Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-18
A CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TALK

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Large Crowd Greets the Noted
Lecturer, Leonard, at the
Willmar Opera House.
A public lecture on Christian Sci
ence was given at the Opera House
last evening by Frank H. Leonard,
Of Brooklyn, N. Y, Men,
her of the Board of Lectureship of
the First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, in Boston, Mass. The lecture
was one of the best that the people
of Willmar and vicinity have ever
had the opportunity to listen to.
A large crowd was present.
Mr.. C. W. Odell, who introduced
Mr.. Leonard, said in part: I'm
this age of scientific investigation
and research in every human activ-
ity whether religious, social or po-
litical, men are seeking for the
truth. Friends, can you but get
one glimpse of infinite truth, which
makes men free physically and NOR
ally, you will be rewarded for your
presence here this evening and our
efforts in providing this lecture
have not been in vain.'' .
By special request we publish an
extended report of the lecture.
Mr.. Leonard spoke as follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
believe no one can successfully analyze
or present any subject to another when his
| tatements relative thereto are based solely
on an academic or theoretical knowledge of
it.. The burden of proof rests with the
! speaker. who can never speak with author
ity until he has made a personal demonstra
tion Of the principle governing any subject
under discussion and when he has done
this his theoretical learning is superseded
| by practical knowledge, and he is fitted to
| discuss that particular subject because he
knows whereof he speaks.
That there may be no misunderstanding
as to whether my knowledge of Christian
Science is theoretical or practical, 1 am
going to give you brief statement of my
reason for accepting and adhering to it for
more than twenty years.
was born with an incurable organic
disease that had made my life, up to the
time l learned Of Christian Science, one of
pain, fear. and hopelessness, and l had
reached the point in my existence where
dissolution seemed certain. Mans ex-
tremity is Gods opportunity" for, after
having about three months treatment from
a Christian Science practitioner, my organic
trouble was entirely destroyed, and for the
first time in my life I knew the joy of
health. That was in 1885, and from that day
to this Christian Science, as revealed to the
world through Mrs. Eddy, has met every
diseased condition as it presented itself to
me, has destroyed it and given me freedom.
! am a Christian Scientist today because
have proved to my entire satisfaction that
above all things else Christian Science is
both transcendently and practically the
most precious of all the Good of which
human consciousness can conceive. 1t is
from the standpoint of having proved
Christian Science and its eternal efficacy in
removing and destroying "al the ills that
flesh is heir to- that shall address you
My limited time will permit me to tell
very little about Christian Science, and ]
could not tell all about it had unlimited
time, because Christian Science is the con
stant unfolding of spiritual ideas an6
knowledge, that will cease only when eter
nifty ends, and will be known in it's com
pleteness and full fruition only as we know
God. l shall, however, endeavor to tel
| that ~S,, es<1 r
and kindred evils in such manner that al
\ shall be enabled to give Scientific Chris
tanity intelligent consideration.
Christian Science recognizes nothing a.
having reality that is not eternal; trus
you will clearly understand when, in tn
course of my remarks, the reality Of any
thing is questioned; mean thereby it il
not immutable and Godlike; is to be over
come and destroyed, hence is not eternal
therefore not real.
Mrs. Eddy started the investigation
{ which led to the revelation of Christia,
, Science, from the fundamental basis tina
, God is all in all. Starting from this basi
disclosed the Principle which actuated Jesu
the Christ and made possible his demon
strations of healing and the overcoming o
2 the world, the flesh and the devil or evil
which were left by him for mans guild
ance in all ages.
Many statements have been made tha
5 Christian Science denies God and tn
e Christ. l don't believe in statistics in Lee
= lures as rule, but l know it will be ir
teresting information to all to know tina
within the six hundred pages of "Scienc
and Health with Key to the Scriptures
: reference is made to God about twelve hu1
. dred times, and to Jesus the Christ abou
eight hundred times, which is an average c
over three times to each page in the el
tire book. In every instance the referen(
n brings out more exalted thought relatiy
n to both God and Christ. In order that 70
q may know what Christian Science teache
that God and Christ are, l am going to rea
to you from the Christian Science tex
|C book Mrs. Eddy's definitions These defin
is tions set at rest any question as to tt
exalted position in the teachings of Chri
tian Science accorded to both God and Jes,
Christ.
Another frequent statement is that tt
= Christian Scientists discard the Bible
h Christianity and use in its place 'Scien,
and Health with Key to the Scriptures
u the Christian Science textbook written /
J Mrs. Eddy. Nothing could be more untru
, for the discernment of the Spirit of II
% ''Word" which "Maketh alive and that
- =, what Christian Science is, comes only
the result of constant study of the Bib
/, with the aid of Science and Health
d which is what it's title indicates, the TX,
!. to the Scriptures
!, Christian Science teaches belief in Il
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