Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-11-09
Christian science
IS EXPLAINED
Clarence c. Eaton, in Lee
ture Here, Tells of Mrs.
Eddy'S Faith
TRACES DISORDERS
TO EVIL THOUGHTS

A lecture on Christian Science was
delivered yesterday afternoon In the
new ediflce of the First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, Van Buren, street
south Of Delaware avenue, by Clar-
ence G. Eaton, c. S. b., member OF
the Board Of Lectureship of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston,
Mass. The Sunday school room was
filled with a representative audience.
Mr.. Eaton was introduced by John p.
Nields, United States District Attor-
ney, who said:
THE Chairman of the Lecture Com
mittee kindly asked me to present to
this audience the distinguished lee
turer on Christian Science, from the
State of Washington. He stated that
it was customary to ask a person TO
preside at meetings such as this who
was neither disciple Of Mrs. Eddy
nor a believer in her teachings. Prob
ably this is my prime qualification.
1T is often our duty to be neutrals.
II is generally admitted that two of
the chief assets OF a free spirit are
honesty and charity, yet they should
always be found together. BY hon
esty mean a mans honesty with his
own mind. And by charity I mean
tolerance for the convictions of 9TH
ers. To profess a faith which the
mind rejects is cOwardice. To knock
and defame a faith we have not
sought to understand is folly. / have
a wife, mother and grandmother who
have obtained peace Of mind and
strength of spirit from these same
teachings. To them these teachings
are the truth, because from them they
have received that help and strength
which are the evidence Of truth.
I'VE are all travelling the same
road, toward common destiny. We
must remember that the race is In
it's childhood and that the search
for truth will be the goal Of man
kind until the end. We must keep
open our minds and hearts to re-
ceive the truth from every quarter.
in order, that I'm this year OF our
Lord, there may be a personal revela-
ton TO each OF us of some yestige Of
the truth.
1--WE make OF mar-further or de-
fer, the eternal purpose. In the final
judgment, il may be that good works
outweigh professions OF faith. That
in Gods service we are seen, though
we are blind to see.
"A living and abiding faith must
be founded upon the heart as we'll
as the reason. II must be inter-
preted in intimate, personal terms
Here the prophet and expounder OF
Christian Science clasped hands with
living men-was seen. and doubtless
was known by members OF this
church. She emphasized the Chris.
tian belief that God is spirit. Thai
as children of God. we are Of kindred
spirit That the essential nature Of
man is his spiritual nature and thai
all else IS dross. That disease II
the SOULS unrest.
"I confess, this appears to be par
tial statement of the facts. Doubt.
less / have failed to grasp either this
essence or the scope of Christian
Science. But we are gathered to hear
one of its recognized teachers and lee
turers. have the pleasure and honor
Of introducing to this audience Mr.
Eaton. of the Board of Lectureship OF
The First Church Of Christ. Scientist
in Boston, Mass"
Mr.. Eaton spoke in part as follows.
1T is clearly the mission OF Chri-
tian Science to educate consciousness
and arouse it from the dormancy en-
forced upon it by beliefs. opinions and
theories which are manifestly at yari.
ance with established truths and laws
Ultimately the only effectual way in