The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEACHINGS
Lecture on the Subject by Bickneli
Young Friday Evening.

Bicknell Young of Boston, a mem.
her of the Christian Science board OF
lectureship of the First Church OF
Christ. Scientist, lectured in the audi
torinm last Friday evening, covering
many of the salient points OF the
teachings of this faith He SAID IN
part: -, uofor n
obsonfe truth and are not inherently
antagonistic; are not two but one
Tasns the founder of the Christian re-
iio;op demonstrated this fact, Tor ne
taught and illustrated in his works an
eyaet. unfailing knowledge or G0a'
mbiob ;s in its very essence seientlfc'
His method, admittedly Christian, must
he acknowledged as pure science Wy
anv one who cares to look the hiaVtei
snnareIv in the face. Christian Science,
tharofore. is a name which, gwen 10
tbis method, designates it accurately
nd Satisfactorily. Although science
has not been generally associated WIN IN
nraver. vet the way is always one 90 "
prayer' whereby man s unity win oo %
+ joolared and proven in the degree ol
one s understanding ,o,o;no
Tn Christian Science, many seeming ~
" contradictory statements Oh ~; ;n0
B;hIe are reconciled as the spiritual IN
~ LII If them is more clearly dlscern ,,
poionce and Health with Key 10 tne
S Scril by Mary Baker G. Eddy, Is
' nammentary on the Bible ana even
q cOn tbsn commentary, for it gives
more tnan +be principle and rule OF
Wv. .ho sc;ance which the Bible indicates:
me 1nu world has longed for solution ~
tho problems of human eAi''I baon
Their solution has geneeraliy poon
daemed impossible, and IL mas .L;oh
thonpht that all the questlons m onnId
s tnU troubled the human near. couau
nav nay be answered by dying ana goihs
oni sonoe Mace which was supposed 10 pe
, 70 som' Christian Science declares
nea . tha truth about heaven is disclosed
that tne tiuLA of Jesus. "The kingdom
Oh r nea Science declares that uoa
is GOOD. His omnipotence, omn nre fTed
and omnipresence, as ooou, 81 al discern.
focts verified by the universal TI! G ;nfnite
n "e and knowledge OF ms r ln
If v;e+ence as Cause anu
sen sen -e ha;ng infinite Good, evil can De ~
uoa of Of Him, and therefore , evni r To
Pc pi scientific origin nor r edts oven
no o;p these scientific facts, even
t tlta they appear to be con'ra az i'm.
,an exnerience, is the way 70 o iI
nunna human experience. such Leah aoh
prove npins one TO confront the prop
ing e of life with the Science OF L aheso
ienri Science-and to soi'e 'n''
nroblems step by step g Christian
prg Tbe present mission Of on rastnre
co;once is to bring about OF -, re' anJ
oclen Scent Conditions Of mind BODY s an
nori iranment. Christian Science nohie
e eiosns the action of pure anu ~ called |
closes 81 w not only upon what is cat bn
thou gnman mind, but also upon tn aii n
the n hndv, 1t gives us never dad e
lla ma. # ever declares thae o Cod
test. aUd that as there is one oou,
i Mlna' is one Mind. 1t teaches e eS
Ine,S every human lmPuis st,,rdard !
tbongbt. by this invariabie ,s sTan how
tn no 70 ask ourselves eontl IIind think
ana ana. e Cod the one infinite MIND 1hs s dav |
does o his or that In this way tne .a u~s
about TINS - as our textbook says
% ! !. oo mes hourly and continuaii''