The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-12
A LECTURE
Christian Science
BY
John Randall Dunn, c. S.

Member of the Board of Leetureshil
Of The Mother Church, The First
Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass.
Entitled
Christian Science; The Su-
preme Discovery of the Age
Delivered at the Monarch Theatre IL
Pennington Sunday Afternoon, Jan.
have chosen for the subject of my
remarks, "Christian Science: The Su.
preme Discovery of the Age" TIC
some of you such classification may
seem arbitrary, may appear even pre-
sumptuous. But a few moments con-
sideration Of the great subject OF
Christian Science, its origin, its prom
Use, and its fruitage, should not fail
to convince the most skeptical that
the revelation Of this truth to the
world may well be denominated The
Supreme Discovery of the Age. And
it is not an extravagant statement to
say that it is vastly more important
to the human family that the most no
table achievements chronicled in the
realm of natural science or human
invention, for it concerns you and me
more than the discovery of the thou
sand and one marvels which on all
sides spring to our service at the
touch of button or the motion of q
lever.
Material Achievement Inadequate.
The world has made marvellous
strides in the subiugation of the cleo
trio current, but has it made proper
tomato progress in the subir0ation of
animality, Of hate, Of greed? Geolo-
gists have laid bare the great mineral
heart of the earth and from its depths
have taken an ever-increasing store
of treasure. But has human ingenu-
ity developed any invention whereby
fear and sorrow and Encouragement
may be extracted from the human
heart? The efforts of a self -sacrific-
ing body of medical men are bring
ing to light every conceivable mater
ial theory for the alienation of hu-
man suffering. And yet the under
lying cause of disease seems un-
touched, and frightened humanity is
still confronted with terrifying list
of so-called incurable diseases. The
human mind has been taxed to dis
cover new luxuries, and new modes
of amusement, to keep pace with
mortals' fickle and ever-changing de-
mands. But can it be said that its
accomplishments along these lines
have brought TO the famished affec-
tions anything that truly satisfies,
anything that brings abiding peace
and happiness? Jesus said, "What
shall it profit man, if he shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own
soul?" And we may well inquire
what shall it profit us, if we reach the
zenith of material achievement and
have no peace, no satisfaction, no
spirituality, and no health?
The Path Marked by Jesus.
Have you ever seen in the mountains
a "blazed" trail? A large piece of
bark is cleft from a tree, and this OPP
GRAFTON is repeated on other trees at
frequent intervals throughout the
length of the trail. No matter how
the trees may grow, the "blaze" re-
mains, and so the trail is marked out
for generations to come When the
world seemed immersed in the mater
ialism of Jewish theology and Roman
Paganism, there appeared one whose
mission was to point the way to spir-
ituality, to deliverance and healing,
and he "blazed' trail to the Fathers
house so plain, so simple, that child
could follow it. But in after centur-
les fast-growing weeds of ritual and
human doctrines, of political power
and ecclesiastical worldliness, OBJ
scured the trail, and mortals seemed
content to follow the devious paths
of creeds until in our time a woman
pilgrim came upon 1t and gave to her
. discovery the name, of Christian
zScience, or the Science of Christian
icy, and she rested not until she had
written book showing you and me
low to find it, This guide-book is
allied Science and Health with Key to
&he Scriptures" and is the textbook
which Christian Scientists use in CON
ection with their manual of life, the
Eible.
Breaking Of Greater Spiritual Light.
1t should not seem unreasonable to
anticipate that an age which has
brought forth such material marvels
hould also witness the breaking of
ereater spiritual light. To this
khought, however, the average man
zones with more or less caution.
f3e willingly supplants his GRANDPA
sher's candle with modern incandes-
eent lamp, unblushingly prefers AM
automobile to an ox-cart, and yet hes
itates to accept the thought that he
ahould expect advancement along the
me Of spiritual unfoldment as we'll as
z1raneement in the realm material.
81 probably tells you that the reli-
eipn Of his fathers is good enough
4af him, and on this point he will find
- argument with a Christian Scien-
NJ, for the religion Of the fathers is
nd enough for him if by the fathers
ETie means the early Christian fathers.
The religion of Jesus and the early
christians, the religion which was ev-
idenced by the healing Of the sick, the
stilling of the tempest, and the feed
ing of the multitude, is indeed good
S4fnttoh For nlf mankind. In fact Il ;c