Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-11

the Hawaiian Opera House on Friday
evening, September 8:
BY Paul Stark seeley, c.s.
Member OF the Board OF Lectureship
OF The Mother Church. The First
Church OF Christ, Scientist, in Bos.
ton, Mass.
The teachings OF Christian Science.
as is generally known. have to do with
mans thinking. but In just what way
is not 50 well understood The Discoy-
efer and Founder Of Christian Science,
Mary Baker Eddy, In her work entitled
Miscellaneous Writings" says OF this
Science. Its genius is right thinking
and right acting ip. 1861. and in an
other of her works, mo and Yes"
she says, The essence of this Science
is right thinking and right acting"
a4p. 12l. Mans actions are the express
sion Of his thoughts. Let us then con-
siGef what constitutes right thinking,
its effect upon the life of man. and
the way by which one may learn so
10 think and thereby gain the benefits.
Importance Of Thought in Human
Affairs.
We areall deeply Interested, whether
we Fave considered the fact or not, in
the sub3ect of thought. Our thoughts
aralih TACT the most important thing
IL he world TO each one of US. We
are pEimarifs interested in our own
thoughts for there we find our sense
OF life and existence. We are also
Interested in the thoughts of rela-
tira8 friends. our business associates,
and in the thinking OF society as q
whole. We cannot fail to agree that
thought Is the most essential of all
things to carry on the worlds affairs.
In thought government Is based, law
has its foundation, business is con-
ceiNed and carried on, human relation
ships are formed; IN short, It is in
thought that the whole scheme and
order Of our affairs is founded. Let
any one try to conceive of day with.
out thinking in II and he will realize
that thought is indeed the very modus
and current. of life. Stop thinking and
the world would be an inert mass, a
mindless desert. Mans worth to him
self and to society depends upon the
thoughts be entertains. His thoughts
and his life 60 hand in hand. They
are coincident and inseparable.
II then II Is to be through thought
that 1ub W6r3d Is 10 find the real and
certain remedy Tor its Ills. and that Is
what christian Science teaches, it
surely must be through different
order Of thinking than any which has
been generally known TO mankind up
10 the present time. Speculative phil
osophy. physical science. mere intel
iectualism and lofty idealisnl, scholas-
tie theology, materia medica, NEGRO
NANCY. hypnotism, mesmerism. and
many other systems of thinking.
though given every opportunity to
meet .humanity's need for happiness,
health, and peace. have fallen far
short of that need. Words and theo-
ries there have been a-plenty. but
there has been a poverty of works.
Mind the Only Source Of intelligence.
In seeking an answer to the Ques.
ton how to think rightly, Christian
Science recognizes that there must
necessarily be 3 basis or standard &C
cording 70 which thought may be
measured as right or wrong. the same
As mathematical law measures with
exactness the correctness ar incorrect
ness Of mathematical thinking. What
then IS this standard? A perspective
bf the world as we see it shows us
that there Is In It good thinking. bad
thinking. matter and material phenom-
cna. These must be accounted for
and q rational basis reached for the
of evil and the establish.
IIIonf NJ Pond