Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-24
Lecture at Theater Last Evening
BY Edward A
KimbaIl.
SICKNESS AND DEATH UNREAL
speaker Repudiatcd The idea OF Gods
Law Contemplating Sn-The
Science of Minds.

Edward 4. klmbdll leOtured on Chris
tan Science last evening. 10 the Salt
Lake thcater The speaker said that
evil is an abnormlty, and repudiated
the idea OF Gods law contemplating sin
and death, He held that sin. sickness
and death are unreal, and told the DIFF
ference between Christian Science and
other religions. Mr. Kimball said in
part:
The science OF mind declares that
TO the extent that man Is governed by
the divine mind, he VIII manifest per
fectlon, health. life, welfare. prosperi-
ty-the ampleness and completeness
OF harmonious existence. II was This
mind which was also IN Christ: which
Cancelled temptation and sin. healed the
tlck, raised the dead. raised Jesus
from the dead and overcome the
word. the flesh and the devil TO
be carnally minded Is death Sin and
disease are the offspring Of this car
mai mlnd; they are no part Of the ma
lure or or the procurement Of the d.
vine mind God Is good IN nature. de-
sign, power. action, substance and on.
GRAFTON All that He has made and
done Is good. His laws are good and
lie mas already done everything that is
essential TO Tie supreme welfare OF
man. conversely We repudiate the ef.
ioTt 10 solve the mystery Of evil by as.
sulnlng that any part Of Il has been IN.
stituted by God or that He needs To in
NoiFe Himself In or with eva ia any
way or Tor any purpose, or that He
does so involve Himself.
CONTRARY To GOD.
God is not only life. but has ar
dained lie and - the law OF NE ana
health for man. The theology OF chris.
tan Science is consistently parallel
throughout with this declaration II
also declares that God has created man
that he might have being and not FOR
the purpose Of iufctlng upon him in.
vcterate agony and disease. We re-.
pudlate all assumption that law is the
law OF sin and death. Sickness Is CON.
trary TO God, and God IL contrary 10 n
God Is the natural healer OF The sirt
ana is able, willing and ever ready Ia
save lnoItals from the evils imposed
ulOh tnem by an utterly perverted
sense OF existence. The supposition that
COD has Induced the pangs and nor.
rors OF disease and death engenders a
rear OF Him-a fear and alarm concern.
ing the author and the law and the
des tiny Of human life: a fear concerning
me very foundation Of existence. we
CHRISTIAN Scientists are no longer
AFRAID Of God or OF His heaven. which
We are learning is with us 10 the ex-
tent that we are governed by the mind
which was in Christ.
The world generally believes that
evil is an enduring entity. having
basis IN truth, that II Is as actual and
substantial as Good, or God. and that
Its indestructlble Immortality will be
manifested IN an eternal hell and
devil. IL this were true. and evil as
an entity were consequently indes-
ructible, then the entreaty Of Jesus
10 resist and overcome Il must needs
have been a mockery. But, on the
contrary, the career OF Jesus Is IN
demonstration OF the power Of some
thing 10 abolish evil. It's pretense and
presence. Is II a thinkable PROPOSE
ton that our Master sought TO equip
mortal man 10 destroy something that
God has made, and Is therefore a part
Of infinity? Do Christ and Christian
fly ask OF you something that cannot
be done7