Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-04
A Practical Lecture

The Christian Science lecture, which
will be held Tuesday night at the
Grand opera house will be the seventh
on this subject given in this city dur.
in the past seven years It is averred
that the purpose of these lectures is
not to proselyte nor to convert to Chris.
tian Science, but rather to correct mis-
conception, and give general enlighten-
ment Of its doctrine.
The lecturer for this occasion, Ed.
ward A. Kimball, G. S. D., of Chicago,
is rather an exception to the usual or
der of Christian Science lecturers here
tofore visiting Salem, for the reason
that he was not formerly of the clerical,
legal or medical profession, but rather
successful business man, who became
interested in Christian Science through
securing health from it's application In
his capacity as lecturer, Mr.. Kimball
presents his subject without attempt at
oratorical effect, but with the practical
directness of the business man, which
has thoroughly appealed, not only to
the most intellectual and critical list
eners, but to the great rank and file of
everyday Investigators as well.
The following excerpt from one of
Mr. Kimball's addresses is character.
istic of his method of presenting his
subject:
"Picture to yourself some man or
woman who is kind, loving and upright;
whose fair life is marked by the mile
stones of benevolence and good deeds.
Notice the effect that such a mental
condition has produced on the face of
this person with the softened expression
and pleasing lines.
''On the other hand, witness the man I
whose mind is evil; who, for years, has
been animated by hatred and other !
brutal propensities that distort and de.
bauch mankind; witness his face, hard,
repellant and twisted. Its very often
siveness of outline and shape is itself
m evidence of the incarnation of evil.
You know that this disfgured and twist
I'd face has been caused by a wicked
and sinful mind
Now I-ask you if such evil thought
can twist and distort his face, don t
you suppose that it can twist and dis.
tort his liveri Suppose that such
nan who was suffering in consequence
" his evil thoughts should resort to the
theory and practice of medi-
line FOR relief. Can you conceive it pos
'ible that there would be any scientific
procedure in administering liver pills to
him, or in changing his dietf Such
,atient would not suffer because he ate
ee cream or mince pie, but because his
'ery being is wrenched and torn by
vii thoughts and motives. He does
lot need change of diet, but the trans
ormation Of mind, for to be car
Ially minded is death, but to be spirit.
Ially minded is life and peace
Knowing this to be true, the prac- I
ice of the Christian Scientist is direct
d to the removal or destruction of the
ause, and he proceeds with the know
dge that neither fear, sin, superstition
or ignorance are indestruetable. He
nows that You cannot remove ignorant :
ear by means of a plaster, nor trans I
orm the moral and temperamental sta I
us by means Of mud-baths. He knows
lso that these causes are abnormal, un-
awful and unreal, and that he can mas Z
or them because of the divinely or Z
aimed and divinely bestowed iutelli-
cnce Of science.
"It would be Of little satisfaction TO
NY one of us TO be thus told that his
iekness was caused by fear or sin, or
omc other evil mental influence, if
here was no remedy; but Christian Sci
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