(3.) "We acknowledge God's forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts."

Comment. This is the only article of the Christian Science Creed that is at all Jewish. Judaism thousands of years ago taught that God forgives the sinner, if he but truly repents. Judaism recognizes the existence of sin, but teaches that sin or evil is not godlike, and can be overcome by prayer and good works. Sin is not natural, but it does exist. Otherwise, the world would be perfect. Judaism teaches a simple doctrine of Atonement. The emphasis is placed upon man, not God. "The sinner can make himself at One with his Maker, by casting his sinful past into the sea, to begin a new life of virtue, goodness and rectitude." (Kohler's Guide for Instruction in Judaism.)

(4.) "We acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious love, unfolding man's unity with God, through Christ Jesus, the Wayshower, and we acknowledge man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death."

Comment. This entire article of the Christian Science Creed is repugnant to the Jewish belief. Judaism teaches that no being nor mediator is necessary to work atonement for man's sin. In true penitence, the Jew turns to God alone for divine pardon and forgiveness, after he himself has tried to atone for his

own sin. In this article, Jesus is represented in an ambiguous way. He is regarded both as an individual and as a principle. In either sense, the author of Science and Health contradicts herself as stated in Article 2. "We acknowledge and adore One Supreme and Infinite God." Nothing further need be said.

(5.) "We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter."

Comment. No true Jew can subscribe to this article, for as stated above, faith in a spiritual God is not taught to the Jew by the life and history of any individual. Judaism teaches the pure idea of a Godhead, independent of any man. Moses and the Prophets merely taught this idea to the Jewish people, but in no way was this belief based upon their life or work. Then, too, the Jew has been persecuted through the ages, because of the teaching of the crucifixion of Jesus, which, it is alleged, his ancestors brought about. As long as the Christian account of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus is taught, the Jew cannot in any way subscribe to the acceptance of this dogma, or its interpretation in Science and Health.

(6.) "And we solemnly promise to watch, and pray for that mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just and pure."

Comment. This article also cannot be accepted by the real Jew for the same reasons as stated above.

The spiritual truth of life is taught the Jew only through his belief in the Divine being, and not through the life of any individual. To the Jew, truth is impersonal, and the truth of God's existence is not taken in a personal or material sense.

Now, at. the conclusion of this Chapter, let me briefly state the creed of Judaism, or Jewish Science, as contrasted with the creed of Christian Science. (See Guide for Instruction in Judaism by Rev. Dr. K. Kohler. This is a standard Jewish work.)

(1.) "We believe that there is One God, an only Being, Eternal, Spiritual and Most Holy, Who created heaven and earth, and ruleth the world with perfect wisdom, with infinite justice, and everlasting love. He is our God, and there is none besides Him. Him we are bidden to love with all our heart, all our soul, and all our might; exclaiming: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.'

(2.) We believe that all men are children of God, endowed with a divine spirit, destined to share in eternal happiness by following His ways of righteousness."

(3.) "We also believe that Israel, having been the first to recognize God, hath received a special revelation of His will, with the mission of being His chosen. Priest among the nations, to lead them to truth and salvation."

(4.) "We also believe that God ruleth and judgeth all men and nations in righteousness and love. By rewards and punishments, by joys and sufferings, he educateth and leadeth them to ever higher aims,

until at last they shall arrive at the end of all time, when truth, justice, and peace shall unite mankind in the life of divine love, and eternal salvation, and God will be King and Father of all."

CHAPTER VI.

A Complete Anthology of Jewish Science.

ABIMELECH AND HIS HOUSE HEALED BY GOD.

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the land of the South, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay even a righteous nation? Said he not himself unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands have I done this. And God said unto him in the dream, Yea, I know that in the integrity of thy heart thou hast done this, and I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Now therefore restore the man's wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in