Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-10-17
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Blcknell Young, member Of the
Christian Science Board Of Lecture
ship Of the First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, IN Boston, Mass, spoke at
1.-THE Court House 10 Mexico Friday
might, covering many Of the salient
points OF the oeachiugs Of OErlstisn
Science.
Mr.. Young answered many objec-
tious that have been raised to the
scientitic View Of religion, and IN
part said.
Religion and science both refer to
absolute truthand are not inherently
anfagonistic; are not two but one.
Jesus, the founder Of the Christian
religion, demonstrated this fact, for
be taught and illustrated in bis
works an exact, rnfaiiing knowledge
of God, which is Ia It's veTT essence
scientific. His method, admittedly
Christian, must be acknowledged as
pure science By any one who cares TO
look the matterAquarely ln the face.
Christian Sciescc, therefore, Is a
name whicb, given 10 this method,
deslgnates it accurately and salts
ractory. Although science has not
been generally associated with pray.
er yet the way Is always one Of pray
er, whereby mans unity with Gcd is
declared and proven in the degree Of
ones understanding
In CHRISTIAN Science, many SEEM
ingly contradictory statements of the
Bible are rec0ncled as the spiritual
import OF them is more clearly dis
cerned. aScience and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Bakes @. Eddy, is commentary Oh
the Bible and even more than a COM
mentary, for IL gives the student the
principle and rule Of the science
whcn the Bible Indicates. The world
has longtd for a solution OF the prob
lens Of human existence. Their soln-
tion Las generaily been deemed i'm
possible, and 1t has been thought that
all the questions which have troubled
the human heart could only be an
swered by dying and going to some
place which was supposed to be
heaven. Christian Science declares
tnat the truth about heaven is dis
closed in the words OF Jesus, "rhe
kingdom OF Heaven is at hand .
Christian Science declares that God
is good His pmnlsclence, and omni-
presence, as Good, are fixed facts
verified by the universal discernment
and acknowledgement OF His Infinite
sell-sxistence as Uausa and Creator.
tGod being infinite Good, evil can be
no part Of Him, aud therefore evil bas
no scientific origin nor reality. To
maintain these scientific facts, even
though they appear to be contrary to
human experience is the way to i'm
prove human experience, Such teach
ing enables one TO confront the prob
lens Of life With The Science Of Life
Cnristian Science-and TO solve those
problems step by step.
Mrs. Eddy, IS the discover and
founder Of this .cience, Is a berefac-
tor 10 the hesSnau race She has
maintained the fact that science is
lpurely spiritual in spite Of all the
Opposition of material theories con-
cerning both religion and science.
She has met all criticism In the way
that Jesus taught, She has practised
the gospel which she teaches, the gos'
pei of Christ, the gospel Of Love.
lStanding alone through years Of trial
and persecution, naturally Of a mod
est, shrinking disposition, not desir-
ing the plaudits Of the world, impell-
ed and supported by power far be-
yond and above herself, Mrs. Eddy,
among women, is a figure unique In
hlsterY.
The present mission OF Christian
Science is TO bring about or restore
normal conditions of mind, body and
environment Christian Science dis
closes the action Of pure and noble
thought, not only upon what is called
the human mind, but also upon the
human body. 1t gives us a never
failing test. 1t ever shows us that
God is Mind, and that as there is one
God, there is one Mind. 1t teaches
us to measure every human Impulse
every thought, by this invaria6l'
standard, and to ask ourselves contin
ualy, how does God, the one infinite
Mind, think about this cr that Ii
this way the day OF judgment, as oul
textbook says, comes hourly anC
continually"