Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-12
DEFINES CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE PRINCIPLE
Prof. Hermann Herring Addresses
Audience of 1000 Persons
at Simpson Auditorium
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS AIM
Work of Late Mrs. Eddy in the
Church Is Praised by First
Reader
PURE CONSCIOUSNESS IS AIM

A congregation of nearly 1000 people
assembled at Simpson auditorium yes
terday afternoon, occupying every
available seat from floor to gallery,
and in addition to this number 500
people were not able to gain admission.
1t was the occasion of lecture by
Prof. Hermann S. Herring, G. S. b., on
"Christian Science: The Science OF
Salvation" under the auspices of the
Third church, Christian Scientist.
Professor Herring, a native of Phila-
delphia, and son of the late DIR. Con-
stantine Herring, whom Hahnemann
called 1.-The Father of Homeopathy in
America" is a graduate of the unlVer-
sity of pennsylvania from the depart
ment of mechanical engineering, receiV-
ing the professional degree of M. ID:
in 1886. He was made professor of
mechanics and electrical engineering by
the philadelphia board of public edu-
cation in 1887, and in 1891 was called
to the Johns Hopkins university in
Baltimore, as associate In electrical
engineering, where he remained eight
years engaged in lecturing and In
conducting laboratory ana research
work.
In 1899 he gave up his profession for
the purpose of devoting himself entire
ly to Christian Science work. and was
a practitioner, reader and teacher IN
Baltimore and publication committee
for Maryland and the District OF
Columbia. In 1902 he was elected First
Reader of the Mother church In Bos-
ton for term of three years, and SUD
sequently was made president OF tne
church and a lecturer.
In 1906 he was called to Concord, N.
H., to become the First Reader OF the
Christian Science church of that city,
and has recently completed his three
year term of office there.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DEFINED
Professor Herring was followed at
tentively by his auditors. He SAID IN
part:
'.In considering the subject of Chris
tian Science: the Science of SALVATION
it is well to have mutual understand
ing as to the meaning OF the terms;
Scsnce means exact, systemallzeo anu anu
deinonstrable knowledge of facts, laws
and causes, while according to smith
Bible dictionary salvation means de-
liyerance from temporal evils ana
earthly destruction in other Words'
deliverance from evil-from sin, disease
and DEATH Hence The Science or sal
vation' means in substance that DEM
onstrable knowledge whlch aIIoros oe-
liverance from all evil.
"St. Paul admonishes us to work out
orr own salvation. This Scriptural
command means far more than the
common belief that salvation Is as
sured by simply having belief or faith
in Jesus as the Son of God. Such saw
ing faith is vitality necessary, put II
is only the beginning of our salVatlon-
it's spiritual basis.
s.Then muse follow the working out
OF our deliverance from evil on this
basis; our actual separation from sin'
from the bondage of this worlo, from
limitation, failure, disease, death.
IN working out our salvation we
must first see that salvation or ueiiV-
erance from evil is a mental process,
takes place in mind; that 1t is a trans
formation through Mind ana Is potn
ethical and philosophical.
"The Bible declares that to be car
nally minded is death; but to be spirit
ually minded is life and peace.
PHENOMENA OF THE MIND
"Christian Science teaches that mat
ter and material existence are phe-
nomena of the mortal, material, nnlte
mind. a concept of existence OBTAINED
through the physical senses, a mlsap-
prehension of reality held by human
consciousness when uninstructed by
science an appearance instead of an
actuality. It is simply an imitation OF
counterfeit obtained from finite, u-
mensional, mortal basis. -.
"Now il is not the appearance Dut
only the original that has power, IN
telligence and substance. The manlles-
tation of growth, action or Delng ~
matter is but a material concept OF
spiritual facts.
nressed in a moving picture are not IN
the picture and we do not assoclate
them with the picture, but with tne
original which the picture reproouces'
Similarly, life, growth, action, power,
substance, law, ct cetera, are not III
matter, physical existence or the ma
terIal consciousness; but in divine Mind,
the only cause and Principle OF belng'
and should be so thought OF. =
"When we recognize God as the only
Mind. the only cause, Truth is reflected
in consciousness and existence is mar
monious When we believe causatlon
To he material or in mortal mind, we
MT our trust and dependence in a
shedow a false belief, and existence
SO called. is discordant, liable to dis
ease. disaster, death. In order to WORK
off our salvation we therefore need To
understand causation.
"M1ND. DIVINE PRINCIPLE"
"The ordinary human concept OF
mind is that which thinks, feels or
wills. the intellect, or the activity o1
the gray matter called brain. Chris
tian Science reveals the fact that Mind
IS divine Principle, the infinite Life
Truth. Love, omnipotent, somniscient
~mnipresent, the all-inclusive, eternal
1nchanging, all-wise being, the only
cause and creator.
"Christian Science makes 1t clear
that material existence is not the
manifestation Of this divine Mind, but
the phenomenon of the counterfeit
called mortal mind.
''It is this false concept of existence
that does all the wrong thinking; that
believes in sin, disease and death; that
claims there is life and intelligence In
matter
"The difference between the method
OF healing through mental suggestion
or hypnotism, and that of the divine
Mind, the Christ healing, must DC
clearly seen.
sfWhen the effort is made to heal by
suggestion, the operator endeavors by
means of mental manipulation to make
the patient believe that he is not sick
He attempts to change the belief, but
the cause Of disease remains and in
time manifests itself even in worse
forms. The patient is no better off,
he has not risen in the scale of be-
ing. he has no more manhood, or NOR
al courage, and does not know any
more about God and His Christ than
before.
'eThe true Christian Scientist reflects
the divine Mind, stands on the basis
of God. man and the universe as Spirit
and spiritual, as Love and its manifes-
kation, as Mind and its 1dess-perfect