The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-20
LEONARD LECTURES
At BUOU THEATRE
Audience Hears Christian
Science Discourse
TELLS OF MRS. EDDY
"Christian Science In Teaching God
Is Infinite Mind, Not Asking
That We Worship New God
Declares the Speaker
TELLS OF MRS. EDDY

Before one of the largest audiences
that ever gathered in the Bijou theatre
Frank II Leonard, c. S. b. member
of the board of lectureship of the First
Church of Christ, scientist of Boston,
lectured on Christian Science yesterday
afternoon
The audience was representative and
paid close attention to Mr.. Leonard,
who as a speaker is pleasant, and force-
full using simple language. He was
introduced by J. r F'lanner, the first
reader of the First Church of Christ,
scientist of this city, and following
the lecture Christian Science litera-
ture was distributed among the au-
dience The large supply of pamphlets
which the committee In charge of the
lecture had at the theatre was soon
used up and there were many calls for
more. Mr.. Leonard's lecture follows,
in part:
"One may safely say that way down
deep in the heart of every sincere
Christian is the cons tant desire to know
God better, so as to be able to serve
Him in conformity with the teachings
of the Master. Mrs. Eddy, from her
early girlhood, had this desire to know
God better, and the time came VIXEN
this knowledge WAS necessary for ac-
cording to the medical profession. she
was fatally injured as the result of an
accident When she was informed that
there was no possible hope for her re-
covery, Mrs. Eddy turned instantly to
her Bible and asked that she might be
left alone with it. She was familiar
with the Bible statement, Every good
gift and every perfect gift is from
above, and cometh down from the
Father of lights She realized that her
so-called fatal injury was neither
good nor perfect gift and therefore
II could not have come from the Faith
er of lights So, seeking Truth with
the determination to find it, it was
revealed to her, the result being her
perfect healing from the effects of the
accident and a better physical condi-
ton than she had ever manifested dur
ing her earthly career.
"After Mrs l1ddy's healing, her
hearts whole desire was to be able so
TO set forth the Truth that had lit
orally made her free, that all mankind
might know and be privileged to accept
IL, and receive the benefit that had
come to her in knowing it. She had
no guide other than the Bible and
for three years separated herself from
friends, relatives and the ordinary com
forts of every day living, in order that
she might be able to do this. 1t re-
quired self sacrifice and constant, con-
I'D If1nf figf, t1
the right method OF thought procedure
SO that, at the beginning of her work
she found herself face to face with
this question: May Truth be inductive-
ly revealed? Ans as she worked and
prayed over this question, she discarded
the inductive line of reasoning and
adhered absolutely to the deductive.
so in spite of the testimony of the
physical senses regardless of the
wrong education Of the ages, she took
her stand against the things temporal
though seen, and with the substance
of things hoped FOR but not seen; and
the result of this standing revealed to
her the glory of God and the great
Truth relative to Him. which is the
foundation of all the redemptive and
healing work that is accomplished in
the ministry of Christian Science
namely that God is infinite Mind.
"Christian Science, in teaching that
God is Infinite Mind, is not asking that
we worship new God. 1t is simply
an imploring appeal that we lay off our
mortal misapprehension and humanized
wrong belief relative to Him in order
that we may know God who is unlim-
tied unconfined and everlasting Life,
Truth and Live; for not until we know
God in this infinite way can we pos
sibly conceive of His infinite capacity.
ability and desire to bless; and not
until we do conceive of this, does 1T
seem the rational or normal thing to
do to go to Him In our every hour of
trial, whether that trial may seem TO
be mental, moral. physical or financial"