The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-21

iIiSiiluCI vi Tie Dodiu oA lS1tuASSiiiP VI
the mother church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, of Boston,. Mass, lee
tured before a splendid audience at the
E1k's hall last night. Judge Smith
is well known as a lecturer throughout
the country, and he came up to all ex-
pectations last night and left a splen-
did impression with his hearers. His
subject was: christian Science, the
Gospel of the Kingdom"
Judge Smith spoke in part as fol-
lows:
The history Of the human race shows
that it's search and hope have always
been for a larger dominion over ad-
verse conditions and a greater con-
tinuity of life. Eternal and abundant
life is the prayer of humanity; it is
the goal of righteous effort. For this
reason Christian Science responds to
the purest desires and the highest as
pirations of mankind.
How should you like to know that
infinite good is the Principle-the
cause and s~uhstance-of all that really
is, and that this divine Principle is al
ways available to you for the overcom-
ing of any evil condition?
How should you like to be sure that
in the reality of your being you imag-
inc and reflect divine Life and Truth
and Love. while the only devil, evil, or
hell is the illusion in human con-
sciousness?
How should you like to be certain
that hell and heaven, health and dis
ease, happiness and misery, are sim
ply opposite mental states, resulting
from contrary modes of thought, and
that one of these states is real and true
and enduring, while the other is a bad
dream?
How should you like to learn that
there is a way by which you can enter
into the kingdom of heaven on earth?
For the proof of the propositions in
volved in these questions, Christian
Science relies on four distinct grounds
of assurance: First, he verbal in
slruction of inspired teachers as found
in the Bible; second, the object lessons
or so-called miracles furnished by
Christ Jesus and his followers in the
first three centuries of the Christian
era; third, the evident spirit of Truth
which pervades the works on Christian
Science written by Mrs. Eddy; fourth,
the results Of Christian Science in the
experience of the multitudes who have
sought it's benefits according to its
rules. With this data Christian
Science is able to satisfy the highest
sense of reason, but not content with
the verdict Of any human faculty, ii
makes it's ultimate appeal to the under
standing that is spiritual and divine.
Proofs.
When Christ Jesus cured the mar
whose right hand was withered, de-
claring that it was lawful to do SO, he
proved two facts; he established two
propositions: First, that there is {
Principle and modus by which sucf
healing is possible; second, that he pos
sesscd the understanding thereof. On'
of these facts was personal to himself
but the other was not peculiar to hin
at all. The Principle Of Christian heal
ing is universal: the method is avail
able TO all who understand it. The only
personal factor is the understanding
and in the last analysis this is persona
only in the sense Of being individual
not in the sense of being human. IT.
source and power are divine.
Whenever Christ Jesus overcau.e sir
disease, or death by knowing he trutl
OF being in accordance with this
scientific statement, "Ye shall knoV
the truth, and the truth shall max
you free"), he proved these evils to b.
dcstructible and unreal; and h
showed that they should be known d
, such by every one.
Near the close of his earthly career
Christ Jesus said to his disciples, b
of good cheer; I have overcome tn
! world" Why should they Or we b.
"of good cheer because of his over
coming? Because his acts OF poWe
were lone in accordance with law
in accordance with the immutable LAY
cf good. Because his mighty work
attcstcd the presence, action an
power of divine Principle; and Prlnci
pie does not change. Because tn
signs that he wrought proved tn
actual qualities of man, and prove
them to be free from evil. In shor'
we have the utmost reason to be q
good cheer on account OF VIVA
Christ Jesus accomplished, because h
cXcmnlified universal possibilities.
Healing.
, Christian Science is a system q
thought based on Coo as the onl
Mind and cause. It's office is to min
lister to human needs, and to do thi
i'll the way shown by Jesus the Chris
Although the cure Of physical dlsor
der is not its chief purpose, sue
healing is a part of The worlds grea
need; and in the ministry OF Jesus
was not neglected. 1t is, therefore, nc
to be supposed that his followers haV
ever wilfully passed by on the othe
side from such a patent and cryln
need. They have tried to aid tn
sick and suffering, but their comfo1
has not Deer cure simply because the
have not nown the Primo pie an
method of Christian healing. Tn
knowledge was lost to Christians be
cause a personal and supernatur;
view of the saviour removed their cor
cept of Jesus life work from the real
of naturalness and law to that of mys