The Washington times., 1915-06-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE )
TALKS CONCLUDED
RlokneII Young, c. S. B, Gives
Last Of Series of Lectures
at Polls.

bicknell Young. c. s. B., delivered
the last OF the series Of lectures on
Christian Science given under the aus
pices Of Washington Christian Science
churches at Polls Theater this
afternoon. The house was filled with
interested listeners, several hundred 'ot
the members Of the church occupying
seats on the stage.
Mr.. Young, who is member OF the
Board Of Lectureship of the First
Church Of Christ, Scientist, of Boston,
was introduced by William 8. Camp
bell. first reader of First church here.
Ordinary systems Of education accept
the evidences OF the senses as to man 9
being and destiny, and In SO doing tend
TO .perpeuate the destructive conditions
ed religious views also coincide with
such teachings. for they inculcate the
idea that when evil has finally over.
come q human being and destroyed
him. then he win be mortal. None OF y
there Will never be any present evidence
OF the destruction Of evil and the tri-
umph OF the human being. but on the
contrary all agree in accepting the eyi-
dence Of the senses which indicate the
Destruction of a man and the triumph
Now whatever may be thought Of
Christian Science from the standpoint
t;a,oS q ola edueation II has the uan unques,
consistent. 1t shows unmistakably that
Q human being. however much Of sin
ner he may be. needs to be redeemed
Tsther r. than dss.royed n and as. that It -
religion to heal him Of his disease and
to redeem him from his sins 30 unnis-
takably that both the healing and tho
redemption shall appear.
The Truth Is Available.
There has never been anything true
that was not available to mankind or
would not have been II they had been
enough awake to perceive that It was
true. Truth has always existed.
What then is the Christ that 10 to
;sye u.s. & 4 we are all Il. to chr.. be 'aSsa I'VE,
was with Jesus. the Christ which en-
abled him to save others, and enabled
the disciples to save others, from what1
tSsm urS ,hs. SNd had nat:d
fear. diseases. sin death? No. 1t was
to save them from that which God new
OF gave them at all. That which Goo
had given them they did not need to
norance allotted to tho human race IL
what we all need to be saved from. ana
Christ comes and ever will como In
thought through power. through ideas
things until those 70 things i '' shall hail. be Tao nc
more. and step by step awakening
moro In the image OF good. We shall
find eventually that we are not human
but naturally divine; and that is SAL
walton.
Christian Science Explains.
Nobody has been asked to believe In
Christian Science. and nobody ever will
be asked to believe in 1t. for Christian
Science does not advocate a proselyting
process. but explains divine principle. I
son to believe in Christian Science than
! should think of asking him to believe
in the multiplication table. Neither one
nor the other Is In the realm Of belief.
We are not giving Christian Science leo
lures for the purpose of asking people
to believe in 1t: we are giving Christian
Science lectures because we want to
help mankind. and we want to help our
selves. and have realized that the best
way to help ourselves Ia to help others.
. put of mortality. For one to attain i'm
mortality. which Is the natural heritage
that God has provided for all. we shall
have to be unsefish. Jesus did not voice
a mere religious admonition but a SCI
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy.
self He also said Deny thyseH and
follow me-
God and Power One.
''It takes a great deal Of instruction to
convince the average human being that
the word God does not mean something
remote or Inaccessible. Now We can
think certain ideas which reveal God
We have seen that here. These ideas
reveal power because God and power are
one. They are God with US. and there
fore power with us. On the other hand
we can think Of our bodies, and as a maj
ter of fact we think of them a great
deal too much. Nevertheless, so long a,
that is our tendency, 1t ought not to bt
difficult for us to recognize that the true
thought of what God Is may affect oul
bodies. since some kind of thought 1,
doing something to our bodies all the
time. We walk because of mind; anc
talk and think. and wink our eyes, be
cause Of mind. and do everything elst
We are doing because Of mind, and W,
do absolutely nothing because Of matter
for matter cannot think nor talk MOI
walk by itself when thought Is absent