Cañon City record., 1903-12-24
INTERESTING ADDRESS
Carol Norton. Of New York City,
Lectured ut the Opera House
Last Sunday Afternoon
on the Subject, "What
Christian Science Is
and What 1t r.
Not

Carol Norton, @. 8. D., OF New York
City. gave q very clear and exhaustive
exposition of the tenets and dogmas Of
Christian Science at the opera house
last Sunday afternoon under the aus
pices Of the board Of lectureship Of the
First Church of Christ. Scientist, of
Boston, Mass. The opera house was
filed BY an interested assemblage Of
people, among the auditors being
dozen or more Scientists from Pueblo,
and. perhaps, ns many more from
Florence.
The speaker said in part. Christian
Science. as its name indicates. 10 re-
ligion. Its adherents consider it the
science Of Christianity. 1t recognises
the impersonslity Of the teachings of
Jesus and emphasizes the fact that all
works Of the Christian religion were
wrought in accordance with an eternal
law Of the Divine mind. Hence 1t ele-
Yates the idea OF divine naturalness in
the so-called miracles Of Christ. and
rejects the popular idea OF the mirsc-
ulous or supernatural element. Chris
;ian Science recognizes all that is true
and good in the religions of the world,
but, as its name implies. it claims to
be the scientific or demonstrable pres
entation Of the teachings Of the Nnz-
arine, whose ethical ideals and relig-
ious views are rapidly becoming uni
versal.
Religion to the Christian Scientist
means work. enlightened faith. spirit
ual understanding, physical and spirit
ual healing. the laws of spiritual evo-
luton and progress to all the Affairs Of
life. the gradual regeneration OF all
mankind and the ultimate establish
ment OF the brotherhood OF man under
the Law OF love through the gospel of
peace. Christian Science disbelieves
In religion ss IL disbelieves in gods.
II accepts one religion, one God and
one family on earth and in heaven. 1t
presents the iden OF the Great Know
able, or the divine mind, in the place
OF the ancient and anthropomorphic
idea OF God. which partook largely OF
the nature of imperfect humanity.
Creeds, doctrines, mysticism. cere-
moaial, scholastic intellectually. and
fe.r. IL cons ders ns no part OF Christi
anity. Christian Science teaches the
existence OF one Father. or divine prin-
ciple, one Way shower, the man Christ
Jesus. whose teachings are now spirit
ually interpreted by the writings Of
the Founder of Christian Science, and
demonstrated a. practical with signs
following.
The religion OF Christian Science is
impersonni, liberal. scientific, impair
tial and Of universal adaptation. Its
idealism is the soul and center of its
evangelical nature. II is a religion Of
love. tolerant, progressive, comforting.
renewing. Love. pure and undsfiied,
is the genius Of Christian Science.
This loves makes Of one family all the
children of men. II removes the pos
sibility OF human and personal conten-
tion, binds up the broken hearted,
heals the sick, converts the unbeliever,
spiritualizes the mind and the aGec-
tions. rcnews the hopes, paints the
gray clouds OF life with golden bor-
der, and reveals the plan Of God,
namely, that love, infinitely tender.
and infinitely pure, constitutes the
abiding atmosphere Of heaven and per-
pervades the Holy of HOLES which ex-
lists in every true henrt that has been
purged of worldliness and human de-
prnyity.