Mower County transcript., 1903-11-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, A PRACTICAL
: = RELIGION AND REMEDY. s. i
Instructive Address by Mrs. rlary brooklns,
B., Under Auspices Of First Church
.'.., .-'. of Christ Scientist.
Large Audience Present and Great Interest Shown.

to a lecture "Christian Science, a
Practical Religion and Remedy" by
Miss Mary Brookins of Minneapolis,
member of the Board of Lecturesh1p OF
the Mother church in Boston. There
was large representation of delegates
from societies at other points,, Mime
apolis, Mason City, Osage,f West
Mitchell, Leroy, Nora Springs and
elsewhere. The interest was sustained
to kthe very end although the address
took about an hour and half IN de-
livery. Mrs. Eva M. Brown, first read
or. presided. 1t was an occasion OF
special interest to the local Christian
Science church. In introducing the
lecturer, Mrs. Brown said:
FRIENDS AND CITIZENS:
Jesus said if you know the Truth the
Truth shall make you free, and again
he said of all you getting, get under
standing. Mark you, he did not say
you should guess at the truth; out you
must know the Truth
TO illustrate the point [ wish! to
bring out, l will mention little article
read the other day, the title being "a
timely lesson" Henry Ward Beecher
used to give the following slncldent
how his teacher in mathematics taught
him to depend upon himself lie was
sent to the black board and III the
midst of a careful demonstration the
cold calm voice of the teacher said,
"No:" Beecher, surprised went over the
entire problem from the beginning, and
on reaching the same point, again the
stern, mop uttered in tone OF con-
viction, effectually barred his progress
and he sat down, his face flushed with
confusion. "The next" said the teacher.
The next boy, too, was interrupted oy
terrific "No!S but went straight forward
and finished the sum, and was reward
ed with swell DONE" "Why," faltered
Henry, l worked it just as he~dld, and
you said "No."
The rebuke was immediate: why did
not you say yes, and stick to it? 1t is
not enough to know your les on; you
should know that you know it. ou
have learned nothing until you are
sure of it. = If all the world says no, it
is your business to say yes and prove
= Now this is what have been doing
for seven years, is proving this truth.
In healing sickness, such as rheuma-
tism, dyspepsia, heart disease, Bright s
disease, tumOrs and chronic slckhead-
aches. And now don't you suppose at
ter healing all of these diseases, and
many others that l know this is the
Truth?
The other night my little son of six
years voiced Group, and when ne SAID
Yes said No and stuck to it, and that
was the end of the Group. The next
morning at four o'clock my other son
aged ten called to me and said,
Mamma, mamma treat'me! | am so
dreadful SICK" I said to him, Have no
fear we know God is an ever present
help and bv knowing the Truth he got
up in the morning perfectly healed:
Now we Scientets are not selfish
people, but wish to show what we are
doing and our Faith on the enduring
rock Of practical results.
I now take great pleasure in intor.
ducing to you Miss Mary Brookins OF
Minneapolis who will tell you more
about Christian Science.
Miss Mary Brooklns, G. S. B., mem.
Der of the Christian Science Board of
Lectureship of the First Church of
Chist, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. then
gave the following lecture which we
prinAentire:
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE A PRACTICAL RE
LIGION AND REMEDY.
It must be a subject of more than
passing, superficial interest that at
tracts these large assemblies of the
most serious and enlightened people of
community; and probably it is not
assuming too much to say, that a very
large majority of those present are
willing to cOncede that such is the
nature of the theme under considera;
ton here this afternoon.
Whatever may be the various motives
that have brought us together at this
time, it is more than likely that the
greater number of us have been eye
witnesses to the vast panorama Of
human strife, and stress, and want, and
woe-and noting the inadequacy Of
all II commonly known and applied
means of relief, are turning, with more
or less faith and expectancy, to Chris
tian Science as possible deliverer.
Looking closely into the face of hu-
manity today, one must be impressed
with. two salient features ln,its general
aspect, namely: a wholesome discomfort
with what it has, and an eager. energetic
effort to obtain what it has not.
If there were no sense Of loss, or lack,
or Limitation, no throes of dire destruction
or distress, there were no nee of a
remedy. If the reign of health, and
righteousness and peace were conscious
ly established in the experience of the
people today. there were no room for
further redemption, and no use for the
continued offices of a redeemer.
ia But such is not the case. We are not
content, "to bear. those ills we have,
any more than we are to "fy to others
that we know not Of An instructive
impulse in the heart Of man protests
against the heritage of evil, entailed up i
on the race of%Adam, and either beats.
its hopeless wings against the boundaries
of its supposed environment, or in.
,dustriously occupies its. time in more
sor less intelligent effort to escape. g5s
More than this: we have, as 4 race,
reached 4, point in progress, where We