Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-04-13
Christian Science Pre-
sented Monday Night
BY Jacob 5. Shields

hear a lecture on Christian Science
by Jacob s.. Schields, G. S. B., a mem
Der of the Board of Lectureship of
The Mother Church, The First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of Boston, Mass.
Miss Mary Andrew, the church or
ganist. while the audience was being
seated, favored those present with a
number of pipe organ selections.
Hon. Geo. w. Case, who briefly ex-
planned that throughout the civilized
world the Board of Lectureship,
through the medium of dissertations
upon the various phases of Christian
Science, is presented the salient
points upon which the members of the
church base their belief.
The following is a brief synopsis
of the main features of the lecturers
discussion:
The message which | bear you is
one of love. The Bible says 'flove is
the fulfilling of the law and it is
of this fulfllment as understood and
practised in Christian Science, that /
would speak to you.
The Law of Moses and Christ Jesus
the Same as Taught by Christ
ian Science.
The Mosaic law, revealed to all men
for all time from Mount Sinai, was
the first exposition of the divine law
which should govern mar in his rela-
tienship to God, as we'll as to his
fellow man.
Christ Jesus taught this same law,
saying, Think not that / am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: l
am not come to destroy, but to full
fill"
Christian Science accepts the law
in all its completeness, as expounded
by both Moses and Christ Jesus.
Humanity Seeking Practical Religion
Thoughtful men are beginning to
realize that religion must be more
than a mere belief. They are learn
ing that it cannot be inherited, trans
.ferred nor adopted; that it is not the
chattel of any particular organization
or church, and that it is not acquired
by fasting or feasting. They are ask
ing for a more practical religion; for
less dogma and more love; less rit-
ualism and more spirituality; less
creed and more works; less scholas-
ticism and more truth.
Humanity wants to know God-the
God of Abraham, Isaac and jacob
the God of the prophets and of Christ
Jesus.
Christian Science is doing much to
satisfy this craving by giving men a
scientific, demonstrate religion, a re-
Iligion not so much of preaching as
of works.
The Mission of Christ Jesus.
Only one man has lived upon this
earth who can be referred to as a
perfect or ideal thinker, the man
Christ Jesus.
Many honest Christian people be.
lieve Jesus to be God, and address
much of their prayer and worship to
him. Others disbelieye him entire
ly and use every possible argument
Ito discredit his M~essiahship, his
works. and the narratives relating to
him. Christian, Science %corrects these
widely differing beliefs.
The Christian Science interpreta.
lions of the teaching and mission OF
Jesus conform in every detail to his
own statements and to the teachings
of the Apostles and the Scriptures in
taments.
That there is a divine law, wisdom
and power which was a secret from
the world, is evident by the marvel
Gus demonstrations of Jesus.
Christian Science shows that Jesus
comprehended this Cody wisdorl
With it he was enabled to prove the
Vast difference between the morta.
mind and immortal Mind. His mis-
| sion was, first, to demonstrate his
own understanding of divine power
and law, and second, to teach all meT
that the same power and law was
universally available. He understood
1.-THE law which leads mar to the real
ization of eternal life. The worlt
only knew the erroneous mortal mint
law which leads to death.
The same law which Jesus uset
centuries ago is operative and avail
able today. Divine law is Away;
present and universal, because it il
infinite.
Jesus Not God.
No reference a be found in thu
Scriptures wherein Jesus ever claim
led to be God. Indeed, quite the re
verse is true, as is evident from thu
statement:
II can Of mine own self do moth
ing
'The Father that dwelleth in me
he doeth the works."
Healing BY the Early Christians.
Jesus taught his disciples how t
heal the sick and reform sinners, an,
they in turn taught others, so that
las history records, the healing wa
practised nearly three centuries afte
the crucifixion, and then it becam
SO densely overshadoWed by the eyi
in mortal mind.shasss the human cor
seriousness could not longer retain il
Good thoughts, such as the chic
like trust in God, love, gentlenes!
purity, honesty, uprightness, refec1
health, harmony and beauty upon tn
body, while their opposites-trust i
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