Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-09
THEORY EXPLAINED
Edward A. Kimball, of Christian
Science Lecture Board,
Speaks at illinois.
LARGE AUDIENCE is PRESENT
Chicago Man Compares Teachings of
His Church With Those of 9th
ers-Praises Mrs. Eddy.

n comparatively large duuIcHCG SdIh-
cred last evening at the Illinois theater
to hear Edward A. Kimball, c. S. D.,
of Chicago, member of the Christian
Science Board of Lectureship of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, i'll
Boston, who lectured on the doctrines
and teachings of the Christian Science
church The lecture was given under
the auspices of the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, of this city. The au-
dience filled the parquet and q large
part of the balcony W. J. Sweeney
presided over the meeting, and intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Kimball's lecture was a careful
and comprehensive discussion of the
theory of Mrs. Eddy. and was delivered
in a manner that held the interest of
the audience.
Human History il Tragedy.
His lecture was in part, as follows:
I'm order that you may most read
lily appreciate the import of this adj
dress, you are asked to contemplate
for a moment the scene upon which
Christian Science has made its en-
trance The history of the human race
may be classified as d tragedy. If it
were to be epitOmized then one long
misery, one pitiful appeal to God for
monotone of protest against the relief,
and one final moan of defeat would
tell the story.
There are few flowers, a little sun
shine. perhaps. but beyond the fore
ground is the vista at the end OF
which is the Sraye-mystery.
The people of earth, unreconciled
10 what seems to be an intOIcrable
fate, have turned in every conceivable
direction in their effort for deliverance
from evil. and they have failed thus
far. to find the way. There are still
the same tears, broken hearts, beds of
pain-the same havoc of outrageous
fortune Men continue to live. sicken
and die according to a philosophy of
walton this side of the grave. no way
out Of the hell on earth. but TO die out.
Points of Agreement.
"To this same stricken people, and
in this very age, comes Christian Sci
ence to declare that they can get out
naturally lawfully scientifically; it'll
comes as a messenger of hope and
promise to a race which is in supreme
need.
"a cOncensus of enlightened belief
concerning God is that He is one SUI
preme, infinite. self-existent. all-incluS
i've. spiritual individual. conscious be
ing-the sole creator of all that has
actual existence Also that God is
Good. Life. Truth. Love, omnipresent,
Omniscient. and omnipotent; that He is
the only lawmaker and holds in His
grasp the destiny of all men.
Christian Scientists subscribe TO all
these DOstulates without reserve. and
yet our religion is in some respects
quite different from that of others.
Why? different if we agree on these
essentials
THE difference is in the amplifica-
ton and application 1t is in this re-
spect that most religious sects and
systems diverge from each other.
God IL Divine Mind.
"In her effort to enlarge the human
concept of the infinite God. Mrs. Eddy
has added somewhat TO the technical
definition of deity. and afFirms. among
other things. that God is divine Mind
and that this Mind is good.
God is either mind or mindless