Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-02-10
Christian SCIENCE
Lecture at the Opera House Last
Monday Evening
ADDRESS BY W. 0. MCAGRACKAN
Interest in Christian Science Growing
Throughout the Country

Last. Monday evening fair-sizcd
audience greeted Mr. W. d. Ole
Cracken. Of Boston, at the opera
house in this city. The speaker was
introduced by Rev T. II. Carl, of the
Disciple church, in a few we'll
chosen remarks, after which Mr. Nc
Cracken in addressing his audience
said in part;
The message Of Christian Science
is simple and straightforward and
responds to a universal need. 1t is
not easily treated as an academic
theme nor is it, strictly speaking, a
debatable question, because it pro-
vides the proofs Of its own correct
ness day by day and hour by hour
and these proofs are final and con-
vincing Christian Science does
more than preach or promise, it full
fills. While it arouses the noblest
aspirations and expectations Of
mankind, it also justifes its teach
ings by definite results. Like the
good Samaritan. it comes to those
who have fallen among thieves,
whom false concepts have robbed
Of health and happiness, whom ma
terial methods have passed by on the
other side, and pours into their
wounds the oil and wine of gladness
and inspiration, takes them to the
inn of shelter and leaves with them
the coin of priceless value which will
ensure their complete recovery and,
in time, their complete salvation
Since Mrs. Eddy's discovery Of
Christian Science the healing of
Jesus time has been reinstated, in
accordance with his unmistakable in
junction to his followers, and today
hundreds of thousands of men, wo-
men and children in all portions OF
the globe rise to bless the good and
brave woman to whom they owe
health and happiness.
"Her quick recovery from the re-
suit of an accident through the rev.
elation of the spiritual meaning of
the Bible, led to her discovery of
Christian Science, in 1866. In 1875
following the publication of her
epoch making work, the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
now widely distributed among the
civilized nations of the earth.
Mrs. Eddy has been the active
Leader of the Christian Science
movement from its inception and
continues to mould its growth and
development along the lines of the
greatest usefulness to mankind.
"The very first benefit which
Christian Science confers upon man
kind is to prove that there is hope
for all. 1t treasures even those who
have been made to consider them
selves lost or incurable.
Christian Science gives ground
for its natural hope, but it does
more than that. 1t instructs man
in the rudiments of true faith and
shows him why this hope of saliva
tion is justified by metaphysical
facts. Faith then readily ripens in
to understanding as the student
makes practical application of the
letter.
an fact, so great is the benehcent
activity of Christian Science today,
so widespread and widely left, that
il has already become indispensable
to human society. Bearing in mind
what Christian Science is accom-
plshing for the mental, moral and
physical improvement of mankind,
according to host of authenticated
cases, and remembering that this
redemptive work has been going on
for more than forty years and with
an accelerating momentum, who
would be willing to dispense with this
great boon now? Who would. de-
sire to return to the state of public
opinion which Mrs Eddy found
when she discovered Christian
Science?
Nov that which goes on within
our own consciousness determines
whether we are in heaven or not.
Christian Science practice, which
is the necessary result of Christian
Science teaching, enables mortals
10 substitute good thoughts, hence
true thoughts. for evil or untrue
thoughts This practice is strictly
metaphysical and scientific 1t OBJ
tains its results through the under
standing of the divine Mind which
drives out the false concepts of the
mortal or material mind. These false
concepts produce sin, sickness and
death and the divine Mind i'm de-
stroying the false concepts also res
cues mankind from the i'll effects