Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-10-04
FITZPATRICK OF DETROIT
LECTUREO HERE
DetriOter Gave Fine Lecture
Here Thursday Night on Sub
ject of Christian Science.

The lecture given by W. ID. Kilpat-
rick last Thursday night in Wrigh
Opera house was warmly greeted by
large audience, which enjoyed the
lecture very much. 1t is seldom that
Alma people get chance to hear as
good an orator as Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
Following is synopsis OF Mr.. Xii
patrick's remarks
have chosen for the subject OF nv
discourse Christian Science; The Law
4 Of God.
Present day interest in Christian Sci
ence is finding expression in a de.
mand for wider dissemination OF its
message OF hope and good cheer-in
hungering and thirsting for a fuller
understanding OF this pure gospel of
the Christ. It Is being universally
asked. What Ia Christian Science?
What does ii teach? What are its ac-
complishments? On what authority
does this religious movement within
the short span of a generation com
mand the respectful consideration OF
world?
: 1t is the purpose OF the Christian
Science literature, OF Christian Sci
ence church services and of Christian
Science lectures to answer these ques-
tons. and. if. perchance, we shall have
been able this evening TO throw some
little CLEAN of light on that book Of
all books. the Holy Bible; if. per
chance We shall have been able to
awaken the smoudering spark OF hope
/ and encouragement in the breast of
/ ii M rd a r
suffering man or woman We shall con-
slider the hour well and profitably
spent
Humanity has arrived at the point
where ii demands a religion which ii
believes To be wholly true, untainted
by human opinions and conjecture.
without one element OF error, founded
on the Bible and restoring the teach
ngs and works OF the Master. That
Is what the world demands today, and
that. my friends. is why il is turning
10 Christian Science. The proof OF its
divine origin rather than its profession
has set the face OF the world towards
this religion.
Definition Of Christian Science
Probably the briefest and one OF
the most comprehensive definitions OF
Christian Science is 10 be found in the
book fundamental Divine Science by
the Discoverer and Founder of Chris
ian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, where
she describes it 'as the law Of God.
the law OF good. interpreting and dem
/ onstrating the divine Principle and
rule OF universal harmony" Ii will be
noted that universal harmony" in
his definition is the ultimate and its
f !, Of .h.
depreciation and application Of 'the
law OF God.
Law is unchanging and memorable.
Law knows no opposing power or
principle The laws OF mathematics
cannot be hndered. thwarted, usurped
or SET aside No matter how enron
aous our opinion OF the laws of math-
amatics may be. its laws remain ever
he same, unchanged throughout all
ime II not one person on the face
Of the eartn ever knew one single,
simple law OF mathematics. that would
n no wise alter its laws or the fact
hat its laws exist and always have
existed unchanged in their perfection.
And 50 We find that the law OF God
always has existed. unaltered. eternal
and perfect. but that except in few
Instances. this law has been hidden
rom mankind throughout the ages
Universally Of Gods Law.
The object OF all Christian endeayor
should Be TO prove the Masters teach.
ines TO he true by doing ;he works
hat he did The healing works OF
Iesus were not given IL merely 10
how what he could do Christian
Science proves that these works were
given 10 the world 10y Jesus in dem
)nstrable law, that humanity. through
his example. might know and under
stand this law and be able 10 intelli-
gently apply this knowledge This
Az Of God must. from the very nature
of God and his relation to man and
he universe be universally and etern-
ally applicable. II must be ~ the com
mand and for the benefit OF all OF
Gods children throughout all OF Gods
,reation. Thus We find that the law
employed by Jesus in His mighty
works is the same law that enabled
he Israelites to pass on dry land
through the Red Sea. that restored her
son whole to the Schunamite mother.
hat delivered the three Hebrew
young men from the fiery furnace, that
enabled DdU!el 10 uMtll uuudl litu III
the den of lions. and the same law
whereby the apostles and the early
J Christians for some centuries after
The time of Jesus obeyed the Masters
; commands by doing his works And
his il the same law through which
Christian Science is today bringing to
humanity the world over relief from
Is sufferings and misery.
Christian Science and Matter
Christian Science has received its
inspiration from a pure. spiritual in
depreciation of the Scriptures from
Genesis 10 Revelation. Bible teach
ngs constitute the warp and wool OF
Christian Science and in its some
what startling assertion that the spir-
tual is the real and eternal and mat
er the unreal and temporal II points
to the Bible, TO the words and works
OF Jesus and to its own accomplish
ments in substantiation OF the truth
: thereof Christian Science Is proving
Z itself 10 be the truth by proving the
Prayer
Have you ever heard 1t said that
| Christian Scientists are a prayerless
people-that they do not believe IN
prayer? You probably have; | have
DO you know what a real Christian
Scientist does from the time he awak
ans each day to the time he goes to
ii alapn AZ nipht9 10 nrayS IL there