Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-05-01
TEACHER TALKS ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
PROF. II. :. HERRING OF BOSTON
LECTURES TO $50 PEOPLE
HERE SUNDAY.

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First Church OF Christ, Scientist, in
Boston, Mass, addressed about $50
people at meeting at the Ray the
alter last Sunday afternoon, giving,
under the auspices of the local Chris
tan Science society, a lecture entitled
"Christian Science Healing, Spiritual
and Scientific"
Professor Herring was introduced
by Judge Wallace Mount of the SUI
preme court, who said in part:
'My friends, if there is anything
in the world that l know nothing
about, which l confess there is. it is
Christian Science, but when / look
around me and see the good that it
does, the hope and the love that it
inspires in its devOtees, | am con-
WINGED that there is much good in it.
The forms of Christianity are of no
especial importance-my neighbor
may disagree with me upon the form
which I think to be right and | may
disagree with him upon the form
which he thinks to be right, but in
every form of Christianity there IS
much good and anyone who copies
after Christ is bound to be better
citizen therefor.
Lecture by an Expert.
1--WE have with us today an expert,
that is, man who has devoted his
life to the study of Christian Science,
and he is the one who is capable of
instructng us in Christian Science.
No man, no matter how wise he is,
unless he devotes his time and en-
ergy and thought to the work, is ca
pable of such instruction, but from
one who has, those of us who desire
to learn will profit by his teaching"
He then introduced Professor Her.
ing, who said in part:
"There is no question of such gen
eral interest to mankind as the one
of healing. The universal demand
and endeavor of humanity is for a
larger measure of health and happi-
ness than is today attained, and there
is manifestly great need of some bet
ter means of healing than that in
general use.
"Christ Jesus proved existence to
be wholly mental when he walked on
the water, stilled the tempest and
overcame other material conditions.
Universe Is Spiritual.
"The universe created and con-
stantly sustained by God must be
like Him for like produces like, there
fore the real universe is not finite or
dimensional but infinite, not destruc-
tible but indestructible, not material
but spiritual.
Perfect God, perfect man, perfect
being, is the basis of all Christian
Science teaching, analysis and prac-
tice. This is the standard by which
Christian Science measures and tests
all human phenomena and exper-
fences in order to determine their
true value.
Disease Mortal Error.
'Disease, sin, death, all discords,
are therefore to be classed as errors
of mortal consciousness, as mesmeric,
illusory mental conditions. On this
basis they can be corrected with
Truth, while they cannot be correct
ed so long as they are classed as
either physical or mental realities.
Even according to psychology and
philosophy they are but objectifed
sense impressions.
"As disease is an untrue experience
of the human mind, Truth must be
brought to bear upon consciousness
in order that the wrong belief and
it's cause may be destroyed. When
we think rightly of any truth, this
truth is present with us, just as
when we think rightly of the multi
plication table the principle of math-
ematics is with us in thought or we
could not think mathematically.
Likewise when we think rightly OF
divine Truth, Life, Love-God. which
Christian Science makes possible to-
day, Truth is present with us in con-
seriousness, God with us.
est. Paul wrote to the Ephesians
(4:6) of the one God who is 'in you
ALL omnipresent. He has but to be
known, and as by knowing Truth we
reflect Truth, so by knowing God we
reflect Him, and it is by this right
knowing of God that divine Truth
and Love are reflected in conscious
ness and brought to bear upon our
problems.
Distinguishes Christian Science.
"This definitely distinguishes
Christian Science from hypnotism,
magnetism, or mental suggestion of
any form.
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