Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-11
WHAT CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE MEANS
Lecture on the Subject by Paul
Stark Sceley, c. s.,
of Boston.

Paul Stark Seclcy, c. s., of Boston,
Mass. on Saturday night gave lecture,
AT the Christian Science Church, IN which
he discussed the meaning of Christian
Science.
Norman t. John introduced the speaker.
Mr. Sccly said:
The discovcrer and founder of Chris
t,an Science, Mary Baker Eddy, in her
work entitled Miscellaneous Writings"
says of this Science, Its genius is right
thinking and right acting, and in another
of her works, No and Yes. she says
The essence Of this Science is right
thinking and right acting
In seeking an answer to the question
how 10 think rightly, Christian Science
recognizes that there must necessarily
to which thought may hc meas
urcd rs right or wrong. the
same rs mathematical law measures
with cvactncSs the correctness or Incorrect
ness of mathematical thinking
With n correct understanding Of Divine
Mind rs the one intelligent causc, and
man as Minds eternal idea, whose real
sclfhood is goodness, rs the basis for right
thinking, Christian Science shows man
how 10 make this truth practicable in
his daily problems. Tho method is
the supplanting in consciousness of the
temporal and mortal sense of life and
sclfhood with the true and eternal facts
81 spiritual life and manhood, II is
mental transformation which gradually
exchanges material for a spiritual
sense Of being.
Jesus said, Except " he
come rs little children. W shall not enter
the kingdom of heaven This showed
that the kingdom of heaven was not
place hut n state Of consciousness, 10 find
which ono must acquire the chldlikc
qualities oi love. gcntlCucSs, humiht|,
unselfshncss. purity and goodness thus
We scr that heaven Is not a future state ni
regal refuge but n present reward tor
righteous thinking Instead oi dying
hls wav INTO heaven, man must think ms
wav in, and this is just rs true this day
and hour as when Jesus said IT II IS
these childlikc qualities ot thought that
one needs tO gam an undCrSt andng OF
Christian Scicncc. 10 caIn the Mind ot
Christ. tho consciousness Of Truth.
"On earth peace. good will toward
mon. was the message that heraldcd
Jesus ministry For nearly two thou
sand wears these words ami the prayer
~ tho Master Thy kingdom come
Thy viii bc done IN earth As II Is IN heaven
have been on the lips of ChrIstendom.
Rut what Is the trouble Something has
tailed Somewhere there has hccn a
hitch Something has been out Of gear.
This people draw near me with their
mouth wrote Isaiah. and with their
llps do honor me. hut have removed their
heart far frnm me Tho trouble has
not hcen with mon s words. II has been
with mems thoughts Rivers Of words
VIII not bring Gods kingdom 70 earth
n 2 thousand centuries, universal right
hinking will establish II IN a day And
universal right thinking is no moro
nd no less than every individual thinking.
nat IS, praying nightly
Mrs Eddy discovered the law Of
Christian healing at a time when severe
lc,1dent threatened her hfe and her
cntlre trust had to he placed in other
than material remedies. Her FIRST glimpse
II this spiritual law through which she was
hen healed was followed by complete
rcurpmont from society for several years
IN order that She might tho more dill
gently devote her time to tho study at
tho Scriptures and CLEAN from them 2
fuller understanding ot this law and ITS
application 10 human needs In 1875 the
textbook of Christian Science. "SCIcnCe
and Health with key to tho Scriptures
was published by her setting forth tho
result Of her lahors
Christian Scientists honor and respect
Mrs Eddy They recognize her great
work for them and for an mankind. even
tho reopenng and making PLAIN ot tho
way for individual and universal salvation,