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Show I UROTliNCE LISTENSlT I CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE ! Clarence E. Eaton of Mother Church of Boston Sets Forth the I Doctrine of Mrs. Eddy With Great Ability The Dust Man Healing of the Sick Unreality of Death-Devil Death-Devil Exposed Mrs. Eddy's Mission. ITrnr was a laxKe audience 111 the1 Crpheum tJiea'er, when, at. o clock vfi tenia v nfremnoti. flHrenre R. Eaton a member of the board or lec-t.ireshlp lec-t.ireshlp of the Klrst Church of ( hrist Scientist of Boston, was Introduced by Judge S T Corn of Ogden. The, lecturer said: -If I were to select a text of Scripture a a basis for this addrCBB I eerfalnlv could not well select h more appropriate or n more important one than Jesus" commission to his disciples, that their preaching shoul'i be with respect to the kingdom of God, and he accompanied by the hyaline hyal-ine of the sick, the cleansing ot the leper, the raining of the dead the .iting out of devill The tenth chapter Ol .Matthews goepel is entirely devoted to the Mae-t Mae-t r'b instructions and admonitions In this respect, ;nd the closing chapter chap-ter of the same gospel adds to this commission the more general and universal one namely, that his followers fol-lowers should teach all nations to chsrrvo all things, whatsoever he had, commanded them to do thus plainly making it a christians duty to heal the slrk and remove f-vils as well as preach the gospel, in all times and liaces " The command of the Master is In substance an epitome of true Christian Chris-tian faith, doctrine, and practice j Moreover, it Is obvious that such a faith and practice can only rest se-cure se-cure on a firm foundation to wit The existence of one omnipotent i omnipresent, omniscient Ooi a God v ho constitutes and emhriu cs all true j being and who conscioush inspires protects, and governs every part and portion of His vast universe of ideas I according to Immutable law. The Allncss of God "Christian Science meets the requirement re-quirement to preach by works or , demonstration, rather than by words Ol" arguments. It does not announce new and strange concept of God buL unfolds and declares a correct, because demonstrable, understanding of His being, qualities, and law. To broaden our concept of God, there has been introduced into the teach- I ing of Christian Science as terms or j synonyms for God other than ordi- , narlly used, those of Mind, Soul I Principle, Life, Truth and Love The terms intelligence and substance are . nlsc employed as synonyms to aid the student in hie comprehension of God. j as well as to indicate His nature, at- ' tributes, and qualities. These terms, whtn rightly understood and applied. 8Cive to turn thought away from a i circumscribed, limited, or humanized eeuse of Deity and direct it toward the Impersonal, infinite, supreme, and absolute intelligence, consciousness, conscious-ness, presence and nower whom we M have designated as God When wo include every attribute H of goodness, justice, mere), compassion, com-passion, affection and tenderness which we naturally associate with I the erm Father as applied to God, j aiid at the same time exclude all 1 Bense of injustice, hatred, anger, ven- I geance, and cbangeahlenese we are abb to obtain and enjoy a more I righteous and true sense of Loin I as infinite All Such a concept In- I spires love and reverence. Further- I more, it. will quickcu within us a spir- Hual consciousness which Ts recup- I ' eratlve and redemptive in Its opera- I tlon and which will act as a silent power to lift us above the false and illegitimate beliefs of mortality, ob- s.iit literate the undesirable moral or Kfc physical effects which those belipfs ,'mi may have produced and provide an . jfij adequate defense against the influ- I mt eir.ee and action of all that Is unlike : tf-jj God. good '-Si "One infinitely good God and one i'ijE infinitely perfect universe. Including man is what Christian Science de- 'fcxjM claies and teaches. And regarding 'w t1'8 11 ho'ds that it Is just as ira- 'Y4B portant that wo shall have a correct 3&H, understanding regarding a perfect 8HH n-an as the creature of God, as It is ifiH tnal c sna" have a true knowledge f iffi ' a Pf''c, 0 33 'he creator of LVmI man. If one or the other or both are y&iaffl. excluded from our religious teaching rfSj and practice, then Is our faith Itkel rv.AM tb be dead and our hope Indeed vain f&Ml To account for the absence of a more g leral belief In a religion embody- ajIS3 g these fundamentals, we must note -ffifrjB how far and wide we have strayed on giK these questions, and what has led the yjjfl world Into the confusion and trou- ' ;jjB bie in which it appears to be involved. -tim A11 that wo find ln Biblical history IJT JM, .CC-M . .. ( r.A ti'l I k K 1 1 1 S cept of Deity and the Imperfection of iJB man, wc also find Incorporated in $Bi man-made doctrines of modern JjB! Christianity, which has resorted to jtja tbc practice of clothing the Divine Svm with the human vesture, and depre- I "!aB elating and misrepresenting the crea- I nVJm tlViS work of God Falling to dlstln- ''mWr Riliab between the true and the false cenceptions of God which appear in the Scriptures, It delineates Him afflB wholly aa an anthropomorfic being w&M liable to wrath and vengeance and ifjPvrJ whimsical, capricious and changeable ln H'B na,ure- and by teaching succeeds only in Implanting In the &ojS bfkrts of men fear and hatred of a ItSm Supreme being, rather than reverence atiS3 rntl 'OVP Theology's teaenlng with jSii respect to the creation is that what SjKrejjSH we behold on earth today as men ttT'SII anc women are a'1 tnat now remains fHgg&B of what was originally spiritual man. aSggfii A.raoet universally the belief prevails Oh$H that men. the crowning triumph of aHfiKB' God's creation, has degenerated to MfftjgB dbe level of a material boast in- WMMWLM deed, It Is even declared that he is ffjWaa little else than a mere speck of dust uHH on the desert of the universe. Two Records of Creation, hBmB ' Evidently this thought of man has nH c ibtalned by reason of the confusion SbhH of the two separate accounts of tho HHH creation which appear in the Bible HHH A careful study of these records dls- BHHH closes the fact that they differ ln S9HH many Important respects. Insomuch H that the student is forced to recog- H vztt that In premise and conclusion SHHB they are positively antipodal, they B cannot be harmonized upon a single HH point' Thus the Scriptures indicate I 1 that in the day when God (Elohlm) fl 'created man ln his own image," the I Lord God (Jehovah) Is supposed to Cnrmed man of the d.isr of the ground' and made a woman out of B bone Spiritual Man. "Though briefly stated. Hie first chapter of Genesis contains a complete com-plete record of the spiritual' and true creation, a record pronounced by most authorities on Biblical questions us absolutely scientific In all re-i re-i pec's. Therein e read that God Dialed man In His own image and likeness, gave him dominion over the earth and whatever moveth thcrenn. Bl d provided for the constant care imil maintenance of His creation The record states, moreover, that ' God Ba everything that hr had made, and, behold, it was v crv good." The iinching of Christian Science places special emphasis upon this record as authentic and true and declares that It presents the basis of all true existence God being admittedly supreme su-preme and unchanging good, and the real universe being the manifestation of His continuous activity. Christian Science argues that His creation must ever continue to be representative representa-tive of the Divine character, of which it can he a correct and legitimate expression only as it remains perfect. per-fect. The Bible fortunately does not teacb that provision was made necessary neces-sary or even possible for a change contamination, failure, or termination of the perfect handiwork of God. and . e note that the reading does not Involve God b Image in discord or Imperfection. The conclusion is irresistible ir-resistible that the perfect man is a present-day reality, whatever human sense may be to the contrary The Dust Man "In the second and subsequent chapters of Genesis our arientlon is directed to the statements that the Lord God (Jehovah) formed man of the dust of the ground, but not In the image or likeness of anything in particular, par-ticular, and nothing is said about this man having dominion over anything loiter he acquired the name of Adam. Ad-am. The record also states that out ot the ground the Lord God caused the products natural thereto to grow and formed the beasts of the field of the same material; namely, the ground Continuing, we note that In order to provide a suitable com-panion com-panion and helpmeet for the man. the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fali upon Adam, and acting In tne capacity of a surgeon he removed a rib from his side and Immediately transformed it Into a woman, to the delight of the man What might be designated as a brief honeymoon is followed by temptation, disobedience L ar shame and condemnation, accompanied ac-companied by punishment Imposed by the Iord God upon this man and his wire i his experience culminates in sorrow and suffering for the woman wom-an and the repudiation and decree of annihilation for the man 'Dust thou art. and unto dust 6halt thou return re-turn ' "Manifestly this is an attempt to account for the origin or a material man as well as for his dismal failure ;Mi(i ending The ext raordlnarv Inconsistencies In-consistencies which have been introduced intro-duced in the record are In them-sc-.ves sufficient to warrant us In regarding re-garding it as an allegory. By a strange process of perversion and fcLbstltution It Is obeserved that the record of the Adamic creation or dust type of man has almost wholly superseded su-perseded In our lives that of th spiritual or God-made man Indeed, the Incidents narrated have formed the basis of a multitude of religious beliefs or svsterus. Christianity aa commonly taught today Is based entirely en-tirely upon the belief in the verity of this history. It has accordingly devised what It regards as an efficacious effica-cious plan whereby It is hoped this mortal or dust man may be restored, rejuvenated transformed into n spiritual spirit-ual being, regardless of the Scriptures Scrip-tures which clearly teach that good cannot be made out of evil. We are taught that fortallfy must be destroyed destroy-ed In order that immortality mav be hroughr to light. Jesus declared the flesh profiteth nothing. ' and Paul said that "flesh and blood cannot inherit in-herit the kingdom of God." Healing of the Sick "Practically speaking nothing at present embodied in the teaching of modern Christlanltv nrovides for the healing of the sick Ignoring the command of Jesus to heal by spiritual spir-itual means, theology has left this question entirely to the medical profession pro-fession Compliance with the teaching teach-ing ot the Master involves the preservation pres-ervation of the essential unltv of his command to preach and heal. In C( nsldering this we are brought face tr face with the unwarranted presumption pre-sumption of the thought that would sunder these factors of true Christian Chris-tian service. The work of saving sinners by preaching Is committed to men whose lives and characters, it Is expected, shall be above reproach. Bjt the co-ordinate service, of healing heal-ing the sick Is given over to those who may or may not even be moral much less spiritual In their lives "ln this connection It is Interesting to observe that both theology and medical practice have a common ground of meeting, and It iB that of the verity of the matter man and that when he Is sick he is to be Leoled as though he were wholly dust, although declared by theologians to have a soul. Strangely enough neither nei-ther seems to appreciate the predicament predica-ment In which both aro thereby placed. plac-ed. The absurdity of this situation Is heightened when regarded from the standpoint of the last analysis of mortal man, which both of these put pose-fully humanitarian agencies accept. Naturalists tell us that the substance, the molecule of life, of which this dust man is constituted-carbon, constituted-carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulphur The only-one only-one who materialists agree Is cora-peient cora-peient to deal with the cnangeB ln the composition and constitution of this molecule and determine Its status, sta-tus, is known as a chemiat Hence ln the dilemma of sickness, theology and materia medlca would subject the man whom they would save or heai to the analytical processes of the laboratory', and they believe and declare wo must abide by Its dictum In determining the issues of lite. Falling to discern the spiritual or true man, these would -be humanitarians humani-tarians sirenously endeavor to save or heal the soul or body of a being who the chemist avers is consttt uted entirely of water and "Inorganic salts." In the ratio of eighty-five per cent of the one to fifteen per cent or the other Confronted by an apparently appar-ently hopelrss disarrangement or con. taminatlon of the water and salts, the materialist, whether doctor or theologian, concludes that a dust mua or n bone woman must submit to an ignominious death, and take chances In the nnkonwn and indefinite indef-inite future of being eternally saved or perpetually lost. The Materialist's Dilemma. ' nhviouslv If sinning, mortal man Is a composite of water and salts, theology's plan of salvation through f.,;th In hrist Is doomed to failure. Of the practice of materia medlcn wc need say only that It has long been considered experimental and this sv e fullv appreciate when the many difficulties which confront the physician ac realized. The crlttrlsm Is sometime? made that certain reported cases of heal-llll! heal-llll! through Christian Science are unauthentic because Scientists are not phvfiiclans and hence are incap-P.bl incap-P.bl of diagnosing disease and determining de-termining the actual malady from v I Ich the patient has recovered This criticism Is ill-advised because it r. . ts on the critic since the chief source of the phvsiclan's embarrassment embarrass-ment lies in the uncertainty of his diagnosis And he Is further baffled by the fact that the process for suc-, suc-, .'sblullv extracting pain or disease fiom a compound of water and salts has not yet been discovered "It might not be oui of place at this point to observe that In the light of the chemists analysis of all materiality, ma-teriality, we are spared the pains of engaging in a controversy over the question of the reality or unreality of matter The more advanced phi losophers agree that everv thing in evidence and commonly called matter Is but thought embodied or externalised external-ised something which we ourselves have constructed more or less imperfectly im-perfectly Matter when left to the tender mercies of its 'next friends theology and materia medica. takes its place in the open grave of all mor tality, 'uncofflned and unknelled. with its simple last resting place; Dust (nothingncssi thou art and unto dust (nothingness) shall thou return' The Nature of Prayer. "The relation of prayer lo healing in the teac hing of Christ Jesus and ( hnstian bcience maiitrs n pr i uurm to explain that because the nature of God is so little understood men have believed that He gives or withholds a6 His Judgment or pleasure may di' tate. Hence there has been instituted the custom of petitioning. BUpplb at Ing, beseeching Deity to bestow various vari-ous favors upon the suppliant This Is the general thought of prajer Christian Scientists are willing to take Jesus at his word and not tease God for what i6 needful for the Master said ' our Father, knoweth that ye have need of these things Possibly this is why Christian Scien tlsts have been denominated a pray erless people by the uninformed This criticism might be answered by the thousands who have confessed that while they were trying to live according accord-ing to the requisites of theology, their prayers were never answered More over, they now witness that they lie. j er knew how to pray aright until they read and studied the chapter on pra . er written by Mrs F.ddv and given first place in the text book of Christ! an Science. Christian Scientists recognize rec-ognize that associated with every prayer or sincere desire for the manifestation mani-festation of Gods presence and power there should he positive fait h, conviction, convic-tion, and knowledge that the prayer is consistent with our true relation to God. Such an attitude merits and pro rides for an answer to prayer In accordance ac-cordance with the scripture: 'What things soever ye desire, when ve pray believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them, also And If we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, wc know that we have the pet i-tions i-tions that we desired of him Jesus evidently taught that the true nature of prayer should be confirmative rather ra-ther than suppllcative, and according y we believe that a comprehensive realization of God's allness and the great truth that His law is every where and at this very moment oppr aling to destroy the discordant conditions con-ditions of human experience. Is the correct basis of prajer Tyranny of Material Sense. "It has been argued and urged that all are Included In the Adamic or material belief of man. Christian Science protests that we are subjects of a divine sovereign, and that mor-talltv mor-talltv affects us only to the extent that we Ignoranlly or intentionally believe In and submit to Its theories and practices Material sense has long imposed us trvanicai oeiieis, customs, and laws upon the world and intimidated nations with its plan of mutual murder and assimilation In example and precept Its BUbstltU tlon of the mortal for the spiritual man has been foisted upon succeed ing generations for many ag&s. and the suffering, misery and desolation which have followed in its wake are ample proof ol the Iniquity of a fact which Is responsible for the decline of spirituality and the consequent presence of a widespread hatred of good. But a righteous revolt has come which 1b destined to shake mortality to its very foundation and utterly destroy de-stroy and remove It from the face ot the earth This reformation accomplished, accom-plished, we shall behold the real man, the divine offspring or spiritual ideu, who Is more than a statesman, patri ot, or priest; more than a chemist, ;n astronomer, a mathematician or mu slclan; more than a servant, mer chant, or mechanic: a physician, law yer, philosopher, teacher, or poet He Is the Image, likeness, reflection uf the All good, and is endowed by his creator with Inalienable and unalterable unalter-able dominion over earth and Bky In the kingdom of God's man therms are no vassals, no peers; no strlkea. no lockouts, no bars of condemnation, no courts of appeal There is naught to condemn, to appeal to or from, since here infinite good Is supreme. "The healing of the sick the cleansing cleans-ing of thought by means of the truth, spiritual understanding, is possible ol accomp'.iBbment today as at any time ln the world's hlstorY. Ministering to the sufferings of mankind Is tho most legitimate evidence and expres slon of true Christianity which we can possibly conceive of. It 19, moreover, tho Inevitable experience because It is in fulfillment of prophecy The Christian Scientist does not sec ln his patient what the physician or chemljt see6 in mortal man. therefore he, makes no pretense of healing matter as substanee, but ns belief. To the Scientist sickness is a mental prea entatlon. a defective state of though Cod who made everything good and without whom, as SI John says was not anything made that was made,' is not the author of such thought dis turbancefl as produee su kness. th.- do not enter Into the divine conscious-ness conscious-ness and hence their appearing is Illegitimate in all respects it baa been discovered that God s law right Ij understood and applied will antidote every phase of error or discord which might take possession of the human mind Indeed, C hristian Science has repeatedly demonstrated the great truth thai all that Is needed for the expulsion of sin and disease from hu man exper1ence--all,that Is necessary for humanity s complete liberation Is here and now Higher Law of Mjnd Christian Science proves that the false material laws which by common belief and consent operate through fear, Ignorance and superstition to Incapacitate mortals and cause inva"! idlsm. are rendered null and void bj the higher law of Mind. The Individual Indi-vidual knowledge of this and its application ap-plication naturally effects the eradication eradi-cation of the discordant conditions which may be held In thought or ex ternalized on the body. There is nothing noth-ing mysterious or miraculous abOUl the modus operandi, since an Infinite and Irrevocable nw provides for re construction, restoration, recovery ir redemption in accordance with the su prome wisdom and power of the piln ciple which established the law The changes wrought In consciousness and which result in the healing of the sick according to the practice of Christian Science, are In no sense due to the use of hypnotism or suggestive thera peutlCB The latter is in a class bj itself and is a remnant of the con demned necromancy or m.ult prac tices of the past w hie h the critics and enemies of Jesus failed to convict him of when they were testifying falsely, against him The domination of ,t submissive mentality or consciousness by an Imperative one is recognised 00 a dangerous practice, the maximum of results therefrom being evil rather than good. Moreoer the practice 's unchristian, because contrary to the teaching of Jesus, who denounced and repudiated sm li healing methods as equivalent to casting out devils by the prince of devils. Unreality of Death. ' When directing attention to that portion of Jesus' command which re lates to the raising of the dead, many who believe in Its literal application might desire thai we shall go to the cemetery and conduct A series of experiments. ex-periments. According to the materialists materi-alists all that we ever place in Hie cemetery is the water and 'inorganb Baits' which the human body is said to be composed of ould It be prof itahle to labor merely for the resvis-cl resvis-cl tat ion of t hm ? But, say b the critic, what of the loved ones with whom we associated and walked and talked and whom we knew by some familiar or endearing name and who have passed from our presence where are they? They were never more or less than consciousness, and Christian Scl ence teaches as common sense does, that consciousness never found a rest Ing plaie beneath six fret of earth Through Its release from a measure of sense-bondage, consciousness must Instantly experience in a degree something of the true resurrection the ascension of thought to perceive the Immortality of life. Many think death is n sacred lsliatlon Scrip ture refers to It as an enemy, not B friend Jesus gave it no place. He met and conquered it because he re garded it as a phase of error, the out come of materiality. In the truest sense what Is meant hy death Is characterized char-acterized by Paul as carnal minded ness 'To be carnally minded is death ' This, he said of the nature of that mind or consciousness Wulcb Is grossly material the sum total of all carnality or that which Is opposed op-posed to spirituality He also said 'To be spirituaih minded is life and peace ' This agrees with Jesus con cept of life, for he said, "And this 'a life eternal, that they might know thee the onlv true i.od. and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast senl.' "Jesus considered spiritual minded negs or understanding as synonymous with eternal life, and he came to im part this understanding to others, in order as he said that they might bave life, and that they might have it more abundantly If a knowledge or understanding of God, good, constitutes consti-tutes eternal life, then surely the ab-Ben ab-Ben e of this true knowledge might well be designated as death The mind, consciousness or intelligence, I Which enabled him to do the works that he did, Jesus characterized as Cod. or the Father Paxil urged that we should have the mind which war. also In Christ Jesus' Hence It Is that Christian Science speaks to a slumbering sense with the view' ol Illuminating it or educating n oui of itse resurrecting it as it were and says: Awake thou that steepest . nnd Christ shall gve thee light and 'Arise shine; for thy light is come, and the glorv of the Lord Is risen upon up-on thee ' We may well spend evei moment In rejoicing that through Christian Science we have learned something of the eternal verity or life and the unreality of death. Evil or Devil Exposed "In Jesus time dlRases and affile-tions affile-tions were commonly regarded as du 10 the presence of evil, frequently spoken of as evil spirits or devils: hence the command to cast these oui His ministry disclosed the fact of thn intimate association of evil or devil with all manner of discords, and we not thai he overcame It and cast t OUI and thus released the afflicted On certain occasions It would appear that embodied evil recognised In blm Its master and with fear and trem bllng shrank from his very presenct Cohtran to "1P teaching and practice Of ( hrlSI feSUB It has been rightly Bald thr- 'whole superstructure of modem Christianity is built upon Hie belief M, definite evil being who brOUghl abOUl the fall of man ' In so far as modern Christianity Is contingent up on the belief In evil as a verity and lower, it logically follows that the destru.tif.il of evil would mean the demolition of modern Christianity Bul how shall we reconcile this teaching teach-ing with what the Master said and did and he is supposed to have foniid ed true Christianity? Scripture says 'The son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil, and also 'him that had the power pow-er of death, that is. the devil Christ Jesus analysis of evil or devil maltefl it clear that he perceived Its unreality. unre-ality. He characterized it as a falsllv and wlthoul the shadow of truth. He Stripped Mi" disguise from the begin nlng. and taught lhat It must he cast out. The conclusion is Inevitable that the phenomena of evil are to be ac-counted ac-counted tor by the presence in human i onsc iotisness of the hellef in and fear of It. and it finds expression only in the utterances and deeds of (hose en slaved by it. Thus so long as evil as a He can successfully deceive us. It will use us as a tool and finally mak'1 us Its victims Kxposed as a lie. it I falls a coward at our feet "The remarkable betterment wrought in the temperament, charai tcr, habit, and deeds of men hy ( hrlst-lan hrlst-lan Science are the direct result of the casting out of evils or devils This evidence of obedience to the Master-", command is attracting more attention today, perhaps than mere physli ll heaUng The latter is an incidental experience on the way to the ultimate of reformation ami i ransiorniati0n Wl The most precious gifts of Christian TO Science are to be designated as peao, ;f contentment, satisfaction, Joy expert! 1 c-nces and conditions for which rave and which can become our only through the (anting out of'evll H and the acquirement of enlarged splf. R imal understanding By a proper ap- I'M plication Of scientlfl- and demonstnv ' ble knowledge ol spiritual truth, Pr. 1 r rors m belief which throng one's con Bl musne;s are cast out, dissolved inJ diSBlpated, as naturally, scientifically, and Inevltablj as light destroys the darkness. Usually the first errors t0 yield in one's menfallf. ire i hoft 1 U which have found expression In phyi. H cal Infirmities but this is not tr goal which Christian Science urgtl us to r.eek We should strive for and l win a consiiousnep thoroughly purged of evil and so we press for A ward, as Mrs Eddy has so aptly put ij it In our tei hook until houndlesi j thought walks enraptured, and co L ,.-pti,m mi. onfi n-. is winced t" reach j the dlMnc ulory' (Science and Hcaltfl In criticism of Jesus his enemletB said. He hath a devil, and is mi; K why hear ye him"' others said, 'These K are not the words of blm that hath Mm a devil Can a devil open the eyei 1, nf the blind " It has been said o! K i bristian Science that It Is of the K devil Can any one believe that evil m or dmll has healed blindness, tuber CUlOSls, tumors. cancers. paralyali, I and myriads of other so-callod Incur- 1 able diseases0 Hundreds of authentic cases oi just such healing stand to H the i redil of the practice of Chrlflti. 1 an Science I Jesus' Healing Method. "Christ lesus practiced on iho samo 1 ipe of man that practitioners of oth- 1 er Bystems did, and he healed his pa- J dents of both sin and disease by one and the same metaphslcal process J the oKration of the knowledge of j truth H is analysis of causation rad- j Ically differed from the materialists, be. ause he appeared to be concemfT neither about what a man's body was composed of. nor about the nature or j i h.uacter of his disease. Respiration, temperature, coated tongue, or the I beating of the pulse did not mean any- i thing to him. and be never asked about the tood a man had been eat- j Ing or drinking, or even the air ha I had been breathing; Indeed, he said, Take no thought for tho body." All 1 this we can understand If we will. J ll Jesus ever accepted the chemist's analysis of a man's body ho naturally j (Continued on Page N'lne) LARGE AUDIENCE LISTENS TO LECTURE (Continued From Page Eight I ould have accepted the" same au ihority s analysis of the food which the man consumed. Then good, ordinary or-dinary common sense would have assure,! as-sure,! ,!m that the commonplace ad of adding matter to matter could nut possibly cause indigestion. "Observing studentu have not allowed al-lowed the fact to ejteape their attention, atten-tion, that Jesus did toxo cognlzunce or the thoughts and deeds of men. If? noted primarily it was evil or wrong thinking which defiled men We read thai on one occasion he said, 'Not that vvhieli goeth in(o the mouth do-Tilelh do-Tilelh a man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, this dcflleth a man Those things which proceed cut of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man I-'or out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders. adulteries, fornications, thefts, tnlse witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile .1 man." Ills analysis, disclosed euusa-lion euusa-lion as mental rather than physical hence he healed the people by tho power of his understanding, and he enlightened them.- quickened their comprehension and stimulated mon tal energy and activity. He took advantage of the simplicity of the faith of his hearers aud leavenod it with understanding. su that it could remove mountains of error. He was t recognised authority upon all ques tions, and he astonished every one with his wisdom and the patience and love which he displayed when dealbsg with their Ignorance and misery. U w.(s conceded that he "went about doing do-ing good " ".lesus taught men how to pray ami showed them how by right thinking and good behavior they could rid themselves of evil desires, habits, et-feeis, et-feeis, and Influences Moreover, be insisted that they should be actuated and controlled by the same mind or consciousness which possessed and. Impelled film, and which he designa ted as his Father and their Father, so that they would be enabled to do lor others as he had done for them Jeuus disclaimed credit lot tho grear works which were wrought through him. lor he modest l said. T can oT mine own self do nothing.' But (he l-'Mher lh.lt llWL'lletll In me I , o 1. the works.' Christian Healing Restored. "For sixteen centuries mental thcra. peutlcs as instituted by the .Master remained re-mained dormant, but in these latter days Christian Science represents tho restoration and re-establishment or lis practice. Less than fifty years ago only one person on earth realized what Christian Science in this respect means to the world. Today many thousands are vividly conscious that it is wholly due to its teaching aud practice that they aro alive and able to say they are healthy and happy If In less than half a century, much of which time was necessarily speut in overcoming the prejudices ot mor tals and dealing with the many prob lema Incident t'1 the formative period of all earthly undertakings; If during these (rylng years ol the ro-eotabllah men! of n religious practice which had been entirely ueglected and In disuse for upwards of sixteen hundred year.s; If notwithstanding, (he almost unl- versal and persistent practice or ig noring God as the healer of the sick and seeking material means for ro-lief ro-lief and healing, no matter how utterly utter-ly inadequate or futile If in the faco of, all this Christina Science has adequately ade-quately proved equal to the task or releasing from the bonds of sin. suffering, suf-fering, and disease hundreds of thou sands of people, are we not Justified in saving there has come to their ro allzation the fulfilment of Jesun' prophecy "He that belleveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do, becansa 1 go unto my Kalher" 1 Ind these signs shall follow them that believe In my name shall they case out devils; they shall speak wltii new tongues; they shall take up ser pents; and If they drink auy deadly thing, jt shall not hurt them; they Shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.' Mrs. Eddy's Mission "The world Is wholly incapable ot conceiving Of the scope and character or the task committed to the discover cr and founder of Christian Science Even those whose lives have been touched and transformed by the heal ing influence of her love and work confess their inability to comprehend its significance Certain it Is (hat her life of spiritual devoutness. selfsacri fire, and sweet si in pi Icil y : her lovinn loyalty to God, the purity of her 1 bought and purpose, and her consecrated conse-crated faithtulness to the exalted mln istry to which she was providentially called, has culminated In a movement which haB as Its ultimate the release of the human mind rrom Its iniquitous bondage to 3in and disease, and tho abolition of the despotic tyransjjf of falso belief. Blessings of this nature cannot well be confined to a single race or generation, but must extend to all nations and to all times. Thank God tne mission of Mrs Eddy has not been In vain! There Is a vast multitude or people Iq tl!s generation who momentarily give thanks that it was through her dih cernment, courage, and unswerving fidelity thai their tears have been dried and their pain banished. Nor Is thl6 all. Sh has made clear and plain tho way whereby all are to be redeemed according to the plan and purpose or on infinitely good God, ac'J through the salvation or the indwelling indwell-ing Christ. If ever a people had oc ca8ion to hold In loving and tender memory the life of a noble. Just, pure, and upright woman It has It now 1 am sure that all who are conscious ill tills will agree that to her there is due the full significance of these words of the great apostleT I have rouglit a good fight. I have finished my course I have kept tho faith. Heuoeforth there lis laid up for rae a crown of rlghtcouRn.98, which the Lord tho rlghteouH judKe, shall glvn me at that day; and not to me onlv but unto all them aUo that love his appearing ' " |