The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-07

Dooio VI LcCuIeSLIp, OI tne FITS
Church OF Christ, Scientists OF Bos
ton, delivered a lecture OH Christian
Science, In the Greeley Oper;
House, to one of the largest audi
ences ever gathered there Specia
trains from Denver and Fort Collin.
brought over 200 visitors from out OF
town.
Mr., Harper Leiper introduced the
lecturer as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: We are
gathered here this evening to listen
for a little while to one who is pre-.
pared, by learning aud experience,
to tell US Of an old faith in a ne "
way. Solomon said, a good many
years ago, that there was nothing
new under the sun. We do not doubt
that. Some nineteen hundred years
ago there was born in Bethlehem a
Child who, when grown to man
hoods estate, expounded truth
which has revolutionized the world
Sometimes truths lie dormaut some
times the whole truth has not been
taught In the orthodox churches: we
sometimes believe that they have
overlooked part which Christian
Science has taken up and in the last
thirty years has brought to light, a
better understanding of the truths
which Christ taught In regard to sin.
disease and death. am not a mem
ber of the Christian Science church :;
| have studied these things and am
convinced that there Is great deal
of truth which we have overlook
ed. About two weeks ago in my
wanderings around, hunting for
truth, | went into the Christian
Science chapel, OH the corner of
Ninth street and Eighth avenue
and took a seat among strangers. In
IA few moments "a hymn was announ.
ced. the tune of which | recognized
as one which knew as a child, one
which had been used in nv home in
family worship. | felt at home at
once When the Scripture was read
by the Reader, remembered 1t as
the Scripture which my mother had
taught me when | was child at her
knee When the texts were read
from 'Science and Health there
was nothing which would be OBJ
jectionable to any logical mind To
me Christian Science has u new
meaning since that evening two
weeks ago; it means more OF the
divine love, happiness, cheerfulness
and confidence. 1t gives me great
pleasure. ladies' and gent lemen, to
introduce to you this evening Mr.
Bicknell Young, member of the
Christian Science Board of Lecture
ship of The First Church of Christ.
Scientist. OF Boston, Mass.
Christian Science attracts attention
primarily because of its practical val
ue. The manifold benefits accruing
from a knowledge of its teachings are
more or less known and acknowledged
That it has healed many cases of dis
ease, universally considered to be in
durable by other systems of healing,
that it improves people morally and
spiritually while healing them physi-
cally. and that 1t has reformed thous-
ands of sinners and drunken and de-
bauched people. and made them use
full Christian men and women, are
facts generally conceded and easily
verified. When to these are added the
further facts that Christian Science
employs one and the same method for
both regeneration and healing and
that both are accomplished without
the use of any drugs or other mater
ial remedies and without manipula-
ton or physical contact of any kind,
the nvcstigator accustomed as ne is
to associate the word science in heal
ing the sick with the use of material
remedies. and regeneration with mere
belief in God, begins to wonder now
Christian Science can be justiiiably so
called and how it accomplishes all the
good works with which il is truly
accredited,
You are invited here today by the
Christian Science church to hear some
exclamation of these points and others
of importance relating to its teachings
No pretense is made that complete
exposition of the subject Will be CIV
en-, If shall succeed IN correcting
some false views or in removing some
prejudice; il hope be uplifted and eX-
pectation frightened; if some heavy
heart be made lighter or some sorrow
or sickness less painful; If here ana
there some one, touched by the spirit
of the hour, shall be led away from
those thoughts which make for SIN,
disease, and death. to those which DIS
close holiness, health and me, ana
thus gain better understanding OF
the way and scope of all that is meant
NV the word salvation as revealed in
Christian Science, the loving desire
of those who provided this lecture VIII
he realized