The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-02
CLARENCE c. EATON
DELIVERS LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
A Large and Interested Audience
81 ssHeardssMaster1y Exposition
of That Doctrine
Understanding Necessa. y.

The average individual is what
might be called mentally conservative
and the inclination of thought is to
follow the line of least resistance.
Ordinarily people believe rather than
know or understand, since it requires
less effort to do 80. Because of this
we need not be surprised II truths
frequently appear new and radical to
mortals, and may even be regarded
as inconsistent and arouse within them
antagonism and resentment. Ideas or
proposals which cast doubt on estab-
lished beliefs or opinions. are even
likely to be characterized as evil by
the conservative thought, because they
disturb settled convictions, and IN
many instances their presentation is
considered disagreeable and positive
ly obnoxious. Thus 1t is conceivable
that extreme mental conservatism
may be largely responsible for the pre-
valence of belief in the presence and
power OF evil
Christian Science declares that
false belief rather than natural causes
is primarily responsible for all the
disagreea5le things, including sin.
sickness and death. which have enter
ed the worlds experience. Chris
tan Science makes q sharp distinc-
tion between believing and knowing
as causation. and by its teaching in
spires and quickens consciousness to
the employment OF right ideas to the
exclusion Of false beliefs. Its accom-
plishments are notably two-fold, since
1t not only corrects errors of thought
through the application of truth. but
by the same process successfully re-
moves the effects which they have
produced.
God With U.s.,
In its teaching and practice Chris
tfan Science demonstrates that truth
reflected or expressed is Emmanuel, or
God with u.s. And this means the
divine will with US and for US: Truth
with US. Life with us. Love with us.
ON with us. II Is power. action.
law health and strength with us. II
means the divine likeness or living
presence Of the "Wlonderfui Counsel.
or. The Prince OF Peace" the
healer Of the sick. the redeemer,-the
MING or consciousness that is God
good. In q word. Christians Science Is
disclosing TO the world the unreality
OF all save that which has it's origin
in God. by demonstrating the
presence. reality and power OF the crea
tive and governing Principle OF the
universe
The extension OF the realization OF
all this is being accomplished through
an appeal to the individual conscious.
ness. with which Christian Science
deals wholly. 1t must be recognized
that the realm of thought Is the legi.
innate and only field OF its operation.
and each one OF US is asked to accent
and prove for his own advancement
and advantage the metaphysicai
truths which II eiucidates ana .eu,o,,-
strates. And in urging men to parti-
cipate in the benefits which accrue to
activity In right knowing, we recog-
nize that each one Is thereby contrib
the coming OF the glad day when
the coming Of the glad days when
knowledge Of things that are real and
true will supersede all beliefs to the
contrary and eliminate their effects.
Furthermore. the desirable end is that
g knowledge be extended until 1t
shall envelop the whole earth. even
as the waters cover the sea-" and SO
add manifold blessings to ali mankind.
1t is clearly the mission OF Christian
Science to educate human conscious.
ness and arouse II from the dormancy
enforced upon 1t by beliefs which are
manifestly at variance with revealed
truth and law. Ultimately tne only
enectual way in which this can be ac-
complished is by the demonstration OF
its teaching.
Demonstration 10 Necessary.
Demonstration was the method con.
stantly employed by Jesus of Nazreth.
and only In this manner could he
nave succeeded in establishing true
Christian doctrines and practice. The
theology which he taught and practic-
ed eliminated in the healing Of the
SICK as well as the transforming OF the
sinner He appealed to the hearts and
minds OF men, and all of his arguments
parallels, and admonitjons were pro-
Jected with the sole purpose of cor.
recting errors which dominated the
thought Of his time To undo the
mistakes of preceding generations, he
repeatedly taught the people, and
reasoned concerning spiritual truths
and the things pertaining to God and
his being, His universe, its govern
ment and law.
Mrs. Eddy has followed faithfully in
the way OF the Master, and It must be
conceded, has immeasurahly aided in
enlightening the nations of the earth,
as Jesus told his followers to do, with
respect to what the gospel of Truth
Is and what II can and must accom-
plish on their behalf. In single
statement our Leader indicates In sub
stance that Misunderstanding OF the
Bible teaching as 10 the creation Of
man sis' Responsible for ali human dis
cord; that is, that the prevalence of a
false sense Of mans origin and nature
has led TO theories and errors which
have been productive OF untold misery
and suftering. Creation IL subject
which should be more BeneFally un-
Understood hecawse It is genefally mis-
undesStocd, At tAe pfeoent Tine. pph-
ileity = being wi.sly stvea . Hsblicai