The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-31
AN ADDRESS
ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Clarence W. Chadwick. c. $. B., l.
introduced to Richmond Audience
BY Camp Lee CHAPLAIN.

Clarence w. Chadwick, c. s. b, de-
lNered an address last night at the
jefferson hotel auditorium on Chris
tan Science: a Religion of Right
Thinking" He was introduced by
Lieutenant Edward w. Dickey. of the
national army at Camp Lee, the first
Christian Science chaplain ever ap-
pointed Mr.. Chadwick said in part;
Mrs Eddy's vision Of the Christ not
only healed her of the effects of So
called fatal accident but enabled her
to reach a punified, mental height,
where she could spiritually discern
the deep things of God and give them
TO the world. She named her discovery
Christian Science, She was. TO use
her own words, only "A scribe echoing
the hormonies of heaven in divine
metaphysical, consequently. she had
no excuse to offer for indtting the
pages of science and health with key
to the Scriptures.
II was in the year 1866 that Mrs.
Eddy made the ali-important discoV-
cry that all causation was mind, and
every effect a mental phenomenon
BY mind she means not the carnal
or mortal mind which lis enmity
against Cod" but the one infinite. SUI
preme. governing intelligence of the
universe, eternal and unchanged BILE,
Gods thoughts are not the vision
airy imaginings of the errins. human
mind My thoughts are not your
thoughts. saith the Lord" It must be
conceded that Jesus mode nj think
ing was on a higher plane than that
of mortals when we learn to think
as Jesus thought, we shall perceive
l. i y
tween the human and the divine We
shall learn that God-like thoughts are
endowed with life and power. and are
increasingly operative for good.
Christian Scientists are naturally
great deal more interested in the sub
ieCt of health than in disease. They
have found out that the right idea Of
health, when intelligently presented 10
humanity Is far more contagious than
the thought of disease. They do not
believe in falling sick and then hav-
ing TO become proficient in the hu-
man knowledge of distase before
learning how to he well. They have
learned that health is the normal con-
dition Of man in Christian Science;
and that disease is a mistake of the
human mind, To be corrected by
right understanding of health as an
attribute Of God. Why believe in the
power and reality of disease when
such belief can never bring surcease
of suffering? Recourse to a higher
state of consciousness is mans only
remedy for disease or sin
We cannot bring out in our lives
anything above our highest concept
of God If this concept makes God
out to be the author and sender of
disease. il is perfectly consistent for
us to have disease. We should not
even want to get rid of il, if we hon
estlY thought that God sent il.
Mans birthright is entire freedom
from bondage of every description
There is. therefore. a law operative
to bring this about and Christian
Scientists are striving to live in con-
formity TO this law designated in
Scripture as the perfect law or lib
erty." Simply believing in love
neither makes us loving or lovab BILE,
nor does il hestow upon us he right
or possession OF any OF Gods bless
ings; but love expressed in thought
and action gives us spiritual dominion
which is the only real freedom.