The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-08

Judge Samuel w. Greene, G. s., OF
Louisville, KY, member of the
Christian Science Board Of Lecture
ship of The First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass, delivered
a lecture Tuesday evening in the
banquet hall OF the Masonic temple,
under the auspices of First Church
of Christ, Scientist, Of Keokuk. His.
subject was Christian Sciences. the
Religion of Fulfillment."
The speaker was introduced by
Mr.. A. X. Stewart, Second Reader.
who said:
In all ages the question has been
asked: What is TRUTH" In Chris
tian Science this is equivalent to
asking: What is God?". and the
answer is: "God is Love, Spirit. Life,
Soul, Mind, Principle"
Christian Science teaches perfect
God and a perfect creation, and man
made in the image and likeness OF
God, as the Scriptures declare, and
that as man learns to know and
understand this truth he Is freed
from the bondage of sickness and
sorrow and sin. and that in so far
as he is willing to have that Mind
which was also in Christ Jesus, ne
learns that heaven, harmony, is at
tainable here. and now.
Christian Scientists are always de-
sirous of sharing the blessings they
have received, and with this thought
in view you have been invited here
tonight to hear a lecture on Chris
tian Science, by one who is qualified
land authorized to speak on the sub
ject-a member of The Christian
Science Board Of Lectureship of The
Mother Church. The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
The lecture, in part, follows:
Christian Science is not, as some
have imagined, a patent cure-au, nor
lis it faith cure. 1t Is not the action
of will power nor the action Of the
human mind. On the contrary. it
teaches that the human mind must
yield to the Divine Mind. to that
| Mind which was also in Christ Jesus,
and, in the proportion that Christian
Science is understood, it makes the
| life, words and acts Of Christ Jesus
practicable for all ages and all
lpeople.
Try as man will to see the bright
side, they are always conscious that
there are the sick. the sorrowful, the
sin-burdened, until sometimes one is
constrained to believe that the whole
earth is joining in one mournful
lament. Christian Science comes to
such with a scientific explanation OF
the comforting words of Jesus, Come
unto me, all We that labor and are
heavy laden, and ! will give you
rest" Behold / give unto you, power
to tread on serpents and scorpions
and over all the power Of the enemy
and nothing shall by any means hurt
you"
| One Of the last things he said te
his disciples was, HE that believetf
on me, the works that I do, shall ht
do also; and greater works thar
these shall he do, because l go untt
my Father" With such positive
promise from Jesus, we must believ1
in the present possibility of healing
4 the sick, of casting out sin. and o.
raising the dead, provided. of course
that we believe in him, that is, under
stand him and his teachings, which is
the real meaning of the Greek wore
translated by our word believe" il
] the new version. Does it not seen
strange that the world should have
waited so long for one to rise UP an6
call attention to this and other plafI
Biblical promises, and prove the pos
sibility of their ful6llment? Ant
does it not seem even stranger, tina
when a gentle, sweet. pure minded
woman discovered the practica
nature Of these promises and begaI
to call attention, through healings. Il
them, and their fulfillment in her owl
experience. that she should have
been subjected to persecution at thu
hands of Jesus protested followers
ignoring, however, the lack of sym
MAJ thy and interest manifested by tn,
world in her discovery during tn,
early years, Mrs. Eddy never waveret
lin her course, but patiently and dill
gently studied the Bible. that sh'
might discover the positive rule 70;
the solution of this problem of mind
Ihealing. The result of her study sh'
has since given to the world In thu
4 Christian Science Textbook Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures. AS the years have come ant
gone during these more than fift.
years since her discovery, there hal
been an ever widening circle covered
by Christian Science, and an eve
increasing army of adherents. mel
and women who are constantly bear
ing witness to its healing and savin,
i power: and who are ever mindful o
their debt of gratitude to its reveret
discoverer and founder. There il
nothing of worship or dedication il
the reverence and respect paid b.
Christian Scientists. to Mrs. Eddy
but there is fervent gratitude ant
appreciation In an unnumberet
throng of men and women the worlt
around who have felt and are feeling
the uplift and blessing of her in
spired teachings.
Up to the time Of the discovery 0
Christian Science by Mrs. Eddy, sh
had proba bly, never dreamed of beini
great religious teacher or leader
!. ports today were that no serious dc