The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-02
The Rev. Dr.. CuShman'S
Timely Discourse on II.
HAS DONE GREAT GOOD
BY Directing Attention to D0mi-
nance OF Spiritual Law.
INFLUENCE ON OTHER CHURCHES

At the regular weekly Lenten service
at the First Universalist church yester-
day afternoon Rev. DIR. Cushman de-
livered an address on Christian Science.
This is one of series on the symptoms
of Modern Religious Thought" to be
given during the Leuten season. The
ubject next Tuesday will be "Theos-
ophy." Rev, Mr. Cushman SPOKE sub
stantiHlly as follows:
have taken my text from Matt. x, rs.
"And rs ye go preach, saying, the king
dom OF heaven is at hand. Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepsrs, raise the dead, cast
out devils; freely ye have received, froely
give.
This is a part of the command of
Jesus, as He sent His disciples out to
establish His kingdom in the world.
have selected it as i shall try to show you
some OF the symptoms Of modern relig-
ious life, ana as "A part of the text Is that
I'm the seal of the Christian Science, as the
seal appears on the cover OF the chief booK
of that faith, We propose TO study this
symptom. These are studies, but they
are honest studies and We want to know
oil.
First, a word about our general subject,
and the word-synrtoms. have always
insisted on the presence Of God In human
history and human life. That Is the way
/ sea It In past history and in present.
And while the progress of the world and
humanity has not been uniform but with
emphasis first on one and on another side,
till all Is gradually brought up to higher
level, it has steadily gone on.
So Prote stantism was protest against
the excessive Journalism Of the church,
which was on extreme, srd by undue
emphasis it went to the other extreme.
Its unfolding has Eesn going first from
one extreme to another. One sscts spring
up to offset the extremes OF another. 1t
sees some truth the other mas failed to
grasp and emphasizes il. These protests
and the rise of ths sects have been ex-
tremes. Possibly the truths they empha-
size could not otherwise be well enforced.
So as look around in the world today
I SEES symptoms. Christian Science is a
symptom. 1t realized that spiritual facts
were neglected and needed TO be enforced
and emphasized, and 1t Is emphasizing
these needful things.
First, what is Christian Science!> It's
author was Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, and
the text book of the sect is her book, Sci
ence and Health. In 1854 she first said
that she had discovered how TO apply
spiritual laws TO the treatment of disease
Sitss then Christian Science has taken
huld Of many minds. Nr
There are large churches with large
mem bersbips in Boston and Chicsgo, aud
a smaller one in this city, and many other
companies Of them in various pluces and
there ere many good and excellent people
not In the organization. who are inter
ested in It. One OF our mem bers, Rev.
MIR. Tomlinson. hos left us for Christian
Science When 10 began IL met with op.
position. At first some who could not
,cept Mrs Eddy's POSITION took q pa Z
OF it and in this way grow up mental
he ling, metaphysics. etc.
Later. as 10 progressed mora rapidly,
it became more strictly based on Mrs.
Eddy's text book. and now probably no
one could be- called n Christie n Scientists
who does not accept this book.
Ihe Christian Science services consist
Of reading from the Bibls and comments
from Mrs. Eddy's book.
The Christian Scientists platform has
several sections. The first is God Is
supreme. lilo Is the only life, substance,
intelligence i'm the universe.
Others are:
There IL no personal duty, devil or
ma.
,iod is principal. Is all that is tiu., etc.
All is miud ia re Is no matter.
All IL God God IN all.
sin. sickness ana doath are errors OF
mind. beliefs only.
Material man l. dream and not .
fact ~ being
Fear is the beginning of disease.
To conquer sickness argue against IT,