The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21

Carol Norton. c. S. D.. member of the
Board of Lectureship of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, de-
livered the following excellent lecture
in Topeka last Sunday. his subject be-
| ing as follows: Christian Science, the
Gospel of righteousness and Health :"
christian Science. as its name indf-
Gates is religion. Christian Scientists
consider it the Science of Christianity
1t recognizes the impersonality of the
| teachings of Jesus, and emphasizes the
fact that all the works of the Founder
of the Christian Religion were wrought
in accordance with an eternal law of
Divine Mind. Hence, It elevates the
idea of divine naturalness in the So
called miracles of Christ, and rejects
the popular idea of the miraculous or
supernatural element. Christian Sci
ence recognizes all that is true and
good in the religions of the world; but
as it's name indicates. 1t claims to be
the scientific or demonstrable preSenta-
ton of the teachings of the NaZarene.
whose ethical ideas and religious tenets
are rapidly becoming universal. Re-
ligion, to the Christian Scientist. means
work, enlightened faith, spiritual I'M
derstanding, physical and spiritual
healing. the application of the laws of
spiritual evolution and progress to all
the affairs of life. the gradual regener-
alton of all mankind. and the ultimate
establishment of the brotherhood of
man under the law of love through the
Gospel of peace. Christian Science dis
believes in religions as it disbelieves in
gods. It accepts one religion. one God
or Mind, and one family on earth and
in heaven. 1t presents the idea of the
Great movable, alias divine Mind. in
the place of the ancient and anthro-
pomorphic idea of God, which partook
so largely of the nature of imperfect
/ hmm njfV (NTan6S doctrines TOVEfI-
cism, ceremonial. scholastic intellectu-
ality, and fear. it considers as no part
of Christianity. Christian Science
| teaches the existence of one Father or
divine Principle; one Way-shower. the
man Christ Jesus, whose teachings are
now spiritually interpreted by the
writings of the Founder of Christian
Science. and demonstrated as practical
with signs following. The religion of
Christian Science is impersonal, liberal,
scientific. impartial. and of universal
adaptation. It's idealism Is the soul and
center of its evangelical nature. Trini-
tartan and Unitarian, Jew and Gentle.
religionist and scientist, agnostic and
infidel, all find within it's teachings that
which satisfies. 1t shows that the Mind
which is God abides in the holy temple
of the purified thought and chastened
heart of every regenerated man and
woman. 1t is a religion of love- toler-
ant, progressive, comforting, renewing.
Love pure and undefled, is the genius
OF Christian Science. This Love makes
of one family all the children of men,
1t removes the possibility of human
and personal contention. binds up the
broken hearted, heals the sick, con-
verts the unbeliever, spiritualizes the
mind and affections, renews the hopes,
paints the gray clouds of life with a
golden border and reveals the eternal
plan of God: namely. that Love. In
f1nitely tender and infinitely pure, con-
stitutes the abiding atmosphere of
heaven and pervades the Holy of
nxyic in 4.r11 ~ ~+
that has been purged of worldliness
and human depravity.
FOUNDED ON BIBLE.
Christian Science is founded on the
Scriptures. It throws the light of spir-
itual Interpretation upon the Bible from
Genesis to Revelation. It reveals clear
ly in the divine plan of atonement, the
advancing Messiah as the Impersonal
Christ marching majestical1y down the
centuries as the Prince of Peace, the
divine Purifier and Healer of mankind.
Because of its close adherence to this
| ideal many Hebrew religionists of this
hour are accepting Christian Science in
its Religion as we'll as its healing. The
deductions of modern scholarship re-
| lating to the inspiration and authorship
| of the books of the Bible in no way
| ton of the Scripture. While these de-
auctions are forcing revolutionary
| changes in the doctrinal standards of
! ChriStendom, Christian Science, as
|
| touched, a revealed and demonstrate
| Science. The reason for this is most
simple. It is because Christian Science
affirms that the Bible teaches on an as
cending scale, through parable, argu-
ment logic and revelation, a simple, but
profound lesson. The nature of this
lesson is four-fold, it's scope universal
and its character divine First: The
eternal reality of Good as God and the
unreality of evil. Second: The reality
Of Mind or Spirit as Supreme Sole Cause
and the unreality of matter or flesh, i.
e., materiaIism. Third: The inspiring
fact that sin, sickness and death are no
part of the divine plan, but errors of
human belief and material existence
Fourth: The final conquest of all that
wars against harmony and individual
perfection, through the actualities of
Divine Science, which is divinely nat
ural, but not miraculous or suDernat-
ural.
Prayer without ceasing, silent, as
piring, deep-hearted, is especially the
custom of Christian Scientists Such
prayer removes mountains, heals dis
| ease, binds up the broken hearts of
earth. and widens the minds horizon
Prayer of this sort brings the thoughts
of man into oneness with the divine
Mind, and the worship of God becomes
ct AAIEEaI AG IF