Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13


Phoenix people attended a lecture yes
,terday afternoon at Elks ttheater, de-
i,Vereo by John c. Lathrop of Brook
llne' Mass, on the subject of Christian
ocience. The speaker was introduced
oy irwin de r. Miller, as follows:
christian Scientists rejoice in God
AT hand; a God whose law, whose
power, and whose love for man. the.
cnhd OF his care. has been changeless
throughout the ages; as ready now as
IN early times, to meet the every need
or humanity; as able and as willing
10 protect his children in America from
epidemic as he was TO protect his chill
dren in Egypt from plague
That they may share with YOU this
knowledge of Gods law and how to
avail ourselves of it, the members of
First Church of Christ. Scientist OF
Pnoenix, have invited you TO listen to
Mr.. John c. Lathrop, Of Brookline,
Mass. Mr.. Lathrop is a member of the
Board Of Lectureship of the Mother
Cnurch, The First Church of Christ,
scientist, in Boston. Massachusetts,, and
l take great pleasure in introducing
him TO you"
MI. Lathrops address was as fol-
lows:
Mary Baker Eddy fifty-two years ago.
Thirteen years after the discovery the
tirst Church OF Christ, Scientist" was
organized In Boston. Massachusetts.
Since then nearly eighteen hundred or
gained churches or societies have been
established over the world forty -one
cities each containing two churches or
societies, and twenty-four other cities
each containing from three to eighteen
churches or societies. At the Wednes-
Day evening meetings held in these
churches and societies over ten thous-
and people each week publicly and vol
UNFAIRLY bear grateful testimony to the
healing and regenerative benefits they
have received through Christian Sci
ence. Scores of additional carefully
authenticated testimonies appear
weekly and monthly in the Christian
Science Sentinel and The Christian
Science Journal. II these are some of
the present fruits Of Christian Science
Mrs. Eddy asks in her book Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures
%. 34e), what viii the harvest be
when this Science is more generally
understood"
DiscoVerer and Founder
first met Mary Baker Eddy TWEEN
ty-two years ago when, on leaving
the business world 10 embark in Tho
practice of Christian Science she in.
vited me to visit her at her home ir
Concord, N. II. In those early days
there We're conflicting stories afloa'
about Mrs. Eddy, and so | decided t
keep on, as it were. my cuisines.
spectacles," look at her through them
and thus not be fooled by any possible
personal tx-ua
lief and satisfaction on meeting a per
son who did not at all accord witt
what / had heard. | found myself il
the presence of a person of marke,
gentleness and refinement, whose man
ner was quiet, modest, and deeply sin
cere, who spoke with great earnest
ness, continually referring to God wit
such unusual trust and conviction tina
my thought soon left her personalit
and did not return TO IT, | discOvere
that instead of her human personalit
dominating me, something entirel
above the human was governing Mr..
Eddy, and in turn strongly impressin
me. | remember she answered som
difficult questions and her simple, un
resitating, strong and certain name
convinced me that she was not depend
.ng upon her mortal self or human wi
for knowledge, but that her wisdoi
was the outcome of her implicit spin
itual faith in God. Those who kne,
Mrs. Eddy best never had but one opin
ion about her absolute reliance upo
the divine Mind for every daily NOV
may add merely in the way of cor
firmation, that in after years it wa
my privilege for a period OF time to /
member of Mrs. Eddys Household
when | possessed every opportunity ,
watching her daily habits. which
found to be as honest and consisteI
in spiritual guidance and practice ;
we're the fruits in abundant and ben,
ucient results. What l then witnessf
confirmed what had gradually bee
formulating in my consciousness
namely, that spiritual Truth has a
ways been revealed to those who we
most spiritually minded. and that Mr.
Eddy's natural love for God and II
laws enabled her to understand al
reveal both TO this age. And so VIII
then saw answered conclusivelv
me an old question. Was Mrs. Ed,
commissioned by God or by man? Al
II by God, can God make a mistak
Gratitude opens the door to spiritu
understanding, whereas harsh jud
ment closes this door, Gratitude {
wv hfN9 VI biSil ptOpief TdlneI I'M
opposition to their work and doctri,
constitutes the open door to spiritr
understanding. History shows th
those who profited most through [
unselfish and noble lives of great m
and women were those who were me
deeply touched by a sense of gratitu
for those lives. Noble motives "
prepare ones thought for spiritual d
covery. and thereafter the honesty a
verify OF Mrs. Eddy's great discove
will never be doubted
Right Viewpoint
There are in the world today.
there always have been, many diver
ties OF human opinions or points
view. Once succeed in changing a n,
sons point OF view and you give h
wholly different outlook. as WI
YOU change his point Of view from w
10 south or from west to east. Supp,
a person, who, from birth had be-
taught 70 wear blue glasses and
view the world through them. az
twenty-five years OF continual use
blue glasses, were told that everythi
Is not blue but white and gold a
green and brown. IL would be diffic
for him at once to credit the truth q
change his way OF thinking. If he w
told to take off those useless and d
figuring glasses and have a look
things as they really are, he would