Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-04-21
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE


H., delivered lecture on Christian
Science, at the Opera house, last Tues
day evening under the auspices of First
Church of Christ Scientist, of this city
MIR. F. H. Pardoe, vice president OF
the Fenwood Lumber Co., introduced
Mr.. Young. Mr.. Pardoe said:
christian Science, as taught and
demonstrated by Mrs. Eddy, and her
loyal students, is oftimes misunderstood
by those who have failed to compre.
hend its Divine Principle; or by those
who have permitted prejudice Instead
of honest investigation to dictate their
judgments.
''To assist in dispelling such misun-
derstandings, and to further spread in
| Wausau and the surrounding commun.
ity the light which this Science today
and forever holds out to the earnest
seeker for Truth, the sick, and the sin
ming, First Church of Christ, Scientist
of this city, has requested your presence
tonight TO listen to one who speaks
authoritatively upon this subject. !. i
my pleasure, and esteem it a privilege,
to introduce Mr.. Bicknen Young, OF
Chicago, member of the Board OF
Lectureship of The First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass"
Mr. Young is an unusually pleasing
speaker, possessing clear, well modu-
lated voice. He covered many of the
salient points of the teachings of Chris
tian Science. Recognizing that the
world has not generally entertained
any scientific view of religion, the
speaker dweIt upon this point, answer
ing objections that have been raised in
relation to it. He showed that religion
and science both refer to absolute
truth, and are net inherently antagon-
istic-are not two, but one. He spoke
in part as follows:
"Jesus, the founder of the
Christian religion, taught and il
Illustrated in His works an exact. un-
falling knowledge of God which is in its
very essence scientific. His method,
admittedly Christian, must be acknowl-
edged as pure science by anyone who
cares to look the matter squarely in the
face. Christian Science, therefore, is a
name which given to this method, des-
ignates it accurately and satisfactorily.
"In Christian Science the seemingly
contradictory statements of the Bible
are reconciled as the spiritual import of
them is more clearly discerned Science
and Health, With Key to the Scriptures,
by Mary Baker g. Eddy, is'more than a
commentary on the Bible, for it gives
the students the principle and rule of
the science which it contains. The
world has longed for solution of the
problems of human existence.
I'VE acknowledge that the absolute
statements as to the unchanging nature
of God as good, as to the divine facts of
His omnipotence, omniscience and om-
nipresence, are contrary to human ex-
periences, because human experien-
ces are affective and unlike the
creations of God, the heart of humanity
cries out for deliverance. The way of
deliverance, as taught in Christian
Science, is to maintain unswerviugly
the divine and scientific fact in relation
to God and His laws in the face of all
sin, sickness and death; in other words,
to confront bravely the problems of life
with the science of life, and solve these
problems step by step.
"Mrs. Eddy. as the discoverer and
founder of this science, has been one of
the greatest benefactors of the human
race, She has maintained that science
Is purely spiritual, in spite of all the
opposition of material theories concern
ing both religion and science. She has
met all criticism in the way that Jesus
taught. She has practiced the gospel
of Christ, the gospel of Love. Standing
alone through years of trial and perse-
cution, naturally of modest, shrink
ing disposition. not desiring the plaudits
Of the world, End yet impelled and sup
ported by power far beyond and
above herself, Mrs. Eddy, among
women, is figure unique in history.
1.-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
thoughts, not only upon what is called
tue human mind, but also upon the
human body. 1t gives US never-fail-
| ing test; it 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 invariable standard, and to ask
curse. YES continually how does God, the
one Mini, think about this or that. In
this way the day of Judgment, as oul
textbook says, comes hourly and con
tinualIy."
The stage was decorated with palms
and American Beauty roses.
Among those from out of town who
attended the lecture were Mrs. E.. P
Arpin, of Grand Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs
Hoffman of Amigo; aud Mr.. and Mrs
Mcmillan, Mrs Lamont Rowlands and
daughter, and Misses Goldman, Inez
Corrigau and Gertrude Treat
ALUMNI MEETING.