Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-21
Address by William D. McCrackan
Of Lecture Board of Mother
Church Largely Attended.
SAYS OLD ORDER PASSES.
New Viewpoint on Christianity
Speaker Says-Prayer De.
clared to Be ALL Powerful.


Member of the Board of Lectureship
OF The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston.
Mass. The lecture was given under
the auspices Of the local Christian
Science society, which, though hardly
year old, numbers some IS or 80 at
tendants at it's regular services.
Mr.. McCrackan took as his text:
We are living in an age of change.
Today more than ever before the words
of the Apocalypse come to mind,-"the
former things are passed away. =.
Behold. make all things new" (Rev.
81; 4, 81
Probably at nd time in the history
of the world has the new displaced
the old with such startling rapidity.
A survey of world conditions today
reveals the fact that explorations, prof.
ects and hopes which have long slim
ulated the Imagination of mankind
have become accomplished facts in our
own day. Within few years has
come to pass the fulfilment of CEN
turtles of desire. A final conquest of
the earth, the sea, ard the air, is in
progress. Portions of the earths sur
face which short time ago were left
blank on the map now are marked by
accurate surveys. The bottom of the
sea is being explored and the ocean
currents are traced across the deep
from continent to continent. The air,
which has so long baffled mans at
tempt at conquest, Is now being navi-
/ gated. Today man can not only trans
port himself, with ever increasing ra-
pidity, across the earth and the sea,
but also through the air:
Such achievements are not acciden-
tai. What is 1t that has made possible
these mutlifarious developments which
we are witnessing today?
What all aspects Of the case are con-
sidered It will be understood that what
we see in operation today Is really q
mental change. Mankind is expert
encing q mental transformation. Mind
has made possible the conquest of the
earth, the sea, and the air. Back of
the material contrivances which startle
the world today Mind Is at work. d.
rccting willing arms and hands. and
Mind will continue to lay bare a null
titude OF useful inventions as man.
kind ripens and natures mentally
Now, that which concerns US in this
lecture Is not. primarily, the conquest
OF the earth, the sea and the air. Mar
velous as that conquest appears to the
human sense, 1t sinks in insignificance
when compared with the conquest Of
sin, sickness and death, which is be-
ing accomplished by Christian Science
through the recognition of God as the
divine Mind. the creator and control
Ter of the universe including man, the
Mind which not only forgiveth our IN
EQUITIES, but also healeth all our dis
eases.
This Is the real wonder of the age,
this discovery of the Science which
causes the passing away Of former
things and the making of all things
new, which explores mental phenom-
ena and lays bare the powerlessness
of evil, which teaches the omnipotence,
omnipresence and omniscence of in
finite good, which brings the recogni-
ton of Emmanuel, or Good with U.S."
and SO makes possible the fulfillment
of the prophecy Of Isaiah:
"Then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened, and the ears of the deaf shall
be unstOpped.
"Then shall the lame man leap as
an hart. and the tongue Of the dumb
sing" Isaiah IS; 5, g.
In such an age, characterized by I'M
provements all along the line of hu-
man endeavor. Christian Science
comes before you for your courteous
and kindly consideration. 1t claims
your attention because it Is the science
or understanding of that which is eter-
nal and indestructible, itself unmoved
in the presence of changing beliefs.
because founded upon the Rock of
Ages.
After more than forty years of trial
and test, during which time 1t has
compassed the destruction of much
evil and built up the substance Of
much good in human consciousness,
Christian Science stands before the
world today approved by reason of its
good works. In the midst Of an ebb-
Ing and flowing tide Of opinions con-
corning theology, medicine and SCI
ence, Christian Science stands Arm,
proving itself to be stable support
for the faint and weary, a guide for
the distracted and lost, sOlace for
the sorrowing, cure for the disabled
and suffering. 1t is an established fact
in modern history. and in no sense a
debatable question, needing no defense
and no apology, but bringing with 1t
Its own justification in good deeds.
Fulnls the Law.
Let me assure all those who are with
| In reach Of my voice that Christian
Science comes not as destroyer, but
as a builder: not to disturb the foun-
dation laid by Jesus, the Christ, and
his disciples and apostles. but to build
upon this same foundation super
structure worthy Of his teachings and
of his works. Jesus said that he came
not to destroy, but to fulfil the law
This is the mission of Christian Sci
ence, to fulfil. to so explain the nature
of God that he who runs may read and
understand and In the end attain eter-
nal life. Thus the teachings OF Chris
tian Science do not imply that God,
who constitutes the basis, foundation,