The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-23
SCIENCE LECTURE.
Clarence Chadwick ut Grand or
Christian Science.

Clarence Chadwick ut Grand On
Christian Science.
Clarence Chadwick of the lecture
board OF the First Church Of Christ.
Boston delivered an address at the
Grand Opera hosue Sunday afternoon.
taking as his subject Christian Sci-
ence: The Resurrection and the
Life
The Grand was packed and many
persons were turned away.
The lecturer was introduced by Mr..
A. e. Currey whose remarks follow:
From childhood I was taught to
study the Bible for in that study I
would find eternal life, after death.
Through my fathers sermons and adj
monitions I was taught to live hon.
estly with all men, to do unto others
as 1 would have others do unto me,
to shun evil companions to love God
supremely, and il faithful in these
things I would inherit eternal life,
after death. But this teaching re-
ceived a rebuke in an incident that
came into my life some II or 8 years
ago. A great calamity had befallen
me, my wife lay stricken with that
dread disease consumption and our
physicians told us that the end vas
near, nothing more could be done
=
years we had fought this curse with
the best assistance obtainable but to
no avail.
Forsaken by every material means
we were now to learn that God was an
ever present help in time of trouble and
that Life was eternal now and forever.
A friend having learned of our distress
told US Of her healing through the pow
er OF God. as exemplified in Christian
Science. She said If we would we could
have this redemptive spirit come to us.
We were willing and Christian
Science practitioner was written to for
this help and to our establishment and
amazement the second day thereafter
my wife unaided dressed and walked to
the dinner table and ate her dinner and
in short time was completely. healed
of this plague. 1t was proven to us in
a practical way through the sweet min
istrations of Christian Science that God
is Love, and when recognized. the heal
ing from earth'S sorrows was inStan-
taneous. Also we now knew what the
Master meant when he said: Eye shall
know the truth and the truth shall
make you free"
Thus the beautiful Truth Of which
you will hear this afternoon, entered
our life, beautifying it with harmony
and that peace which passeth all hui
man Understandings" lifting our
thoughts Godward and ever impelling
US lovingly onward toward that haven
Of rest-the sweet consciousness of
words of the Master as found in that
prayer which he gave as a model to
all people: Thy will be done on earth
is it is heaven"
Your presence here this afternoon in
d1cateS at least a passive interest in the
subject before us, which you have
gained no doubt through the observa-
ton of lives of Christian Scientists, and
of the healing work accomplished by
them. All mankind can share in this
redemptive work. This lecture is given
free to you by those who have tasted
of the healing waters of infinite Love,
and in this way express their gratitude.
These lectures are also given to clear
up misconceptions and to enlighten the
general public in the things of Christian
Science.
We have with us this afternoon
one who is amply able to do this, q
member of the Lecture Board of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist. in Boston. Mass.
I now take great pleasure in. intro
ducing Mr.. Clarence w. Chadwick, C.
s. B., of Omaha. Neb.
| Mr.. Chadwick said in part:
| There is perhaps one basic thought
upon which all religionists agree at
the very outset. viz: Consciousness
is. We all assent to the fact that we
existence, and that without such con-
seriousness we would cease to exist
So far so good. But when we attempt
to call this consciousness good, we inn
mediately plunge into an abyss of
darkness from which he Christian
world for centuries has been strug-
Cling to extricate itself, that of ming
ling good and evil, calling evil good
and good evil. This dualistic con-
cept of consciousness has been the
seeming cause of untold suffering and
torment to the human race. It is evil
dent then. that from 1t humanity must
escape If it would ever reach what is
1 called heaven. Hence its need of q
Saviour.
Human Consciousness.
Heaven is, always has been and al
ways will be. not a locality, but a d.
vine, harmonious state OF conscious
Hess into which no erroneous or evil
thought ever entered or ever can en-
ter. 1t therefore follows conclusively
that all wrong thought must be
purKed from consciousness, and that
now just to the extent that we reject
the evil and lay hold Of the good.
God il not revealed to humanity
Through a good and evil consciousness
Whoever insists upon owning such a
consciousness has not therefore par
taken of the resurrection. This fact
is one that should receive more
thoughtful consideration at the hands
Of all Christian people. for it most
vitality concerns the welfare of all hui
imanity.
God An Power.
| One of the very first things which
the student OF Christian Science does
after gaining even q faint glimpse OF
the truth of his being il to give all
power to good and none to evil. The
door to the kingdom of heaven Is
opened to him the moment he does