The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-01

A large ana attentive audience
heard Willis Fl -sGross. c. S. B.. q
member of the board sof l%ectureship Of
the Mother church, the First Church
Of Christ. Scientist Boston, Mass. at
the Science church last evening. Much
interest had been awakened in the an
nouncement of the appearance here
Of Mr.. Gross. recognized as one Of the
ablest and most convincing religious
speakers of the day. and his
audience. last evening heard a clear.
forceful argument on the subject Of
Science. dating from its EAR
ly inception. the history Of its re-
growth and the principles
upon which those Of the faith base
their belief.
The speaker took the position that
spiritual Interpretation Of the Scrip
lures. The first tenet Of our church is
"As %adherents of Truth. we take the
inspired Word Of the Bible as our
guide to eternal Life" (Sci-
AMI Health with Key to the
Scriptures, p. 4s7). All Christian
people can heartily endorse this tenet
of Christian Science. Religious or
are devoted to the estab-
lishment of good. They all accept the
Bible as the basis. of their teach
ings and works. However much they
may differ as to what is the correct
Interpretation Of, Biblical teachings
and how much OF shat teaching can
they all have the same end in view,
and should be given credit for honesty
and sincerity Of purpose.
The greatest success in the healing
Of sickness was accomplished nine
teen hundred years ago. If the rec
ords of sacred and profane history are
to be depended upon. There was prac-
ticed a method Of healing during the
first three centuries Of the Christian
era, which was the most effectual in
the history Of human experience. The
humble Nazarene was unquestionably
the most successful healer the world
has ever known: Results were always
satisfactory and the least possible eff
Tort was required on his part. The
healing work Of the Master was mere
ly a question Of knowing. He said,
I'VE shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free" This
knowing was the basis of his practice.
the secret Of his c Simply by
knowing the truth men were to be
made free mentally, morally, and ply
sically. BY example AMI precept he
sought to impart that spiritual know
Ing which delivers from evil. the evil
OF sickness as we'll as the evil Of sin.
Works Of the Master.
Moral and physical healing were
n in the teaching and practice Of
the Master. Healing. vas the founda-
ton upon which he built. The multi
tudes did no see any connection be-
tween his teaching and his works, and
1t may be that the great majority to-
day do not understand that there was
a vital connection between what he
said and what he did. The Master en-
to impress 1t upon his hear
ers that in the understanding Of what
he taught was to be found the power
which did the works. He said, HE
that believeth on me, the works that
I do shall he do also" The belief in
him as a man, as the son of God. or
as God, has not enabled men to heal
the sick or cast out evils. so It must
be that to believe on him mea to
believe, accept. understand. and live
put into practice, what he taught.
The Masters ability to overcome sin
and sickness shows that he had a tru-
er sense of these evils than. did others.
II he had entertained the same belief
as to the reality and power Of sin as
did the multitude. OF Il he had regard
ed sickness and suffering as dispensa-
lions of Providence. his teaching and
cellei that Of his time. His faith in
God was not a blind faith. it was
spiritual understanding. and he was
able to prove the truth of his words
by the might Of his deeds. His teach
ings cannot be improved upon, neither
can his method Of healins.
Discovery Of Christian Science.
Christian Science was discovered by
Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. It is not
claimed that this Science. 10 a new
neither 10 1t assumed that 1t
has anything to add to that which has
been revealed. The deep spiritual
meaning Of the Masters teachings 10
presented In such a manner that NOR
tails can understand sufficiently to be-
gin the demonstration thereof. Chris
is 1t the evolution Of human opinions
or beliefs. No teaching or system Of
modern times was the startins-point
of Mrs. Eddy's work. She departed
entirely from the beaten paths Of re-
cent centuries and this Is why her
teachings were SO original and her
method of practice so ut variance with
that to which the public has been ac-
customed.
Mrs. Eddy's own healing was the
beginning of this great movement. AS
the Discoverer and Founder Of Chris
ttan Science she IL known to the
world. and at the Discoverer and
Founder Of Christian Science she will
take her place among the thinkers Of
modern times. Future generations
will regard her az the friend of hui
mainly and will marvel that she could
have been 30 misunderstood ana that
she suffered 30 much, opposition when
she was simply ~endeavoring to teach
and practise the Christian religion.
The most noteworthy among the
wrsttnss Of Mrs. Eddy b'the Christian