Arizona republican., 1915-01-15


Resurrection. the Life"
The steadily increasing interest in
this city in Christian Science was
evidenced last evening at the lecture
on that subject delivered by Clarence
w. Chadwick. c. s. B., at the Arizona
School of Music. Not only was every
seat in the auditorium and balcony oc-
cupied, but there were nearly one
hundred and fifty who stood through
out the lecture, while it is estimated
that over two hundred were turned
away. Mr. Chadwick, who is a mem
Der of the Board of Lectureship of the
Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massa-
chusetts, was introduced by Irwin de
r. Miller, President of First Church of
Christ, Scientist of this city. Mr. Mil
Ter said:
The teachings Of Christian Science
are drawn from the self same source
as are the teachings of the other
evangelical churches and differ but
slightly from those teachings, yet we
Know that, in any problem, a slight
difference of statement at the start
may eventuate in widely different con-
clusions or results
1t is because the Christian
Scientists of Phoenix are encoura ged
by the results obtained and are
grateful for the measure of practical
good which has come into their daily
lives from the knowledge of Chris
tian Science that in the hope of
sharing with you their good pos
sessions, they have invited you here
TO listen to one who can speak with
authority on this subject and can eX-
plain those differences between this
and other teachings which have been
30 often exaggerated or misunder-
stood"
THE LECTURE.
Mr.. Chadwick said:
The scientific presentation of the
subject of Christian Science, involving
as it does the vastness of infinfty. is
destined to encounter a wide range of
human belief, theory and opinion; and
the question naturally suggests itself,
Why is it that Christian people. actu-
ated by the same lofty aims and am
bitions, working side by side in their
daily vocations and having the same
definite goal before them, should differ
so radically in their thought of the in
finite?
Centuries have passed since these as
surfing words of the prophet jeremiah:
They shall all know me. from the least
of them unto the greatest of them.
saith the Lord" and the positive prom
Use of the Master. There shall be one
fold, and one shepherd and still there
is deplorable lack of unity among
protesting Christians throughout the
civilized world, and still we find IAN
altar with this inscription. To The Tn
known Cod Why is it? The answer is
plain: forgetting that spiritual things
can be only spiritually dscerned, HUI
mainly has been trying to know God, to
see good, through the human mind or
material senses. Almost unconsciously
it has drfted farther and farther away
from the Mind that was with Christ
Jesus, and the commandments of
men" have taken the place of sound
doctrine. Christian Science has come
as the resurrection of primitive Christ
ianity and its lost art of healing, and
all who will may prove by demonstra-
ton the verify of it's teachings. 1t is
not the purpose of this lecture. how
ever, to force conclusions upon so i'm
portant subject, but to speak from
that viewpoint of the Science which
has enabled its adherents to find in it
satisfying explanation of the phe-
nomenon of human existence.
POINT OF AGREEMENT
There is perhaps one basic thought
upon which all religionists agree at the
very outset-namely, Consciousness is.
We all assent to the fact that we are in
a conscious state of being or existence.
and that without such consciousness we
would cease to exist. SO far. so good.
But when we attempt to call this con-
seriousness good, we Immediately plunge
into an abyss of darkness from which
the Christian world for centuries has
Deen struggling TO eXtrlcdte ITSELF thdt
of mingling good and evil. calling evil
good and good evil. This dualistic con-
cept of consciousness has been the
seeming cause of untold suffering and
torment to the human race. 1t is evil
dent then that from it humanity must
escape if 1t would ever reach what is
called heaven. Hence its need of a
Saviour
CONSCIOUSNESS DEFINED
Here Christian Science steps forth in
TO the arena of mental activity and gives
a definition of consciousness which
enables us to differentiate between
what is real and eternal and what is
unreal and temporal. 1t defines con-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS