The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
WHY CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE GROWS.
Prof. H. S. Herring Delivers
Interesting Lecture
on Subject.

Prof. Herman 8. Herring, G. s. B.,
a member of the board of leotureship
of the First Church OF Christ. Scien-
tist, in Boston, Mass, delivered lee
ture on the subject of Christian
Science at Polls Theatsr yesterday
afternoon to an audience which COM
pletely filled that spacious auditorium.
The lecture was the hrst In the
series to be given this season on the
same subject under the auspices OF
the local Christian Science churches
and the speaker was introduced by
Arthur L. Hitchcock, first reader of
First Church, under whose immediate
auspices Prof. Herring spoke. Prot.
Herring will be heard again this even
Ing at s O'Clock at First Church edi-
Ace, Columbia road and Euclid street.
In the lecture given yesterday after
noon, among other things, the speak,
err said on the subject THE Science Of
Christian Healing:"
Cause OF Growth.
what is the cause of the marvel
ous growth of the Christian Science
movement, whose effects are felt in
all civilized communities? Why are
there so many churces being organ
lLe0 ana Dtdutllui tulIlCtS DelnS
erected7 It is gratitude for the heal
ing which has been accomplished
the healing Of sin. sorrow, suffering.
sickness.
"The whole world IL in need of
healing. and II 10 very evident that
there 10 a great demand for some
batter means of healing the ills of
the world. both sin and disease. than
is in general use today.
The Gospels record many instances
Of the healing of physical disease by
Christ Jesus. He restored a withered
hand; he healed q cripple and a man
born blind; he healed cases of para
lysis, leprosy, dropsy. hemorrhage,
epilepsy, violent insanity, and he
raised the dead.
'.Nonbelievers In the Bible and in
what are called miracles are con-
fronted with the fact that this heal
ing Is taking place today. in their
very midst and through purely spiri-
tual means, which fact can be de-
termined by any sincere Investigator;
yet they deny the availability Of
spiritual power over material things
because they do not understand spiri-
tual law and the principle which oper-
ates in Christian healing.
"One cause for this difficulty Is the
failure to apprehend the relationship
between the inner world of thought
and the outer world of phenomena
and thus to grasp the mental nature
of existence. This Is due mainly to
the prevailing belief in matter, which
Is conceded to be the greatest STUN
bling block to an understanding OF
Christian healing and to belief In the
Bible itself.
Must Be Change.
Whatever enters our existence, en-
ters II mentally, as a state Of con-
sciousness. and consequently disease.
disaster and death are but expert
ences in consciousness. What else
can they be? Where else can they
be? Hence, in order that they may
be healed, 1t 10 very evident that
change must be brought about In the
human consciousness, transforma-
ton by the renewing Of the mind, as
st. Paul puts 1t.
The universe. which Is created
and forever sustained by God, must
be like its Creator. since like begets
like; hence man. the real man, as de-
fined In the first chapter of Genesis.
sciousness; not evil, but good; not
mortal, but immortal. Thus We see
that all reality. every expression OF
the divine activity, is infinite. indie
structible, unchanging, perfect. har-
monious, spiritual; consequently what
ever has not these qualities Is no
part of Truth, not real Hence, mat
ter, mortal mind, and all the phenom-
ena of material sense, being unlike
this divine reality, are unreal. On this
basis of INFINITE truth we are enabled
to distinguish at any time between
what IL absolute, divine, real; and
what Is relative. human, unreal This
understanding. the perception and ap-
prehension Of divine truth, Christian
Science now makes possible to all
Mrs. Eddy Example.
Scientific Christian healing is Chris
tan Science healing and involves the
knowing Of spiritual Truth, the recog-
milton Of material error as error. and
the application to the error OF the
specific, antidoting, divine truth which
corrects and heals 1t.
The love and gratitude which Chris
tian Scientists feel toward Mrs. Eddy
Is not to be wondered at when one
takes into account the great good
which has come into their lives as
the result of her teachings.
''To Christian Scientists Mrs. Eddy
is a living example Of the triumph of
faith In God, a faith deep and vital
because rooted in spiritual experience.
She knew God Alright. She looked to
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