The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-01
Healing Of Disease
Is Not Prime Object
Of Christian Science
ACCORDING TO LECTURER WIN
SPOKE IN COURT THEATRE
YESTERDAY.
Says It Is incidental to the Practice
Describes Extraordinary Growth
of the Movement.

The healing of disease is Incidental
to and not the prime object OF CulIS-
tian Science, according to Frank BELL
a member Of the Board of Lecture
shin of the Mother Church, the Flrst
Church of Christ, Scientist In Boston,
who delivered a lecture In the Court
Theatre yesterday afternoon. Inc
lecture was largely attended.
Mr.. Bell said In part:
"Thc healing Of diseases In incidental
to and not the prime object OF CnTlSl1Il
Science practice. But because this IS
not generally recognized OUTSIDE me me
headings do constitute important proof
of the correctness OF its teachings. It IS
pertinent to refer briefly to some or the
evidence that Christian Science does
heal disease. ~ .bo
movement Is In itself an impressive tes-
timonial to the efficacy Of Its healing.
Although the first Christian Science
church was established only forty years
ago, there are to-day more than. l,i0O
world. While the largest numerical rep
rosentation Is In the United States, where
Christian Science had It's beginning, us
churches are to be found quite nuiner-
ouslv in England, Canada, and Germany
and they arc to be found also In France
Ireland, Scotland. Wales. Holland, !taly,
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. South
Africa. Australia. New Zealand, Cn,na'
anna, the West Indies, and Bermuda
"In ten years past the NUMBER o!
Christian Science organizations increased
70 per cent. The actual net gain IN NUM-
bers of organizations was 66f' or an
average Of a little better than one per
week throughout the ten year period.
Thousands Testify to Healing. -
Then there is a mass of evidence OF
:. a direct and particular nature 10 oSS
found in the Individual TESTIMONIES " "
healing in the official publications. OF
the Christian Science church. In these
publications in recent years have appear
ed the statements OF more than 1S.ovo
persons who testify TO having eeen neal.
ed through Christian science OF LIS nge int ~
human suffering. These thousands OF
ncrsons have been so impressed Win
what Christian Science has done LOT
them in the way Of healing that tney
have voluntarily set out their e1peTl.
rnces in writing and asked that thees be
published over their own signatures LOT
the information OF their fellow men
Christian Science In business.
! I'm the business world CHRISTIAN
helpful. A sound body and clear head
are important assets to one upon whoni
derolves the direction or execution OF
affairs of trade and industry. But Chris
tlan Science does SOnelHiiis iot poSt
ness Itself as we'll as for the business
man or woman. For one thing, II taxes
fear out Of business. thereby removing a
nrime factor of failure. The Christian
Scientist In business will tell you Inat
he has reason to be every Gay less
afraid for his business. AND TINS ~ nc
cause he is learning how to think. how TO
discern between the right impulse and
the wrong, how 10 hold in check the ag-
press!ve suggestions Of ruthless human
will and pride and greed that would !end
10 mistakes of judgment: likewise now
to nut down the eneryating arguments
of timidity and Self-dcpreciatton, amide
whose mists opportunity might pass by
discovery and Establishment.
During forty years or almost unln-
terrupted invalidism Mrs. Eddy had been
STRUGGLING toward the apprehension OF
the scientific rule and method that she
/ firmly believed underlny the heaiing OF
the sick by purely spiritual means at IN
tervals throughout the recoroeo nlstoLy
! of mankind and especially during the
first three centuries Of the Christian
era The revelation came to her In an
hour when death seemed almost at hand
and through It she was healed or her
infirmity. The great fact was estab-
lished in human consciousness How
10 make 1t available TO her fellow men
: bcca me the immediate problem. Years
of consecrated effort brought forth the
Christian Science textbook. Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
II was followed by veritable library OF
collateral writings.
! No Deep Mystery About It.
There is no deep mystery about Chris