The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-03
DECLARES GOD IS
GREAT PHYSICIAN
Christian Science Beliefs Are
Explained by Judge Ew-
ing of Chicago.
REAL CONCEPT OF CHRIST
PURPOSE TO ADD TO GOOD OF
WORLD.

Judge William d. Ewing, G. S. D., OF
chicago, delivered an address on Chris
Ran Science in the Salt Lake theatre
last evening. There was a large attend
arce and the lower floor and the two
hover galleries were filled with atten-
five listeners. Judge Ewing is a mem
hsr of the Christian Science board OF
lecturers and is making a tour of the
country TO deliver these lectures. The
speaker was introduced by G. B. Ste
.ens. and the lecture was under the
suerices Of the Second Church of Christ.
Scientist. Of this city.
Judge Ewing's remarks in part follow.
Prejudice is the enemy of progress:
IL would mock equity, degrade charity,
traduce truth, dethrone right, pollute
Justice, il is devilish, it is predetermina-
ton, judgment without evidence, con-
eIusiOn without reason, conviction with
out thought.
1T is no part Of my purpose to take
anything from you, but to add TO the
good you have; I have no quarrel with
YOUR church; I simply commend the
sweetness and love and song of my own.
and thank God for the sweetness and
love and song Of yours.
i believe there never has been an
association Of conscientious men and
women for the purpose of building I'D
Gods kingdom that does not today rest
as a benedictiOn on the world.
Religion Must Be Lived.
u assert. in this magnificent pres
ence. that there is not a phase of the
religion of Jesus Christ represented ON
earth-I care not what your phase of
10 may be-that is worth the snap of
YOUR finger or mine, unless that religion
is lived.
The expectant children of men the
world around are grasping the fact that
the religion of Jesus Christ is not a re-
hEion of words, of ceremony, of plati-
tudes. professions, confessions. or
Creeds. but a religion of works. of fruits.
of demonstration.
Religious belief in God can not be
ascertained from human speech. What
you do. not what you say, determines
the status Of your real belief in God.
YOUR concept of God. A declaration of
tempt to express in finite language the
tamtp to express in finite language the
creatures obedience to God, trust in
God. and reliance upon God.
Christian Scientists believe that
their life is in God, that God is their
strength and RedeemeT, and know they
believe it, demonstrate their belief by
going 10 God. and God only, for life,
strength and redemption from all sick
ness, sorrow and sin.
The Great Physician.
We believe that God is not only the
embodiment of good, but that He is
good; the Great Physician who heals
all our Diseases who gives surcease to
sorrow, who literally wipes all tears
away; and we confidently go to this
infinite source of life and strength and
joy for redemption from every i'll that
comes To humanity.
TT God makes you sick, when His
purpose of doing so is subServed He will
make YOU well again. and your little
H'Hreu VIII tell you that until His
purpose is subserved. no medicine of
IAN VII make you we'll
our contention is that God is good.
and that. If good at all, is infinitely
-ao1- for there is none other beside
Him., that if infinitely good at any
time He is infinitely good always and
Verywhere, for He is everywhere and
without the shadow Of turning