The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-13
"A Lecture on Christian Science

safe for democracy, means that the world is being prepared for scien- tific, liberating Christianity. ..
 A French writer thus wonderfully sums up the problems of material ity: "The ceaseless unrest of this weary world, is the unvoiced cry for God" So down throVgh the centuries enslaved mortals have echoed Jeremiah's plaint: "Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health. of the daughter of my people recovered?" -.- e.-ua5 THE COMING OF THE REMEDY
 Now it has been proven true in the, worlds experience. that every great human crisis has witnessed tbt appearance of some courageous God prepared teacher or leader proclaim ing a remedy, publishing deliver ance ,or pointing a way of escape.
 The enslayed and outraged chu- dren of Israel yearned for deliver ance, and a Moses, and later a Joshua, appeared to lead them from bondage. Out of the night of religious ignorance, supersti- tion, and error shone the light of Martin Luther. From the shores where then thrived the hamperins weeds of religious intolerance and bigotry. sailed the Pilgrim Fathers. And when the freedom of their des- cendants was at stake in 1776 and their unity. threatened in 1861 there stepped forth a George Wash ington and an Abraham Lincoln to meet the human need. And now in this age, this material mammon vol shipping age, which in spite of its wonderful material inventions ana achievements is so hungering afte spirituality, after healing, bodily aL' mental, in this age that Love di- vine which always has met and al ways will meet every human need Science and Health, p. 494) has spoken again, proclaiming to the sons of men that there is balm in .Gnead, and that Cilead is not afar off, but within our very reach, here
 nd now. And should it be surpris' ing that it was the gentle voice of woman that was appointed to bring this message, assuring the Tad' dened and fearful children of earth with all the tenderness of the mother, that God is indeed able to
 Ire for His creation, to heal and to save?
 We have only to remember the pure Jewish maiden whose uplifted ;ense beheld and brought into dem onstration the fatherhood of God; the repentance and gratitude Of the magdalen; the faithfulness of the women last at the cross and first at the sepulchre;" and likewise th'
 idelity and devotion of the Wo- man-thought through all the cen turies, to that which points to
 ith and purity-we have only to 'emember these, should the hu'
 an mind find it difficult to accept
 he fact that Truth has spoken to this age through a woman. ... PREJUDICE AGAINST MRS. EDDY I regret to confess the fact that before l knew anything about Chris tian Science, before I had read a line of its authorized literature, oI attempted to prove by demonstra' tjon its truth or its error, l was one of that now rapidly decreasing number of persons who seem to talk special delight in making flippant
 nd unch ristian remarks about Mrs Eddy, the DiscoYerer and Founder of Christian Science, and in laugh ing at the movement in general. was quite sure that Christian Sci entists worshipped Mrs. Eddy, and that her system of healing was based upon will power or the humaI mind over matter. In fact my fur of information as to what Christian Science did not teach, reminds me of the man who was endeaVoring to impress his pastor with his ex' traordinary familiarity with the Holy Scripture. Why, parson," he ex' claimde, q know that Bible from Genesis to Exodus!"
 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NOT SUG- GESTION
 But when at last read the Chris tian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. and when I had attended a few srvicees, I found that which no impartial investigator could fail to discover, that Christian Scientist: worship the supreme and only God, and entertain for the reYered Lead CT of their movement only senti- ments OF affection and deen grati-