The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-27
ICONOClASTS ALL DOUBTED
If Jesus Should Come
Among Us Today We
Would Doubt Him.
Christian Science Only Asks Consid-
Grafton of act That all There Is is
NIind--NIcssagc of Belief 10 Mortals
In Message of Hope.

tic audience Thursday evening, when
Hon. Frank II. Leonard. member of
the board of lectureship of the First
Church of Christ. Scientist. Of Boston.
Mass, spoke on the subject Of Chris
tan Science.
Hon. Grant t. Mouser introduced the
speaker for the evening in a few we'll
chocen words. In speaking of the study
Of Christian Science, Mr. Mouser said:
F"One of the greatest evils of the age
is that we forget God and remember
only ourselves Selhshness bigotry
and egutism has ruined many lives.
If Mary Baker Eddy has done moth
ing else in her ministry. than TO take
Us out of ourselves she has made
herself immortal"
Mr.. Leonard began his address by
speaking Of the universal hesitancy to
accept anything which has not been
made perfectly clear and understand
able. The world and the people at
large are constantly saying 81 don't
believe it," Columbus met that cry
when he undertook his journey to the
rev land. Marconi met It when he
began his work. and hundreds hear
1t and have heard it at the beginning
Of each new undertaking.
"The whole basis of Christian
Science" declared the speaker. takes
everything that is real or true. out
of the finite and puts it into the in
finite and spiritual. The fault with
us is that we've not been properly
educated about God. We are not free,
We are cowardly slaves. We always
have u master. And what is that
master? Fear. What Is the fear of
the human family today? Fear of
germs That is the master fear Of
the age Ever since It WAS discov-
ed that the air we breathe. the wa
ter we drink. and the food we eat Is
filed with germs. we live in abject
fear Some will say TO me, Are you
going to speak in terms on levity
about this great discovery? No. L
have the utmost respect for those who
have put forth the germ theory. for
they have done what they thought
best.
But to consider the question. The
whole phese Of human fear has been
something which had no foundation
10 moral. rational basis. Fifty years
ago, when man was i'll with fever,
the doctors would allow no drop of
moisture to enter his body. What
would we think Of a physician today
who would refuse a cool drink Of
water to a parched and suffering
man? Then there w,s the custom Of
blood-letting. That is now obsolete.
Those customs were foolish and when
they were recognized as such, they
We're done away with.
"Now. today we are told that we
must he careful because OF germs.
We all like to breathe good, whole
some, fresh air, but when we stop to
think that We are breathing in germs
we are frightened. We may be get
ting the wrong kind. and that's our
finish But If you don't breathe. you'll
suffocate, so what are You to do? We
AN love to drink water, but we are
told that i'm every drop there are
countless numbers of germs If we
cont drink, wen die. What are we
20 do? Now, this all shows just how
grossly material we are. We have
become thus without considering Gods
rlans.
I'VE look back to the time of Jesus
and remember his miracles. We mar
vel why the people did not believe
and accept the Messiah, Would we
go much better? suppose some one
We're to enter this city and heal the
leople of the disease from which
they seemed to suffer, what would
4 ia l.tr
No, we would call an ambulance and
have him taken to u Psycopdthic hos
Iitai for brain treatment. Why would
we do this? Simply because the same
physical reasoning bcsets us which
cid the Scribes and Pharisees. And
so, today, II is as impossible TO grasp
e spiritual truth from Il material
standpoint, as It was 1900 years ago.
"We will be able TO do this, when
we realize that mind-idea Is the
mind. Hold flaming light Lefore
the eye from back of which the mind
is gone, and not the slightest flicker
will betray its presence. So, we real
ize that Christian Science is only ask
ing consideration of the fact that all
there Is, is mind and mind-ideas. our
Iible teaches us that God ~ mind.
That is the basis of Christian Science
Thought is but the activity of the
mind. So it was mind that thought
of creation.
1--WE hear it said, that the thought
that Mind is God means that we must
give up our personal God. \ person
says, II can't give up my personal
Gcd, for l won't have anyone TO
pray to-" Let us reason on this and
hold fast that which is good" When
n ou go to call on a friend. and you
enter his room and find him lying
asleep, do you draw ~ your chair,
close to his side and engage in a con-
versation for half-hour talking at
lis body? No, of course not Well
tl.en, prayer is not made to "a body,
for we talk TO friend when we pray
But, prayer is directed 10 Mind.
"The Bible says, God is omnipotent.
That means that He holds every bit
of power In the world. He is omnis-
Gent Then He holds every particle
OF intelligence He is omnipresent.