Chapter V - Prayer and Atonement
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his scientific statement of Life, namely, "Though you
his scientific statement of Life, namely, "Though you
destroy this temple (body) yet will I (Spirit) build it
again." "I," the Life, Substance, and Intelligence of
the universe, and man, am not in matter that you can
destroy. His beautiful metaphors and parables of the
tree and its fruit; the fount and stream; the tares and
wheat; the sower and husbandman, etc., explained
Intelligence and Life not mingled with sin and death.
He laid the axe of science at the root of the "tree of
knowledge" to cut down all that embraced opposite
doctrines; hence error's hatred of him, and Truth's
approval. This more pure, and spiritual idea, named
Jesus, destroyed the beliefs of Life in matter, and gave
to man the understanding of the Principle of being.
Those students who followed his instructions and exam-
ple, loved and honored him, and those who did not,
hated and dishonored him. The former cast out error,
and healed the sick with Christ, Truth; the latter, only
in the name of Truth. Of the seventy he taught, but
eleven remained faithful, showing how far the science
he taught and demonstrated, was apart from the accep-
tance of the world of sense. And when Christ, Truth,
cometh again, will he find faith on earth? Over eigh-
teen centuries ago, "He came to his own and his own
received him not." Those professing Christ are some-
times the first to reject Truth, if it collides with their be-
liefs; even its severest persecutors have been of this class.
The honest fishermen who had little to leave, were those
who left all for Christ, Truth, until progress compelled
the change, and the learned Paul stepped forth for Truth.
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When a teacher of music demonstrates by some
When a teacher of music demonstrates by some
masterly performance, the harmony of music, he gives
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the proof of a Principle that the learner must understand;
the proof of a Principle that the learner must understand;
but if this demonstration included also a nameless sacri-
fice, we should admit, the Principle of it was not only
harmony, but Love. This was the precious import of
our Master's teachings and demonstration; he proved
the science of being not only by destroying sickness, sin,
and death, but the significance of Life without death,
and in this proof was embraced his Love. Error had
hoped to destroy Truth, and kill Jesus. Those for
whom he laid down all worldly honors, and bore their
infirmities that through his stripes they might be
healed, were his accusers. So will it be to-day, Chris-
tian martyr; he who best understands the Truth of be-
ing, will be most falsified, pursued, and condemned.
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The teacher of music who demonstrates for the ben-
The teacher of music who demonstrates for the ben-
efit of others, has by no means relieved them from giving
the proof requisite to show where they stand in science;
he rather does this, for their example that they may
understand that which they should demonstrate. Im-
plicit faith in the teacher, whose self-abnegation and
toil have bestowed blessings on man, will never make
musicians of the learners; they must go and do like-
wise, or they are not improving their talents, which,
unimproved, condemned them. We must understand
the Principle Jesus taught, at whatever expense, and
practice it, or we are not Christians.
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The science of Life that our Master demonstrated,
The science of Life that our Master demonstrated,
was not a theory, doctrine, or belief; it revealed a
Principle that brought its proof with it; and this proof
was not forms, or systems of religion, but the science of
being, that brought out all the sweet harmonies of Life.
Jesus informed John what the proof of Christ's coming