Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-02-20
SCIENCE x
LECTURER IN CITY

William r. Rathyon. member OF
the lectureship board OF the Chris
tan Science church Of Boston, Mas
sashrsetts. was introduced by Judge
J. l.. Penny. 20 a fair sized audience
in the Grand Opera House in ANA
rillo last night. after which he de-
livered his set lecture on Christian
Science-The New Light Upon Old
Truths"
The lecturer Is a pleasing speaker
and has his subject matter well In
hand. dealing wit hthe worth and the
weight Of mind over body. and tell
ine of many cures effected in that
way. as opposed TO dosage and the
use Of operative surgery. After de-
claring that the basis Of Christian
Science healing is the infinituGe and
omnipotence Of mind, spirit. God -
Mr.. Rathvon dealt with the two
books" concerning which latter he
said In part:
Christian Science has but one
tent book. Science and Health with
kcy 20 the Scriptures nv Mary Bah
lor Eddy. II Is not q book To be
,cricklv absorbed or hastily thumhej
over as one would a shallow novel.
Nor is It 70 be approached with bias
or prejudice II one would a%pproIri-
ate IFS riches but !ts truths may be
proved and In turn impaired by the
child or sage who turn It's leaves with
an OPEN mind. Only the open flower
Il is that catches the dew and yields
It's honey TO the bee.
Saint and sinner meet on common
ground in the pages Of this remark
able book and though It starts all
alike at the bottom OF the ladder Il
always lifts up and never drags down.
Time and again its covers have been
lrudely torn open by %unfriendly hands
In search of phrases to wrench from
their context and with which TO smlte
their men of straw, yet neither force
nor deceit, the laundering OF the bear
or the cunning OF the FOX can avail
TO divert or suppress its tidings OF
comfort and joy
The name of treatment was next
considered after the speaker had re-
lated his close personal contact with
Mrs. Eddy lie called attention 10
the p%roneness OF the orthodox 10 in
sist upon the administration OF med
%icines. something that may be tasted,
smclled or felt. and that people are
given to the belief that treatment
through the mind is inefficacio rs. Il
was in this connection that he cited
f, the swaying OF the body through the
influence of mind, as in anger, fear,
: Joy and other emotions OF strong
/ character.
II Was shown how tho mind
may disturb the secretions OF the
body and In such disturbance make
sick or well, glad or sad The beat
> ings and pulsations Of the heart ale
- slackened and increased by the
moods of the mind. it was shown,
and II this be true. then all the
things which Christian Science claims
may be accomplished.
The closing thought In the lecture
was that of introducing the light "a
dissipate or Danish the darkness. In
troduce love to eradicate hatred, cast
= the minds eye upward to miss the
ugliness of the unsightly. implanting
the right thought or the thought OF
right where that Of wrong once
abounded.
d Many expressions OF endorsement
were heard following the lecture. and
numerous pieces OF printed matter
. relative to the teachings Of the cult
found their way into the hands of IN,
: people.
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