Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-29
Lecture of a Noted Advocate.

withStauding the delay IN arrival
Of the steamer with $50 excursion
lists and Mir Eaton, the noted lee
turcr, from Tacoma. Sunday after
noon, and the large audience had to
eif and wait about an hour before
the lecture began.
And it is well here to note that
under these circumstances twere bet
ter that a formal introduction OF the
speaker to his audience might as
well be omitted, no matter if it be
made by Il well-known Judge, whose
opinion or the subject announced
can have but little interest to those
who had assembled to hear the sub
iect of Christian Science outlined by
as noted speaker as Mr.. Eaton.
The theater was filled to overflow
ing, and the time for opening though
numerous delays passed on till after
four clock, before Mr. Eaton took
the floor.
He had not uttered dozen words
before his hearers were convinced
that he possessed master mind,
and was fair, honest and sincere in
the presentation of his subject. He
took the biblical account of creation
as his starting point on which to
base his creed. He analysed the first
chapter of Genesis as the true &C.
count of origin of the spiritual man.
1t is a plain and suscinct account.
and man was made on the sixth day,
IN His own image, and it is said in the
3lst verse that God saw every
thing that he had made and behold
it was very good" In the next chap
ter it is announced, in the first
verse, "Thus the heavens and the
earth were finished. and all the host
of them," and the next verse affirms
that he rested on the 7th day from
all the work which he had made. !"
and right following it in the Sd and
4th verses it is said "And God
blessed the seventh day and sancti.
fed it, because that in it He had
rested from all His work which God
created and made. Here springs what
seems to be very natural view ad-
vanced by Mr.. Eaton, in giving the
creation of the spiritual man, who
was pronounced Gerry good by Su-
preme Authority. Then in the Sec
ond chapter, farther on. is intro
duced the origin or cause of evil, by
the Lord God, from the dust of the
ground the man Adam. into whose
ncstrils he breathed the breath OF life.
He then caused him to sleep and took
o rib from his side of which he made
q woman.
From this disjointed narrative Mr..
Eaton thinks that what good there is
on Earth originates from the Gerry
good WORK OF the first chapter, and it
is in support of the idea that no evil
or i'll can exist where good has exist
ence. that the Christian Science prin-
ciple is based.
II he had been consulted when
the Commandments were formula
ted, he would have added q couple.
The first would have been mind
your own business for, Gods sake, Z"
and the second, keep your mouth
shut, for Gods sake" The Chris
tian Scientists who do not interfere
with other peoples business or other
religious societies. demonstrated the
tenets of their faith through their
works. which has proved blessing
to millions Of people throughout the
globe. That sin, disease, Affections
and death are mere reflections OF
mortal mind, and Adams dream men.
toned in the second account of the
creation, the dust man and the bone
woman. which are only creations and
expressions of the Adamic mind, are
therefore erroneous. The first &C
count is a representation of the
spiritual man made in the image OF ]
God, who is all good, knows not evil.
and that for him devil is dead. Hea-
ven is within you. it is not a far-o6 |
place, but right here, all is good; and
we should attune ourselves to the
Infinite mind, of Love; then we shall |
not suffer by reason of moral or |
physical ills that are unreal, being |
mere sense testimony OF this Adam
dream.
The speaker on several occasions
emphasized the proposition that
mans physical body is composed of
eighty-five per cent. water and fif-
teen per cent. organic salts, accord
ing to the best scientific authority.
This water and the salts cannot SUI
fer only as mortal mind permits this
body to do the thinking and talking
for the patient; and when the spirit
takes possession the ills disappear
into their native nothingness. L
The speaker closed his address by
reading a forcible passage from
Mrs. Eddy's textbook, Science and
Health. with key to the Scriptures.
Mr.. Eaton handled his topic with al
familiarity that demonstrated his .
faith in his subject.
Several local clergymen were in
the audience. among whom were Rev. h