The San Francisco call., 1909-04-05
DEFINES CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE DOCTRINE
Noted Disciple OF Mrs. Eddy ADJ
dresses Large Gathering
OF Her Followers
Healing Methods OF the New
Dispensati0n and Basis on
Which They Rest

Prof. Hermann s Herring. c. S. B.,
of Concord, y. H. delivered lecture
on Christian Science belief yesterday
afternoon in Dreamland rink TO large
and intelligent audience OF followers
of the doctrine Of spiritual health and
to others interested in the strong
movement emaaating from the teach
ings of Mrs Eddy and her followers
The subject OF Professor Hering's lee
ture was Christian Science. the Science
of Salvation
The lecturer was introduced by E. s.
de Wolfe of this city. and his address
was intently followed by the gathering
IN part Professor Herring said:
SCIENCE OF SALVATION
In addressing an intelligent audience upor
the subject Of ..Christisn science. the Science
OF Salvation il IS well first OF aI. to reach
a mutual understanding as to the meaning
Of the terms. Science means exact system
atized and demonstrabIe knowledge OF facts.
laws and causes, while according 70 smith ;
Bible Dictionary salvation means -daliTeranee
from temporal evils and earthly destruction IN
other words dsliverance from evil Hence Ihe
Science OF Salvation means IN substance that
demonstrable knowledge which affords deliver
ance from evil.
Working out own salvation means TO Sc
cure the mastery over the ills Of this world.
70 destroy them by tie denonstrable knowledge
of God received through Christ Jesus and 70
establish harmony, health. happiness In every
day life Hence salvation IS not fully
worked until have dominion over all
discord and everything that causes it.
II IS our aim 10 show that Christian Science
IS the science OF salvation in and through
Christ: that II reveals the principle OF being
and avakens that spiritual understanding which
enables us 10 work out our Own salvation
practically and effectively; that is diseloses the
cause and occasion Of dIseOrdant conditions here
earth. the nature bondage Td2 Z
holds us 20 evil; that X reveals the absolute
truth of being. the truth about God and his
universe. Includinz man. and the modus operdndi
by which proceed 70 free ourselves
from evil and attain true manhood and woman
hood, in the liberty OF the sons Of God
APPEARANCE, NOT ACTUALITT
Christian Science teaches that matter and
material existence are phenomena Of mortal
mind. a concept OF existence obtained through
the physical senses. misrepresentation of reality
held BY human consciousness when uninst-ueted
BY science. appearance instead OF an actu-
ality. II Is simply imitation or counterfeit
Since God IS mind this mind IS good and
As real thinking is the activity of the divine
mind, the only real thoughts or ideas are
tains TO evil or results II evil IS nor mind nor
included in mind. hence i not real Human
tion magnetism are all capable or evil. and
hence not mind or the activity OF mind.
are not OF God. and 50 are not good. but es-
The difference between the method OF heal
ing through mental suggestion. or hypnotisn
and that OF the div ne mind, the Christ heal
ing must be clearly seen
When the effort is made 70 heal By suzzes-
tion the operator endeavors by means OF hyPns-
tism to make the patient believe that be IS
not sick he attempts 10 change The ballet
bot the cause OF disease remains and in time
manifests itself even n worse forms The
patient IS no better OF, he has not risen in the
scale OF being, be has no more manhood. OF
moral courage. and does not know any more
about God and his Christ than before
FALSE ME.SMERTC RELIEF
The true Christian Scientist rejects the di-
vine mind sfznsiS the basis Of God. nan
and the universe spirit and spiritual as
love and its manifestation. mind and its
idea<-perfect and harmonious. Hence he un-
derstands the unreality Of matter and evil and
knows that man IS NOT sick but that the narisnt
is simply suffering from false mesneric belief
From that standpoint he proceeds TO correct the
errors OF belief with the truth OF being ard
thus establishes harmony on spiritual scien-
tifc basis
This IS cardinal point in Christian Science
healing. that IL Is God. divine mind. that does
the healing and not human thought In Chris
tian Science healing the human sense serves
only as a vehicle for truth. IL IS the truth
alone that effects results
Mrs Eddy did not simply state her discover
TO the world; she first demonstrated il and
then offered IL as a demonstrabIe science FOR ali
mankind TO profit By. This science Overcomes
evil by giving true knowIedge Of God and his
Christ, IL enables all humanity 10 work out
their own salvation and reach that pure con
sciousness which Jesus called the '.kingdou
Of heaven