The Washington times., 1916-12-17
Member Of Bbard Of Lecture
ship Of Mother Church In Bos-
ton Explains Teachings.
MRS. WIcKERsHAM PRESlDES
Meeting for the Public, Second
Of the Season, Is Held in
Polls Theater.

The second lecture of the season on
the subject OF Christian Science to be
given under the auspices of First and
Second Churches OF Christ, Scientist,
was delivered at Polls 'Thoater this
afternoon by Virgil o. strickler. G. s.,
a member OF the board OF lecture ship
OF the mother church, In Boston, Mass.
The lecturer was introduced by Mrs.
Elizabeth c.. wickersham, one OF the
Christian Science teachers In this
field, who spoke briefly as to the great
interest In Christian Science and the
ability of the lecturer to explain it's
teachings.
Desire 10 Learn.
In opening his remarks the speaker
said:
AS II becomes more generally un.
derstood that through the ministry OF
Christian Science people are being
healed OF sickness, sin. unhappinsss,
Sitions, there is an ever.incressing
desire upon the part OF the general
public to learn how those results are
accomplished. n II the purpose OF
this lecture to explain how Christian
S SS my,, eps' .sou. bris. rs Science
healing, nor IL IL difficult to under.
stand. II can be stated without any
reservation whatever that every per
son who In willing to do so may learn
how to heal sickness and TO destroy
the desire to sin for himself and
others through Christian Science.
should Have Ope. Mind.
"In approaching the Investigation
OF this subject one should do so with
nm OPEN mind. Christian Science In
producing certain very dehnite and
very beneficial results, and u be.
hooves every thinking person to try
TO understand how they are sccom-
plished. Nm progress will be made by
closing ones eyes TO the facts and
blindly Denying their existence.
pose y attempt TO minimize what
Christian Science has alresd" scoom.
plished. No progress viii b. made by
desires TO know the truth about the
matter win take the case as ~
stands. lie win waste no time In
fruitiess bickering over estsbiished
facts, but will strive to understand
how The healing and regeneration are
brought about. --..
Jesus the Christ.'
"In Christian Science W. learn that
Jesus was human, but Christ was di.
vine. We worship the invisible. spir.
ituai Christ as the Son OF God, and
we love and reverence Jesus rs the
man who taught the Christ Truth, and
who revealed the spiritual man by his
life and his love.
"The following quotation from set.
ence and Health with Key Ia tn.
scripturer' will be most helpful:
Jesus was the highest human con
eept OF the perfect man. page Ss2.
line ~; Jesus was born OF MARY
the divine message from God To man
speaking TO human CONSEQUENCES
page a., lines o to ~, Jesus demon
strhted Christ: he proved that Christ
Is the divine idea OF God-the Holy
Ghost, or Comforter. revealing the d.
vine Principle. Love, and leading into
ali truth page 332, lines 10 10 q.
Chrtst's wsrk Fiutshed.
christian Scientists, therefore, are
not looking for the second coming OF
the man. Jesus. His work was m
ished when he assembled so high into
the realm OF Spirit that the people
could no longer see him az q material
man. The Christ Truth, however, u
here now and always continually
knocking at the door OF every human
CONSEQUENCES. seeking to comfort
those who are In distress, TO supply
10 heal those who are sick, TO lit
the burdens from those who are
heavy laden. and thus TO perform the
office OF mediator by bringing man
kind into relationship with God. This
Evangei II the Christ, the eternal,
ever present Comforter.
The ReaI Mas.
Sooner or slater every one must
learn the truth about man, when
one asks himself. who IL man? what
is he? where does Re come from: is
he spiritual, or II he material? many
channels for thought are opened.
Upon the correct answer to these
questions viii depend the solution OF
every human problem.
Every one has read the two differ
ing accounts of the creation In the
Bible. In the flrst chapter OF Genesis
we are told that God created man In
His own image. aud after His own
likeness, and that lie made him good.
however, we ind the ogoricsl ac'
count OF how God cams'to this earth
and made man out OF the dust OF the
ground. Then follows the story OF
Eden. We also read that a deep sleep
fell upon Adam, and then that sin
appeared and brother murdered broth,
er, and so, from that thine until nov,
the man made OF dust has been a
sinner and has beelsat enmity against
God.
should FInd Truth.
"In view OF all OF this Il becomes vi.
tally important that we find out the
truth about man, Was man made in
the image and likeness of God, and
hence created spiritual being. or
was he made out OF the dust OF the
ground as "A material being:
christian Science accepts the first
Account OF the creation as true ana
insists that man II spiritual. snd not
material This makes IL necessary
for Christian science to explain the
matter. and to make plain how ID is
possible for man To be wholly spirit,
ual when we seem To see him as flesh