The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-17
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Rev. a Wyman Introduces Carol
Merton. Who Delivers Lecture.


Rev. A Wyman, pastor of Unity
church. introduced Carol Norton of
New York City, the Christian Science
lecturer who was at the Grand Sunday.
Rev Mr. Wyman made the following
introductory address:
Friends, 1 appreciate the courtesy of
being asked to introduce the speaker
Of the afternoon, and am glad that in
this way two Christian denominations
can express their common religious fell
lowship. There is perhaps a slight fit
ness in my speaking here in that fire.
Quentiy members of my own congrega-
ton, when they have been in a gracious
mood, have said to me, I liked that; it
was a regular Christian Science ser
mon.' I have also had Congregational
lists and Methodists and members of
other Christian denominations express
qualification at hearing from me a
! regular CongregatiOnalist, or a reg
ulAr Methodist or other particular de-
nomina tionaI sermon. UnitarianS fire.
quentIy say the same thing about SER
mons they hear in other churches than
their own. so, indeed, do all speak of
4 the preaching of other deuOnin4t tons.
Then, may it not be that some of the
most vital and fundamental truths of
Christianity are common to all denom-
nations? At any rate I rejoice to
| think it is so.
christian Science is young among its
sister churches. 1 mean of course I'M
der its present name I realize that
some of its fundamental truths are as
old as Christianity and oIder-as old as
the human race. Let US be frank with
/ you and say that personally I care least
| for the therapeutical side Of Christian
I Science; here L have the most doubts.
Let that pass But what I do value
Christian Science for is that II has
given a vital religious faith to multi
/ tudes whom no other form of the Chris
l tan faith was able to reach so we'll It
has made them happy; it has made
I rich and full IF made
religion a living reality to them
know many who by what they have
gained from the Christian Science faith
have been transformed: been made hap
/ py their character has been built up in
all ways; they have become new beings.
This is why 1 esteem Christian Science
! and rejoice in the good work it has done
I and is doing. And therefore it gives
me great pleasure to introduce to you
the speaker Of the afternoon, Caro-
Norton Of New York city.
Mr.. Norton gave the following e1-
PLANTATION of Christian Science:
Christian Science is founded on the
Scriptures. It throws the light OF
spiritual Interpretation upon the Bible
from Genesis to Revelation 1t reveals
clearly in the divine plan OF atonement
the advancing Messiah as the Imper-
sonaI Christ marching najesttcally
down the centuries as the Prince o.
Peace. the divine Purifier and Healer Of
mankind Because of its close adher-
eace to this ideal many Hebrew reli
sionists OF this hour are accepting
Christian Science in it's religion as wei
as it's healing The deductions of mod
ern scholarship relating to the inspira
ton and authorship of the books of TIL
Bible in no way affect the Christian
Science Interpretation of the Scripture
While these deductions are forcing
revolutionary changes in the doctrina
standards of Christendou1, Christian
Science, as stated in its textbook, re
mains untouched. a revealed and dem
onstrahle science The reason for this
is most simple. 1t is because Christian
Science affirms that the Bible teache
| on an ascending scale. through parable
argument, logic and revelation. a sim
pie, but profound lesson. The nature o
this lesson IS four-foId. its scope uni
versaI and fts rtr~r7rt-r G<iEs First
Tn stcz.lz ttE IF C0c5 IS God an,
the { nreaI5ay o. evil Second; The real
ity IF Mind or Spirit as Supreme Sol
Cause and the unreality of matter Q
flesh. l. e, Tnaterialism. Third. The in
spring fact that sin. sickness and dealt
are no part OF the divine plan, but er
rorS of human belief and material tx
fstence Fourth: The final conquest Q
all that wars against harmony and II
dfvfdual perfection, through the actu
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