Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
cHalsriAn SCIENCE.
The Science Of Salvstlon," Discuss
ed BY Prof. II. S. Herring. c. S. 3.

The Schemes OF S~slvstIon," Discuss
ed BY Prof. n. S. Herring. c. s. 3.
An audiences Of over $50 assembled in
Bethany church last Thursday evening
10 listen TO the address Of Prof. Hermann
S. Herring Of Concord, n. H., on "Chris-
tisn Science, the Science Of Salvation"
The distinguished speaker attracted
many from out Of town so that among
those who heard with interest his exposi-
tion Of Christian Science we're Mr.. and
Mrs. D.. K. Bridgman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Faneuf, Lebanon. n. H.: Chester
Garden, West Lebanon; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Henry Matson and son, Bethel :. j.
Matson, Concord, n. H.; Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Walker, Barre; Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Laskey and son, Chicago; Mr..
and Mrs. e. n. Shfpmau, Mr.. "A Mrs.
Arthur Allen, Mrs. Edward Lane. Mrs.
Frank Taisey, Mrs. p. d. Pike, Misses
Ststira IN Carolyn Warren, Montpelieri
Mr.. Goss Of Barnard, and j.. n. Taylor OF
New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. Herring was formerly professor OF
electrical science at Johns Hopkins uni
yersity but resigned that position to de-
vote himself to Christian Science and his
ability to its proper presentation. He Is
a son CT the famous Dr.. Constantine
Herring, a native of Saxony, who went 10
Philadelphia in 1888 and founded there a
school Of homeopathy. the first Of its
kind in any country. He studied in
Lsipsic and was instructor in mathema-
tics and natural science at Breckmann's
institute, Dresden, before coming TO
America. In his native country bis
knowledge OF natural science was recog-
nized blythe King Of saxony, who sent
him to Surinam to make botanical and
geological collections. Having been en-
gagged to write a book confuting homeo-
pathy, be became a convert to it and one
Of its most active propagators.
Professor Herring was introduced last
Thursday evening by Rev. Fraser Metzger
and spoke as follows:-
In considering the subject OF "Chris-
tian Science: the Science of Salvation" 1t
Is well to have q mutual understanding as
to the meaning of the terms. Science
means exact, systematized and demon
strable knowledge OF facts, laws and
causes, while, according to Smiths Bible
Dictionary. salvation means ''deliverance
from mpor evils and earthly destruc-
ton" in other words, deliyerance from
eyiL-from sin, disease and death.
Hence 'sThe Science OF Salvation means
in substance that demonstrable know
ledge which affords deliverance from all
evil.
SALVATION TO BE WORKED OUT.
st. Paul admonishes US to work out
our " salvation. This Scriptural com
mand e far more than the common
belief that salvation is assured by simply
having belief or faith IN Jesus as the Son
OF God. Such saving faith is vitality me-
cessary, but it is only the beginning OF
our saleation-its spiritual basis.
Then must follow the working out OF
our deliverance 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, 70 destroy them by the demonstra-
bic know ledge 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 1t. This
necessarily includes dominion over mat
ter and its laws, to which we are in such
bondage, dominion over evil and its SEN
sation. sin and sorrow, dominion even
over death and it's terrors. 1t means TO
attain 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 deliverance
from evil is a mental process, takes place
in mind; that it is a transformation
through Mind and is both ethical and
philosophical.
The Bible declares that "to be carnaIly
minded IS death; but to be spiritually
minded is life and peace"
All will admit that evil is primarily
mental; that evil aims and purposes, all
misiudgment, hatred, envy, Jealousy, are
mental. and that the correction OF these
mental conditions must be mental,
education and experience, the
awakening and establishment OF right
thought.
we are ali 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
AhA NAA
and disease, Whatever its name or nature,
has a mental origin and is a mental phe-
nomenon, an experience of the mortal,
material, human mind which'is healed by
the divine Mind.
In "Retrospection and Introspeetion"
Mrs. Eddy says:
"During twenty years prior to my dis
coyery l had been trying to trace all
nhysicaI effects to a mental cause; and In
The latter part OF 1865 1 gained the scien-
tihc certainty that all causation was Mind
ana every effect a mental phenomenon"
REGARDING MATERIAL CAusATIoN.
Christian Science teaches that matter
and material existence are phenomena OF
the mortal, material, finite mind, a con-
cent OF existence obtained through the
physical senses, a Misrepresentation OF
reality held by human consciousness
when uninstructed by science, en- appear
ance instead of an actuality. 1t is simply
an imitation or counterfeit obtained from
a finite. dimensional mortal basis.
Now it is not the appearances but only
the original that has power, intelligence
and substance. The manifestation of
growth, action or being in matter is but a
material concept OF spiritual facts.
The objects, action and power ex-
nressed in a "moving picture are not in