East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-31
A LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Q A large and appreciatNe audienc,
assembled at the Oregon Theater last
night to hear a lecture on Christian
science delivered by Paul stark Seeley
C. s.. member of the Board of Lee.
tureshiR of The Mother Church, Tho
First Church OF Christ, Scientist of
Boston, Mass.
The lecturer was introduced 10y
Professor H. T. Drill. Principal of the
Pendleton High School, who said in
part:
This lecture is given to the people
OF Pendleton by the members Of First
Church of Christ, Scientist, Of this
city. They feel that they have in
their possession a very precious
thing. a new and clarified understand
ing of the theory and practice Of
Jesus, the Christ. They believe that
there are people here who have wrong
notions about Christian Science; peo-
pie who might reap the same benefits
from it that they have if those wrong
notions were corrected. In order that
a; correct statement of their tenets
may be made to those willing to hear
they have brought to Pendleton to-
night one who is qualified by train
ing and experience to speak with au-
thority on the subject. They have
invited you to come and hear this
speaker, and it is their greatest wish
this evening that you will give him
your thoughtful. receptive and unpre-
JUDGED attention. 1 have great
pleasure in presenting to you Mr..
Paul Stark Seeley, c. S, of Portland,
who is a member of the Christian Sci
enoe Board of Lectureship, of Boston.
Mass" The lecture delivered by Mr.
Seeley follows:
The teachings of Christian Science
as is generally known, have to do with
mans thinking. but in just what way
10 not so well understood. The Discov-
erer and Founder of Christian Science
Mary Raker Eddy in her work en-
titled miscellaneous Writings" saws
of this Science, "Its genius IS RIGHT
thinking and right acting" q. 1857.
and in another of her works mo and
Yes" she says 1.-THE essence OF this
Science is right thinking and rlcht
acting" (p. 12). Mans actions are the
expression of his thoughts Let US
then consider what constitutes right
thinking. its effect upon the life of
man, and the way by which one may
learn so to think and thereby gain
the Benefits.
IMPORTANCE OF THOUGHT IN
HUMAN AFFAIRS.
We are all deeply interested, wheth-
er we have considered the fact or not,
in the subject of thought. Our
thoughts are in fact the most import
ant thing in the world to each one Of
us. We are primarily interested in
our own thoughts for there we find
cur sense of life and existence. We
IL IL - .
relatives, friends. our business asso- I
ciates. and in the thinking of society /
as a whole We cannot fail to agree /
all things to carry on the worlds af-
fairs. In thought government is based /.
Law has its foundation, business is con- +
eeived and carried on. human rela-
tionships are formed; in short it is in
thought that the whole scheme and
order of our Affairs is founded. Let
any one try to conceive of a day with
out thinking in it and he will realize
that thought is indeed the very modus
and current of life. Stop thinking and
the world would be an inert mass. a
mindless desert. Mans worth to him
self and to society depends upon the
thoughts he entertains. His thoughts
and his life go hand in hand. They
are coincident and inseparable.
II then it is to be through thought
that the world is to find the real and
certain remedy for its ills, and that is
what Christian Science teaches. it
surely must be through a different or
der of thinking than any which has
been generally known to mankind up
TO the present time. Speculative phi
losophy, physical science. mere intel
laAt
sstic theology. materia medica. necro- :
NANCY, hypnotism. mesmerisrn, and
many other systems of thinking.
-hough given every opportunity TO ,
meet humanity's need for happiness
health and peace. have fallen far short :
of that need. Words and theories .
here have been a plenty. but there :
has been poverty of works.
MIND THE OLNY SOURCE OF IN =
TELLIGENCE. b
In seeking an answer to the ques- T
ion how to think rightly Christian G
Science recognizes that there must n
lecessarily be a basis or standard ac- {
sording to which thought may be s
Measured as right or wrong. the same n
- mathematical law measures with u
the correctness or incorrect I
less Of mathematical thinking. What n
hen is this Standard, a perspective p
u the world as we see It shows Us that Z,
here is in It good thinking bad think II
ng. matter and material phenomena Z
These must be accounted for and a ra- N
ional basis reached for the elimlna-
ion OF evil and the establishment Of >,
Iood. -
In her explanation Of Christian Sci :,
nee Mrs. Eddy has pointed out with !,
ieen discernment the total dissImilar- -
ty between Mind and natter Mind II
epresenting intelligence matter -
landing for the exact opposite OF In J.
diligence non-intelligence. She bold T.
Y rejected the theory that Intelligence ~
r thought could come from nou-in- g.
alligent matter. and accepted the ono -.
premise that int-Ilioeuce p,
lust come from Mind. and tuat al! T..
bought and life is the OUTCOME and -.
xpression Of Mind. She did not at