Evening journal., 1918-05-22


local church, who said:
THE teachings OF Christ have
Drought comfort and peace 10 many a
struggling heart 70 Is this peace
which is Included In the principles OF
Christian Standardization because Il
Is from Christs xample-Sclence be-
cause II is as Webster defines 1.-THE
knowledge OF principles or facts"
so we have the definition OF Chris
tan Science as the knowledge OF the
principle OF Christ's tesching-knowl-
edge OF God as all good. all life, all
truth, all love.
therefore. you VIII hear tonight,
not creed but a principle AMI that
principle derived from the works and
lie OF Christ Jesus-the son Of God.
There may be learned from this lee
ture, therefore. by the unbiased think
er. some coed, some helpful thought
that Will make life brighter.
Il have the pleasure OF introducing
70 you an authorized lecturer on Chris
tian Science, John W. Doorley. OF
Leeds, England"
Mr.. Doorley said:
What Is the salvation which Chris.
tian Science offers2 Christian Science
offers to men salvation from sin Of every
kind, from disease. from hate. from pow
erty. from death and indeed from every
III 10 which flesh Is heir. Are you In
bondage 70 sin, 70 hate, TO sorrow TO dis
ease. TO disaster Of any kind? Chris
tan Science says that II is possible for
you 10 be rid of those things at once,
Are you overwhelmed by some So
called incurable disease that is destroy
ing your happiness or the happiness Of
some memb er OF your family? Chris
tian Science declares that God never
made that disease and that YOU do not
therefore have to submit TO IL any
longer, Are you laboring under deep
sorrow? Christian Science says that
there is infinite comfort for you In the
understanding Of Loves ever presence.
and that this understanding will en-
tirely obliterate from your thought
that sense OF sorrow, In fact Chris
tisn Science insists that every condi-
tion that is unlike God and that claims
TO bind man through sin, disease. or
death, is wholly abnormal and can and
should be destroyed through the cor
rect understanding Of God and OF Gods
law.
How then is this salvation 10 be at
tanned. and is IL the salvation which
the Scriptures teach? Christian Sci
ence states emphaticslly that such sal
walton can only be attained by under
standing what God is what true exist
ence is. the falsity OF mortal existence
and its inability TO satisfy mans high
est longings. This understanding must
then be used practically in daily life
Christian Science declares one in
finite cause or divine Principle whom
we call God OF good, who is ever pres
ent divine Mind and is also Infinite
Life. Truth and Love.
'Now how many differing effects can
be obtained from one INFINITE cause or
divine Principle. who is forever the
same. Christian Science declares IN
swervingly that from such a cause
there can be but one effect which is
Infinitely like that cause. Therefore
true existence must be forever mental
or spiritual, since 1t is the effect OF
infinite good. and Il must always eX-
press Life, Truth, and Love. because II
is the expression OF Life. Truth. and
Love.
so also Christian Science. reasoning
from the basis OF a perfect God, or
mind. and a perfect creation or exist
ence. wholly good and wholly mental
or spiritual, declares that mortal eX-
.stence is only the false sense that there
Is an opposite to infinite spirit. or mind.
This false sense Is what the scriptures
describe as the carnal mind and what
Jesus described as "a liar, and the father
1f It," This liar, or lying sense. the
'arnal mind, declares that finite matter.
he opposite OF infinite spirit, has life,
substance. and intelligence, when the
'act Is that infinite spirit Is the only
lie. substance. or intelligence. When.
however. Il IS seen that the whole OF
material existence. or the flesh, Is only
!, false belief IN a suppositional creator,
he carnal mind, or evil, and a supposed
,reation, called morality. or is In fact
, lie. then we begin to comprehend
,learly how the truth about God and
He creation, being ever present and
omnipotent and operating with
infinite intelligence, can destroy such
lie or false mental condition as NOR
ality.
aChrist Jesus demonstrated for all
.lme that spiritual understanding Is SUI
lclent for mans health. for his food,
or his life. and TO overcome all that
,laims TO operate against his harmony
,s the son Of God He revealed to his
'ollowers an lnfsllible rule, which he
allied the truth, that would deliver
hem from all evil thinking. OF from
ne csrnal mind, and its effect, NOR
ality -,
"He walked on the waters, thus dis
the so-called law OF gravity;
"a healed the sick. thus shattering the
dolstrous human belief that disease IS
reality or any part OF Coos creation.
He regarded matter or material eA-
stence simply as a mistaken human oe-
ief 10 be overcome al all times ana un-
ier All circumstances by the under
'isndine OF Gods law or Of spiritual eX-
sience In fact Christ Jesus proved
.oronletelv 10 mankind the infinite abil-
n, ~ GOOD thinking or Of spiritual un-
10 overcome every mate
'ial or mortal mind condition. Man
ind however dwelling, in a great
Measure. in the mesmerism OF material
ense. refused TO accept these teachings
,ecause they exposed the nothingness
n mortal existence, which 10 thehl
eemed to be the only reality. /
Mrs. Eddy during her whole life had
hown marked spiritual proclivities ana
lad been searching for years to under
tand God and His immutable law. Wnen
he truth about God and about exist |
nee appeared to her she was instans /
aneouslv raised from what seemed
Ikely 10 be her deathbed, This incident, /
.owever. did not satisfy Mrs. EDDY, TOT
he wanted TO know how she was healea