Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-13
NOTED CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE SPEAKER
DISCUSSES CREED
Bicknen Young. Member of the
Board of Lectureship, De-
livers Strong Address.
AT THE ILLINOIS THEATRE
Principles Advocates by Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy Are Discussed in
a Scholarly Fashion.

The principles OF Christian Science
were ably discussed by Bicknell
Young. member OF the Board OF Lee
tu=eship OF the Mother Church. Boston,
Mass. az the Illinois theatre last eve
ming the playhouse was crowded 10
f;s limit and the closest attention was
psid 20 the remarks OF the speaker,
VITO vas introduced by George Shell
don.
Evidences Of Senses.
Among other things. Mr.. Young
said:
~Ordinary system Of education &C
cspt the evidence OF the senses as to
mans being and destiny. and in so
doing tend TO perpetuate the des ruct-
i've conditions OF humnn experience.
Ordinarily accepted religious views
also coincide with such teaching for
they inculcate the idea thai when
evil has finally overcome human be-
ing and destroyed him. then he will
be immortal None OF the systems
hold out the hope that there viii ever
be any present evidence OF the de
struction OF evil and he triumph Of
the human being. but on the contrary
al agree in accepting the evidence Of
the senses which Indicate the destruc-
ton OF man and the triumph OF evil
Now whatever may be thought of
Christian Science from the standpoint
OF old education. Il has the unques-
tionable advantage OF being logical and
consis -ent. II shows Enthusiastically
that human being. however much of
Z sinner he may be. needs 10 he re-
deemed rather shan destroyed and
that II Is the proper business OF both
science and religion TO heal him of
his disease and 70 redeem him from
his sins so unmis akably that both the
healing and the redemption shall ap-
pear
The True Is Available.
There has never been anything true
that was not available to mankind or
would not have been II they had been
enough awake to perceive that /. was
trae Truth has always existed.
what then Is the Chris that is TO
GzEe us. II We are all % be saved
through Christ? u is the Christ that
was with Jesus. the Christ which en-
abied him &c save others. and enabled
the disciples 10 save others. from
what? From something that God had
afflicted them WITH N1ateriality. limi- .
rations. fears. diseases. sin. death? No. !
II was 10 save them from that which 4
God never gave them at all. That
which Gcd had given them they did !
nc need o be saved from-that which
human ignorance allotted to the hu- :
man race Is what we all need TO be 7
urvIN
ever will come in thought through .
power. through ideas tina reveal God. :
To gave us from those things until .
thcse things shall Re no more and .
step by step awakening more in the .
fmsSe OF good. VIC shall find eventual
j. rha we are not human but natural
j. divine; and that Is salvation.
Christian Science Explains.
Nobody has been asked 10 believe in
Christian Science and nobody ever will
b. asked TO believe IN IL. for Chris
tan Science does not advocate a
prOselyting process. bu explains di-
vine principle. I should no more think
or urging a person 10 believe in Chris
fiea Science than I should think OF
g skiu@ him to believe in the multipli-
cation table Neither one nor the
o;her is IN the realm OF belief We
are not giving Christian Science lee
lures for the purpose or asking peo-
pie 10 believe in IL. We are giving
Christian Science lectures because we
want TO help mankind and we want 10
help mankind because We want 20 help
ourselves. and have realized that the
best way 20 help ourselves is to help
others. No human being can be sell
dsh aud ever put OF mortality For
one TO at ain Immortality. which 10
the natural heritage. that God has pro-
yided for all. We shall have 10 be I'm
selfish Jesus did not voice mere
religious admonition but a scientific
sity when he gave the rule,
.ou shalt love thy neighbor as thy
seIf.' He also said. Deny myself
md follow me
Mrs. Eddy's Discovery.
III a human being uninstruc.ed by
Christian Science should hear OF
yonderfuI machine 20 which he could
-esort at any time and have II work
N his behalf 20 remove his evil ten
fencies and any OF his diseases, he I
rcuid be lost I'm admiration at this
Invention and he would
,xelaim What a wonderful scientific
II goes without saying !
hat no such machine has been dis ,