Article March 25, 1905 Issue

A Christian Scientist could accomplish but little by...

Caleb H. Cushing

Portland (Me.) Express

A Christian Scientist could accomplish but little by simply asserting that there is no such thing as disease or discord, he must prove their insubstantiality by grappling with and overcoming them. To the man or woman who has regained a normal, natural sense of health and harmony, the aches and pains of preceding years, if not entirely obliterated from consciousness, have at least lost claim as an abiding reality, and therefore, in proportion to man's becoming healty and happy be naturally ceases to manifest or believe himself to be sick or discordant. The plea of Christian Science, then, is to have more faith in the reality and permanency of good than evil, in health than sickness, in harmony than discord, and to prove this "faith" by "works," Christian Scientists "do not despise the day of small beginnings," but are encouraged to persevere in their efforts to overcome sin and sickness through Christian Science, as they have daily and unmistakable proof that this striving to live better and purer lives brings improved physical, moral, and spiritual conditions as a natural sequence. While ages may elapse before complete regeneration is attained, Christian Scientists have faith to believe that if they thus continue to "strive, watch, and pray" there will come a time when Scriptural prophecy will be fulfilled, when "There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away."

Caleb H. Cushing. Portland (Me.) Express.

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