The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-24
NO FAITH IN DRUGS
e. A. KIMBALL LECTURS ON CHRIS
THAN SCIENCE IN GRAND
OPERA HOUSE
EVERY SEAT WAS TAKEN
Scientists Do Not Relieve in Per-
sOnaI Devil or AN Infinite
HelI-reachings of
Christ.

e. A. Kimball, of Chicago, a lecturer of
the First Church of Christ Scientist Of
Boston, spoke before an audience in the
Grand opera house yesterday afternoon
that completely filled the structure
Every seat down stairs was filled, the
balcony was in like condition, and the
gallery held its quota. Those that ar
rived late in the afternoon were obliged
to stand in the aisles and many had to
leave owing to the lack OF room. The
lecture was under the auspices of the
First Church of Christ Scientist of this
city.
Mr.. Kimba1l did not take UP the scien-
titic reasoningS for his creed, but con-
tented himself with statement Of as
sumed facts concerning the Ills of man
kind and the futility of the reliance of
drugs for a cure. He also spoke against
the belief 0f a personal devil and an in
finite hell maintaining that such were
the depraved imaginings of a barbarous
and a pagan time. His address was in
part as follows:
''I ask you to lay aside all differences
of creed, politics and other beliefs that
you may all stand on one common ground
without bias or prejudice and that you
may consider whether or not there may
be some new methods Of relieving the
ills of mankind. Having all respect for
your mental integrity L shall not indulge
in any deep sophiStry, but leave you to
form your own judgments concerning
Christian science
What is the justification for your in
yitation here? Why. because Christian
Science is drying the tears. reforming
the drunkard and curing ills that are
commonly called incurable or fatal
Christian Science purportS to teach the
science Of God. and we do not yet know
all concerning God, or even common man
1t does not purport TO be anything new,
but rather more complete and conpre-
hensive teaching of the life of Jesus
Christ.
This society is trying to do just what
Jesus Christ told his disciples they must
do. There are some people who practice
one-half OF the life of Jesus Christ and
what do they do? They spend much OF
their time in assailing us who try to
practice all he taught.
" Go thou and do likewise said Jesus
Christ to his apostles, and for 300 years
they healed the sick and dying until poll
tics with its baneful influence stopped the
curing according to Gods law. Is God
less good, less generous, less willing to
help the afflicted than he was 800 years
ago? Has God changed? / ask you as
say that he has. Why then are you
warned against US as being dangerous?
Christian Science is revolutionary In a
certain sense. because it casts down SO
many idols Of superstition that have pre-
vailed for so long, most Of which have
come down to US from the times Of pa
ganiSm.
Personal Devil Theory.
nave
to contend with Is & personal devil.
Now. where and whar is this personal
devil? The only reasonable answer that
can be given is that sin is the devil
But then sin reduced to it's fundamental
basis is in the thought, and should pee-
pie cease to sin tonight, at that time the
devil would pass away. They tell you
the, devil fell from heaven. Do they
make devils there? If so, you had bet
ter stay away. With the Christian Scien-
fists the devil is merely evil. Many re-
Igions require devil as a prime neces-
sity for the theological foundation of
their belief.
The eternal hell is another idea that
must be done away with, as there never
ination than this fallacy. It's absurd.
Evil is finite, and cannot become infinite
It is finite misconception of that which
is right and proper. Hell is simply the
finite punishment that is inflicted on him
who sins. What is the use of hell? You
scare a man into heaven. The only i'm
mortal thing is the infinite goodness Of
God. and rest assured that this will never
brook the cOmpanionShip of a personal
devil and an infinite hell.
Another ideal is that man is naturally
bad. Christian Science comes to main
tain the rights of man. and that he is
not a worm of iniquity, and a mere bub-
BILE on the sea of destiny. Likewise it
comes to diSpel the belief that the sci
ence of medicine is a cure for the ills
of humanity Man has no business to be
sick 1t is unlike and contrary to Cod
it is not necessary that you should be
sick and suffer to go to heaven. Did
medicine originate in a Christian age?
No. It's history shows that it began in
pagan times, and came from pagan
priests. Christian science will not sub
NIT to the supremacy of matter but 70
that of mind, the greatest potentiality
in the world. Drugs have destroyed more
lives than all the pestilences and famines
combined They are purely experimental
I would not entirely prohibit the use Of
drugs If were able to do so. I was
healed Of fatal disease, and I know
what it would mean to do away with
drugs.
Christian science is pleading for a right
conception of God, and if you turn away
Cne- inch from the fatal belief of death
you will find yourself with less fear and
more strength. 49,