The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-12-31
WHAT CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TEACHES
cFron saturday's Advertiser.)

(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
There was quite large attendance
last evening. at the Hawaiian Opera
House. at the first of the two lectures
on Christian Science to be given by
Francis ]. Fluno. NJ. D.. c. S. D. DR.
| Fluno is a member of the Christian
Scfence Board of Lectureships of the
First Church of Christ, Scientist. Bos-
| ton, Mass. The two lectures be is
giving, the second of which will be
given next Sunday afternoon, are
given under the auspices of the Chris
tian Science Association Of Honolulu.
DR.. Fluno was introduced to the
audience by Mrs. Ranney Scott. in a
| speech.
"It is with deep regret" she said.
that I have to announce that Judge
Dole, whom it was advertised would
introduce the speaker Of the evening.
is not here. We had confidently ex-
pected him, but he is unable on ac-
count of sickness to be present. 1t
therefore devolves upon me to present
DR.. Fluno, and it is with very great
pleasure that on behalf Of the Chris
tan Scientist Association of Honolulu
up some of the MISUNDERSTANDING
that exist in regard to Christian Sci
ence."
DIR. Fiuno is tall. and dignified in
carriage and bearing. He wears a
long white beard that gives him a
somewhat patriarchal appearance. His
lecture was carefully written out, and
he adhered very closely to his manu-
script. The following is a substantial
outline of his address:
By way of introduction let me say
it is not our province, desire or pur-
pose to teach Christian Science in this
lecture. Christian Science is the Sci
ence of being, and necessarily includes
all there is of being, and is an edu-
cation in itself; an education that is
infinite, unlimited and inexhaustible;
and not only takes months, but years
and ages, ard finally, eternity itself,
to know, understand and comprehend
it.
1t takes time even to begin to COM
prehend, or begin the study, as it
were, of such a subject; for since
Christian Science is the Science of
being, it necessarily is the reverse of
the sense testimony, /. E., it is the con-
verse of the evidence of the senses,
and is therefore just the opposite Of
most peoples line of thought, or way
of thinking, and must of necessity
take time to turn from thinking one
way to thinking just the opposite
way.
We may give you some little idea Of
what it is and what it teaches; make
some statements as to what it is and
what it is not, and tell you in what
way and by what means you may OBJ
tain it for yourself.
If you were going to take up the
study of mathematics you would not
want a book as a textbook that did
not teach mathematics, but taught
something like it; you would want the
science of numbers itself, if you could
get it, and nothing short of it.
Or. if you wished to study music,
you would not apply to a teacher who
taught by ear. but one who would
teach from principle. and hence teach
it correctly.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXT
BOOK.
Likewise, to begin the study of
Christian Science you will need its
textbook, Science and Health, with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker G.. Eddy, and also other works
of this author and of the Christian
Science Publishing Society in Boston, /
Mass.
These books and publications, to-
gether with the Bible. are the only
ones that Christian Scientists recog-
nize as authority on the subject, or
as Christian Science at all.
The textbook of Christian Science,
Science and Health, with Key to the
Scriptures" is library in itself; it
educates, enlightens and refnes all
who come in contact with it.
AUTHOR OF TEXTBOOK.
The author, of rare intellectual abil-
ty, deeply religious nature, high edu-
cational attainment, and a life expert
ance which tended toward weaning
ner from early hopes and ambitions,
was being fitted for masterwork. a
priceless contribution to the age in
which she lived.
Mrs. Eddy, of celebrated English and
Scotch descent, is a native of New
and in the vicinity of Con-
cord her family for many generations
mas lived, honored and respected by
al.
Mrs. Eddy is now living in Concord
n her modest. quiet home, loved and
by the citizens, her kinsfolk
and friends.
And rejoice and am grateful to say
hat it has been my privilege to re-
,eive personal instruction from her,
md confirmation, as it were, of the
eachings of our textbook, Science
Ind Health"
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