The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-11-12
LOVE MESSAGE
QF LECTURER

az LECTURER \ Il
iANDIENgKEaR 500 HEAR EXPO.
sITfpM of CHRISTIAN sUENCR
By JASDBss. Shield.
Before anaudience OF 500 atten-
tive people, Mt. Jacob s. Shield, q.
Is. B.. of .Chicagos a MEMBER fs the
board of lectufship OF the Mother
Church. the First Church of Christ
Scientist. in Boston. Mass. spoke
for an hour andstwenty. minutes last
evening at the city hall upon the
theme. "Thes Religion OF Divine
Law a
The lecturer was introduced by
DR.. r. J. Lamnle, who said in part:
Things are often both what. we
mink of them to be and what they
really are. This is true OF Christian
Science. WhenI came myselfkto look
into Christian Science honestly and
sincerely / found that it was not
what had mistakenly thought 1t
Ito be and. 4 found my prejudice
against it melting away. And my
conclusion after a thorough inyes-
litigation was that Christian Science
is the religion taught and practised
10y Jesus Christ himself"
Following e al extract from Mr..
Shields Lecturer
The message whichsI bear you Is
ono of love. The Bible a y Glove
Is the fulfilling of the law" and 1t
is Of this fuiilinent. as understood
and practised In Christian Science,
that / would speak to you.
THE Mosaic law, revealed to all
men for all time from Mount SinIa,
was the first exposition of the divine
law which should govern man In his
relationship to God, as well as to
his fellow man
"Christ jesus taught this same
law, saying, think not that I am
lcome to destroy the law, or the pro-
phets: I am not come to destroy, but
to fulfill
"Christian Science accepts the law
in all it's completeness. as expounded
by both Moses and Christ Jesus.
Humanity Seeking Practical Religion
Thoughtful men are beginning to
realize that religion must he more
than a mere belief. They are learn
luS i.tudC II C0uuOJ lUSs q. lQ16ElISU,
transferred nor adopted; that 1T is
not the. chatteiscf any particular or
~ganization or chiirch, and that 1t Is
not acquired by fasting OF. Teasing
They are asking.for a more practical
religion; for less dogma and more
love; less ritualism and more spirit
uality;; less creed and more works;
less scholasticismi and truth.
Humanity wants to know God
the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jac-
ob-the GodSof the prophets and of
Christ Jesus. R
"Christian Science is. doing much
to satisfy this craving by giving men
a scientific. demofstrable religion. q
religion not SO much of preaching as
of works.
The Mission of Christ Jesus.
"Only one man has lived upon this.
kearth who can BID referred to as a
perfect Oh ideal thinker, Nthe man
Christ Jesus.
MANY honest Christian neopfe
believe Jesus to be God, and address
much OF their prayer and worship
to him. .OthersaHfsbelieve him en-
ttfrely and use every possible hTgnl
ment to discreditsi his Messiahshfp,
his works, and the narratives re-
lating to him. Christian Science cor
reefs this widely differing beliefs.
THE Christian Science interpre-
Itatinns Of the teaching and mission
of Jesus conform In every detail to
his own statements and to the teach
ings of the Apostles and the ,Scrin--
lures in gepn gen al the Old and
New Testamenfs.
THAT there Is 6 divine law, Wis.
dom and power which was a secret
from the world, Is evident by the.
marvellous demonstrations ofseJesus.
christian Science shows that
Jesus comprehended this Cody wis
dom. With 1t he, was enabled to
prove the vast difference between the
mortal mind and immortal Mind.
His mission was, frst.s to demon,
strafe his own understanding OF,
divine power. and law; and second
to teach all men, thatJthe same power
and law was universally available.
He understood the law which leads
man to the realization of eternsl life
The world only knew the erroneous
mortal mind law1fwhich leads to
|death. 5aa
The ssamealaw which Jesus used
ago is operative and avail
able today. Divine law is always presy
ent and universal, because it is In.
finite.
Jesus NVt God.
mo reference can be found in the
Scriptures wherein Jesus ever claim
ed to be God. Indeeds quite the e
verse is true, as is Sevident from the
statement:
~ can of mine own self do Moth
ingss .
" The Father. that sdwelleth In
me, he doeth the H0fkb::sg'
Healing BY the Elr1y Christians.
Iesus taught hiss disciples how to-
heal. the sick and REFORM sinners, and
they in turn taught others, 30 that.
as history records the healing was
practised nearly three centuries af-
Itss tbefserucifixiony ma then It be-
came g denseiy 6~NnfsAadowed by
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