The Washington herald., 1918-02-11

walton from sin OF every klnd, ana dls-
ease. from hate. from poverty. from
death. and, indeed. from every i'll
to which flesh Is heir" John w.
Doorly. c. s. B., said In q lecture on
Christian Science at Polls Theater
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Doorly IL a member Of the board
of iectureship of the mother church.
the First Church of Christ, Scientist,
In Boston. He said, in part:
what salvation Is and how Il Is to
be attained are questions that are
forever struggling in the human
breast. The ordinary mortal. however,
does not even seem to have decided
from what he needs to be saved or for
what kind of a salvation he hopes. In
some indefinite way he believes that
there is a place which is popularity
termed heaven and which he hopes
some day to reach; but what heaven
is or how he Is going to attain II he
has very little idea. How much of a
result could one expect IL he employed
as little intelligent effort as this in his
business or any other activity OF life?
Salvation from Sin.
christian Science offers to me sal
walton from sin Of every kind, from
disease, from hate, from poverty, from
death. and, indeed, from every III to
which flesh Is heir This salvation,
moreover, is not something to be at
tanned at some future time and in
some inexplicable way, but It is some-
thing that can be experienced and en-
joyed here and now. Are you in
bondage to sin, to sorrow, to disease,
to disaster of any kind? Christian Sci
ence says that It Is possible for you to
be rid OF these things at once.
"In fact. Christian Science insists
that very condition that is unlike God
and that claims to bind a man through
sin. disease or death Is wholly abnor-
NAL and can and should be destroyed
through the correct understanding OF
God and Gods law.
Moses reduced his understanding OF
God to a form or system of right
thinking by which his fellow-men
could govern their thinking and con-
sequently their acts, and this system
was known as the Law or Command
ments. 1t was really the FIRST sys-
tematic attempt to show men that to
attain health. holiness and happiness
the place to begin is in their thinking.
During many years Moses also demon
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overcome sin. lack. disease, hunger
and every untold experience through
his understanding OF God and OF the
divine law.
Subordinate Mortal Experience.
After Moses many spiritually
minded men arose who were able to
| subordinate mortal experience by
their spiritual understanding. JOSH
ua overthrow Jerico by a holy men
tai process. Elijah raised the
widows son at Zarephath I Kings.
1873. and he also divided Jordan
and passed through it UI Kings Esd.
Elisha used his understanding OF
God to cure Naaman OF his leprosy
(II Kings, 5:1D. and he broke the
so-called law OF gravity by making
the axle-head swim QI Kings, 6:6).
He raised the Shunammites' son
from the dead (II Kings. -; in
creased the widows oil I'll Kings ~.
healed from the deadly potage (II
Kings. 1850. and in many ways
proved conclusively that the under
standing OF spiritual law would
make free from the painful expert
ences of mortality. Daniel proved
that mortal beliefs OF hate. malice.
and ferocity. whether operating as
lions or as men. could be cowed and
overcome by the spiritually minded
(DanleD. The three young He
brews proved unfailingly that even
fire itself could not harm those
dwelling in the one mind Daniel
3:26). thus continuing to prove what
Moses had discerned at the burning
bush.
AT last this understanding OF
Gods true nature, and OF existence
as spiritual and perfect. manifested
itself In the birth OF Christ Jesus.
Because of his freedom from NOR
tality and his constant communion
with that one Mind which IS life,
truth and love, Jesus was able to
perceive to perfection that the flesh
profiteth nothing because 1T Is the
spirit that Quickeneth' (John $3.50.
Christ Jesus demonstrated for all
time that spiritual understanding is
sufficient for mans health, for his
/ food. for his life and to overcome
all that claims to operate against
his harmony as the son of God. He
| revealed to his followers an infal-
lible rule. which he calls the truth
that would deliver them from all
evil thinking. or from the carnal
mind and its effect, mortality. When
they failed to demonstrate this rule
he informed them that it was be-
cause OF their lack of faith or of
spiritual understanding. that Is a
lack OF right mental condition.
Spiritual Being Understood.
with the disappearance of the ma
terial body of Jesus after His COM
plete victory over mortality the dis