The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-26
CREEDS RAPPED|
ON THE KNUCKLES.
Christian Science Lecturer Dis
cussed That Belief.
Mr.. A. McGREGOR PRESIDED
over the Meeting, which Was Held In the
Grand Opera House, and Which
Was Attended by quite
Large Crowd.


ence of about 400 people in the Crane
opera house. christian Science" wa.
his theme and he came as a member o1
the international board of lectureship
Of the mother church, to clear up some
of the false notions that have become
rooted in the public mind and to sug-
gest some of the foundation principles
upon which the church faith is based
Mr.. A. McGregor presided over the
meeting and en his usual entertaining
manner introduced the speaker with the
following remarks:
| ladies and Gentlemen: Having been
requested by the Christian Scientists
of our town to preside on this occasion,
1 assume the duty with pleasure which
is mainly of course to introduce the
distinguished gentleman who is to ad-
dress us upon the subject Of Christian
| Science. The subject being new to
most-of us is little understood or mis-
understood. 1 doubt not we shall profit
by the address for which bespeak your
kind attention. / may say it is only a
few months since my attention was
called to Christian Science by a letter
from a daughter residing in Indiana,
stating she had been relieved from her
years Of suffering by Christian Science
and was a new woman; all without
material nostrums or so-called reme-
dies and without delay. 1 naturally
followed her advice an have done some
reading in that direction, and, 1 must
say to my edification. Certainly a
grand work is Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker G.. Eddy. y
In order to do right we must think
right, for thinking precedes the do
ing, thus showing the divinity of mind
over matter. Hence we read, "as a man
thinketh in his heart, so is he." So
let us think health, for success in life
and our happiness greatly depend
thereon. AS the mind controls our
bodily movements, it surely may do
something in our ailments. This is at
least worth considering. An old philo-
sopher said, "If in the morning learn
the right way and in the evening die,
l can be happy" / have often thought
that people go on fool errands after
health when they could find it better
at home by giving it common sense
attention, and let dangerous expert
ments and nostrums alone. "Do not
evil that good may come" is good ad-
vice.
A popular author in the early part
of this century, Illustrated all this in a
story entitled" Search after Happiness"
1t seems the sultan of the east had
lost his health and his learned doctors
were completely baffled and finally call
ed grand council of their learned
brethren from various parts of the
empire. The case of the sultan was
long discussed and considered but with !
out result. At last there was a lull,
Whereupon Venerablerd doctor who had
hitherto remained silent arose and
said he knew what would cure the |
sultan. Take the warm SHIRT of a hap
py man and put it on the |
sultan, and he would warrant a cure. |
After full deliberation this novel plan
was adopted, and the thing then was to |
ind the happy man. They all agreed |
t would be of no use to look for him |
n the sultan's dominions in their then |
suffering condition, so search must |
De made elsewhere for this happy man. |
Accordingly a stately ship was got |
'eady and sailed with the sultan and |
But they could not find
him in the countries visited for they
lad been devastated by the long
Napoleonic wars Finally sailing one
lay along the beautiful coast of Ire
and they saw a group Of men enjoying
themselves and one of them especially
vas happy man. At once a party
vas landed, with the Sultan along, and
he happy man was seized, but to their
lorror they found he had no shirt on.
t must be stated, however, that the
ultan was greatly amused and laugh
ID and continued to laugh heartily over
he incident and went home in better
pirits and recovered his health. He
hought II that poor fellow could be
lappy without az shirt, he would be
lappy too. He berated his doctors as
set Of quacks who ought to be asham-
d of themselves.
l have read this in the early days,
efore mankind had become corrupted
nd diseased. Truth was the divinity
while error had no follow
ng. Error concluding something must
e done proposed to truth they travel
ogether and present themselves that
eople might decide which to worship
nd follow. Truth readily agreed and
hey started. Error soon found she was
aiming no followers and resorted to
rtince. One warm day, when tired
With a long journey, they came to g.
stream where error proposed
bath. Truth assented, disrobed and
lunged in, whereupon error at once
eized and arrayed herself in the gar
nents of truth and ran away. Ever
ince, error has been parading and
osing herself accordingly, and deceiv-
ng mankind by wearing the garments
f truth
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
'ut error wounded writhes with pain,
And dies amid her worshippers."
Let us consider and recognize the
ivinity Of mind, immortal mind, and |,
ear not. He is a free man whom the
ruth makes free. and all are slaves
eside." Herein is the way of saliva
lon-the way OF healing, and saving
rom sin and suffering, disease and
cath. The victims of error take
many shapes defective and criminal.
ling our numerous institution of
harity and correction. We need re-
orm, the reform proposed and claimed
~ H. .N..AN- /