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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY 1112 IS : WEDNESDAY , MAY 10. 1SJM ) . Mrs. Anna" Ktiott QlvT s II f Keaeons for Her Belief. DECLARES IT MEETS A WORLD-WIDE NEED " \Vlilc DlfTrrcncn lli-twecti the Triith- Ilrallnc ? of Science nml Hypnotic lon Mr * . Kllily "An- nthcr Sent lij * Cloi'l. " A defender and advocate of the Christian ( science theories as curative Influence for diseases of the flesh ns well ns of weak nesses of tlio spirit , Mrs. Anna M. Knott , C. S. D. , of Detroit.-Mich. , lectured In IloydVs theater laot night. 'Tho audience was largo nnd embraced all clarses of people , lawyers , doctors and other profoeelon.il people , rail road ofllclaln , merchants and worklngmon , .with their wives .and families. The boxes v.-ero all occupied by well-known citizens. On the tac With the lecturer were Judge J. H. Clarhsbn. .Mm. 13. II. Fcnno , Mrs. Strong , Mrs. Brownlce and J. H. Cartmoll of Omaha , nlid Charles Tulloys and Mrs. A. U. P.irtcrAeld of Council niuffs. Nearly nil of thcsq arc leaders In the Christian Science churches In the two cities. In the audience , too , wcro visitors from Lincoln , Kromont , I'lattfimotitlt , Nebraska City , Blair and from ncarjiy. towns lu Iowa. At the right p.nd left of Uio stage were largo banks of palms ; with others In .front of the speak er's Bland , and still others nt the back of the ntngc. The speaker Is about 40 years of age and of medium height. She wns drcwed In street costumo. She npoko without gesture. Her volco wan soft nnd'-pleasing to the car , yet It pcnblrntcd to the moot distant points of the theater. She apoko deliber ately , but with great earnestness , Indicat ing sincerity lu her work and was listened to attentively throughout , Judge Clarkcon Introduced hor-aa follows : Alone ; alone save for her God , In ISGG , Mary Ilakcr Kddy , beloved leader of the Christian Science cause , began her battle to lay anew before the world the Christianity taught and practiced by Jesus and the apostles. She had been roused from what was thought to bo the sleep of death made whole and sound by what she knew to be the power nnd love of her Almighty all-loving God. Itcstored to health and ntrcngth , she , not dull of car , heard and heeded His com mands "Do Ihbu my will. " "Have thou no gods but Me. " "Preach the gospel. " ' Heal the sick. " She , the chosen , human Instrument of Hod , then began her work- to think , to read , to pprak , to write , to act , to llvo as became God's select In the iriidst of men steeped to the lips In misery and sin , yet yearning , in cases countless , to es cape from thralldom find and pursue the path to God. There came to her a follower or two ; there came followers by tons ; by hundreds ; by thousands ; by hundreds of thousands. Ten years from now If the present rate of Increase continue the number of her fol lowers will have mounted up Into the mil lions. lions.Whnt Whnt Is not understood Is prone to suffer from misrepresentation. Christian Science Is not cxccpted from the rule. Condemnations visited upon It and Its ad herents proceed , for the most' part from the thoughtless , Inconsiderate , Ignorant , from the misinformed or from a grade of thought so low as to bo In natural antagonism to all that Is good , nnd pure , nnd true. To under stand Christian Science Is to love It , and no lover Is a revllor. It Is not to the Ignorant , It Is not to the hostile that recourse should bo had to glcniii a subject's truth. Christian Scientists want to efface false Impressions lefi by false , misleading Information to give the desiring public some facts regarding Christian Science , and tq these ends , in ad dition to a wldly distributed literature have established a Board of Lectureship , U Is my privilege to .Introduce to you ono of our lecturers , Mrs. Annie M. Knott of , Detroit , who ! Is JH for the 'holy jyork to which'fiho ' baB'beeo called. She needs no Co inN tin tlio 'AllilillMNlulcir < > C Triitli. Mrs. Knott's lecture In full follows : Ladles nnd Gentlemen : In the olden tlmo eminent kings sent out heralds to apprise the cities they wished to honor of their approach and seldom did earthly monarch fair to receive n royal welcome from sub jects , Inspired cither by love or fear. But what has been the reception usually nc- rordcd on earth to the messengers of the Moot High ? If wo seek the answer to this Inquiry in the Scriptures we shall find the statement made by the Great 'Master that oomo wore beaten , others killed and all re jected. And yet , beholding all this. Ho said to the disciples sent nut to dcclaro the over presence of the Kingdom of God : "Ho that recelvoth a prophet In the name of n prophet shall receive a prophet's reward. " So In the strength of His promise I stand hero tonight as the ambassador of Truth , to ask the privilege of giving to the weary nnd thlrpty ones In this audience a cup of cold water In the name of n dlsclplo. When Christian Science first came to my notice It was with the startFlng statement that these people claimed to beal the sick by the oamo method which Christ nnd His apostles practiced. Although the words wore spoken In scorn they kindled anew my faltering hope nnd faith with the ardent de- Biro that they might bo found true for who IH there that has known sorrow or sickness but has longed fur such ministration ns they were wont to bestow ? Curlosll- Not the Only Motive. In looking over the audiences which as semble nt thcso lectures ono cannot help being Impressed by tbo thought that more than mere curiosity Is needed to bring to gether so many people , representing the widest area of religious belief , to Investi gate the claims of Christian Science. Nona can deny the world's great need of some thing moro definite than the teachings of cither past or present for human want nnd woo are but Ill-concealed , or , nt best , bravely endured. The Delphi Oracle gave a w'Uo admonition to tbo seeker after Truth when It sold : "Know thyself , " nnd It has not been unheeded , for mortals have been looking Into every conceivable mirror lu order to discover something of their origin nnd destiny they have taken \lho model of elay and subjected It to the se verest scrutiny ; have worked with scalpel and microscope but to tbls hour no trace of the soul has been found therein ; and from this wo conclude that one must look higher to find Immortal being and learn what man IB. i Jesuit of Nazareth gave the true direction to thought when ho declared that to know God aright Is llfo eternal. And so wo be gin with causes and bend our energies to < 4 < of them all1 know what Oed It and while nl work In this new sphere a change come * over the spirit of our dream and w * At ln t ben In to * wnk i In 111 * llkenes * to know tnmt- thins of Oed and man. Then we lonrn how to pray , for prayer becomes cur vltnl breath , whrroby ' we draw our conscious Uf frnm the Divine Principle of the unl- v r e , for aiplratlon and prayer nro In separable from life. Man may prny well or III , but prny he must , alneo llfo without name conception of Hod U Impossible. So the nations have none their wny from the cruel sacrifices of earlier days up to a nobler nnd truer sense of Deity. In the celebrated confession of faith of the Prpfl- byterlan church Oed Is di'clarpd to bo "In finite In brine anil perfection , n most pure spirit , Invisible , without body , parts or passions , most levins , gracious , merciful and long suffcrlnR , " etc. , cte. In the same eonfeslon. later on , the doctrine Is tnuKht that this same Oed decrees the eternal mis ery of millions of His creatures , Including Infants , many of whom never even heard of Ills name. TrnolilttK llnrltrtu tlir'Mlml. The tendency of this teaching has nil been toward making mnn uninerclfur and unjust , and It has darkened th human mind In nil ages , and will continue to do so until the true Idea of Oed take * the place of the jncro belief and opinion about Him. In our own Whlttler's words : Fade , pomp of dreadful Imagery , Wherewith mankind have dolled Their selfishness and hate nnd pride ; I.cl the soared dreamer wake to see The Christ of Nazareth at his side. Gone be the faithlessness of fear And : < t the pltyltiR heavens' sweet ram Wash out the altiir's bloody stain The law of hatred disappear , The law of love alone remain. In all lands and ages there have been earnest seekers after the Oed of our Lord Jesus Christ , catchlnR Rllmpscs of eternal flimshlno through rifts In the heavy storm clouds , but the best word of promise ncemed to be this : "Kxpcct nothing here , for It Is vain to do so , but beyond that gloomy portal awaiting you and nil , , some at least wilt1 find what they have never found hero , piace nnd rest. " That this was at beat an uncertain sense Is most evident from the awful grief which overwhelms those whoso friends die , for none would nurely Indulge In twch dis tress did they bellovo what they have been taught , that their dear ones have gone to heaven. To the New England shores , came , nearly 300 years ago , a band of men and women , seeking a place of shelter from the storm and tempest of political and social tyranny the necessary resultant of religious in- tororance and there they laid the founda tion of n faith which had In It llfo enough to grow , and to prepare human thought for the reception of a final revelation of Oed and His law "built upon the founda tion of the apostles and prophets , Jesus Christ Himself being the chief corner stone. " Mm. Ktlily Itooclvon tin : I.lKlit. In the midst of such surroundings Mary Baker Eddy , the discoverer and founder of Christian Science , was born and reared , her character , even from childhood , being a rare product of all that Is best in the moral and intellcctuar realm , of national thought. Keenly alive to the greater problems of life , she was over seeking their solution tread ing with reverent footsteps the galleries of through ! where the sages and philosophers had gone seeking as tbey had sought but finding not the Truth of Being. At length , when hopelessly 111 , according to human decree , the light long sought burst upon her vision and the thrill of Divine Life told her that she "was healed , and by the power of God alone. Without hesitation she rose from her bed , dressed herself and proclaimed to the first one she met the great Truth , which I hero tonight urge upon your accept ance , the fact that Christ 1ms never left us. I would love to linger over the wonderful story of the unfolding of this now Idea the reappearing of Christianity which heals the sick as well as reforms the sinner. Just as of old ; which binds up broken hearts and makes the dreary wastes of mortal exist ence bloom with newly awakened hope and faith but time passes , and I can only say this , that Mrs. Eddy learned that Christian Science , as revealed to her , was the Truth taught and practiced by Christ and His apostles , because It was characterized by the signs which Ho said should follow thorn that believe. She learned also- that It was not of the world , because ttio world hated It and poured Its Impotent wrath upon the head of the woman who stood alone as the messenger of Oed , well knowing that she must drink to Us dregs the cup the Muster drank. Gut she know that nothing couM hinder her mission , because the science of the Bible had been discovered , and the law of healing demonstrated as the law of mind. She had learned how Christ and Ills dls- clplcs healed the sick , how their work was the necessary outcome of aH the ancient prophets had achieved and how the re ligion of the present time must bo character ized , as was His and theirs , by victories over sin , sickness and death , to bo consistent with the fundamental idea of the Bible namely , the omnipotence of God Good and the consequent powerlessiicss of evil. Trudi Conii'N When MOM ! \ < > c > ilril. That this Truth came when most needed there can bo no question for all the churches were deploring the blighting in fluence of the crasuest materialism anJ yet unable to cope with it. Christ said , "When the son of man comcth , shall ho find faith on the earth ? " How shall wo answer that question , since faith is so often looked upon as the evidence of Ignorance , and Is treated apologetically by many professing Chris tians and yet It is said In the ofavcnth chapter of Hebrews that without faith It is Impassible to please God. An eminent writer of the present century says that "moro Incredulity Is the surest sign of a weak head and a corrupt heart. " With Christian Science has come m U an awakening of faith and understanding that oven the bitterest prejudice Is compelled to admit that the like was never witnessed since the days of the apostles. Let mo re late an Incident Illustrative of this fact , which occurred recently near my home. In this neighborhood there has been a num ber of remarkable cases of healing and In u humble homo a little child lay very ill' , dying , the neighbors said. Material means had all failed , and when the little eyes wcro glassing over , and the baby lingers becom ing black and lifeless , the mother lifted the little form from the bed , wrapped It In a shawl , and despite the protestations of friends and relatives , who said she was crazed by her grief , she started out , saying , "I know If I can reach u Christian Scientist my child will bo saved , " She had to go some miles , but her faith and her love sustained her , and when nho reached the Scientist's homo the titudent , though startled , felt that such faith could never bo kindled by anything less than the spirit of God and she felt that the victory would be given , and It was. The struggle was most severe and error threatened the arrest of the mother and healer In case of failure , but after n night of prayer and demonstration the clouds rolCed nway and the child was healed. The Scientist realized that she had seen Oed face to face yes and lived. Friends , those who passed through such experiences are as ready to go to prison or to the ecaffqld as any li ( the past but they will never take back the words of truth. "The word of our Oed cn- dureth forever. " "Nclriice mill llrnllli" Key to Truth. Now , you ask what U la that gives euch courage , such sublime faith ? If you would know , you must read this marvellous book , "Science nnd Health , With Key to the Scriptures. " Study It , seek In It the mean ing of Life , and ask of Oed that Ho will show you Truth , and clear nway all error from your thought. Let Its simple , yet nub- rime teachings open up to you the long hid den treasures of the Bible and as you read you will see that Christ's words are true and that the kingdom of Oed Is within you. You will earn , too , that you have always been In that kingdom for It Is within and without , since God Is all and governs all that Is real and harmonious , In the EO- calFod ipaterlal realm are mighty forces which symbolize the might of mind and yet for long ages men have been Ignorant of them. It Is but a few years ago that people sneered at the possibility of using erect-iclty | lu any way. making of the light ning a servant or a slave. Today what does It not accomplish on the plane of human activity ? It lights our cities propels our railways carries our mes sages around the globe , and promUss to do much more. All this tells of progress , and yet It Is nothing when compared with what Is to be revealed when Life , Truth and Love are understood as supreme over nil , Uic ooo almighty Intelligence controlling uH the phenomena , of Iwlnn. from ft blade ot gragu to a mar. It is needless to recount the splendid triumph * of physical science , no-called , for If a man I * the helpless vli-- tlm of glcknpM , tin and death , why nmunn him with the playthings of time and wn p ? \S'hat arp either comfort or luxury to the limn who neither knows Oed nor himself , who guesses not that ho has In bin true being God-like powers and possibilities , which are the birthright of every man , wo man and child ? Mctlioil * of Srlcnrp Arfi Sure. To the sick of nfl classes and conditions science comes , declaring the omnipotence of Ood. Its methods are sure nnd certain nnd not mere guessing , for wo know that there is no effect without n , cause and that effects con never bo different from their causes. Hero Is the point of depar ture from merely material methods and he- llefs. We cannot predicate of either dls- casu or sin a divine cause hence neither has reality , since Oed made all that wns made. Thus wo discover the difference be tween Truth nnd error. Truth Is never that which appears to the physical sense , as we discover when the facts of astronomy rro known. To the physical eye The sun ap pears to rise and set but this evidence Is overruled by the fact that the opposite Is true. It Is all important hero to know what Christian Science teaches , since peo- ' pie who know nothing about the subject suppose we say nnd try to Imagine that there in no sickness when thera K How , then , are we to know the truth about It ? Well , wo have revealed In Christian Science an unvarying standard even God , the 131- vlno Principle of Being , nnd whatever maybe bo the evidence given by the corporeal senses , wo deny Its reality and appeal1 to the unchanging standard , even Oed nnd the spiritual law. How often do sick people say : "I want to know the truth about my condition , no matter If death Is Impending. " Who Is to 'tell them this ? Jesus said : "Yo shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. " Christian Scientists seek to live by this standard , and they are made free from sin ami sickness because they understand - stand , what Truth is. Oed alone Is truth , and as the mortal eye can never see God , so Truth must bo discerned by the spiritual sense nnd 'before this sense all cvir dis appears , slnco Oed never gave It authority nor power. To know the truth about any one you must know the mind of the Lord , nnd thus you will see that Truth Is 'always beautiful and full of blessedness and power. Truth IlvnlliiK < > ! llyiiuotlMiii. At this point It Is well to dctlno the wide difference between Truth healing nnd what Is termed hypnotic suggestion. The latter method , which Is the very opposite of Christian Science , may be Illustrated In this way : A boy Is beginning to study arithmetic. You examine his slate and find that , according to his sense , twice two does not equal1 four , nor twice four eight ; but this does not niter the fact. It is merely the expression of a mistake. Now , what Is to be done ? Simply to show him the self-evident truth , for the mistake never changes the fact , cither In mathematics erIn In life Itself. In the latter case the ordinary doctor believes the disease to bo real , be cause It Is down on the slate , 1. c. , the body , nnd ho may try to remove It by suggestion , or by a drug , not knowing the Truth him self ; but only a clear sense of Truth can accomplish the needed result and set the captlvo free. To merely suggest that one Is well when you believe him to be sick , will do more harm than good , for it Is Truth understood which does this mighty work , and nothing less. Further , Christian Science has no relation whatever to spir itualism , to mesmerism , or to theosophy though we believe In tolerance of what ever makes better men and women ; for. In deed , this must be the final test of every religion. It should be clearly understood that hyp notic Influence Is a widely prevailing , but little understood error of human belief. In family life , In business , In politics , and In social relations , the stronger will controls the weaker , thus hindering the unfoldment of Individual character. If to this you super- add a conscious hypnotic Influence , you only make the unfortunate subject more and more susceptible to the Influence of all who through cither Ignorance of self-inter est seek to affect him. Now , Christian Science treatment Is In every particular the opposite of this. For it begins by liberating the thought of the patient from all personal Influence and thus makes him consciously responsive to the Divine Mind , whereby he gains elasticity of thought and mental free dom which Insures the ultimate unfoUhng of the wonderful possibilities of man's iruo being provided for In the Higher Law. When Christian Science was brought to my notice , over fifteen years ago , 1 was a hopeless sufferer , because I had exhausted the skill of several eminent physicians , both In this country and In Europe. A very severe and frequently recurring mal ady had darkened the years since childhood , with not oven the slightest alleviation of suffering from drugs , although I followed faithfully the advice of my physician , guarding against every change of tempera ture , until my prison house was slowly but surely narrowing about me , by the limita tions thus Imposed. AVhcriDottorn DlNiinrt'e. On one occasion during a visit abroad , I IVatened to a most eloquent sermon by a | fomojh preacher , the text being from the UStli Psalm , "He that Is our God Is the Oed of Salvation , and unto Oed the Lord belong the Issues of life and death. " U seemed , Indeed , ns a light shining Jn a dark place. Not long after I had occasion to appeal' to the speaker for advice on behalf of a relative , who was a member of his church. No words can describe my disap pointment when I was told , in a kind and courteous note , that ho could neither give advice nor help , being III himself a great deal of the time ; that It was a case for the doctor . Their skill was tried in vain , and It wai } difficult to throw off the feeling that It was almost useless to read the Blblo , and especially to preach long ser mons about It , when wp were BO far from the evident meaning of Christ's teachings In our sorest need. But at the same time a clear conviction remained that without God life Is Impossible , so I waited for moro light. Soon after the following experience oc curred : During the llfness of my child Dr. Hahnemann , the grandson of the founder of the homeopathic system and himself an eminent physician , was employed , As Dr. Ihibncmann was suddenly called away , an allopathic doctor was summoned , who began to congratulate the agonized inpthcr upon her change of schools , saying that no homeopathic doctor could sign a death cer tificate In England at that time U8S1) ) . When Dr. Hahnemann returned In a day or two lie called and said that It woulM be useless for him to resume the treatment , ns the remedies employed by the allopathic physi cian were sulllclcnt to kill a young child , nnd that the case was hopeless now. He admitted also , that although ho was a grad uate of several colleges , ho could not sign a death certificate. The child died , but the whole snd experience prepared the way for the acceptance of Christian Science , which came at a time of great need , and ROOD after the return to this country. It Is Indeed strange. In view of the wide extent of 1m- man misery , the almost universal want nnd woe , that all the world does not help t- > remove any barrier which stands In the wny of the alleviation of Its ceaseless suffer ing. Illlilu WIIK n Kciilfil Ilonlc. Little did I think at this time that the help was so near , though I had read In the Bible , "It Is not In heaven thai thou shouldst say who shall go up for us to heaven to bring U to us" and ateo. ' , 'That thou mayst love the Lord thy Oed , for ho is thy life. " Dcut. 30. Though loved and reverenced , the Bible was a scaled book , so far as deliverance from suffering was concerned. Soon after wo returned to this country , and ere Jong I learned of the healing of the sick in Christian Science , Some of the cases were Indeed marvelous , but , like the dUulples of old , I doubted. The struggle with pride , prejudice nnd doubt was long nnd severe , and I had not at first the good fortune to see or oven hear of the blessed book , which wouM hove given mo the much needed help. But God's purpose can never be really hin dered , and I wns seeking and knocking , and In an hour of supreme agony the door opened. The healing messenger came and the Father was rpvcaled In "Science and Health" , ns Divine Love. It Is only Just to add to this statement that never once has this blessed Truth failed me In oyer foui > teen years of "endless toll and endeavor. " It has kept ever before me the supremacy of Oed Oood , It luia given me health , Htreugtli , Uopo and liuppliicss , H has tu- m * to do what 1 never supposed wan herauxp I hnve learned that Oed ta the only Mind. It 1ms made the Illble dear to me In an ever-lncreaolnjc netise. It IMS matin the worM beautiful beeauro U hat ( aught mo that All thing * In nature are but hieroglyphics of Deity. U ban taught me gratitude to the church of my childhood , wherein 1 learned so much of the great pos- frlbllltles' Christ's teachings , and I could not rest until I had found the full content of Christianity In Christian Science. ( ioil'n HrnlliiK I'ouor In Ignored. It Is claimed by n good many persons that the great good which Christian Scleuce teaches is also taught by religionists of other chureli B and that doctors admit and employ the power of mind In healing dis eases. 1 can sponk both for myself and hundreds of others whom I have known slifto being a Christian Scientist , nnd never In a single Instance do I know of a minis ter telling n poor sufferer that God could nnd would restore him ; that the sumo power prevailed today as in the bygone centuries nor did my physicians ever once suggest that there was power In mind to warrant mo In resisting disease nnd over coming It. On the contrary , 1 was continu ally warned against taking any risks from overcxertlon , or by neglecting the precau tions , all of which tended to exclude mlud nnd limit Its possibilities. After this marvelous experience came tome mo nu unfolding took place , to which human lips can never do Justice but that It will bo understood I am certain , for It has been the experience of many thousands who hnvo been healed in this same way , and thou sands more arc awakening , and nil would say with the psalmist , "I shall be satisfied when 1 nwako In Thy likeness. " I had been born again , had scon In a Mash of light , us It wore , the true meaning of life. In my long , dreary struggle 1 had often wondered what llfo could be for oven phys ical science showed that It was not the phe nomena of existence that there was a wide difference between the thing which lives nnd life Itself. It did nut seem possible , that llfo could bo that which wns mani fested by savage beasts and no less savage men , nnd yet , where was llfo to bo found ? In reading "Science and Health" all this wns made plain Indeed that life Is not a blind force , subject to matter and Its limit ing conditions , but that llfo Is Oed , Mind , Spirit , Soul , Intelligence , Truth and Love. Here then Is to bo found the meaning ot Christ's statement , "I am conio that ye might have life , and that ye might have It moro abundantly. " This Llfo Is what heals the sick and at the same time saves from sin , for this Life embodies in itself nil mural power and what Is equally Important It Is all In all. "Tho Lord Is Oed , and thcro Is none beside Him/ ' This Life recognized becomes uuch a mighty transforming force that It sweeps nway both fear and every thing which does not represent Ood. Thought tlir lliixlH of JCvcrytliliiK. It Is an astounding fact that after nearly 2,000 years of Christianity the only absolute basis of unity in human thought is the be lief In death , for of earth's millions there are many who do not believe lu God at nil , nnd amongst the multitudinous sects but little agreement as to the nature and laws of God , while all are agreed that whatever Is uncertain , death Is the one certainty. Yet St. Paul wrote , In a burst of triumph , that "Christ hath abolished death , nnd hath brought life and Immortality to light. " We nro told In the scriptures that as n man thlnketh so is ho. Christian Science Is prov ing beyond nil question that thought Is the basis ot everything. Can you conceive ot anything which did not first exist ns thought , whether In art , commerce or In- \entlon ? A man's thought Is the basis of all he Is and does. H determines his words , deeds and dcstluy , so far as mortal exlst- enco Is concerned. In view of this fact , think of the human race holding In thought continually the Idea of death and talking constantly of the evils which lead up to It , sin nnd sickness , and see how , through this blindness , God Is shut out of human existence as it were. Now , suppose this wcro all reversed , and Oed made the basis of all thought and con sideration , which Is done by genuine Chris tian Scientists always. Let all the tolling' and hopeless ones of earth turn away from this belief in death , and instead think of God as their lite in a simple , practical way. Let this Life be the basis ot unity in the home , in society , in'the'place of business. Make It your central thonio of considera tion , the motive for all you plan nnd exe cute. Can you think of the revolution It would bring about in the world ? Would It not be Indeed "God dwelling with men they Ills people , llo their God ? " If , with all this , you take as your model the Christ of the Gospels , you will sec that llfo was a theino on which Ho dwelt and toward which Ho directed all thought. lie told them of the bread of llfo and of the water of life , nnd , toward the close of the fourth gospel , the beloved disciple says that all that is written of Him Is that "believing , we might have life through His name. " brli'iiuu M < - 'th 11 Worlil-Wlilc ! . That Christian Science meets a world wide need is surely self-evident so far as healing Is concerned for matcria inedlca I has no relation whatever to the permanent clement in life , even the moral and spirit ual. Not only do drugs fall to heal thn sick , but the whole system makes mortal I man ii veritable slave to his body , and , ac cording to this mistaken belief , mind , which is the greater , Is made subject unto the lesser , even the body. I do not for a moment deny the philan thropy and fair motives of large numbers of physicians , but this does not alter the fact i that their methods arc wholly wrong , be- I cause they are not based upon a dlvlno I principle and Ignore the fact that man Is la moral and . .spiritual being , both primarily and ultimately and the correctness of this , statement is fully sustained by the bible. ' Jesus said , "Take no thought for the body" and why ? Because on the body only ef- i feels can bo found In mind , the cause and until this is understood nnd acknowledged no system of healing will bu either scientific or successful. If , Instead of devoting so much time to the btudy of bacterlol'ogy and pathology , doctors would study man ns a moral , spir itual and Intellectual being , not merely "EO much liver , lung , Integument , " they would begin to discover what has been so long hidden from the scientific gaze , namely. God's man , endowed with limitless powers and possibilities , having embodied in his ttuo consciousness all needed remedies , be- caubo ho Is the reflection ot God. If they would turn the lens 'of ' truth upon the se cret and open bins of their patients , which blight the moral nature , nnd so react upon the body , they would see the need of iHudy- Ing the great therapeutics taught by Jesus. Ho said : "Make clean that which Is within and that which is without will be clean also , " And , "Tho words which I speak unto you , they ore the spirit and you are life. " And again and again It la emphasized , both In the Old and New Testaments , that Ho , God , sent out His word and healed them. Simply ( In ; 1'imiT "I'n AVuril. "Ah , " you say. "Is that all , the power of a word ? " Yes , that la all' , but whoso word is It ? It Is but the repi-tlllon of the al mighty Word wlilsh dispelled the ancient chaos nnd said , "Let then' bo fight , and thcro was light. " Do you doubt Its liuls- saiico , or suppose that the rolling on of centuries has lessened Its force ? Oo , If you will , with the disciples to Naln , where the widow's only bon wa being car ried to the grave or to the house/ Jalrus , where the little daughter ray dead. Call , it you will , the Itoman legions and their bravest generals , and nsk what they can do. They hujs'o slain their thousands and tens of thousands , and none of them can rc- store life. The carpenter of Nazareth comes forward Ho who said to the people , "I can of mlno own self do nothing , " and Ho speaks the word which declares the majesty of Ood. and by * ' .o eternal law of spirit , the dead rise , and wo know that his words are true , that , "As the Father hath Llfo In Himself , so hath He given to the Son to have Llfo In Himself. " So also on thn stormy pua , where the skill of the bravest seaman was vain. He spoke the same vtord of power and there was a great calm. Was this miraculous ? Not according to science. It was but the fulfiirment of God'u eternal law of harmony. Mrs. Eddy says In "Science and Health" : 'The miracle Intro duces no disorder , but unfolds the primal order , thus establishing the science of God's unchangeable law. " Any marvel must recm miraculous to the Ignorant thought. What woul'd It have seemed to anyone fifty years ago to touch a button and Hood a darkened room with light. The truth Is that back of the miracle and behind the word of science Is God's thought , which Is high as the heavens above the- earth and Christ never once said that the works He did were His prerogative alone. On the con trary Uu nnl'1 ' , "Greater works than these I shall yo do , " The lllhlo says , "In Him i dwelt all the fullnws of th O"d-hr d bed ily" hut It al o ) . -thnt yp might bo filled with ir HIP fulliipga nf Ood. " What moro than this can anyonr n k ? Those who understand the mcwnlnitt of Ilta words can and do heal the nick s He did. and the word will b * dpoken with more and more power as humnn thought Is prepared to re ceive It. Truth Milken Iliiplil I'rimrr * * . Wo llvo In period when the dawn of Ideas takes the place ot superstition , either religious or scientific. Of whnt avail Is It to know what the person of Oed Is , or the person of man , for thnt matter when the alt-Important consideration Is , what Is the mind and character of Oed , and doe * man reflect this ? The truth taught In Christian Science Is rapidly revolutionizing everything In hu man existence. It Is ; ciiratlnK tlio chaff from the wheat in religion , science nnd art and In nil great reformatory mtlhods. it Is spreading over the entire globe , Its sim plicity nnd profoundness meeting alike the needs of the wise and the Ignorant for It reveals "the new heavens and the now . earth , wherein dwclleth rlghtoousness. " j That so many oountorfeltB have sprung up I In Its name Is but a proof of Its excellence. But the true literature ot Christian Sci ence Is so far nbovo human opinion that we find in It the fulfillment of all the gen- ulno aspirations ot human thought toward God Quod. The lecturer was told some years ago by n gentleman who wns at ono tlmo a pro- I fcssor at Harvard that when Wendell Phll- j lips began to denounce the evils of slavery In Boston people did not consider U even ixjspuctnblo to attend his lectures and n lady said to the professor that It shu knew ot an evening lecture she might attend wearing n , thick veil so thnt no one would rocognlzo her. The tlmo soon came when nil wore proud to listen to this great apostle of human liberty and rights wherever and whenever ho spoke. Today Christian Sci ence knocks at your doors , demanding free dom for all Qod's children , freedom from the degrading bondage of sin and sickness and the fear of death. It domnntU In thu name of Almighty Oed that nil restrictions bo removed which hinder this great end , bo they social , polltlc.il or religious. Those who are clear-sighted in all of the learned professions admit the Justice of this demand nnd tire ready to accept all that lies within their power or the universal good. The great woman poet ot this century , Mrs. Brovuilng , has given what Is almost n prophecy of the Christian Science move ment lu these Hues : "And with teachings of thought wo reach down to the deeps Of the souls ot our brothers , And teach them full words with our slow- moving lips. God , Liberty , Truth , which they hearken and think And work Into harmony , link upon link , While the silver meets 'round the earth gelid nnd dense , Shedding sparks ot electric rcspondenco In tense On the dark of eclipse , And wo hear through the silence nnd glory afar. As from shores of a star In Aphelion , The now generations which cry Disenthralled , by our voice to harmonlus reply : God , Liberty , Truth , Wo are glorious forsooth , And our name has n seat though the shroud should be donned , O , Life , O , Beyond , thou art strange , thou art sweet. " onxo.Moi'.s CIIAIKI ; : is IUSMOVBD. Shippers to Clilcano llclli-vrcl from 1'nyliiK Terminal Tax. CHICAGO , May 0. Shippers of llvo stock to the Chicago market have won their case against the railroads In the famous $2 per car terminal charges. Judge Kohlsaat of the United States circuit court decided today that the levy of $2 on every car of live stock delivered at the yards by the roads entering the city from the west waa an unreason-able ono nnd granted the govern ment's prayer for an Injunction to restrain the transportation companies from collect- lug It. The enjoining order wns issued on a ruling of the Interstate Commerce com mission that the tax' was too high. The railroad companies will bo given thirty days In which to answer the decision or appeal the case to the next tribunal. Price IJoi-s Not Suit Johnson. DETROIT , May 9. Negotiations between the Detroit Street Railway commission nnd Tom L. Johnson for the purchase of the street railways of Detroit by the city were declared off today. The commissioners had submitted an ultimatum as to price and terms. Mr. Johnson's reply thereto was un satisfactory from the commissioners' stand point , and they will report to the common council a failure to reach an agreement with the railway companies. THEY WANT TO TELL O These Grateful "Women "Who Have Boon Helped by Mrs. Plnkham. Women who have suffered severely and been relieved of their ills by Mrs. Pinhham's advice and medicine nro constantly uryinjj publication of tljir statements for the benefit of oilier wo men. Here are two such letters : Jilrs. Lix./.in llnvEiii.v , 2.riS Jlerrimao St. , Lowell , Mass. , writes : "It affords me grunt pleasure to tell all suffering women of the benefit I have received from talcing' Lyclia 10. Pink- Imm's Vegetable Compound. I can Imi il ly find words locxpruss my gratitude for what she has clone forme. My trouble was nlccration of the womb. 1 was nn- dar the doctor's cure , Upon examina tion he found fifteen very large ulcers , but lie failed to do me yood. 1 took sev eral bottjesof Lydia 10.1'inkham's Vege table Compound , ul&ouscil tlio Sanative Wash , and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's medicine haved my life , and 1 would recommend it to till Buffering women. " Mrs. Asms TKOMIILUAY , lOllenburgh Ctr. , N. Y. . writes : "I took cold tit the tirao my baby was born , causing' mo to have milk legs , and was sick in bed for eight weeks. Doctors did mo no good , I surely thought I would die. I was al so troubled with falling of tlio womb , I could not oat , had faint spells as often iis tun times a day. One day a lady came to see mo and told me of the benefit she had derived from taking Lydia 10. Pinkhnm'B medicine , nnd ad- vis-cd mo to iry it. I did so , nnd had taken only half a bottle- before 1 wns able to sit in a chair. After 'taking three bottles I could do my own work. I am r.ow in perfect health. ' i " AUCTION Thursday , May 11. nt ] 0 a. in. , nt our sale-Brooms , 620 North Sixteenth street , wo will Bull a very large aHsortnunt of Bed- i < xm > Suited , Upright ami Mantel Folding Bodd , with and without mirror * . I'arlor Hulus. Sideboards , ( . 'heffrmn era. Bookcase , IxHingcs , c'oiiPhes and UavHiports. Lace Curtulna , Silk UraperleH , one line Onyx Tablt- . Dining T < U > le . Library and Center Tablet ! . He.frlBurutors , ( . 'lucks. Hall Trees. Mlrroi'H , nn cxtcnslv and very line line of Dining. Library and Reception Chairs , Hookers In great variety , ono dozn all leather , hair , ovwstuffed , Kasy Cbalra and Hnckone. M.tttre # tu < , Springs and Bedding. 1.000 yurds Azmlnster , VoJv-t , Tapestry and Ingrain Carpets , 5' ' ) elegant Smyrna Hugs 9x12 ft ft , Ingrain Art Squares , 'M rolls now UiUhM-lb I'urpet. J.OiK ) > urds tine Mat tint , ' . Tc-'h i p ts O'lduth ' and UnoU-urn. Wo w'.ll also offer at um mil the entire furnlshlngb of a nine-room residence , which inM ' " > nv 'iiiHfd ' Hnoin , Dlninu Hoom and Kitchen Furniture , Una Uangv. China. UlHlies , Table Linen. Jrc | > a-brK > and large I'lr Mirror. I-idle especially invltod t ° attend th's sale. THE CLAY AUCTION CO , 520 Nor. IGth St , Tel. 2090 ML NEW DISCOVERY , As Proof of its Marvelous Merits Every Reader of The Bca May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Absolutely Free By Mail , Statistics prove that moro people nro brought to the grave by diseases of the klil- nays and bladder than by any other disease. For years medical science hns been try ing to discover some remedy that would positively overcome these dangerous troubles. But not until recently was the discovery tnnde. Dr. Kilmer , tlio eminent kidney and bladder specialist , after years ot study and research , nnd after test on test that never varied In the grand result , announced the discovery of Swamp-Root , which has proven Itself a most wonderful cure for all diseases of the kidneys and bladdur , The Immediate eymptoms and first proofs of weak kidneys are pain or dull ncho In the back , rheumatism , dizziness , headaches , 1)11. nervousness , heart trouble , pain In the SWAMP-ROOT limbs , bloating , fallow complexion , puffy or - dark under the , blnd'der Irritation circles eyes Kidney , Liver nnd Bladder tion , suppression of urine , obliged to pass CURE. water often day and night , worn-out , tlrca DIRECTIONS. feeling , lack of ambition. May take on < , two or th s If your water , when allowed to remain undisturbed nipooDfuli beror or&n < rtniUi and &t bodtlnie. disturbed In a glass or bottle for twenty- Children lua according to . four Lours , forms a sediment or settling , or ll&y commence NTlth smdll dear * anil Iner.'tw to full Joi or more , has a cloudy appearance , It Is evidence that a * tbo oAfo wouM seem to rcqalro. your kidneys nnd bladdev need Immediate Tfili ( treat remedy cores all kldpey. tlrer. bUddir and Urlo atttcntlon. Acid trouble * and cUiori ! rs Ait * lo weak ktdnejrt , noli a * catarrh Swamp-Hoot has been tested In so many of tlio tliutitor , irr rl , rheum- ways , In hospital work , In private practice , tliui , lumbago nnd DrluulVi 1 > 1 - c e , wlilck U tn * vroret-fonu f ynong the helpless too poor to purchase re kidney dilate. lief , and hag proved so successful In every It U ploaufit to tako. case , that a special arrangement has been PREPARED ONLY DT made by which all readers of The Bee , who DR. KILMER & CO. have uot alrcudy tried It , may have a sam QINOHAMTON , N. Y. ple bottle sent absolutely free by mail. Also Sold by nil a book tolling more about Swamp-Root and containing some of the thousands upon thou sands of testimonial letters received from men and women who owe their good health , In fact , thlr very lives , to the wonderful curative proportles Swamp-Root. . Bo sure to mention the Omaha Dally Boo when sending your address To 'Dr. Kilmer & Co. , Ono half the r.Oc elze , ono quarter $1 slr.0. BliiRhamton , N. Y. make a note of the name , SWAMP-ROOT , This great modern discovery la for sale ' Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root , and remember at most drug stores In fifty-cent and one that it Is prepared only by Dr. Kilmer a dollar sizes. Don't make any mistake , but Co. , Binghamton , N. Y. recipes arc eomo of tlio ruasniH why you should wrlto n . iver and Write uu about or sent Dr. B.J. KAY NE \ D I C A LjC O ' . , _ ( W ailern Office ) Omaha , Nob. | j For our furniture Department Tomorrow. . Furniture Iron Beds of the better kind at ridiculously low prices. The special feature about these beds Is the Improved rigid rail nttachmcnt something now and practical and to introduce this special bed wo offer a full slzo high head and foot bed , with heavy brass rail top and knobs a bed that ordinarily sells at $6.50 wo offer this bed at only Another Iron Bed the half brass kind withthosame / pat ent rigid attachment beautifully ornamented with brass rods , spindles , rings , etc a b l that Is attractive and dur able much bettor than the cheap , all brass kind This ex cellent bed sold regularly at $15.00 and to In troduce this rigid rail attachment , this superior bed on sale at The greatest values wo have offered are In our Jlfi.OO Couches a popular couch at a popular price choice mahog any finished frames elegant designs jnado In uny color nnd pattern velour or corduroy patterns that nro exclu sively our own quality guaranteed and lu every respect this Is the host couch value offered at the prlco Another Couch This one , n genuine leather covered couchf- pleated tufted top rich design mahogapy finished , frame You will appreciate the value all the moro when you sco this couch 30 inches wide C feet , C Inchon long made In any color leather as you like It You can't match It anywhere under $15.00 This extra choice Leather Couch only . the ba""Cr llnoT" ° e North Star- all sizes-a prices guaranteed satisfactory by us. Jewelers onU Art Stationers. This week we display an elegant , Hue of silver goods suitable for presentation and wedding gifts including the famous Gorham Sterling Silverware Novelties. A beautiful 5-piece Tea Set ' quadruple plated , for An engraved 4-piece Tea Set quadruple plated , for . $7.50 Successors to ioND&co. , 15th and Douglas Streets. inuoATio.\\i , . RADCLIffE COLLEGE. HARVARD UNIVERSITY OAXIHII.VTIJS FOH ADMISSION' J.VMI.vi'io. : ' \ FOH AO.MI.SSIO.V And other wuinc-n who wish to take the } y'll.b0Tll.el ' < l ' " ° 'naha In th- rooms of th s Harvnrd Examinations will bo examined In 1'ubllLibrary Jam27 , 2J , 30. July 1 The tcrniB of udmlH-li'n ' , ( ou. . and ospensca nrlv. tlmo the candidates Omaha , at the same eta I In eg 8 any or all Departments of thn for admlfcdloa to Harvard UntvfrcUy. Ail ' . Information with regard 10 the. o oxiimliia- Ll'STri wllli-li may bo hud uu tlona may bo hud on application to the fiec'y application to the Correnpondlni ; .Secretary. of JtudcUflu College , Cambridge , ilata , Harvard University , Cambridge , ilasa.