Article February 7, 1901 Issue

The brother states that the premise, "'God is all,' is...

Frances Mack Mann

Denver Republican

The brother states that the premise, "'God is all,' is plausible, but false." God will become all to a mortal just in the proportion that one loves God with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might. To understand this requires a spiritual growth, gained only by a life of unceasing prayer. In the ratio that self decreases. God increases, until finall we all shall sing with the true children of Judah, "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord," and God will be to us, all. "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside Him." Our collegiate educations, polished oratory, and scholarly arguments, help not one iota to the spiritual understanding; but a life of prayer, honesty, purity, and sincerity, will open our hearts until God will be to us, all.

The newness of an idea, and the misapprehension which always provokes censure and accompanies every advance in religious thought, when it departs from established rules, must rest upon Christian Science. Some of our number have come out from other churches, but are thankful for all the light they received there. Large numbers are coming to us from non-church-going people. These people were shown the power of God, and accepted the Bible. They had turned from other churches, or never been with them, so how can our brother ascribe their "moral momentum" to anything but the spiritual awakening coming through Christian Science? We cannot agree with the brother that "They were attracted by the Truth, not harmed by associating with erroneous thought."

Paul clearly states. "Evil communications corrupt good manners," and he tells us we are to "bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." Truth and error cannot assimilate. If there were error in the Christian Science teaching, it would be exemplified in the lives of its followers, and they could not, as is stated here, "live beautiful Christian lives."

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