

eventy whom Jesu

save eleven? Had

ent of God? Had

hty works, his t

ine patience, subli

on? O, why did they

g with one si

n's s

ator of good, the

of man, met his ear

eye was ther

Forsaken by a

faithful sentinel

harged with the

to be transforme

e Spirit. He was to

material condition

rath, and is abl

to triumph over sin,

gr

cont

rabbis, before w

those to whom he h

ine power, mo

derisively, "H

nnot save." These s

of a man before t

esus as "stricken

as a lamb to the sla

is dumb, so he ope

lare his generation

th and l

of d

moment of mockery

an overwhelming se

ung from Jesus'

why hast Tho

appeal, if made to

and love of a fat

of his presence to

n. The appeal of Je

e, the God who is L

Had Life, Truth,

hest demonstration?

y must abide in h

be shorn of its mig

huma

ience mis

nition of eternal

ore the evidence o

d his accusers

say, - that Je

that all evide

destroyed by his de

ot make

eal p

at hour was terr

e distrust of mortal

f his mission

than the thorn

real cross, which J

world's hatred of

material cross wru

ve cry, "/Eloi, Eloi,

oss of something m

ch moved him, - the

limest influence o

he drop of ga

er indes

ve withdrawn himsel

y down a human sen

ty in the likene

owed men to att

body in order tha

tal life. Nothing

could give his tem

ut when his earth

tual life, indestr

ever the same. He k

eal Life is God; t

from his spiritual

e extin

for our

xample was for t

ugh doing the work

ers to do. His p

o restore healt

Principle. He was

, in all that he sai

ere pride, envy, cru

sical Jesus, but aim

e, which rebuked

sh. His spiritual

, and caused the

ut it was this spiri

sick, cast out e

e

r's b

yhood he was about

s lay far apart fr

rit; their maste

ey served mamm

heirs were carnal.

idence of health, hol

positely, and absor

n, sickness

y's r

tions and impurity

ection and purity.

ust and perfect

resight of the rec

d and rejected of

erning the coming

te laid aside old fe

me and death the

-day, as of old, e

cause against the

r's pr

ows" best unders

fe and intelligence

all-inclusive God

al points of M

which armed him w

epresentative of Go

divine power, proph

not for their day on

eth on me, the works

signs shall follow

ory acc

f the Pharisees w

their religion. T

ocrite, called

. They said: "He

ub," and is the "fri

r accusation was tr

was no ascetic. He

ples; yet there nev

tites and passion

ers pointedly and un

riend; hence t

on and c

Jesus was the ve

hy? Because the d

esus were mis

n divine Scie

re unknown to the

e world's religiou

umanly mighty, rat

infini

ing di

ot interpret arig

ed and the spiritu

w from such dis

e of the shock

- namely, that thi

tance between the i

uld weep over the

r mocking the lifel

akes for the des

ng ou

sins in his b

ch constitute the

roy those errors

t our infirmit

eliefs of the flesh

r had he risen to his

tual

sinful beliefs o

sensitive to those

uman life, he demo

e amplitude of his p

he affluence of Tr

acknowledged not

ut earth received the

e intr

ion of s

ollow his teachin

later plant themselv

That he might

t treasures in

torehouses, was the

ifice. In witness

nted the proof th

sick and the sinni

d, not matter. Th

e offered of divin

either his words n

his meek interpre

his e

ual fr

cup of bitterness

red to him only a

religion was

me. It was so v

derstand the Naz

al life. He said t

ld drink of his cup,

the pre

e to the

nd glorified man

ay, would not so

him, reject h

the rights of huma

r sense of being and

tury, from a dead

to-day subjects to u

hristian healing en

affect the inv

arly Christian era

e later centuries

t and spiritual i

el of healing is a

the pulpit somet

ion, which present

than mere words can

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