Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-22
SHIELD EXPLAINS
LAW Divine LOVE
Member Board Of Lectureship Of Bos.
ton Speaks Under Auspices Of
Moline Church.
FXPOUNDS MRS. EDDY'S FAITH
Defines Code OF Moses and Christ
Jesus Same as That Taught by
Christian Science.

or lectureShlp or the mOtner CnuTCn,
the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
IN Boston. Mass, delivered a lecture
on Christian Science entitled The Re
iigion Of Divine Law" at the Moline
theatre last evening. The lecturer
was introduced by Mrs. Charles R.
Stephens, first reader, who said:
I'VE are here this evening to listen
to an interpretation Of the teachings
of Christian Science, of God, life, truth
and love. When God, life, truth and
love are spiritually understood, God is
understood. But when God. life, truth
and love are not spiritually under
stood God it not.
And that we may all have a better
and clearer understanding of Gods
love, Gods truth and life, First Church
Of Christ. Scientist, of Moline, gives
you this lecture. 1t please me greatly
TO introduce the speaker Of the even
4ASt d ulGlI W NUN nave hIION II many
years and who is a member of the
board of leCturship of the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass,
Jacob S. Shield"
Mr.. Shield spoke in part as follows
The message which I bear you is
one OF love. The bible says love is
the fulfilling of the law and it is OF
this fulfilment, as understood and
practiced in Christian Science, that I
would speak to you.
The Mosaic law, revealed to all
men for all time from Mount Sinai,
was the first exposition of the divine
law which should govern man in his
relationship to God, as well as to his
fellow man.
Christ Jesus taught this same law
saying, Think not that I am come 10
destroy the law, or the prophets: I am
not come to destroy, but to fulfill
Christian Science accepts the law
in all its completeness, as expounded
by both Moses and Christ Jesus
Thoughtful men are beginning tc
realize that religion must be more
than mere belief. They are learn
ing that 1t cannot be inherited, trans
ferred nor adopted; that it is not the
chattel Of any particular organization
or church, and that 1t Is not acquired
by fasting or feasting They are asking
for a more practical religion; for less
dogma and more love; less rituaIisn
and more spirituality; less creed ant
more works; less scholasticism an(
more truth
Humanity wants to know God-tht
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob-tht
God Of the prophets and of Chris
Jesus
Christian Science is doing much t.
satisfy this craving by giving men {
scientific, demonstratable religion, {
religion not so much of preaching a,
Of works.
The Mission OF Christ Jesus.
only one man has lived upon thi!
earth who can be referred to as a per
feet or ideal thinker, the man Chris
Jesus.
MANY honest Christian people be
lieve Jesus to be God, and address
much of their prayer and worship tt
him. Others disbelieve him entirely
and use every possible argument Il
discredit his Messiahship, his works
and the narratives relating TO him
Christian Science corrects these wide
ly different beliefs.
THE Christian Science interpreta
tons of the teaching and mission O
Jesus conform IN every detail TO hi
own statements and TO the teaching.
generaI-both the Old and New Tesla
ments.
That there is divine law, wisdom
and power which was secret from tht
world, is evident by the marvelou:
demonstrations Of Jesus.
Christian Science shows that jesus
comprehended this Cody wisdom
With 1t he was enabled to prove the
past difference between the mortal
mind and immortal mind His mission
was, first, to demonstrate his own un.
Outstanding Of divine power and law
and second, to teach all men that the
same power and law was universally
available. He understood the law
which leads men to the realization o.
eternal life. The world only knew tht
erroneous mortal mind law which
leads TO death.
THE same law which Jesus use(
centuries ago is operative and availa
BILE today. Divine law is always pres
ent and universal, because it is in
finite.
mo reference can be found in tn,
scriptures wherein Jesus ever claimed
To be God. Indeed, quite the reverse
is true, as is evident from the state
nent:
Il can Of mine own self do nothing
1.-The Father that dwelleth in he
He doeth the work
Jesus taught his disciples how tC
heal the sick and reform sinners, and
they In turn taught others, so that. as
history records. the healing was praC-
ticed nearly three hundred centuries
after the crucifxiOn, and then il be
came so densely oYershadowed by the
evil In mortal mind that the human
consciousness could not longer re-
tain ii.
Good thoughts, such as the child