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Christian Scientists are not so much concerned as to the...
The Vindicator
Christian Scientists are not so much concerned as to the "mystery concerning the origin of evil" as they are in learning how to dispose of it quickly and in the most effectual manner. Jesus' method of dealing with the problem of evil was to effect its practical destruction in human consciousness and experience, and the Christians of to-day surely can do no better than follow his example. . . . Christian Science teaches that so long as sin is indulged and practised by an individual, to that individual sin is a very great reality, and his condition is not bettered by merely saying "there is no sin," for such a statement is not true to his sinful consciousness; but what is known as sin and evil in the human consciousness should be cast out and displaced by righteousness and good: and to the extent that this is done will the world be advancing toward that ultimate perfection which the Bible promises. . . .
The struggle between good and evil, between truth and error, has been going on for centuries, and so long as the leaders of religious thought regard "evil as just as real and operative as good is." — so long as Satan is regarded as possessing equal power with God, — there will be slight hope for the complete and permanent redemption of mankind, and the final destruction of all evil referred to by St. Paul when he says, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death," which certainly includes the destruction of all lesser evils. Jesus of Nazareth recognized evil not as an eternal creation of God, whose works endure forever, but as a temporal discordant condition which could be destroyed, for he came "to destroy the works of the devil," not to destroy anything that was God-created or God-given. So Christian Scientists to-day recognize the apparent manifestation of evil, for "the servant is not greater than his lord," and they set about trying to destroy these discordant conditions in the way which they are thoroughly persuaded Jesus taught and practised.
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March 21, 1908 issue
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ERROR AND SIN OVERCOME
PROF. J. R. MOSLEY.
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"NO MAN CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS"
LAURA LATHROP.
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MATERIAL SYMBOLS
FRANK H. SPRAGUE.
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THE TRUE SALESMAN
CARL H. PIERCE.
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Christian Scientists are learning not to attempt to judge...
J. V. Dittemore
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Unkind and unsubstantiated reflections upon Christian Science...
R. Stanhope Easterday
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Having read the sermon recently printed in your...
Alice S. Brown
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It is not recorded that Christ Jesus, the master Christian,...
George Shaw Cook
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Your interesting article on Japan in the issue of Jan....
Albert E. Miller
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From its own standpoint, what does Christian Science...
Charles K. Skinner
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AMONG THE CHURCHES
with contributions from William W. Porter
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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OUR LEADER'S REQUEST
Archibald McLellan
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THE APPEARING OF MAN
John B. Willis
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THE HEALING OF CHILDREN
Annie M. Knott
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LETTERS TO OUR LEADER
with contributions from Elizabeth A. Bacon, Lillian Gertrude Whittemore, Nilo J. Hickey, Effie Andrews, Aimee E. Lundgren, Klara Billberg, Harrison D. Folinsbee, Mary Stewart, Emma A. Thompson
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from William S. H. Robinson, Sam Scott, P. J. Hamilton, Judge Barber
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We feel it not only a duty but a blessed privilege to...
Myrtle Springer, R. H. Springer
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I owe endless gratitude to God for Christian Science....
Else Neukranz
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When reading the testimonies of others we begin to...
A. L. Hilbert
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The great revelation of the Christ cure came to me in an...
Dollie Price Rich
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I have thought many times that I should like to add...
Margaret Gander
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It is with a feeling of gratitude and love to God that I...
Anna E. Naumann
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For a long time I have wished to add my testimony to...
Janet W. Hall
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I have had so many proofs of the healing power of...
Flora Christian
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It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I offer this...
Nellie A. Carson
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MORNING HYMN
MARY A. AYERS.
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from Wingate Snell, William R. Richards