The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-08-17

comic FtaDie temple aSN'Inbleu 10 lI9.
ten to a lecture on Christian Science
| by Professor John Kendall Dunn. {.
: g.. OF st Louis, Mo, member OF
the Board OF LeCtureshp Of The
Mother Church. The First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, III Boston. Mass He
is man of commanding appearance, a
fluent and most interesting speaker.
who thoroughly understands his sub.
ject matter The lecturer was in
troduced by \. j. Adams and the fol
lowing excerpts are from his speech:
i The widespread interest in the sub
ject OF Christian Science. in this and
other lands, IS traCeable directly to the
fact that enslayed mortals are finding
in It's spiritual teaching that liberator
grE phically pictured by Isaiah as sent
ito preach the gospel Of good tidings
unto the meek; to bind up
the broken hearted, to proclaim lib
erty to the captives and the opening
of the prison to them that are bound"
The attempts of some misinformed
critics to prove that Christian Sci
ence is not this liberator. that the
sick are not healed the shining re-
formed nor the sorrowing ComfOrted
through its ministrations. are of
course of little moment in the pres
ence of an everincreasing host OF
witnesses testifyng to the fact that
whereas they were bound physically,
mentally or morally, now they are ex
periencing through the teachings OF
Christian Science a greater measure
of health. freedom and happiness than
they have ever known.
Mrs. Eddy
As to that revered gentlewoman
simple. healing truths of the Bible
are today made available for those
who sit in darkness, | may say only
this: Her character needs no de-
Tense at human hands. BY her fruits
shall she be known. History is re-
plcte with annals wherein are recorded
the unreasoning and unfounded mis-
representation which has inevitably
pursued the apostle of a new idea.
Even the immaculate Jesus did not
eccape. Think of it!-blind, perverted
material sense said OF him, He is a
wine-bibber, glutton, friend of
publiCans and sinners" Mr.. Eddy
writes in Science and Health (p. 2S)
I"Remember, thou Christian martyr, it
is enough il thou art found worthy to
unloose the sandals of thy Masters
feet, TO suppose that persecution
for righteousness sake belongs to the
past and that Christianity today is at
Il peace with the world because 1t is
honored by sects and societies Is tL
mistake the very nature of religion.
Error repeats itself. The trials en-
countered by prophet, disciple and
| apostle, of whom the world was not
worthy. await. in some form. every
pioneer OF truth"
Mrs. Eddys Discovery
+ Christian Scientists know that Mrs
Eddy did not originate Christian Sci
ence; she discovered it. brought it to
light. The balm of Gilead which she
has revealed for the healing of the
nations is not OF her creating. nor Is
it restatement of ancient or modern
material philosophy. 1t is the simple,
unauthorized spiritual teaching OF
Jesus and the prophets who preceded
him. To this assertion some may say,
But believe. and have been endeav-
oring to follow, the teachings OF Jesus
all my life Yes, this is unfortu-
nately the remarkable predicament of
Christian peoples today; hundreds of
differing sects acknowledge Jesus as
their guide and king, and then pro
coed to place their human interpre-
ldtlOn upon MS "OFuS ana WORKS.
This leads to endless diversity OF
opinion and the sad differences
among Christians, causing one to say.
Il believe this" another, My belief
is that" Yet the plain fact OF the
, matter is this; 1t matters not what
any man or set OF men believes about
Jesus teaching The allimportant
] point is, What was Jesus actual
teaching? What did he believe and
teach? Is there to be found in his
word practical present day saliva.
tion for you and me?
Salvation
In once asked "A woman seeking
help in Christian Science ii she un.
derstood the meaning of the word sal
walton" Indeed | do" was her re-
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