Evening journal., 1909-01-18
DR.FLUN0EXPLAINS'
CHRISTIANSCIENCEI
Noted Lecturer Tells Big
Audience Doctrine Admits
Of no Error
CHRIST AS THE ExAMPLAR

From a stage tastefully decorated
with flowers and palms and before an
attentive audience that we'll filled tile
floor Of the Grand Opera House.
Francis ]. Fluno, NJ. y. c. S. D., OF
Oakland. California, delivered his adj
dress. on @Christian Science and Chris
tian Scientists" yesterday afternoon.
He was introduced to thea udience
by Congressman-e -elect William H.
Heald, who. though not a Scientist,
invited careful consideration to the
subject which was to be discussed from
a scientific standpoint, and which had
greatly impressed him. DR.. Fluno said
in part:
Christian Science and Christian scien-
lists.
Christian Science, without name lis
simply Being known, understood, and
found, demonstrable. 1t is the Science
Of Being, the Science Of Life 1t is the
knowledge of Truth and true Being, re-
duced to a System. It's name defines
It, for It is perfectly Christian. because
it countenances no wrong, either in the
ory or In practice 1t is scientific. for Il
AnlllAN VI Iy NiiVlf tlAlfI ~ RAiiiiAet VI
conclusion. II is just the same with OF
without a name. yet 1t could not be bet
ter named; its name is Just what II
should be. is as definite and significant
as it can be-
But Christian Science is not Christian
Scientists; neither are Christian Scien-
tists Christian Science. Christian Scien-
fists are people, very much like Other
people, and Christian Science should
never be Judged by Christian Scientists
Christian Scientists are individuals who
have found this truth and found 1t to be
true, found Christian Science and found
1t to be scientific, are trying TO live II
and are succeeding, in a small way, tc
demonstrate It upon themselves and
others who come to them for help. They
have reached only one step, as 1t were
in the life and practice of Christian
Science; they still have their faults and
their failures, their idiosyncrasles anc
peculiarities, their shortcomings and
heart-wanderings They still are moi
what they ought TO be. and very far from
what they would like to be. and from
the possibilities they see awaiting them
in the grand Ssience OF Life and Being
OF which they are earnest advocates an6
exponenets.
Christian Science is the simple fact OF
Beirg. that has come 70 the world, anC
has come by revelation. to one. who
through many years was being fittee tc
receive It and give Il to a waiting people
and Christian Science is being recognized
and acknowledged as Science. and hence
is being received scientifically and un-
derstandingly. And because it is Sci
ence 1T is demonstrable, and is beinl
demonstrated I'm almost every nation oil
the civilized world, and because It &,
Science, and can be- and is being demon
strated. therefore the world must anC
will receive it. and nothing can stanS
before it. Christian Science is the eter
nal Christ. the eternal Truth, whose con
vincing and converting power nothing
can daunt. and whose onward march NJ
foe can cope with. Christian Scientist
arc not this mighty avalanche. thi
mighty onward going they are not tn
motor power they are not the might.
force that is swaying the universe. al
though they are an army with banner
and seem. to the finite sense. TO be tn
power that is working and the han'
that is doing. Yet. the motive power (
not seen by the sense mortal. finite sens
cannot behold the irresistible force o
Truth and Love that is prompting then
TO action. 1t takes understanding to hea
the Christ words "If these should holt
their peace. the stones would immediatei;
cry out"
Christian Scientists are individuals who
like all the world (whether they know {
or noO. were sick and diseased, were sh,
ming. and suffering because of their sin
ming and who came to the healing water
OF the Christ cure, TO be cleansed Of thei
sins and when they were washed the!
were healed OF their malady. cleanssd o
their sins and their conse 1uenS suffering
and now. humbly and meekly, vet boldl'
and miphtny, they are soliowing Ili
Christ. Through evil as well as gooi
report" Christian Scientists cannot stol
tie Christian Science movem ut. actuate'
hy the mighty power OF Love and Life
that is as irresistible as the omRipo;en
God. for it is God. in deel and IN Truth
who has come TO turn "And overturn. un
III He whose right it is shall reign "
Does Not Solicit Recruits.
Christian Scientists, understanding tn
ability Of Truth in Divine Science to stan'
alone seeking no assistance and fearini
no resistance, are never found soliciting
recruits to their banner; but proclaim TIL
Truth in Christian Science that is foun'
abl to heal all the ills Of tho flesh. sick
ness as well as sin. That those who fee
themselves I'm need and would SEX sur
cease from their sorrows may find in tn
Christ cure sovereign balm for all thei
wounds. a cordial for their fears
Christian Science fears no wrong. bu
Christian Scientists do. They have no
outgIown self-love and consequently hav
not overcome fear for themselves
They are outgrowing self-love becaus
they are studying the Spirit OF Love
the Love that is God. and are conse
quently growing out of far for per
feet Love asteth out fear" Christia
Science fears no defeat, but Christian
Scientists have that TO demonstrate
Thev still have a fear that a selfish an
wicked world will for a time crush ou
and suppress the Christ Truth that ha
come TO this age, as it came of old Z.
bring salvation to a world that canno
save itself from its self-infiicted evils
to light a groping world out of it's self
/ benighted darkness. Christian Scien
lists are those who. like the shepherd
of old. have seen this light. and are fol
] lowing xvhara IL laads. and would mir,