Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-02
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
An Interesting Lecture ny Carol Norton,
:. D., of New York CITY.

carol Norton, y. .. -. Oh new loih
City. q member of the board OF Ice |
tureship of the mother church of Chris.
tian Science in Boston. Mass, delivered
an interesting address on Christian
Science before large and apprecia-
tive audience. at the New Century Club
Thursday evening. He spoke, in part, Us
follows:
Common sense with the masses is
the most uncommon thing in the world.
"The Standard Dictionary defines
common sense ms sound judgment or
practical understanding. Capacity to
see and take things in their right
light.
1.-THE word Christian is defined as
one who manifests the spirit of Christ,
or of His teachings, one whose protes-
sion and life conform to the teaching
and example of Christ Science is de-
| fined rs knowledge and verified by
exact observation and correct thinking.
The science of Christianity is nothing
more or less than the demonstrable and
practical understanding Of the laws
of divine mind. Jesus taught pure
Monotheism. His life represents con-
sistent demonstration of spiritual and
social science, therapeutical or healing
science. and above all else shows the
4 triumph of mind over matter, and Of
good over evil. Christian Science and
common sense are Synonymous. Chris
tian science is practical metaphysics.
| Question What is the religious or
Christian basis of Christian Science!
Answer-God as mind, or spirit, is all
in all. The only Reality. Question
What is the vital difference between
Christian Scientists and religionists at
large, who subscribe at least theoreti-
cally to this answer? Answer-Chris-
tian Scientists accept the idea of the
all-power, or allness of God or divine
mind, and proceed to the logical ulti-
mate of this idea. Hence their union of
bodily and spiritual or moral healing.
Religionists in general theoretically
believe in the allness Of God, hut go
half way in their belief. Hence, go
to God, or Spirit, for soul salvation, or
perfection, and to material systems and
speculation for body health. Question
is physical healing the principal
work OF Christian Science? Answer
No. 1t is q natural accompaniment of
the spiritual reform work of the system.
Healing of sin and disease were one
in early Christianity; they have be
come one in this age. Therefore no
medical enactments can interfere with
spiritual healing as necessary part OF
mans religion and right relationship
with God.
IF Christians follow Christ's ex.
ample in spiritual things and in His
; methods for the reformation of the de.
PRAYED, they should initiate His heal
ing the sick without drugs. 1t was a
, principle that Jesus taught and used,
} and was by no means special gift, oil
a supernatural power.
Health of body is as much condi
! tion OF nature, or character, as Of
) physical organism. Health, Wilderness,
! holiness and normality are synonymou;
! words. Good is natural. Hence 1t i:
the immortal principal of life. Eyi
or error is unnatural. Therefore health
is mans normal condition. Health i:
S the product of right thinking, pure
. living. and is NATURES definite inten
e tion and normal Older.
9 1.-THE other Church in Boston, Mass,
/ founded by Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy II
3 1873, has general membership Of
7 about 1900, residential congrega
1 tion of over l,200, and has nearly 5Ot
$ branches in Christendom. At tn,
5 present time the movement is enjoying
! marked growth in Engla Scotland
! France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Nor
I way, South Africa and in the Isles o
: the Seas. The movement has its owl
s publishing house in Boston, Mass. ant
publishes regular monthly organ.-thi
/ Christian Science journal; week.,
Q newspaper the Christian Science
Sentinel:fa series of Quarterly Bibl
g Lessons for the churches Of the de
y nomination. aud issues a vast amour
y of miscellaneous literature relating {,
Q Christian Science. Mrs. Eddy is In
a discoverer and founder Of Christian
Science. By this we mean that through
9 practical experience and research sh
g discovered the modus operandi o
9 spiritual mind healing or the methot
= by which the principle that we cal
! God could be scientifically understood
= and demonstrated with signs following
i christian Science healing is tn
:, exact antipode of faith cure, mint
i cure, animal magnetism, prayer, cure
- auto suggestion, ggestiye therapeutic
i and hypnotism. Mental therapeutic
- 10 is an exact, rational, and normal sys
i TEN of divine mind healing. Tn
~ origin of all disease, the contagion O
- fevers, smallpox, cholera, and grip, i
" the operation of mental. not physica
forces.
> | tOihohlnS NtAot1 vi 1uTlsIldl
!. Science healing are offered as iIlustra
= tions of the scope and possibilities 0
- the system. An instance of what hat
= been pronounced an incurable canoe
70 Of the nose, pronounced such BY
y medical expert, treated by Christian
q Science and healed, in three months
" afterwards examined by the sam
e specialist, who admitted the complet
a cure, but affirmed his complete failur
70 to master the modus operandi Of tn
=, demonstration. little girl sufferip
n from epileptic fits, having had III
Ia same from birth, at the time she bepaI
m treatment was having 40 spaslns n day
90 entirely healed in less than six months
\ case of consumption of the lungs i
n the second stage of that disease, nc
AZ companied with great pain, lassitude
No and the other attendant symptoms .
~ that disorder, healed in less than seye
II months.
Ie Religion and healing have becom
one, the undivided garment of primi
al tive Christianity has again come int
~ the possession of modern Christians
is and nationality, logic, Scriptural cor
M trmatlon and results are all on the sid
ed of Christian Science.
e. The Rector OF Ste Perer's. smyrnn.