The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-13
A CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TALK
BLISS KNAPP DELIVERED LEG
TURE HERE LAST NIGHT AT
THE UNIVERsALlsT CHURCH.

At the UniversaIist church on
Chase street last night q lecture was
delivered by Bliss Knapp, c. S. b,
on Christian Science.
Mr.. Knapp is a member OF the board
Of lectureship of the Mother Church,
the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass. The lecturer said:
In all that Jesus did, he made it
clear that the power he employed was
not of himself. He specifically de-
clared, THE Son can do nothing Of
himself, but what he seeth the Father
do" His ability. therefore to obft-
crate disease and sin was the result
of what he actually knew about God,
the Father of us all. When he taught
that same understanding Of God to
his disciples, they were able to per-
petuate his healing ministry. Indeed
Christian healing was continued for
period of three hundred years after
the time of Jesus. The ability of a
Christian Scientist to heal the sick
and SHINING through prayer is wholly
due to a better understanding of God,
who is the divine Principle of mans
existence. This is in agreement with
the Scriptural command ''Acquaint
now thySelf with him. and be at
peace" One who is sick is not at
peace. One who is distressed either
in mind or in body is not at peace.
Nevertheless, acquaintance with the
divine nature endows one with that
peculiar intelligence which inspires
him with the power of peace, and
thereby rules out all disturbance.
whether mental or physical. Therein
do you have presented in the briefest
possible statement the precise method
i
with the divine nature.
The first case of healing that led to
the discovery of Christian Science was
that of Mrs. Eddy. She had met with
an accident which those about her con-
sidered must result fatally. Undaunt-
ed by the weight of so great a fear, !
the effort of self-preservation turned |
her naturally from the contemplation |
of her extremity to seek comfort in I
her Bible. Always a devout student of |
the Bible, it was but natural that she /
would turn to its inspired page for T
comfort, consolation or hone of re |
lief. But there, stripped of all ma |
terial aid, she became imbued with /
dawnirg ray of spiritual reality. She
began to recognize that health is not
a f1eshy condition to be lost or i'm
paired, but rather the gift Of God.
IL.
that she recognized what constitutes
the immortality of man-that which
every Christian admits and believes.
But she saw in it as present 8, posi-
bllity as are goodness and honesty.
and she was instantly healed. That
was in the year 1865 She could then
say with Paul "the law of the spirit
of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin and death"
1t was indeed a wonderful experi-
ence, and coming so quickly, Mrs. Eddy
experienced considerable difficulty in [
explaining it to those about her. Then
she recognized that she never cor1Id
explain 1t properly until she more
thoroughly understood it's prin cipIe and
rule of operation. In the effort to learn !
the explanation of her own healing
she resu ned her search in the Bible
and continued for a period Of Years
until she re-discovered how Christian
healing operates through spiritual law
the law which Jesus fulfilled She
began to write out her observations
the Christ law. These
writings formed the basis Of the more
complete record known as Science
and Health. with Key to the Scrir
ures," 4irst published in the year 1875
1t may be of interest to learn that
he simple reading of Science and
Health has healed disease and sin
the Scripture, I'VE shall know,
he truth and the truth shall make Won
rec"