The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-06-02
Addresses an Interested
Audience at the ~:
Burlew

Prof. Hermann S. Herring, G.. S. g.,
addressed an interested audience at
the BurleW opera house last night
on .'Christian Science: the Science
or SALVATION" lie spoke in part, as
follows:
In J considering the subject of
.Chrlstlan Science: the Science of
Salvation" it is well to have a. mu-
Etual understanding as to the mean
ing OF the terms. Science means ex-
act, systemmatiZed and demonstra-
Die knowledge Of facts, laws and
causes, while according to Smiths
Bfbtc' Dictionary salvation means
'dellVerance from temporal evils
a1fd earthly destruction" in other
words, deffverance. from evil-from
S'". disease and death. Hence THE
Science of Salvation" means in sub
stance that demOnStrable knowledge
winch affords deliverance from all
evil
Salvation TO BE Worked Out.
st. Paul admOnishes us to work
/ out our own salvation. This Scrip
| tural command metins far more than
the common belief that salvation is
assured by simply having belief Or
| lalth in Jesus as , the Son of God
such saving faith is vitality neceS-
SarY, but it is only the beginning OF
our salvation-its spiritual basis.
Then must follow the working out
| or our deliVerancc from evil on this
| basis; our actual separation from
Sin, from the bondage Of This world.
from limitation, failure, disease,
death
Working out our own salvation
means to secure the mastery over
| the ills Of this world, to DESTROY them
by the demonstrable knowledge Of
God received through Christ Jesus
and to establish harmony, health,
happiness in everyday life. Hence
our salvation is not fully worked out
until we have dominion over all dis
cord and everything that causes it.
Fhis necessarily includes dominion
over evil and its sensation. sin and
sorrow, dominion even over death
and it's tcrrOrs. IT means to attain
I to- perfect harmonious - living, to
bring about Gods kingdom on earth.
Salvation Through Mind.
In working out our salvation we
| must first see that salvation or de-
iivcrance from evil is mental pro-
| cess, takes place in mind; that it is
a Transformation through mind and
is Doth ethical and philosophical.
The Bible declares that ito be car
nally minded is DEATH but to be
| spiritually minded is life and peace"
Ali will admit that evil is primar-
| lily mental; that evil aims and pur-
| poses, all miSjudgment. hatred, envy,
jealousy, are mental, and that the
correction Of these mental cOndi-
tons must be mental, through edu-
cation and experience, the awaken
ing and establishment Of right
thought.
We are all familiar with the
physical effects Of fear, anger and
other strong emotions. Such effects
having a mental cause obviously can
be healed mentally and Christian
Science teaches that all sin and dis
ease, whatever its name or nature.
has mental origin and is q mental
phenomenon. an experience Of the
mortal material human mind, which
IS healed by the divine Mind.
In "RetrospectiOn and Introspec-
ton Mrs. Eddy says:
During twenty years prior to my
discovery l had been trying TO trace
all physical effects to a mental
cause: and in the latter part Of 1866
gained the scientific cGrtaifty that
all causation was Mind and every
effect a mental phenomenon.
Regarding Material Causatfon. I
Christian Science, teaches that
matter AMI material existence arc
phcnomcn@ OF tn" mortal, material
Unite mind, concept Of existcnrcI
!, n ri, cat,