El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-22
LECTURE GIVEN ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Boston Man Says It Is the
Practical Religion that
Christ Taught.

] Christian Science night at the FL Paso
| theater Wednesday evening was a com
DpIete success. The big Texas street
1 theater was filled to its seating capac-
/ ity down stairs with a crowd of happy
| faced people who listened to the highly
/ intelligent lecture of Virgil o. Strick-
/ ler c. S, member of the board Of lee
! tureship of the First Church of Christ
| (SCientlSt) Boston, who had come from
/ New York to deliver the lecture to the
4 people of FL PasO.
The lecturer was introduced by Atlas
Jones, who made a brief introductory
talk. comparing the religions to the
/ positions of the armies that are now
| fighting in the Balkans The ushers
were men of the First Church of Christ
! (Scientist) and each wore a white car
| nation, the flower of the church. 4
| large bowl Of white flowers was also on
The Good 1t Has Done.
However much people may differ in
their attitude towards Christian Sci
| ence, every one will admit that it has
done many good Things, SAID the
speaker. Entirely apart apart from
I the question of physical healing, 1T
is generally conceded thatit produces
a happy and cOntented mentality,
/ that it destroys fear, and makes people
when we add to this the fact that
it has healed many sick people who
] had previously been unable to find
relief under other systems, that 1t
has cured many of the drug habit, and
of the liquor habit, has restored har-
mOny in many homes that were dis
cOrdant, and has given hope and cOur-
age to people who were discouraged,
il is easy to understand why Chris
tian Science has spread from one
end of the earth to the other with
such wonderful rapidity.
Sickness and Sin.
Christian Science shows that sick
nd cfr a To in m n
and result from the operation of this
sOcalled mind God did not create
them, nor do they result from the
operation of spiritual law. In destroy
ing them Jesus did not work con-
trary to Gods laws. Christian Science
insists that Jesus was consistent He
did not do the will of the Father at
one time, and at another seek to over
turn His laws 1t follows, then, that
if Jesus performed his works in ac-
cOrdance with, and by means of. God s
laws the same results must follow in
every age whenever those laws are
understood and applied.
What Is Christian Science2
Christian Science is a religion It
is the Science Of ChriStianity-the
science of God and man. Christian
Science pleads for a rational under
standing Of God in place of mere be-
lief about Him, and it is urging man
kind to look for the real causation in
mind and not in matter 1t declares
sickness. or death, hence these con-
ditiOns are illegitimate and can be de-
strOyed by a knowledge of the truth.
1t denies that there is any divine au-
thOrity for man to sin, suffer or die, I
and recalls the solemn declaration OF
the Scripture that God gave man as
his birthrights dominion over all the
earth and over all that it con-
tanned.
Fear An Ingredient OF Disease.
I'VE are told in Christian Science /
that fear is an ingredient of
of every disease. and if fear were en-
urely destroyed a large number OF
diseases would go with il. If we could
imagine this world with all hatred.
fear superstition. self viii. and self !
love destroyed out Of it, it is con-
ceivable that longevity would be in
creased and that happiness and health /
would be more secure.
AS time goes on humanity exhib [
its an ever decreasing interest in [
theories about God that are not help
full and practical. This tendency has |
been deplOred by the churches as in /
dicating a loss of interest in religion, /
but IL is not so. 1t indicates a ire I
mendOus desire for a religion that is I
practical
Age of Practical Things.
''The demand for practical things /
also demands a religion that is prac- 1
teal. People are no longer satisfied !
with theories about what is to happen !
IN anOLuer WORTH NnaL Is desired Is
a demOnstrable religion that saves
from present trOubles-frOm sickness,
and sin, and failure, and unhappiness,
and the countless ills of everyday |
human eXperience-and If there is /
religion that will do that, it can be
safely trusted for the future.
Christian Science is essentially a I
practical religion. 1t has been called /
applied Christianity. There is the
same difference between Christian
Science and other systems that there /
is between mathematics and engineer !
ing. Mathematics does much good in
many ways, but it is not until the
rules OF mathematics are applied to
human affairs that we see brought
out great bridges, railroads. subWays, |
lofty buildings, and other things that
are OF public utility. so, il Is only
when the teachings of Jesus are I'M
derstOOd and applied to human affairs
that we see the sick healed, sinners
liberated from bondage to evil habits,
and other practical things to evil
done for the betterment of humanity
About Mrs Eddy.
Many people seem to think that
Christian Science is some new thing
devised by Mrs. Eddy, but such is not
The case 1t IS defined by its founder I
as the law OF God, the law Of good,
Interpreting and demonstrating the
Irvine principle and rule of universal /
harmony. 1t is the same principle !
hat was understood and practiced by
Iesus, by means of which he performed (
MS works. 1t IS the same principle I
hat ne taught 10 his disciples, and [
which they in turn taught to their dis I
siples. Whenever it has been under !
stood and applied it has been found !
10 operate as a law of humiliation /
to sin, disease. and death. and to !
socalled mortal laws"
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