The Marshall republican., 1914-05-01

tscntauvc people TO near a very
" and erudite Christian Science
,tnre.
The speaker was VIRGIL q. Stricken
8. OF Boston. member Of the board
l~ectureship OF the First Church OF
srist Science. He presented the be-
Hts OF the Christian organization,
iieh he represents in a clear force
snd scholarly way. and held the
ltentfon of the large and interested
dience for an hour and a half.
The talk vas with reference TO the
NJ teachings OF Christian Science
a the rapid strides II is making In
. world today. and the h%elpfulness
humanity.
Mr.. strickler II n OF the able men
70 belong to this board OF lecture
10 and u people were delighted To
We the opportunity TO hear him.
The speaker was introduced by ".
Gordon. cashier OF the Farmers
Wings Bank.
Mr.. stfickier lie n member Of the
,srd Of L~ectureship % the Mother
iurch. the First Church Of Christ.
tentist, OF Boston. Mass. tie is a
uryer and a forceful speaker.
II n ~undeniable that Christian Sci
&c has healed many sick people aud
q brought about tho regeneration OF
ahy who were the victims OF sin.
nong Its membership are those who
ave been healed Of lntemperance. OF
called chronic and organic diseas-
1. N we'll as OF maladies that were
ute or functional. IL has healed
hers OF sorrow. fear. unhappiness
"a similar diseased mental condi-
Dns that often cause more suffering
ID distress than physical disorders.
In every case OF Christian Science
,eiing. whether the disease was
lronic or acute. physical or mental.
cure was brought about without
Q use of hypnotism. mental sugges-
n. drugs or any material means.
I'd entirely through the application
the spiritual and metaphysical
achinE OF Christian Science.
The healing OF the sick. however,
not the primary purpose OF Christ
n Science. According TO the teach
% OF this Science all sickness aud
a result from error and false
iitef, which are summarized as sin.
I'd when the error OF belief Is de-
royed by the truth which Christian
Hence imparts. the disease disap-
AIRS. Christian Science. therefore,
nehes that the cause OF all disease
ID sin In mental. and not physical,
"a that both sin and disease may be
fred by one and the same meta.
iysical process. namely. by the sub
Hutton OF spiritual truth In place
error and false belief In the human
)nsciousness.
We Shall Know the Truth and the
Truth Shall Make You Free"
II Is recorded ia the Sth chapter OF
'ie Gospel OF John that upon ON oc-
tsion when Jesus was being haras-
ID by the lawyers and theologians.
no were plying Him with questions
I'd seeking 20 entranp Him by His
I1swers. He turned TO a group OF His
pllowers. who we're standing near,
Id said to them. I'VE shall know the
nth and the truth shall make you
'ee.' In all OF the Bible there is no
atement OF greater Importance TO
ltankind than this ~utterance OF the
ester. II prescribes the remedy for
sery human III. knowledge OF a
hing must come through the men
Al and not through the physical,
ence. according to the words of Jes-
.. mankind will be delivered from
n. disease and death not by doctor
ig the physical. but by filling the
lentai with truth. IL this statement
{ Jesus was true Il follows by irres-
4tible logic that the e~nslaying condi-
IONS from which humanity suffers
tust be due to the belief Of some.
hing which Is not true. In other
'ords, II the time is ever TO come, "a
esus has declared that II will come,
7heo knowledge OF the truth shall
mancipate humanity from its bond,
'ge TO sickness, sin, unhappiness
overly. old & and death. such re,
ilts can only be brought about when
i1e knowledge of the truth shall have
ispiaced and destroyed tout of hu,
lan consciousness), the belief oil
hat which is not rue There Is nc
scape from this conclusion.
Christian Science shows that IL Il
he effect produced by Truth operat
az IN the human mentality. destroy,
d superstition, false and vicious be
lefs. that must aud will some da,
mancipate mankind from bondas,
o SIN. disease and death.
4 Ultimate Truth.
There must be ultimate truth some
there. and when Il Is apprehended b,
be human mind II will emancipat,
hose who %apprehend IL from bond
,ge 20 evil. Christian Science assert,
hat ultimate truth concerning Goo
Ind man and their Relationship Il
|eveo1ed by the Scriptures. and ma!
b 6ained by every person when Tia,
= rightly interpreted.
ugeoyeacc between Belief and Under
standing.
IL fs sometimes difficult for peopl
undcrstand how religion can hea
lc1NDus and destroy sin. but tn
vog11n OF Jesus make IL plain. Sine
n through q knowledge OF the trutl
ha1 these results are accomplished
~ important thing for each one I
} rn1n an understanding of truth In
0f being satisfied with mere be
n xbout u. In other words. In or
- (p ind out how religion can de
~ sin. sickness and all sorts o
~ nondifion, Il Is first necessary 4
- understanding rs % what !
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