The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-15
DR. FARL OWLECTURES
Eloquent Divine Speaks Upon
Practical
SIDE OF CHRISTIANITY
Has an Audience of Nearly a
thousand in Auditorium.

DR.. Alfred Farfow spoke 70 a large au
dience last night at the Auditorium upon
bringing Christianity to- a practical basis
through Christian Science There were
probably 500 people present and the close
attention paid 10 DR.. Farlow was a mag
nificent tribute 10 ms power as a speaker
and reasoner. Dr.. Farfow is sent out
by the Church Of Christ Scientist and is
a national lecturer of that organization.
In part he said:
we quote from the century dictionary
/ very satisfactorily definition OF Chris
tianity, and one which we believe 10 be
acceptable TO all Christians-''The relig-
ion founded 10y Jesus; conformity 20 the
teachings OF Christ in life and conduct"
Christ is the embodied idea of truth
the spiritual understanding of God and
Ills creation, the true sense OF all that
| exists, including cause and effect, and
which governed the conduct of Jesus
Christianity then is the demonstration
or practice OF right. This practice may
begin in any degree OF imperfection, but
ends in perfection. 1t is therefore the
duty Of the Christian to do right We
|
and conditions until we reach perfection.
That we may do right it becomes nee
essary that we first know the right That
which We know or understand is properly
| called Science. Right knowledge or
knowledge of right is pre-eminentIy Chris
tan, Christian Science. BY this pro-
cess of reasoning, we see the consistency
OF the name Christian Science as appu-
ed 70 the understanding of Truth, which
goerns all right conduct Indeed we
could not find a term which so accurate
~ names the dime idea, Christ, known
and practiced by our Master The Christ
idea, Christian Science, gives the true
model, and enables US to make every act
| exactly correct, so that We may have no
necessity TO retrace our steps or expert
ment Mere belief is not practical, hence
the need OF Christian Science. the demon
! strable rule of right. Without this GER
/ tain sense of right. we are like a sculp-
! tor, chiseling away at his block of mar
BILE. without a definite model in thought
You ask him what he is carving and he
replies, "A perfect figure and yet he
has in thought no standard. no model.
/ Meanwhile he IS Willing away the hours,
an occasional stroke in the right place.
! then perhaps spells it by a mistaken
stroke On the other hand. if he has in
thought the perfect model. the first stroke
of his chisel is correct, as we'll as each
successive stroke. Each blow of the
hammer couts. and ne speedily carves out
| his figure.
One might occasionally touch a right
cord, and produce harmony by guess
but we need a certain, positive sense of
| right that we may do our work speedily
and accurately.
1t is not part of the duty OF a Chris
| tan Scientist TO make war upon the diff
ering schools of religion or medicine.
Indeed we have grea, regard for all
the institutions of the world which aid
in any degree in the CAPITALIZATION, har-
nomination and advancement Of man
kind.
We would not condemn our grandfathers
because they reaped their fields with the
crude reap hook. but we rather honor
them because they did what they could
with their imperfect implements. So we
would not criticise any effort on the part
Of Christians who have not yet learned
the way Of Truth as it is taught in Chris
tan Science. Furthermore we would not
go back TO the reap hook for we already
know that the self-binder is better.
We are sometimes slow 10 take up new
ways, though they may be better. espec-
tally II we are having reasonable sue
cess with our old methods.
Ny father was once farmer. and Al
a certain period cultivated his corn with a
single horse plow. With it he plowed
down one side of the row and back on
the other. One day a neighbOr who was
agent for a newly patented cultivator
came 70 my fathers field and desired
to plow a round IN the field 10 display
the improved implement, which cultivated
both sides Of the row at once. Az first
my father refused the had been a sue
cessfm farmer with the single plaw and
did not desire any new notionsj but 10
please his friend and neighbOr. allowed
him 70 Try the new idea ia his field Il
did double work. and did it 50 much bet
ter that my father buoght the plow az
once. and would not let It 90 out OF the
field
When we were in the primary depart
-nent in school. we We're loath 70 leave
our dear teacher and the classmates we
50 much loved and yet that We might
go on and finish our school We were
obliged 20 leave them We could not
remain IN the primary department and /
al the same time finish in the higher /
departments. We had this consolation.
however. that our classmates would fol- I
low Il they were not ready 20 accom- I
pany Us then. and our teacher would /
be promoted should he be faithful and I
after all We would have an opportunity /.
90 be together.
Every method % improve and advance T
is commendsbIe, bun the most commend F!
able e the perfect way.
school life / sought. fo- number az 4
years TO learn che Spenceriaa system I
Of penmanship. BY trying 70 initiate le;- 4
ters In a book. made very Ettls pro-
gress. and nssTed the end q ms school .
days a very poor pznmau- After THIS 4
I entered the class OF a young rna1 VINO +
taught The principles o. correct F-e1-na1-
snip. and made more p-ozrsss 81 twelve
days than I have been abe . make n
many years ! knew al ;he while that 4
ny letters were not Ike taSzs 60 ne
coy BOOK but c1ul5 not teif Why.
needed the science O. Peu-nzzs1tp % show
ne just how the correct letters Te-e
formed. men could measure ny iI
formed letters ~ ny esnse % IL per
feet letters. ard knew 5ss; whore car
rec-tou was messed - 80 nss~s - uz-
se-stars.nE - the prs-ci7le 20 ts@ god
mes and practice q cur Es-;=r. tsa-
~ nag know hoE 20 60 As - q
Jess was IRE Erea; sern9ne;rztsr - 4
.-r -