The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-05-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE is
SUBJECT OF LECTURE
AT SUCG THEATRE

MOI0ST CuuICH VI ChiiSb AoNAOhVioti
in Boston, Mass, delivered a lecture
on Christian Science to very at
tentive audience at the Sugg thea
ter Sunday afternoon. He was intro
duced by Mrs. John A. Mcclure, now
living in Sulphur, Okla, but for
many years a resident Of this city.
The lecturer spoke as follows:
The wide spread interest in the
subject of Christian Science, in this
and other lands. is traceable directly
to the fact that enslaved mortals are
finding in its spiritual teaching that
liberator graphically pictured by Is
saiah as sent Ito preach good tidings
unto the meek; to bind up the brok-
enhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives and the opening of the pri'
son to them that are bound" The
attempts of some misinformed critics
to prove that Christian Science is not
this liberator, that the sick are not
healed, the SHINING reformed, nor
the sorrowing comforted through its
ministrations, are of course of little
moment in the presence of an ever
increasing host Of witnesses testify
ing to the fact that whereas they
were bound physically, mentally and
morally, now they are experiencing
through the teachings of Christian
Science a greater measure of health,
freedom and happiness than they
have ever known.
What would those who fancy them
selves opposed to this spiritual teach
ing have its students do? Would they
ask the man who states, and whose
family corroborates his statement,
that he has been freed from the tor
ments of alcoholism, to go back to his
appetite and his bondage? Would
they bid the infidel who through
Christian Science has become a be-
lever and lover of the Bible, dis
card that holy volume, and tread
again his cheerless, Goddess road?
Would they bring back the pain and
anguish which in the cases of thous
ands of men and women and little
children has been banished by the
touch of this healing eyangel? Sure
ly this is no time to oppose the com
ing to saddened humanity, of a spiri
tual message the certain effect Of
which is the uplift and comfort of
mankind. 1t might be recommend
cd, therefore, to those who feel cal
led upon to ridicule and revile the
Christian Scientists, that perhaps the
safest and most Christian attitude
for them to assume is to be found in
Gamaliel's sound advice to the would
be prosecutors of the apostles as re.
corded in the fifth chapter of Acts
And now / say unto you, Reflain
from these men, and let them alone:
for If this counsel or this work be of
men, 1t will come to nought: but if
it be of God you cannot overthrow it;
lest happily ye be found even to
fight against God"
This Tragic Moment in History.
We are without doubt living in one
of the most tragic moments of his
tory. On all sides are evidences of
the most terrific upheaval the world
has ever witnessed. Nation has ris.
en- against nation, wars and rumors
of wars abound, desolation and dis
turbances of nature seem to prevail,
and want, woe, and discord stalk
abroad in the earth. What does It'll
mean? How are we to stand? Chris
tian Science gives the only rational
explanation of this mighty world
wide fermentation. II tells us not to
be dismayed, but to realize
that rs the mud in riv-
er's bed must be stirred and
brought to the surface in order to
purify the stream (see Science and
Health, p. 540), just so must the lat
tent errors of the earth, national as
well as individual, be brought to the
surface and carried off, in order that
the Kingdoms of this world may be-
come the kingdoms of our Lord and
His Christ AS Jesus says in the
twenty-first chapter of Luke. "When
these things begin TO come to pass,
then look up, and lift up your heads
for your redemption draweth nigh
A Christian Scientist cannot fail to !
read the signs of the times and rea-
lie with courage and without dismay |
that this mighty international upheaval
means blasting away of the rocks and |
stumps of tyranny and oppression and
the preparing OF the soil of the hui
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truth, the seed of scientific Chris
tianity. Thus to say that the world !
is being made safe for democracy, |
means that the world is being pre-
pared for scientific liberating Chris
tianity.
Patriotism and Good Citizenship.
Mrs. Eddy the discoverer and
founder of Christian Science, has
said, (The First Church of Christ,
Scientist and Miscellany that Chris
tian Science stands for the inalien-
able. universal rights of men. Essen
TALLY democratic, its government ad-
ministered by the common consent Of
the governed, wherein and whereby
man governed by his creator is self-gov-
erned" (p. 254). She has also stated
as an article of her political faith
that she believes in supporting a
righteous government (see p. 276).
And in yet another place she writes.
III our nations rights or honor
we're seized, every citizen would be
soldier and woman would be armed I
with power girt for the hour" %.
277. Thus it will be found that the
great majority of alert students of
Christian Science, are endeavoring to
be good citizens and loyal uphOlders
Df every good and righteous cause.
II a student of Christian Science be-.