The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-13
By John Randall Dunn, G s. Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ,
 Scientist in Bos.- ton, Mass

MT. John Randall Dunnp C. S.' OL St. Louis, Mo, member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church The First Church of Christ Scientist, Of Boston, Mass, lectured last night at the Church Edifice of the Christian science Soiety of Skagway.
 The church edifice was crowded to it's capacity whan Mrs. Hazel G. Kirmse introduced MT. punn,sE to the audience, and those h attend ance keenly appreciated the lee ture.. Mir. Dunn has 8 most pleas ing delivery and speaks in ma tural tone of voice, mora as though he were holding an ordinay con versation with each and every one of his audience rather than lectur- ing &n the common acceptance of the term. MT. Dunn said in part as follows:
 The widespread 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 Hberator graphically pictured by Isaiah as sent to preach good tidings unto the meek; . to bind up the brokenhesrted' to proclaim liberty to the eaptiyes, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound.". |, The at tempts of some misiRformed critics to prove that Christian Science IS not this liberator, that the sick are not healed, the shining reformed nor the sorrowing comfOrted thru its manifestations, are of course Of little moment in the presence or an ever increasing host of witnesses testifying to the fact that whereas they were bound physically, mentally or morally, now they are experienc- ing through the teachings Of Chris tlan Science a greater message Of health, freedom, and happiness than they have ever known.
 What would those who fancy themselves opposed to this spiritual teachings have it's students do? Would they ask the man who states and whose family corroborates his statement, that he has been freed from the torments of alcoholism, to go back to his appetite and his bondage? Would they bid the in fidel who through Christian Science has become a believer in and lover of the Bible, discard that holy vol ume, and tread again his cheerless' goddess road? Would they bring back the pain and anguish which in the cases of thousands of men and women and little children has been banished by the touch Of this healing eYangel? Surely this is no time to oppose the coming to sad dened humanity of spiritual mes sage the certain effect of which is the uplift and comfort of mankind It might be recommended. therefore to those who feel called upon to ridicule and reyile the Christian Scr entists, that prehaps the safest and most Christian attitude for them to assume is to be found in Cana liel's sound advice to the would De prosecutors of the apostles as recorded in the fifth chapter of Acts: And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: but if 1t be of God, ye cannot overthrow 1t; lest haply ye be found even to fight against Cod, THIS TRAGIC MOMENT IN HIS
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 We are without doubt living in one of the most tragic moments in history. On all sides are evidences of the most terrific upheayal the world has ever witnessed. Nation has risen againt nation, wars and rumors of wars abound, desolation and disturbances of nature seem to prevail, and want, woe, and dis cord stalk abroad in the earth. WhaI does 1t mean? How are we to stand? Christian Science gives the only rational explanation of this mighty worldwide fermenta- tion. It tells us not to be dis mayed, but to realize that as the mud in a rivers bed must be stirred and brought to the surface in or der to purify the stream (see Sci snce and Health, p. 54O), just so must the latent 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
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