The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-07
William D. Fitzpatrick of
Detroit Discusses Teach
ings of the Late Mary
Baker Eddy.
PRESENTS THE LAW Of GOD
Speaker Holds That Christian Science is
Based ON Logical and Literal Inter
probation of the Teachings of
the Master.

With an eloquence that compelled
attention and sincerity that carried
conviction, William D. Fitzpatrick of
Detroit, Mich, discussed s'ChristiaH
Science, the Law of God - for the en-
hghtenment of a crowd of thinkers
gathered at Carpenter IS Hall on Tues
day evening. The speaker appeared
under the auspices of the board of
lectureship of the Mother Church and
ably upheld the high standards of
thought, oratory, and religion, con-
sistently maintained by the Boston
congregation. Mr.. Fitzpatrick was ap-
propriately introduced by Mrs. Bena
johnson, First Reader of the Christian
Science Church in Kenosha
Following is a synopsis Of Mr.. Kill
patrick's remarks:
l have chosen for the subject OF my
discourse Christian Science; The Law
of God"
Present day interest in Christian Sci
ence is finding expression In a de-
mand for a wider dissemination of it's
message of hope and good cheer-in
q hungering and thirsting for fuller
| understanding of this pure gospel of
the Christ 1t is being universally
asked: What Is Christian Science?
What does it teach? What are it's ac-
complfshments? On what authority
does this religious movement within
the short span of generation COM
mand the respectful consideration of
a world?
1t is the purpose Of the Christian
Science literature, of Christian Sci
ence church services and of Christian
Science lectures to answer these Ques-
tons, and, If, perchance, we shall have
| been able this evening to throw some
, little CLEAN Of light on that book of
| all books. the Holy Bible; II, per-
chance, we shall have been able to
awaken the smouldering spark of hope
and encourag cement In the breast Of
| some sin-burdened, sick, hopeless or
suffering man or woman we shall con-
slider the hour we'll and prohtably
spent.
Humanity has arrived at the point
where it demands a religion which it
believes to be wholly true, untainted
| by human opinions and conjecture.
| without one element of error, founded
on the Bible and restoring the teach
ings and works OF the Master. That
| is what the world demands today, and
&AnA fnin dc 10 Inv Sc &1Hvsr1 fVa4S
| to Christian Science. The proof Of it's
divine origin rather than its profession
| has set the face of the world towards
| this religion.
Definition Of Christian Science.
| Probably the briefest and one Of
| the most comprehensive definitions Of
| Christian Science is to be found in the
book fundamental Divine Science" by
| the Discoverer and Founder Of Chris.
| tian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, where
| she describes 1t "as the law of God
the law of good, interpreting and DEM
| onstraung the divine Principle and
rule Of universal harmony" It will be
noted that universal harmony" in
| this definition is the ultimate and it's
accomplishment the result OF the In
depreciation and application Of "tha
| law Of God"
Law is unchanging and memorable.
Law Knows no opposing power or
principle. The laws of mathematics
cannot be hindered thwarted usurped
or set aside. No matter how erron-
| eous our opinion of the laws Of math-
m hn nxTnf
the same, unchanged throughout all
time. Ii not one person on the face
Of the earth ever knew one single,
simple law of mathematics, that would
in no wise alter it's laws or the fact
that it's laws exist and always have
existed unchanged In their perfection.
And so we find that the law OF God
always has existed, unaltered, eternal
and perfect, but that, except in few
| instances this law has been hidden
from mankind throughout the ages.
Universally OF Gods Law.
The object OF all Christian endeavor
ings TO be true by doing the works
that he did. The healing works OF
Jesus were not given us merely to
oklOW WAot AC COUiu uO. ShAaoIAdA
Science proves that these works were
gwen to the world by Jesus In DEM
| onstrabfe law, that humanity, through
his example, might know and under
| stand this law and be able to intelli-
gently apply this knowledge. This
law OF God must, from the very nature
Of God and his relation to man and
the universe, be universally and etern-
ally applicable. 1t must be art the COM
| mand and for the benefit OF all of
Gods children throughout al Of Gods
creation. Thus we find that the law
employed by Jesus In his mighty
works is the same law that enabled
the Israelites to pass on dry land
through the Red Sea, that restored her
son whole to the Shunammite mother,
| that delivered the three Hebrew
young men from the fiery furnace, that