The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-28
RELIGION THAT
IS SCIENTIFIC
Founded Upon Eternal Fact,
Not Fancy Declares Miss
. Mary Brookins.
AN INTERESTING LECTURE
ONE OF THE. MOST PROMINENT
MEMBERS OF THIS DENOMIN-
ALTON ADDRESSED SMALL AU-
DIENcE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

Miss Mary Brookins, of Minneapo-
lis, recognized as one of the most
prominent Christian Scientists of this
country and woman who has gained
fame as lecturer, addressed a small
audience at the Gennett theater yes
terday on the subject of Christian
Science and it's teachings. Miss
Brookins sought to show by clear
and altogether comprehensive state
ment of the benefits of the denomin-
alton she represents, that the teach
ings of the society are in accord with
the foundation of religious learning
the Bible. In part Miss Brookins
said:
Now we believe Christian Science
is rediscovery of what Jesus taught
and demonstrated as to what God is
and to what God does. 1t is mans
discovery of himself in the image, the
character of God, Spirit, Mind. instead
of the effigy in matter, that physical
sense testimony would have fastened
upon him.
THE only evidence we have of mat
ter is the testimony of the physical
senses, which take no cognizance
whatever of God. All will admit that
God is Truth as the Scriptures de-
clare 1t is plain that the physical
senses do cogniZe matter and all it's
apparent conditions. But, as they
know nothing of Goa, Truth, then :.
cannot be that matter is Truth, but
quite the opposite. Truth being real
its opposite must be unreal, and that
is just what Christian Science says of
matter.
Again, spiritual sense, through
which we do apprehend and love God.
Truth, reality, reports absolutely moth
ing in regard to matter; another very
good reason for placing matter out
side the pale of reality.
Unhealthy of Evil.
1T has already been shown that
Gods creation must be like Him;
must fairly express and represent that
which is in God to be expressed, as
an effect must always be like its
cause. Admitting this, if we under
take to give evil a place in Gods uni
verse. we find ourselves in the dilem-
ma of either pronouncing evil good,
or else considering God capable of
originating or permitting the opposite
of good. 1t is not likely that any of
us would willingly grasp either horn
OF this dilema.
Science eliminates the false sup
position of an element of evil that
cannot exist in the Omnipresence and
Omnipotence of God who is good; and
restores the primitive and unadulter-
ated knowledge of the real creation.
pronounced by divine wisdom "very
good"
Mrs. Eddy's Experience.
This conviction of Truth came to
Mrs. Eddy at the point Of well-round-
ed womanhood, characterized by more
than ordinary mental and spiritual en-
dowments. Having received a liberal
education under the careful guidance
of we'll qualified instructors, her
thoughts found ready and graceful ex-
preston in both prose and poetry; and
she was frequent and valued con-
tributor to the papers and magazines
of the time. Born of deeply religious
parents, and reared in the atmosphere
cs strictest morality, she was early
imbued with the love of the things of
Spirit. From early girlhood she was
consistent member of the Congrega-
tional church, and her whole life has
been devoted to the purposes of good,
With loftiest ideals before her and un-