The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-06

Carol Norton. c. s. D.. OF New York, a
member OF the international Board OF
Lectureship of the Mother Church the
First Church OF Christ, Scientist, in Bos-
ton. delivered an interesting lecture on
Christian Science at the town hall in Bar
rington on Thursday evening
The hall was comfortably filed by an
appreciative audience composed OF the
townspeople and OF visiting Christian
Scientists, who were anxious 10 hear the
distinguished speaker. Mr.. Norton was
f1ttingly introduced by Mr.. Robert Fes-
sendsn OF harrington. Mr.. Norton said in
part:
Christian Science is essentially scriptu-
raj religion. In the language OF the first
OF its six brief Articles OF Faith it's text
book afrirms. "As adherents OF Truth we
take the Scriptures for our guide 10 eter-
nal life" During it's first third OF CEN
tury's existence Christian Science has
made the Bible the chief book in the lives
of over. a million individuals. Next to tho
Bible II places the Christian Science text
book Science and Health, with Key 10
the Scriptures. by Mrs Eddy. Why? Be
cause through the prayerful applications
OF the teachings OF this textbook the
spiritual Significance OF the Bible has
again been discerned and its physically
healing gospel. as well as it's regenerative
message. has once again been proven
demonstration In the healing of sickness
and sin. Christian Science inculcates a
dignified and lofty faith In the teachings
and promises OF Holy Scripture. II sub
sttutes a common sense understanding OF
the spiritual Interpretation OF the Scrip
ture for the crude liberalism that In its
blind worship Of the Bible has done per-
haps moro than anything else TO obscure
its real and practical meaning. Christian
Scientists are close and conscientious
Bible students.
QUESTIONS OF HEALTH.
Health, Christian Science defines as
whoeness. OF holiness. The word health
is derived from "wholth." According TO
Christian Science true holiness. Christian
grace. and moral rectitude. must of ne
cessity include a normal relationship with
the divine Being that We call God. Thus
bodily health Is made manifest In the
quickening OF what is called "the mortal
body by the Spirit" MIND according 10
the teaching OF Scripture and scientific
law. If God Is All in All as divine Per-
fection. He has as intimate relationship
with the so-called physical health OF
man as with his spiritual harmony II
immortality is moral discord, and materi-
ality the reverse OF spirituality, physical
ill-health Is certainly bodily dlscord. II
the body is 10 be transformed by the re-
newing of the mind health Is therefore
a spiritual condition and man in proper
mental harmony with the divine Mind or
spiritual law, can no more have bodily
disease than can man I'm harmony with
the law OF God. Good, express moral de-
formity. ~ Therefore Christian Science
teaches the establishment OF health
through mental or spiritual processes. II
invokes the divine aid through the pray
er OF understanding. spiritual petition
and mental communion with the eternal
law OF Nature. alias Deity. IL attacks all
organic and functional disease In the
realm OF causation, namely mentality,
and there conQuers the disease germ In
Its breeding ground 4. e.. the conscious
and sub-conscious mortal thought. Jesus
came to destroy the works OF the devil.
He spent his whole time I'm the regenera-
ton OF the depraved, In the healing Of
the sick, In the controlling OF elementary
error. and in the raising OF the dead. Is
not Christian Science therefore both logi-
cal and Scriptural in fits assertion that
sin. bodily sickness elementary error.
and death are OF mortal not divine origin.
and constitute the works OF the devil or
evil in human aTairs7
VALUE OF SCIENCE.
In the realm OF science II confirms It's
claim to being scientific by offering a de-
finite series Of evidences IN the healing
OF organic and functional disease through
the sole power Of mind. Being neither a
dogmatic nor speculative system of men
tai therapeutics II Is at once exact In its
operation wherever rightly applied. under
such conditions as make demonstration
possible. As in music. one definite proof
of harmony proves the infinite possbill-
ties Of the laws OF music. and as one
NANTES tation OF discord in no wise dis
proves the possibilities OF scientific har-
mony, so a positive cure through the APP
plication OF the metaphysical healing
laws of Christian Science proves the pos
sibility OF the most extreme claims made
for the system. The failures reflect not
against the principle. but against the
lack OF understanding on the part OF the
would-be demonstrator. Christian Science
elevates the idea of God as divine prln-
ciple This principle is capable OF de-
rnonstration I'm the destruction OF physi-
cal and moral error Therefore by this
very .emise Christian Science is removed
from the list OF experimental PHILOSOPHERS
and so-called inexact sciences, and placed
nj the very head OF demonstrabe science.
In it's demonstration OF the supreme
power OF mind II thereby proves the
nothingness OF matter as causative
force II the scientific development OF the
10Th century proved one thing above an
other. Il was this: that all causation Is
rrsnd and IN the words OF Mr.. Huxley
matter Is but the name for the unknown
hypothetical cause OF states of our own
consciousness.
In any analysis OF the future work OF
Christian Science. investigation must OF
necessity he Influenced by what this sys-
tenn has already achieved. The visibility