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" " '' ''" ' ',ry ' " ' " " vi; . i.f :ir, u: : ,. !. r L-,.1.,,.' f; PiU ,fS)03-D8' 'K Tlir Contents of Hie Mngnrlue clln a lire I'rulrrlril by l.iij rlli t. All Klslit let-reil. rurtusnnn r:vBnT w:i:ic. bKVKNTH ami olivk .ti:i:itts st ijris. mo jj n vi u ttaiu khm-j it tie r-t on-- at Ft. ii. .".to.. s conj-eiar nm r lo xavmter ii. XTXETY-SECOXD YEAR. SUNDAY. FEIiJjrAKY LT), l.KM. PEICE F1YT-: CENTS. ii- -" '' " r. --- TN. 1 r y-& .a v. - 1 .- - f - . V. X 1 - !i? --. II.! .na-nr irr- c mn TTT1 tO- iniT?FffTlTF YP V JBJgPtA 1 'IlUiLUUia 5ffigWM4 JWfchP? I A i v . THE BOER WAR ON THE SUMMIT OF A SOUTH AFRICAN KOP. The ln.iwin"; :'Iov. IJcprodinvil Troiii :i lHi Ii in (lit' IV! it P.Iimi. of I'jiris-, Math From Original I'holojjrnpli'!. Oivui"; a DMlnilo Ie;i of tin- Country in hit h lht Iliilish Troops .W Op "t'n-,'. ami tiV N.itu ;tl Ih'frnrr I'pon Which tht' J'tieis Count Sit Mutii. A RABBI W BECOMES A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST. Dr. Wertheimer Cites His s Reasons, v KalM Max Wprtliplmpr of Dayton, O., has nnuouneod formally his con Terslon to Christian ScIpupp. This Is the flr-t time that a Jewish clersyman has tnkpn ptioh HPtlon. ami naturally It has oecasioiipd witlespreatl tlKciiesiou amons members both of thp Hebrew and Christian faiths. Therp hap been others to neropt Christianity In anous forms, and netuated by various mo tives. The Fiiipprily of ltalibi Werthelmer Is unfimstloned, and hU exiilauathm of thp reasons whlrli leil him to this Important move will lit re.id with deep in terest by Jew and Christian alike By Ilnbl.l Mux flVrlhrlnifr, Ph. 1). I hai thorouiihlr rarcr th various theologtcal beliefs of civilized nations. For yetra I have dcUrrt Into the study of com paratlio rt-llclons nr.d have followed :h t-rnJ of higher ciUlcim. What va the result' A pile of dry human opinions, theories, dices-a chaos of bev.lMorln coitr-iiliction-' And vihon I Iearnel through the arious channels of the rellpl us press how callous and norlJIy tnimled the Jcwirh trntl Cl.nsti.in churchgoers hid turned, de Hite all tli learned discourses bvturt tnd Fcrmon3 that from ek to wctrt ha been and Mill are dithrd out to them I lieu ti.j horacthins inu?t be wrens, for. the more confuted and Indifferent people b camo the more I pondered I becarn tired of onesided and stereotjped phraes and creeds, sectarian llturtry, cold rituals and humzn sj-stems of philosophy which cannot satisfactorily account for the origin and destiny of man. and which cannot still th soul hunser of man. Away ullh this mental rubbish or exploded Jtheorles and conjec tures and fad-: !At that time I besan to studv "Pc ence and Health, with Ke to Soripturcs." bv ( tliat soulful and dcout author, Marj Hiker 1 O. Kddy Like the sweetest htraln of an cellc music it transformed me The ino-e i I comprehended Its spiritual purport the more comlnccd I V thit the Ji-lju truth of the ru:es and of centuries to come 'was comprised In that olume. fSradually It dawned upon me that Mr? Kdd's concep tions of man. God. unlerre were correct, demonstrable and unanswerable; Thus, by loffica! thinklnir was I forced to adopt her spiritual conclusions Material-minded people look at ex cry thing; from a rratcrlal standpoint, but "to the pure all things are pure." Tha swinish clement of the carnal-minded has in exery aso and clime spurned, ridiculed, perse cuted, lliified and maligned spiritual truths Most religions will tell ou they believe in God. Yes. but what kind of a Rod They will 6ay God is almlpht. an all-know ing- spirit, but do they mean what thc si ? Not a bit of it. for they have, more faith In a drug and pill, powder or tonic tiun In God Almighty. The) aj God Is all-Rood and lr.t.nite, and jet the be llee In a powerful devil or cII one They say thit the all-wise Goi 13 the eer-pre-ent Cither, jet their daily IKcs belie their beliefs The) tax God Is ui-haneal.le .mil eternal, jet tht hae tho IiiuJt.nce to neny that dailj- and hourlj- di-play of dl ine power Is r.o' possible any more to-daj" than It was In dajs of jore Stl.I, thosn mj people will rcaj from Hie IVilm" and I assert the Lord Is an cver-prese-i htlo in times of "trouble." Tiiev belie that the biblical miracle recorded In the Old and New Testaments prove nothirR to-day. and jet they proe ail and cin thing Ckrlstiin Science postulates one Infinite, omnipotent and omnipresent God 1. e , th mind of love and supreme wisdom, and Christian Scierce protes, with mathemat ical accuracj .ind precision, the workings of that mind. Mind j-ou. Christian Science proves cierj thing at all time", and that by the spiritual ui derstardlng of its prin ciple The God of Israel cm posittvelj be relied upon to-day as accurately and pre cipe!)" as two thousand or four thousand )ears ago. Sometimes It happens that a Christian Scientist fails to hal a patient, and then the papers noise it abroad In glaring head lines' Uut the thou.ands of complete cures ths Christian Scientists accomplish every tlay are Ignored or sllcntlj' pas-d oer Give credit where credit Is due Dees not every cltrgjman or ljjman delre to n tl the tick- f course Vhv inn't tin " Thej- cannot h not" Uicju o it uk s strong spiritual i-owth. Mind oj, not scholarship, nor elocution, nor w orldij edu cation is reo,uMe to accomplish a p itive cure of an iilae but dctp spiriiu il un it rst.-il'ns It la ti.is tact wliikh enrages t io average iniriter agilivt Christian Science: to think that an) doctor of divinity cannot heal, but that .in olscure I'eter or Paul cn. The Scriptures from beginning to end, are full .if Chiistlan Science, but to find this out jou must interpret the Scriptures spintual-lj-. and not aecordirs to an Isn, ipso dixit, or ologj There are 3&.'") various interpre tations of the Old Testament, nml I),KO li.terpretatlons of the New Testament Thirk of it' Here jou ee how the Iiuman caprice?, whims and opinions have crept In to the deciphering of the Ihble, Christian Science Is ths s.amo as dlUne science an! diUne science really means "the knowledso of God" I have left the Jewish puplt, but not Iraels mlslon 1. e , to i read tho truth, the knowledge of God. Judaism Is one of them: Israel's religion Is quite an other Israel's religion is the revelation of God to prophet and apostle. Judaism com prlsv the man-made laws, customs, habits and ceremonies of Jerusalem nml the Rati) Ionian Jews man made law" ca ret, ! and er.fored bv majority vote by f. iihedrims. sj nods, codices and rabbinical orivention Thei t rm Jud.t.sin" occurs not In the Oil Test men', it Is a wcrd elnrl !r J wl-h II lknlts The term "mill mhos' o furs tirst in the tirtek ver t . o. I'., il s letttr t the G ilatlans, eh ip ter ' U a.d IL God never originated that word God fpoko to Isr-el. ut Israel neans spiritual son. or prince of GoJ In Or kingdom there are no Jews. Gen lies. Greeks. Catholics. Methodists. IWptl-ts. Kpiscoiali ins cr Unitarians, but sons and e'.aurfhters of God It Is high time that tho congregation of nation?, which ought to le bound with c!or tio than cable or t"l- -graph, should know this, understand this and live thl3 truth. Whatever theological fossils will say to tho contrary, whativer bigoted and conceited pharNecs of cathe dral, church and synagogue will scream to the contrary, 'ho fact remain", tho religion of th future will be, raj- must he. alone the spiritual lines of Christian Science All th churches espouse to-day the fatherhood of God ami britherhood of man, but how many mean what they nv? Christian Science has done what no other religion ever accomplished. It Is broad, up lifting and the mot prartical In all other di nominations the fiuestlon Is constantly nsked- "What Is the use of g ins to church"" Among Christian Scientists tho eiuestlon whirh Ss ak-d every Sunday irjrnlng and Weill csday cven- tnt- Is- "Vhat' the iia rt stilne' at home ami no going to cliurchV Their palatial houses of worship are lacked. Yet no preacher preaches, no npratic chclr ) sing in. tLir rJiurOv. Tt.c mother church of Christian Science. In Ros'n. has a member ship of 1S,"' members Thej- all attend ev ery service! There s no other single local church Ml the fa- of the globe that has such a stupenei'jin attendance as tha Boiton chunh. And who belengs to It? Cultured Ie- i!e, tho P""r. lavvj-crs and mechanics. Judgfs and students, phvsieiais. mlnlsV-a aid working folks' Men and women throng tho building, sometimes an hour before di vine service starts, be it rain or shine. Four services are held every Sunday to accommo date) the crowds los this Ijok as though a man must necessarily be weak mladed or lns.ire to belonx to such a powerful and dlviae religious movement No ono knowa how that nob e mother In Israel, Mrs. Kddy, has w jrked and watched and pra)ed anit suffered te Iirlnir about the Itenaissanco of God's rfllglani Hut the reformation ia on. No on" can stop it. wir und ridicule who will Tiie future will tell. What ItabM Ga maliel said to the Jewish Council at Jeru salem respecting persecuting tho first apos tles of this dlvuiu tcieneo 1 would have you con-ide r "And now I say unto jou. refrain from the men. and let them a'one; for If this counsel or this work Ik of men. It wl't bo overthrown, but If It is of God, je will not be ablo to overthrow them, lest haplv )e be found even to be lighting against God." Acts v. Sv-ly. 0