The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-21

so I kept on preaching for a numbe2 of years, but I also Kept on readins Christian Science literature, and watching the great and permanent work done through this church. The more I saw the effect of this teach ing and understood the principle underlying the whole, l could readily see how it was that those who became Scientists stood so firm, steadfast and. loyal to the whole gospel of Jesus Christ. I noted, too, that there was no lack of undeniable proof of the power qf Christian Science to heal all man ner of sickness. I was in an awful ly embarrassing position for I knew something of the power of this new yet old gospel for it had not only healed me physically but it had brought me a spiritual illumination and an un- derstanding of God and man the like of which I had never experienced be- fore. My heart ached, and yearned to tell the sick and the dying of this blessed truth, but my experience taught me that I could mt do this as long as I was a Methodist preacher.
 So l took up the study of Christian Science in different spirit than be- fore, for God had reveiled to me by this time that I had been prejudiced against the discoverer and founder of Christian Science, the Rev. Mary Baker c. Eddy, and that could not be a true follower of Christ, and be prejudiced against any one, and par ticularly one who had done me no harm, and whose teaching had brought me only life, health, strength, and a higher understanding of God and man.
 After taking class instruction in Christian Science I found myself face to face with three serious questions. (1) Gould I accept the teachings of Mrs. Eddy as the truth. CD Could l face the ridicule that would naturally be heaped upon one wno would step out of the Methodist ministry, and join the ranks of the Christian Scientists? :? (S) Could 1 trust God to supply myself and family eve were nine in alp with the necessities of life? When I finally came to the point where l could an swer the first question in the aff1rma- tive, and without hesitancy or any re- serve, l found it comparatively easy to answer the other two in the same way. At once I resigned from the min ! istry and membership in the, Method ist Episcopal church, and took my stand for Christian Science. It was in the dead of winter, and without any money, and I was in debt besides, but I did 1t, and God sustained me and I have never regretted it for one single instant And now after years of ac- tive work in the cause of Christian Science, I can truthfully say that it's principle is absolute, unerring. It has been my good fortune to personally ! meet and talk with Mrs Eddy, I have i met many of the recognized leaders in the religious world, both in this coun- try and in Europe but I Nm free to say to you that have never met any one who to my mind reflected so much of the spirit of Christ as does Mrs. Eddy, Her spirit of humility and un- ceasing love for the salvation of man. i kind from sin and all the ills that flesh l is heir to is to me marvellous.
 now take pleasure in introducing ] to you Rev William P Mackenzie, c. < s. B., of Cambridge, Mass, member of the board of lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts.
 Rev. William P, Mackenzie spoke al great length, taking as his theme Christian Science or Deliverance iron, Evil" In part he said:
 Christian Science comes to give sub stance to the good that many have hitherto hoped for. The experience oi impending good, which has been cher. ished by some already in regard tc ] Christian Science we hope to satisfy by showing it to De the true Christianity and so is founded on the teachings ol the Bible.
 MT. Mackenzie then went on tc speak of Christian Science and whaI Mary Baker Eddy had done for it. Ht said she was now known to the world as the woman who has given to this age the true God, and as the philos opher and thinker who has revolution, ized the sense of Christianity from the oretical to practical so that the mediae- val belief of Christianity as a scheme for future world salvation is changing to the primitive conception of Christi anity as a means for revealing to mer on earth the goodness of God in heal. ing and salvation. Mrs. Eddy's desire Dr. Mackenzie said, was to discover the science of the Christ healing st that the spiritual illumination which had quickened her own life might bt made universal
 Christian. Science, he said, although founded on the Bible, did not come tC