The Delta independent., 1915-03-26
Christian Science
Lecture Sunday

C. S. B., on Christian Science at Odd
Fellows hall Sunday afternoon was
!; greeted with a packed house. there
being more than three hundred in the
audience. People came not alone
from different parts of Delta county,
but also a number from Montrose.
The lecture was listened to from
beginning to end with the deepest in
terest, and judging from the favorable
comments heard after it's close. was
very favorably received.
The lecturer was introduced by Mr..
]. E. Farmer of this city, in the fol
lowing words:
Friends: The board of lectureship
of the Mother Church of Christ,
Scientist. in Boston, Massachusetts.
twas instituted and is being maintained
for the purpose of correcting the
many erroneous beliefs concerning
Christian Science.
81 am quite sure that the subject
which is being most DISGUST and. at
the same time the least understood
in Delta at the present time is Chris
tian Science.
Many good people have been led
to believe that it is a supernatural
kind of religion which no one under
to witchcraft that it is clothed in a
garb of mystery. Contrary to these
beliefs it is a very plain, simple, de-
monstrable religion.
Mrs Eddy, the founder of Chris
tian Science, by her clear understand
ing, was able to draw aside the sable
curtains of materialism and super
stition and to usher in spiritual un-
derstanding, which is the real and
eternal
'It is a beautiful privilege that we
have with us at this time, lecturer
who has devoted many years to the
study of his subject and is in a posi-
ton to speak to us as one having au-
thority. He is in a position to tell
us correctly what Christian Science
stands for and what Christian Scien-
lists believe. l assure you that it af-
fords me great pleasure to introduce
the speaker. Virgil o. Strickler. c. S.
B., member of the board of lecteure-
ship of the Mother Church, who will
now deliver lecture on Christian
Science. Mr.. Strickler:"
Mr.. Strickler responded in sub
stance as follows
1t is undeniable that Christian
Science has healed many sick people
and has brought about the regenera-
tion of many who we're the victims of
sin. Among its membership are those
who have been healed of intemper-
ance, of so-called chornic and organic
diseases, as well as maladies that
were acute or functional 1t has heal
ed others of sorrow, fear. unhappiness
and similar diseased mental condi-
tions that often cause more suffering
and distress than physical disorders.
In every case of Christian Science
healing. whether the disease was
chronic or acute, physical or mental,
the cure was brought about without
the use of hypnotism. mental sugges-
ton, drugs or any material means,
and entirely through the application of
the spiritual and metaphysical teach
ings of Christian Science.
The healing of the sick, however,
is not the primary purpose of Chris
tian Science. According to the teach
ings of this science all sickness and
disease result from error and false
belief, which are summarized as sin,
and when the error of belief is dis
troyed by the truth which Christian
Science imparts. the disease disap-
pears. Christian Science. therefore.
teaches that the cause of all disease
and sin is mental and not physical.
and that both sin and disease may be
cured by one and the same metaphys-
ical process. namely. by the substitu-
tion of spiritual truth in place of error
and false belief in the human con-
seriousness.
I'VE Shall Know the Truth and the
Truth shall Make You Free"
1t is recorded in the Sth Chapter of
the Gospel of John that upon one oc-
casion when Jesus was being harrassed
by the lawyers and theologians. who
were plying him with questions and
seeking to entrap him by his answers,
he turned to a group of his followers
who were stading near, and said.
"Ye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free" In all of
the Bible there is no statement of