La Junta tribune., 1915-04-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE.

willis r. Gross, Of board Of Lecture.
ship Of Mother Church. Delivers
Interesting Address
A large audience enjoyed q lecture
on Christian Science at the Rourke
rheater last Sunday afternoon At :
o'clock. by Willis r. Gross. who is q
member Of the Board Of Lectureship
Of the Mother Church. the Firs,
Church Of Christ. Scientist. Of Bos.
ton. Mass. The lecturer was intro.
duced by Attorney c. c. Hearnsberg.
er. - follows:
Early teachings. associations and
environments start our lives upon
different paths: but all followers Of
Jesus Christ have the same goal-to
serve God and uplift humanity-and
therefore have many things In com.
mon. The longer l live the more
am convinced that no one church OF
denomination has . monopoly on d.
vine Truth. To arbitrarily forbid q
man from Interpreting the scriptures
In bis own way would indeed be q
travesty upoa ustice and . viola
tioa Of his own and 0od's-siven will
power. Desire for religious liberty
vas the leading causs for the found.
Ing Of the American eoloates.
This 10 IN ass a invseeigation-
careful wsishiAs. disssctins analysis
|-Duilins theories and institutions "a
piscss. tarniAS o. The light. and The
rseoastsuetiag late Asv eoss that
will noes sffisasatiy osst tAs needs
Of oodesa ti0es.
0eae nay call Chriseian 0cienca
Z, lsw psltRios: bpt, ~ fun1oNDatall
ass 1T nGw. Ter IL tsaehiaes ast
tassd directly sad absslutsly upea
~ tsash1nD q Chrise. Uades ~
tsacAiaes ws fiaA thousands q Chs1s.
tisa seisasises living psss. clean.
yhssseelo n1lfisA. and exemplary
uHea = ~ asatal Doiss aad
solfye ee go cAeee 60 ealy b savi-
- ~ - Ill. ! aa sos q CAristiAa
eelseeiss ayssl1 ~ sa u hsssty
|veeasay =,
Il 4 egsdsnt = ssssy veil iafessDed
perpoa hat Chrlstl6a Se1enes II q
subjset Of moro thas passing Interest,
Foe nearly half esatury Il has ~
csived most respectful consideration.
especially o. the past Of those Who
felt the nssd Of . more practical rsli.
gioa and . moro sffsctuai method Of
healing. Many Of these psrsons have
found 10 Christian Scisace that which
healed them morally and physically
A . result Of this healing they have
become bsttsr citizens. nsighbors.
and friends. Their influence fo1
good hes incssassd many fold. not
only 10 religious activities but In the
social life and the buslness world %
well. They eajoy . greater freedom
for they are not bound By the limita-
tioas Of mortal belief % formerly.
They have . tsuer sense Of what II
means 10 live sad reader effsctual
service In the field Of honese sndeav.
or. All this 10 the result Of havins
eaiasd . more practical idea Of the
Chfistiaa rslision and Q clearer real.
isation Of what II 10 man's privilege
70 know and sajoy today. Prevalent
theories have relegated too much Of
good 70 the past or postponed the
coascious posssssioa thereof 70 the
far distant future.
Few persons will deny that Chris.
tianity has been the greatest power
for good In the history Of human
sxpssisscs. Throughout Christen.
don st least Jssus of Nasarssh 10 &C.
copied - The worries greatest religi.
ous teacher. Those who Deecsdsd
hin prophssisd ths fsllss rsvslatiea
Of Truth. whils thess who eaas ss.
Ter eould osly reltssats Tie susda.
aestsls ef Biz deetsioe ed aekaowl.
edge thsle ladebes1aeoe - the great
Demonstration oe oo1's Dewss - a.
Iives ssfessias hunsaity from he
boadaes q svil.
Jesus tsachlnsD wees uadeeseood
eaiy u Dsse end ~ DssDese q hla
alssloa was coaoeshsa1e1 ~ few.
Ne sfflsas1 asl rsaefirne1 that ~
sausAt ealy tAs stlaes ~ ~ learn
- q tAs Tashse. Ceoeesalag ~
puspees q ~ lles vesk ~ ssil:
''To thls sad was ! besa. ~ ees thlG
easss cane lste ~ Wesl1. shat
sheull beas wltasss ualo ~ tsueA. I"
That ~ was Q faithful vltoeaD eve1
he sesalss we're se0DslIel - -.
knsvieles. Whsn - soeks ~
wsel "the Dee0le were aseeolsee1 q
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