The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23
A LECTURE
Christian Science
by
DR.. Walton Hubbard, c. s. B.
.Of Spokane, Wash.
Member OF the Board OF Iccturcship
OF the Mother Church, The First
Church OF Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, Mass.

you something of its Dscoyerer and
Founder, Mary Baker Eddy some
thing of my experience in changing
from the practice of medicine to that
of Christian Science; and to state
briefly some phases OF its logical rea-
soning, and the results following its
application
Every advanced idea, every unfold
ment of Truth has come to the world
through the avenue of some human
intelligence Whoever has discovered
or presented Truth has done SO only
because his fundamental qualities,
nodded by environment and educa-
tion, have made such one suit
able channel for the presentation Of
q particular idea. 1t was not Shakes
peare, the poet but Newton, the
mathematician, who discovered the
law of gravitation; not Kipling, but
Edison, to whom the secrets Of cleo
trio lighting We're revealed 1t was
not Napoleon. but Lincoln, who
wrote, delivered and lived the Gettys
burg address, And so it was not some
materialist, but Mary Baker Eddy
who discovered Christian Science,
and the spiritual character of its
teachings as well as the results
following their application are of ne
cessity correct index of the type of
thought through which they came
Mrs. Eddy was peculiarly fitted not
only for the discovery of Christian
Science, but for its presentation and
explanation. She was naturally and
inevitably the author Of the Christian
Science textbook Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
From early childhood she manifested
deeply religious nature She was a
tireless student and investigator In
addition to these qualities she was
possessed OF an ability as a writer so
that from girlhood she was a con
tributor both in poetry and pfose to
representative New England publica
tions Those who are familiar with
Mrs. Eddys work, marvel at the inn
mense capacity for independent think
ing and research which she mani
tested. She tells us that she always
felt impelled to hunt for the law of
healing. She says During twenty
years prior to my discovery | had
been trying to trace all physical eff
fects to a mental cause; and in the
latter part of 1866 | gained the sci
eutific certainty that all causation was
Mind, and every effect a mental phe
nomenon' Retrospection and In
trospection, p 24)
No wonder that this persistent and
unsefish search for Truth should
have been rewarded by the discovery
OF Christian Science!
How Discovery Was Made
Forf three years following her dis
coveTy Mrs. Eddy devoted all of her
time to a deep study of the Scrip
lures seeking a solution of lifes
problems.
This investigation revealed the fact
that the entire Bible record teaches
conclusively that a right understands
ing of God has always brought do
minion over all material conditions,
and that when the knowledge of
Truth has been correctly applied it
has always been attended by heal
ing and regeneration. The Scriptures
abound in evidence that to under
stand God brings healing.
The fact that healing and the
knowledge Of Truth by which we are
to get healing has been passed over
as not meant for this time or for all
mankind has been due to no fault of
the Bible in presenting it, but to our
attitude of thought in approaching it,
Because we had been educated to be-
lieve that physical healing must be
brought about by material means, we
had not deemed it possible that God
had provided spiritual healing from
sickness and every form of error. so
we unconsciously studied the Bible
with the view of substantiating our
own preconceived notions about what
il ought to teach
Although the Scriptures declare
that man is made in Gods image and
likeness and is upright and holy, we
have rather hunted for those state
a ments which pictured a carnal man
as sick, an dsinning. and fallen.
We are led through the study Of
Christian Science to try to stop view
ing man as sick and SHINING, and to
accept the fact of his righteousness
and dominion. which is insisted upon
throughout the Bible. and to under
take to manifest this dominion over
all things.
No Healing in Drugs.
To most of us the body. with its
many forms of sickness and error.
seems to need most immediate atten-
tion,-first. because. it has such a
vast number OF sicknesses to which ii
seems to be subject and second. be-
cause the history of material means
for the alienation of these troubles
shows them to have been almost a
complete failure | say almost a COM
plete failure, because the latest rem
edy an dthe latest method. the ones
that have replaced last years remedy
and last years method. have not as
yet been proven useless: but the his
tory of the past hundreds of years
viii repeat itself and next year a
new set of material remedies will
replace what will then be this years
failures.
Now. the history of various drugs
and remedial agents is practically
identical On the first appearance OF
. drug it seems TO accomplish mar
wells, because the belief in its ability
to cure is limited to small number
who have enthusiastic belief in its
efficacy. But as the remedy becomes
more generally used. and by those
who have less faith in its virtue, its