Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
As Addressed by Edward H. Ham
mond, C. S. D.
Largo Meeting at the Academy or Mn,
sic Under tho Auspices of the Frs,
Church or Christ Scientists of
This city.
(Communlcated.)


Academy of Music last night to hear
Edward IL. Hammand, c. S. D.. Of Bal
timore explain the doctrines OF the
Christian Science. The speaker Is
member of the Board of Lectureship of
the Morten Church, of Boston. and his
address was delivered under the au-
spices OF the First Church OF Christ
scientists of this city. He was intro
duced to the audience by Rev. Charles
w. Petit. and said:
The Christian Science view of God is
taken from the Holy Scriptures 1t looks
10 the Bible. the Word of God, for those
statements which reveal Him.
II acknowledges that within the sa-
cred volume is found those statements
regarding the Divine Being which are
me utteranceS OF Truth. 1t receives
those statements with reverence. 1t
Views them with humility. 1t considers
them with love. 1t calls the Bible THE
chart of life" 1t takes it as our guide
TO eternal life Ii was the only text
DOCK of the discoVorer.
Its revelation regarding Deity is this:
1hat God is Spirit as Jesus the Christ
asserts; that Spirit is Divine Intelli-
gence. immortal Life. Eternal Love.
ruling Himself and His Universe in
Harmony and Perfection: the alone
Seif-eNistant Mind or Being Omnipo-
tent, Omnscient, Omnipresent
CHRISTIAN Science recognizes but one
God, Spirit, not matter. Hear. Is
rael. the Lord our God is one Lord"
To begin right is 10 end right. To be-
gin wrong is TO end grong. An error in
Il mathematical calculation in the be
ginning carries that error TO the final
result An error i'll the promise is
found in the conclusion
Christian Science begins right 1t
starts with Cad Iparfast Mind opJ NO..
fect man. 1t holds man to the true
thought of himself. 1, denies that the
physical man governed by Il physical
mind is capable of ever reaching any
state STATE even approXimating perfection.
RMS man is constantly accepting the
statements of his environment. and sin
ana disease and death are ever with
nm and ever surrounding him. lie is
constantly accepting false models in
mind and constantly failing, even In his
best efforts.
Christian Science views the material
man as the exact opposite of the spirit
ual man; the one being governed by
spirit, immortal Mind: the other by
matter or mortal mind. AS everything
true has it's counterfeit. mortal man is
but the counterfeit of the true man. In
origin, mortal man Is of the earth
earthy: lie is of few days and full of
trouble; he is an enigma to himself: he
is an idolator from the beginning, hay-
allegiance and bows down and wor-
| SHIPS; that ignorance is his marked
characteristics, and sin. disease and
ueatn MS constant companions: that
rue happiness he never knows and that
ms highest aspirations for good but
cnd sooner or later in hopeless despair
christian Science views this being ns
physically mortal but individually i'm
mortal 1t views him as Il dreamer
amidst Il dream Of matter. amidst n
dream in which IN LII;
is 10 be relied upon and his happiness
Is to be secure. 1t views him as an
unhappy victim of an environment he
neIieves substantial. 1t Views him with
lhlihite COMMISSION 1t comes to him
ana says with tenderness mingled with
wisdom, Awake thou that sleepest and
arise from the dead and Christ shall
give thee light" 1t comes to awaken
MN to the consciousness Of his true be-
| ing, 10 arouse him from his deadcned
sense of material life to n sense of his
life in God and thus to find his individ-
iality In spirit and not in material self
mood. 1t repeats the words of Jesus
The Kingdom Of God is within YOU
seek seek We It, I'm Him" says Paul to the
! Greek multitude. I'VE live and move
and have our being" Said the saviour
The Kingdom of God comes not with
| observation. 10 Il is here. 10 1t is there
| not TO be found in Jerusalem or IN some
| 11stIHt World, bUt herc and now. with
~ your own mentality. within the
| depths of your own mind not In the
| matter world. Heaven Is not made I'm
christian Science n place to be reached
| through death but state of mind TO
| be reached TN to and sought after
| now. Death brings us no nearer it, Only
| by the destruction Of error or crron-
! eous views In our mind and the suhsti-
| tuition of Truth, only by obtaining right
| IDEAS OF God and man and casting out
sickness and sin can we hone to gain
sense of tho kingdom of heaven. Into
| how many minds to-day has Christian
science come with it's pure ideas and
given them health and happiness. and
Such a. sense of heavenly JOY as they
never before believed themselves ca
papie of reaching while sOjourning upon
the earth? BE ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind that We may
prove what is that good and narrnct
Will of God" Christian Science trans
forms or forms the man anew by re-
newing the mind from its core (Which
Is In God perpetually). casting off that
which is sinful and useless and pre-
senting man to himself as higher and
nober being and continuing this pro-
cess until the man truly becomes a son
of God.
At present Christian Scientists are
demonstrating the science in its begin,
ming. They are working in the first
simple rules of their spiritual ar!th-
metic; but they know that one single
demonstration of disease healed upon
this spiritual basis OF thought as much
implies and foreshadows the unreality
of matter as addition and multiplied
ton imply and foreshadow celestial
mechanics.
The Christian Science mother, who.
last evenin. cured effectually the
Group in her three-year- old child. IL
Illustrated the ever present law of
Spirit. Small though the demonstra-
| ton was. its UNDERLYING hasis u.nc IL.