Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-05
BIC CROWD HEARS
CHICAGO JUR|ST
JUDGE EWING TALKS AT THE
AUDITORIUM
Tells OF Christian Science Faith and
the Methods of Healing Prac-
tlced by Its FoI-
lowers

Simpson auditorium was crowded
yesterday afternoon and last night to
hear Judge William G. Ewing of Chi
cago talk on the teachings of Christian
Science. At the afternoon lecture the
speaker was introduced by Judge John
d. Work, who Is first reader of the
local church, and at the night lecture
was presented by w. T. Selleck.
Judge Ewing said, in part:
Christian Scientists believe that their
life is in God, that God is their strength
and Redeemer, and know they believe
it; demonstrate their belief by going
to God and God only for life, strength
and redemption from all sickness, sor-
row and sin. You say you believe
that God is the Great Physician who
i,eals all our diseases" but do you
really believe it? If you do not go to
the Great Physician, men will think
and God will know you do not believe
1t, If the question were asked every
one of you would say that you believe
that Jesus was sincere in his every
| declaration; said exactly what he
meant and meant precisely what he
said? Do you really believe it? Jesus
said to his disciples: '"The works that
do ye shall do also, and greater" ="
Do you believe it? If you do you will
prove your belief in his sincerity by
doing these works. He said to the
eleven when giving them the great
commission to carry the gospel to
every creature in order that they might
know whether they were preaching
effectively or not: Certain signs shall
follow them that believe; in my name
they shall cast out devils, in my name
they shall speak with new tongues, In
my name they shall lay hands on the
sick and the sick Shall recover" Do
you believe that he meant this and yet
have you never put 1t to the test?
Have Different Conceptions
Christian Scientists have radically
changed their thought of God; they
no longer attribute to God qualities
that no man among civilized people
anywhere could acknowledge in him
self and not meet the ostracism he
deserved. We no longer indulge the
belief that God makes us sick, or lame,
or blind for some mysterious purpose
of his own. 1t is not within the range
of reasonable conception of an in
finitely good God that he would de-
liberately hold in torture and crush
In. despair a pure, sweet mother for
the purpose of making some bad man
better Being infinitely just, IL he
were administering punishment for re-
form and dispensing rewards for vir-
tue he would cruelty the bad man and
enthrone the good woman.
We believe that God is not only the
embodiment of good, but that he is
good the "Great Physician" 'who
heals all our diseases" who gives sur
cease to sorrow, who literally wipes
all tears away; and we confidently go
to this infinite source of life and
strength and joy for redemption from
every i'll that comes to humanity.
1t is not difficult, I am sure, to
kIasaf
God makes him sick would hesitate to
go to the provoking cause for relief
from the i'll she suffers # you believe
that God fills your life with grief
for some wise purpose, believing in
his goodness, justice and power, you
should bear whatever affliction comes
to you without murmur and should
be reasonable and logical enough not
to attempt to balk the purpose Of the
infinite God by seeking the service of
some doctor, druggist or climate to
make you we'll. If God makes you
sick, when his purpose of doing so is
subserVed he will make you we'll again
and your little children will tell you
that until his purpose is subserved no
medicine of man will make you we'll.
Our contention Is that God Is good
and that IL good at all is infinitely
good, for "there is none other beside
nlm;' tndL W HlllillSly BOOu dL diiy
time he is infinitely good always and
everywhere, for he is everywhere and
without the shadow of turning"
Scripture Fulfilled
Christian Scientists believe that when
Jesus went into the synagogues on the
Sabbath day and read from the
prophecy of Esaias concerning him.
self, prophecy written hundreds of
years before his coming telling Of his
coming and Of the office he should
hold when he came wherein 1t is writ !
ten; THE spirit of the Lord is uponI
me, because he hath anointed me to
preach the gospel to the poor; he hath |
sent me to heal the broken-hearted !
10 preach deliyerance to the captYes
and recovering of sight to the blind, !
to set at liberty them that are Bruised |
and closing the book Jesus, the Christ |
said TO his congregation: This day |
Is this scripture fulfilled in your ears"
Now, tell me, good people-for no
one wants TO be mistaken about a |
matter of such vital import as this
IL Christian Science Is a myth that |
will go out with the dawn Of tomor-
rows sun, then Christian Scientists |