The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-09-28


A free lecture was given yesterday
afternoon on Christian Science at the
Burns theater by William K. Rathvon
of Denver, who is a member of the
board of leetureship Of the Mother
church, the First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
The lecturer was introduced by A.
A. Hubbard who said:
"You are again welcomed by First
Church of Christ, Scientist, of this
city to hear a lecture on Christian
Science These lectures are one of the
avenues thru which this church in
common with other Christian Science
churches, is active in bringing to those
who are open to it an opportunity to
gain a clearer conception of Christian
Science and its aims In doing SO
this organization is only following the
behests of Mary Baker Eddy, who was
not only the discover and founder of
Chistian Science, but who also worked
out and put in action all the various
provisions looking to the dissemina-
ton and adoption of her teachings
| She was herself aware of the great
value of what had been revealed to
| her spiritualized thought and, what is
more, was awake to the responsible
ties that had been so graciously re-
vealed should not be lost but made
available and spread abroad for the
/ good of all mankind. The most inn
portant Of these provisions are, OF
course, those for church services al
which the teachings of Christian Sci
ence are explained by correlatiYe read
ings from the Bible and from tbs
Christian Science textbook, Science
and Health and Key to the Scriptur.
es, by Mary Baker Eddy. The Chris
tian Science Monitor, Sentinel, Herald
Journal and other publications are al
so channels thru which this truth
flows TO every receptive conscious.
ness. The worth and value of Chris
tan Science are now we'll proved ane
established, and those earnestly de
string it can easily obtain at least
some knowledge of what it Is at frs
hand and to understand Christian
Science is to accept it. Those wht
have entered upon its study have
found it not only a great JOY but mos
helpful spiritually, morally and ply
sically.
"We have with us one, who, an
sure, can help us in the comprehen
sion of this great subject. ] taxi
pleasure in introducing Mr. William
r. Rathvon, c. S. B.. of Denver, Colo.
member of the board of lectureship o.
the Mother church, the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
who will now address you
One thing that all men have in com
mon is their desire for happiness, bu
they differ widely in their beliefs
about what will bring happiness Il
them.
The rich man who is sick, believes
that health will bring him happiness
the poor man who is well believes tina
if he had riches he would be happy
the discontinued man who has botf
health and wealth believes that if HI
only had something else, he would be-
| happy, and so it goes the world over
| What all are seeking, few are finding
1t follows that a universal demand
is met when the world is offered thai
which will bring enduring happiness
to all, to the rich and the poor. the
strong and the weak. the high and the
low. And this is Just what Christian
Science is doing. 1t is not surprising
then, that it is attracting to its ranks
all classes of men from every condi-
ton of life, for it comes with mes
sage of happiness for the man who is
i'll and the man who is we'll; for the
man who mourns and for the man who
reioices: for the man who fails and
for the man who succeeds. Indeed,
there is no condition or circumstance
in human affairs but may be bettered
by right application of the teachings
of Christian Science.
Now it is not the purpose of this
lecture to enumerate the achievements
of Christian Science. They are writ
ten in the lives of men. Rather is it
to set forth as simply as may be, some
of the vital elements of Christian
Science and incidentally the part that
right thinking takes in its activities.
! You will be told something about the
origin of Christian Science and its re-
lation to the Bible, that sacred guide
to right thinking. Somewhat will be
said about Christian Science healing
about the right understanding of God
as impaired in the Scriptures; about
the nature and efficacy of prayer; and
also about such other phases of right
thinking as are essential to mans
health. happiness and salvation.
No lecture. however, is to be re-
garded as a complete exposition of the
whole of Christian Science. 1t can but
deal with some of the essential
teachings and leave the listener free
to accept or reject them as he likes,
while directing him for his further en-
lightenment to the text book of Chris
tan Science, the book. "Science and
Health with Kew to the Scriptures, .
by Mary Baker Eddy.
In that book he will quickly discover
that will power has no place in Chris
tian Science healing, and that no re-
lationship whatever exists between
Christian Science and hypnotism, mes
merism. auto-suggestion. spiritualism
thought trensference, telepathv occult
ism, new thought. mental science or
any of the cults or schools that rely
wholly or in part upon the influence
of one human mind and human will
upon another. Christian Science ac-