The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-01-30
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE.
Judge Ewing Tells Large
Audience That is the
Religion of Christ.

ject "Christian Science: Jhe Religion Of
Jesus Christ" His audience was large
and thoroughly interested one. Judge
Ewing is a speaker of ability and from the
time he began his discourse until he end
ed 1t, interest in it never wavered. lie
said:>
lam here to talk to Christian people
about Christian Science whO l assume,
are here Tonight for the serious purpose
Of dispassionately learning something OF
tho intellectual, moral. religious and SCI
en,ifc equipoise of Christian science.
am not here to proselyte any ono. MY
only argument will bs statement OF
facs The sole purpose of inquiry inievcry
court of justice in Cbristendom Is, ana
ever has been, to invoke facts; the world
Is weary OF theories. it longs for facts; IL
Is surieited with doglnas arguments ana
plalitudes. and cries out for facts.
want to, II possible, remove from your
minds tho prevailing prejudices Of the old
churchs agaiust Christian Science, grow
ing, perhaps not unaturally, out OF their
ignorance of the subject. There ara many
point of religious belief and practice upon
which the old churches and Christian
Scientists are In perfect accord.
You surely are in favor Of whatever
makes men and and women better. hap
pier, more loving and ovable. So are we.
You W Ill aid whatever will lessen the
burdens and sorI ows of men, Danish super
stition and minimize fear. So will we.
Youwill encourage whatever will lesson
averice, ,elilshness, and lust ;wha ever will
exalt manhood and enthronc virtue and
love, So still We You believe In one
God and Father Of all, infinite in wisdom,
justice, goodness, mercy, truth ana love,
wine incurporcal intelligence, with.
out form or parts, beginning OF days or
end of years." who fills nll space. is omi.
present and omnisclont. who made all that
was made and pronounced all that lie
made good You believe In, worship.
loye and adore such God. So do we.
You believe in Jesus Christ, the only
begotten Son Of God, tho immaculate con-
,ception Of the virgin mother. who taught
in the tompe preached the Gospel. healed
the sick, made the lame 10 walk, gavo
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf and
purity to the sinful. You believe in this
dear, compassionate, loving Jesus as your
Lord, your Saviour, your ex,mpiar.
You believe the Bible is the divinely in
spred revelation Of God to man. so do
we. You believe the Ten Conn. andments
are Gods laws of requirement. and iestric-
ton, to bo lesolutely and absolutely
obeyed, one not less than tho other. So
do we. You believe that prayer IL both a
privilege and a duty. SO do We.
Christian Science was discovered and re-
Vealed TO the world sons thiry odd years
ago by Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, ana1ve
of New Hampshire and now Iesi-
dent OF Concord in that State.
In tho great work OF her devoted and
beautiful life she took, as shs declares her
self, the B'be as her only guide. AID she
does not announce any principle, doctrine.
or prac. ice of Christian Science that she
did not find thai you, each OF ycu, may
not flud in the Bible Wherefore de"
sire to announce distinctly that Christian
Science offers to the world no now Bible
or mythical construction Of the old one.
1t enLhroncs no new divinity, but re-en-
thrones aud declares unto you "the only
living and true God" 50 long ignorantly
worsh iped,
The older Christian churches urge as an
objection against what they conceive
Christian Science to be that it is sheer i'm
piety for any per,Cn to assert that he is
clothed wi h he power of God to henl the
sick t he striking weakness of this OBJ
lection is that Christian Scion fists do not
profess any such thing. AS it was In the
time OF Jesus,>O now the power that heals
the sick is tho power of God.
Christian Scientists assert that the be-
neticent God of 1919 years ago Is our God
to-day, with AL the power, all the tendcr-
ness, ell the love, all tho sympathy for man
that He manifested fer man 1900 yeara
ago, and that it Is The exercise OF that same
power and lovo that to-day makes the
lame to walk and the blind to see.
II, as Christian religionis.s, you believe,
that God by the word Of His power creat-
ed all you must believe that He ha, tho
power to keep His creature, man, In the
image in which. he was created, free from
sorrow sickness and suffering, as we'll IA
from sin; you must believe that He. who
fashioneu the eys and the car. and strung
t6sexqui,itc harmony what you call the
marvellous association of human nerves,
ha, The power to remove film from tho
eye he crea ed, or q thickness from tho
drum of tho ear He made.
But do you not come little tardily to
the Great Physician with you cherished
sickP And do you not pray with medicine
In your pocket and consulting physicians
in tho adjoining room9 You may believe
that in God You live, move, and havo your
lifo and health entirely In Gods keeping?
This will not do:R moral belief that does
not find expression in act is not an intel
lectual conviction. submit to you this
simple propositions Ii you believe you
1.-Two and move in God. should you nor, az
mere act OF intellec tual integrity, Of COM
mon honesty. trust your life and health to
their infiuite keeper?
Christian Scientists believe that whom
Jesus went into the temple and read from
UnO prOpneCy Vi Dsbius cohCoruluk hiuseh
and his mission to earth, and declared It's
fulfllmsnt, he thereby made proclamation
to oil the world Of his God-sealed ambas.
sadorship not only 10 preach tho Gospel,
but to heal the sick. And be demonsSrat-
cd by thirty years pilgrimage on the earth
his devotion to his high commission. He
told his desciples that tho work which lie
did clearly meaning his ministrations to
suffering, stumbling, cringing, crying.
. vctn In md
and he did rhose works all without the aid
of any drug, manipulation, diet, change
OF climate, mechanical contrivanco, mes
merisn or hypnotism; but all. from the
wi,herod hand to tho rising of Lazarus.by
the power Of God-the supreme majesty Of
the all pervading spirit Of good.
Let mo tell YOU some things Christian
Science has accomplished in the fifteen
years past. 1t has drawn to its loyal
support moresih han $1,000 adhcronts: has
organized more than 800 congregations;
has built, during the last five years. MANY
churches. ran ging In cost from $1,000 to
a200 0C0 /! now building two church edi-
flee. In New York City aggrcgating q
cost OF 100000; it has more than O0oO
practitioners devoted to healing tho sick
and through these ministering angels OF
love it has restored to health, happiness
aud hope more than 75O, 900 of your fellow
men and mine, most Of whom had hope
lessly exhausted the remedies usually
known to medical learning.
The world has learned that its great
need Is not more intimate =acquai ntance
with microbes and germs. not n science
that will moro accurately measure the
sun and weigh tho stars; not lof Ter walk
with the muse, or mors exquisite touch
OF brush or chisel, but rather u realization
Of the promise that flashed In splendor up
on the world with the adventof the humble
Nazarene. a knowledge Of the true God,
to be adored, worshlped and loved, but
not fea rcd.
Chri stian Science is fastening the frai-
tion of that promise. Its apprehension en-
largos the moral stature Of man, quickens
the kindlier sentiments OF his nature
makos the husband and father more de-