The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-06
Carol Norton of Boston Makes AS
sertion in Address Deliy-
cred at OdeOn.
SHOWS SPIRITUAL MANHOOD.
Declares Scientific Religion VIII
Take Place of DOgmatic Mys-
ticism and Displace Nor
tai Speculation.

Carol Norton. member OF the Christiaa
Science Board Of Lectureship Of the First
Church OF Christ Scientist. Boston. deliv-
cred an address at the Odeon yesterday aft
ernoon on the subject The Teachings OF
the Science"
NJ Norton declares that Christian Sciences
is the mos, thought Of aspect Of the Christ
ian religion OF the new century. He termed
1t Twentieth-Century Christianity.
Speaking Of the origin OF Christian
SC.cEoe. Mr. Norton said:
Christian Science reiterates the ancient
Hebrew statement as to the nature-ot
God: Hear, o Israel. the Lord our God
the words Of Jesus: Ny Father Is gre1fef
Christian Science sees in Jesus and his
stnlesS, ascending life perspective Ideal
OF our own possibilities. Jesus prayed that
all men might be one with the Father. even
as NJ is one. He commanded men to be
as perfect as God was perfect. and as II 10
comfort them with the possibility OF this
marvellous a:t3inn. ~ .-s.y;. 'Ee snail know
the Truth. and the TrCsh shall make you
Christian Science. therefore. teaches
tH2t God is one a. Spirit. SIlrd o. Truth.
super personal vet personal. as supreme ln-
diyidual icing OF each and every one OF his
Creatures According TO the philosophy OF
Christian Science. the life Of Jvsus Christ
and the power that fiS career manifested
over sin. physical disease and death ex-
presses an illustration o; man in tune with
IHs Infinite naEho1t Called God Cnr1SIan
science illustrates the diyinely designed
possibility OF spiritual manhood"
Christian ScIenCe was the greatest dis
covery OF the Ninctselth Century. con-
tinusd Mr. Norton. The Christian Science
textbook was the greatest book Of the
Ninetsenth Century Love. not creeds. Will
be the keynote OF Twentieth Century Chris
tanity- Scientific religion VIII take the
place OF dogmatic mysticism. and spiritual
ty: genuine and natural. will displace ma
rather than belief will crown Christian ac-
tivity.
Christ will be- more than ever before.
the central figure in all refornatory ard
ious and disease occasional rather than
uniform Not only Chrfstendo.n viii be
reunited under the spiritual leadership of
Christ Jesus but all civilization will be-
come essentially Christian ard Christ Will
be in deed and truth The light of the world
Wars will cease. msmmon be dethroned.
sir. disease and death will. BY steady de-
SreeS. be made the vanqulsied enemies OF
the race Immortality will be re5uced 20
or coinprehendsd as a dsrlonStrabie divine
through brotherly love and unseIfishnsss.
and the animal instincts inherent in human
nature WILL b. sure degrees be overcome
and destroyed b. the acquisition OF the
Godlike. Christianlike mind
The divine democracy Of true Christian
ity will superssde all conditions snd
theories that tend 10 class legislation or
despotic government. Christianity will oe
synonymous with true science true ethics.
true law. true government true Industrial
integrity. true health The white stone in
the forehead OF It's representa- tives will be
pure love. compassionate, to-siving. ra-
formatory and healing
The world Will be baptized into the
ings. netaphyslcally understood. and Chris
tiaa Science will become the law o. life"