Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-04


ton. addressed meeting at The Play
house yesterday afternoon. He was
introduced TO the audience by John
G. Gray. who presided at the meet
ing In introducing Mr.. Young, Mr..
Gray said
Il desire to expressH ITO the members
Of the Christian Science Church OF
Wilmington my sincere appreciation
Of the honor Of being invited TO pre-
side at the meeting.
There is nothing IN life, measur-
ably worth while. for any Of us. be-
yond a sense OF stewardship and the
promptness and pride with which we
respond to any call to feasible ser
vice the object Of which IS the bet
terment OF mankind.
"Any movement OF organization
which with persistent and constant
intelligence. aims TO bring into clear
er understanding the rule, the direc-
ton. the law of individual conduct
and being; that avoids the jars and
the bruises OF wrong or erroneous
living and leads to higher personal
fitness and communal concord, IS.
without argument. entitled TO the
sympathy OF all. no matter OF what
creed for there is a meeting place
on common ground for all who be-
lieve in God and who deserve 10
benefit by the refinement Of thought
and intelligence that may enable us
to enjoy the progressive happiness
and health OF mind and body which
arc necessarily and naturally tho
fruits OF living according TO higher
conception OF the divine law.
1T is with this thought and in this
shirt that / delight 10 acknowledge
a an honor to introduce the dis
tinguished member or the Board OK
Lectureship Of the Mother Church,
HE First Church OF Christ Scientist,
of Boston, Mass, Mr.. Bieknell
Young"
Mr. Young said in part:
That YOU and ] can think-that we
are thinking at the present moment
Involves the primary fact that intelli-
vence exists 10 is self-evident also
that our capacity TO think is not a
personal thing. Every human being
has possessed e in some degree and
even the higher order OF animals ap-
pear to have a measure OF II. yet IN
ienigence never belonged exclusively
TO any particular man or woman or
race or creature The history Of hui
manity shows It 10 be something more
than limited possession. IL is an
universal heritage
There have been many beliefs about
God. and many of them were elevat-
ing and helpful 10 the extent that they
were comforting. but In Christian Sci
ence something more is required and
supplied
Intelligence is both prerequisite
and concomitant of all legitimate sci
entihc and Christian endeavor It's ma
ture Is unQuestionably infinite, there
fore primarily divine. In view of this
fact how utterly unreasonable to dis.
sociate God from science. Consequent
w. though ardent Christians, are no
less. but more scientific than othe
scientists When asked how Christian
Science heals, they can iruthfully an
swer. through intelligence. May the,
not reasonably ask in their turn 4
there an1 other way Of doing anything
correctly?
Divine intelligence is conceivable
only as Spirit, omnipotence. omnisci
ence. omnipresence. IL is conceivable
therefore that divine intelligence
Spirit could not do anything directl,
that needs to be done, and conse
auently not conceivable that it coult
or would provide some indirect means
= for healing the sick
Theories predicated upon the ne
cessity for material remedies OF
methods In healing are wanting n
reason and logic Now observe tina
the method OF Christian Science q
Numerically opposite to them. /
illustrates the scientific Ideal; TO
even in the mechanical world Their
has always been the hope that SOM
time OF other power would becom
available by direct means and with
out waste of energy or loss I'm trans
mission This idea has never bee
applied to the healing OF the SICK O
the regeneration OF mankind until IN
advent of Christian Science In thl
practice alone we have IL applied. an
the ideal practically realized and (
lustrated The power which heals di
case In Christian Science is the divir
Mind II is available only as Min
While the ordinary physician sa,
that he believes in the intelligent ms
OF drugs or other material remedie
VIC say and prove that that we kno
how TO rely upon divine Intelligent
IINNII| where IL lNt lNdA lnlnhtl WI
can doubt that the latter system
far more scientific than the forme
The Discoverer and Founder
Christian Science was the create
OF all modern thinkers along pure
metaphysical and strictly philosopf
cal lines. She was not only clear b
fearlessly consistent When 9th
thinkers came face 10 face with Il
conflict between the ideala Of Ii
= which point 10 the spiritual facts
being. and the material everyday G
periences which conflict with SUI
ideals, they yielded their ideals 10 L
evidence OF the material senses.
the light OF pure reason II is n
strange that. swayed by such inco
sistency, they evolved contradicto
theories OF religion and philosopt
Mary Baker Eddy, on the other har
saw that spiritual facts. though co
trary 10 the evidence of the materi
senses. and though humanity IDEAL
tic. relate most nearly TO the has
Principle and boundless Power WIFI
men call God. Consequently her scie
tihc system OF healing disease 81
overcoming sin requires that divii
facts when discerned shall be mai
tanned even in the face Of any al
all material evidence that appears
be contrary to them. This method
IN accordance with the methods
the greatest investigators OF u
world, although It was never adopt,
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