The Portland daily press., 1898-12-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Lecture BY Rev. Mckenzie In z. nj. O. A.
Hall.

A lecture under the auspices of the two
churches of Christian Scientists, in this
CITY. was given last night by member
of the board of lectureshipA of the mother
obnroh of Christian Science in Boston.
Mr.. Mo Kenzie said in part:
Christian Science in operation marks
q return to the efficiency of early Chris
tianity in it's healing Of the SICK. A mill
lion cases of healing were reported In
1898, and today the proof ia In every
place. Every disease known to doctors,
and many undiagnosed by the mosb
skiiful have been healed. one year VI
the Christian Science Journal WILL Iur-
nish cases enough to convince any non
est seeker, and show how every condltion
of need has been helped.
The use Of drug in attempted to heal
ing of the sick cannot be said to glor1fy
God. for such reliance practically rules
God out of the question. If God is to be
glorified, ell scientists, all Christians
should through mind heal the sick. and
give those signs of the solved problem or
life mentioned in Marks final chapter.
Spiritual sense win bring the result.
liners lb ouly oue u uo inoouou Va AonA-
ing, and that Is healing through the
Christ truth. Hypnotism sprofessss to
heal by the influences of educated will
power 1t is admitted that this will
power very frequently does work in evil
directions. Mesmerists have caused their
victims to appear intoxicated when no
strong drink had been given them. Hyp-
notists have suggested crimes which
their patients carried out IN dumb show,
but with as great fear as If actual crime
had been perpeJrated; and yet, by botn
these methods, men profess to heal the
drunkard and reform the criminal The
strifes, alterations, competitions, rival
ries and wars in the world are due to con.
fiicting wills. Nothing could be more
certain than that will power claims to
do both evil and good, and how, II put
myself under the influence of the will
power of another, how do know whether
the operation will be evil or good? 1
have no assurance that undesirable ele-
ments from the human mind influence
may not be impressed upon me Only
in Christian Science can one have GER
tainty, because the healing work is done
BY impressing upon the pat1ents NINA
the eternal truth regarding mans being
and origin which is found In the Bible
and calculated in ''Science and Health"
This book is the text book which gives
the method and morale OF Christian
Science This text book teaches the
practice sokthat already thousands by
study of it in connection with the BiDle
are healing the sick in all parts of this
land and in other countries. In 1t is
found right philosophy, good for all
men and all times, and statement OF
the principle according to which the So
GEOLOGY of Christ may be realized, the
labor question settled, wars brought to
an end, and the brotherhood O. man made
a fact in human experience. The things
about which theologians dispute are set
forth In demonstrable way, and where
there is proof, by demonstrating there
can be no argument or disputinR.
Furthermore, the ignorant and those
without knowledge of the world 8 ways
became wise and instructed through
study of this book, and able to prove the
doctrine of the Christ by such signs as
| the Apostles gave. Then it is evident
| that the book introduces new age.