Evening journal., 1916-10-17

Before large audience, George
Shaw Cook. OF Chicago, a member
of the Board OF Lectureship OF the
mother church-the First Church OF
Christ Scientist, Boston. Mass.--de-
livered an interesting lecture at the
New Century Club last night under
the auspices Of the First Church OF
Christ Scientist Of this city. Mr..
Cook was introduced by Horace n.
Thayer. Jr., of this city
"Christian Science. about which we
are TO hear this evening. teaches that
this striving for good Is mans legit-
mate effort TO come into his oSNl."
said Mr. Thayer
cit declares that harmony is mans
. hirthright Thousands who have
heard this declaration have come to
il 10 question and have remained TO
bless. and are now going about their
varied activities with a JOY and a
sense Of assured good unknown TO
them before.
"Christian Science proclaims as a
present possibility for each one OF us
what the Bible calls the glorious lib
erty Of the children OF God"
Mr. Cook in the course OF his lee
ture said:
Without adaptation to the needs of
mankind the Christian Science church
as an institution would have no COOL
reason for existence. Tn order to JUS
tify its presence among men, the
Church OF Christ. Scientist, must be
ready 10 answer. not theoretically but
practically. the question, What is
Christian Science able 10 do for sun
ering humanity"
Better to appreciate the answer
which Christian Science makes to the
forcgoing question, it Is we'll first to
gain some understanding Of what the
teaching Of Christian Science stands
for and to know that first and last 70
stands for the fundamental Fact that
God Is good. that He is Spirit Mind
divine Principle Life. Truth. Love. Il
also stands for a perfect spiritual
universe as the creation Of God, and
for a perfect spiritual man as the
likeness OF God. Il stands for the uni /
versal fatherhood and motherhood of
God. and for the complete and per
feet brotherhood Of man. II stands
for Christ as the spiritual idea Of God
aud for Christ Jesus as the perfect |
exemplifcation OF divine sonship. II |
stands for Jesus Of Nazareth as the |
model Christian. the master Metaphy- |
sician. and the highest demonstrator
OF mans unity with God.
Christian Science stands for the law |
OF God and the government Of God !
and for the absolute supremacy OF
Gods law and government. II stands |
FOR the preservation and protection
and direction OF man and the universe
..aaN Ia ~ oil
stands for freedom from fear, for sal
walton from sin. and consequently TOT
mankinds deliverence frLm disease
and death. II stands for mental in
tegritv and moral purity; for fidelity
and faithfulness; for right relation
ship. unity Of purpose, brotherly love,
true aharity, and real compassion. II
st.&ds for the conscious harmony
-, Ah Is heaven within. and for all
that makes for the establishment OF
fhe kingdom Of heaven, or harmony
among men.
Christian Science Demonstrable.
Having told something OF that foI
which Christian Science stands. and
having indicated to some extent that
which lt claims TO do for those who
are in trouble, may Il not be pertt
ncnt TO say something ahout what
Christian Science Is doing to fulfill
its promises and something OF the way
IN which il Is heing done?
Through the ministry OF Christian
Science many thousands have been
healed Of disease and redeemed from
sin. and some have been turned back
from the very gates OF death. Among
these thousands there are those who
have been raised from beds OF un-
spcakahie pain, those who have been
rescued from depths Of degradation,
those who have been freed from the
bondage OF poverty and incompetency.
II IS possible that some of these neo-
pie would have recovered from their
sickness under other forms OF treat
ment or without any treatment II Is
probable that some OF them would
have been reformed by other means
aid that some would have become
prosperous I'm another way. but it is
fact that the great majority were ut
terly hopeless and apparently help.
less IN their misery until Christian
Science showed them a way out o. il
How were these people healed OF
diseases which In many instances had
baffled the most skilful- physicians!
They were healed by Christ. Truth.
which takes away the sins and heals
the sickness Of the world. They were
healed by reason OF the knowledge
that sickness Is unnatural 20 Gods
man and that therefore man need not
endure ST. They have found that thf
fear of evil Is unnecessary. for the
reason that every phase of evil Is
temporal and destructiblo.
Christian Scientists believe that they
have demonstrated by results already