Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-27
Mr.. Strickler in his lecture said:

! Mr.. Strickler in his lecture said:
AS it becomes moro generally un-
derstood that through the ministry Of
Christian Science people are being |
healed of sickness, Sin, unhappiness,
worry, fear and other discordant con-
ditions, there is an eVer-increasing |
desire upon the part of the general
public to learn how these results are
accomplished. 1t is the purpose of
this lecture to explain how Christian
Science does these things. There is
no mystery about Christian Science
healing, nor is it difficult to under
stand. 1t can be stated without any
reservation whatever that every per-
son who is willing to do so may learn
now to heal sickness and to destroy
the desire to sin for himself and
others through Christian Science.
Many Different Religious Beliefs.
1t is said that there are more than
two hundred different kinds of the
Christian religion alone, not to men
ton the hundreds Of other forms Of
religions that are not Christian. 1t is
a fact that people do entertain widely
differing religious beliefs. In many
instances the differences are irrecon-
cilable, and yet every one believes
with all of the sincerity of which no
! is capable that his own particular be-
liefs are true. 1t must be conceded
that, in the main, all people are equal
ly honest and equally sincere in their
religious beliefs. The only reason why
they are grouped together in different
forms of religions is because they
| honestly believe that through their
own particular form of religion they
will find the good which they so earn.
estly desire.
AS one considers the subject of re-
ligion from this broad viewpoint it
becomes entirely plain tlnat most of
the people in the world are believing
as their religion many things that are
not true.
Every one will recognize not only
the desirability. but the necessity, OF
exchanging false and erroneous be
liefs about religious matters for posi-
tive truth.
True religion consists of spiritual
truth, and not of erroneous beliefs;
hence it follows that ones religion
is limited to the amount of spiritua,
truth he knows, and that erroneou:
religious beliefs are only so many de
lusions that serve no other purpose
than to obstruct spiritual growth.
Christian Science aims to destroy
erroneous religious beliefs by substi
tuting knowledge of truth in plac,
thereof, and to destroy out of the hu
man mind all evil qualities by plant
, ing good qualities in their stead.
wages relentless war fare against al
wrong mental qualities. 1t seek t
substitute love in place of hate, III
selfshness n place of selfishness
honesty in place of dishonesty, an
truth in place of error. 1t lays tre
mendous emphasis upon the nece:
sity for bringing into captivity ever
. thought to the obedience of Christ
] QI. Cor. x, 81, as the Bible con
). mands. 1t shows that the cause of a
i disease and sin is mental, and nc
e physical, and that both sickness an
a sin are destroyed by the evangeliZt
tion of the human mentality wit
d truth and love. It teaches witnol
y any reservation whatever that tn
truth taught and practiced by Jesu
y when understood and applied, is suf
cient without drugs or any matters
Il means to heal the sick and regenerat
y the sinner, and Christian Scientis
II everywhere are engaged daily in der
10 onstrating and proving this to be tru
y, Every student of religion should b
, gin to give heed to what the Bib
If teaches concerning the importance
looking to the mentral rather than
m the physical for deliverance from h
At man discord. We read in Romal
viii, 6, Z, "To be carnally minded
N death; but to be spiritually minded
life and peace. Because the earn
m mind is enmity against God; for it
S not subject to the law of God, neitnt
indeed, can be-" Again in Philippia
II Il, 5, it is said, 'Let this mind be
III you, which was also in Christ Jesus
n and in Romans xii, 2, "Be we tral
VI formed by the renewing of yo
- mind"
" These significant statements frC
nd the Scriptures leave no room for dou
as to the cause of sin, disease, a
n death. or their cure. the carnal mi
is nothing more nor less than the l
regenerated human mind. It is t
human mind in it's natural state, VIII
ay filled with hatred, selfishness, dece
DIS dishonesty and other evil qualiti
Nv and with superstition and false
Ike ,liefs. These evil and erroneous m,
by tai qualities result in sin, disease, a
ne death. and in all human discord.
Is The command is to get rid of er
Vi 'neous mental qualities, and to have
JUS 1.-The mind which was also in Chr
=; Jesus" for in this Mind there was
~ q single sinful quality, nor any sup
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