The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
CHADWICK LECTURE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LARGELY ATTENDED

| 70 large and representative au
disnce that crowded Armory hal
last night, Clarence ". Chadwick. &
:. H.. delivered masterly lecture oI
Christian Science. Mr.. Chadwick Il
n member OF the Board OF I.ecturshiI
Of the Mother Church and his ad
dress was remarkably learned an,
scholarly discourse upon the subject
The eminent lecturer was introduced
to his audience by mayor ". p. Dun
lazy. who spoke briefly. saying In
introduction:
My purpose here this evening l,
to Introduce TO you the speaker oi
the evening. not to attempt to nd.
dress YOU. However. ! do want IA
say that my attention has been call
ed to the subject OF Christian Science
and Its wonderful results. : I have
noticed also that this society Il
made principally OF our very best
people. thinking people. people who
study. who are enthusiastic and In
earnest. Last but not least. they are
using II for good.
1T IL quite noticeable. the gain
Christian Science is making In num-
bers. showing conclusiveiy that up
on investigation. people become con-
WINGED.
THE prof.ssed Christian Scientists
number hundreds OF Thousands. while
those who are investigating II num-
her many millions more. Surely this
proves that II Is founded upon truth
and thni there Is good In II for all.
In early ages. healing was con-
sidcrcd n miracle and when I studied
Of ihesc things u fcw years ago In
Sunday school. I had some doubts
In my mind as to the truth OF mira
oic~ ever having been performed. but
since then ! have seen Just ~ great
miracles performed through the me-
dinm Of Christian Science. showing
that the same God still remains with
us. watches over us and Is always the
same.
THE proofs are too strong for MS
TO ignore this fact for We see Hin,
In everything. lie Is the power that
governs our universe. the planets.
gives us day and nixh,. the sunshine
the rain. regulates the seasons. and
the growth Of everything. In fact.
Tic In the power. unknown. except rs
We scr Il, and observe II through
science"
Mr.. Chadwick II . splendid orator
and OF moat attractive personality
and held the inicrcst Of his audience
throughout. lie said In part:
There Is perhaps one basic
thought upon which all rcliRioni.ts
agree At the very outset. viz: Con-
.ciousn-ss Is. We all assent to tho
fact that We are In a conscious state
Of being or existence. and that with
out such consciousness We would
cease 20 exist. 50 far. 10 good. nut
when We attempt to call this con-
sriousncss God. or good. We immc-
diatciy plunge into an abyss Of dark
ncSs from which the Christian world
for centuries has been STRUGGLING to
cxtricate itself. that of mingling
Roo.l and evil. calling evil good and
good evil. This duaiistis concept Of
consciousness has been the seeming
cause Of untold suffering and tor
mcnt to tho human race. II Is cvi-
dent then. that from II humanity
must escape n they would ever reach
what Is called heaven. Hence their
need CT Saviour.
Heaven is. always has been and
always will bc a divine harmonious
state Of consciousness into which no
erroneous or evil thought ever en-
tered or ever can enter. II therefore
follows conclusivcly that all wrong
thought must he purscd from con-
sciousn.ss. and that our heaven will
he found here and now Just to the
extent thnt we reject the evil md lay
hold OF the good.
"Gcd is not revealed to humanity
through a good and evil conscious
ness. Whoever insists upon owning
such a consciousness has therefore
not partRken Of the resurrection.
This fact is one that should receive
more thoughtful consideration at the
hands Of all Christian people for II
most vitality concerns the welfare OF
all humanity.
"Onc OF the very hest things which
the student of Christian Science docs
after gaining even faint glimpse OF
the truth of Ais being is ID giee ali
power TO good and none to evil. Tho
door to the kingdom of heaven is op-
encd to him the moment he does this
Then he wonders why he spent &c
many ypnrs In belipyiuy in two now.