The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13

The largest attended Christian
Science lecture ever held in Richmond
was given Monday evening in the
church edifice at 1417 North A street
by John Randall Dunn, c. s. The lee
ture was given under the auspices of
the Mother church at Boston. The
church building was unable to &C
commodate all those who attempted
to hear Mr.. Dunn.
A summary of the speakers lecture
follows:
The widespread interest in the sub |
ject 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 Isaiah
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 pris-
on to them that are bound" The at
tempts of some misinformed critics to
prove that Christian Science is not
this hberator, that the sick are not
healed, the SHINING reformer, nor the
sorrowing comforted through it's min
istrations, are of course Of little mo-
ment in the presence Of an ever In
creasing host Of witnesses testifying
to the fact that whereas they were
bound physically, mentally, or moral
~, 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 torments
of alcoholism, to go back to his appe-
title and his bondage? Would they bid
the infidel who through Christian Sci
ence has become a believer in and
lover of the Bible, discard that holy
volume, and tread again his cherries,
goddess road? Would they bring back
the pain and anguish which in the
cases OF thousands of men and women
and little children have been banished
by the touch OF this healing evangel?
Surely this is no time to oppose the
coming to saddened humanity OF a
spiritual message the certain effect OF
which is the uplift and comfort of
mankind 1t might be recommended,
therefore, to those who feel called up
on to ridicule and revile the Christian
Scientists, that perhaps the safest and
most Christian attitude for them to
assume Is to be found In GamalieTs
sound advice to the would-be persecu-
tors of the apostles as recorded in the
fifth chapter of Acts: And now say
unto you, Refrain from these men, and
let them alone; for il this counsel or
this work be of men, 1t will come to
naught; but If 1t be of God, We cannot
overthrow 1t; lest haply We be found
even to fight against God"
The Christian Science Monitor. the
international daily newspaper publish
ed by the Christian Science Publish
ing Society, is conceded even by many
non-Scientists to be one of the great
forces for righteousness in human al
fairs today It's object, Mrs. Eddy hat
stated, .is to injure no man. but t.
bless all mankind" miscellany, p
1881, and it is ever the champion o
lofty patriotism. good government, ant
high civic ideals. 1t is doing more tt
awaken humanity to clear metaphy
steal view of the earth's problems
than any other news journal on tn,
globe 1t is bringing to the very door
step of the readers heart the prob
lens, the hopes, the trials, and tn
achievements OF his brethren over
seas and over-continents. In othe
words. as it has been well said. tn
Monitor is teaching mortals ito thin
in hemispheres." Thus it is laying
sure foundation for a truer co-opers
ton and lasting fellowship among me
and nations: and when the smoke @
the great conflict lifts, the Christia
Scientists in all parts of the worl
will be found offering cup of col
water in Christs name, as they hav
been offering it for the past gener;
ton to the receptive thought, healin
the sick, comforting the sorrowins
and wiping out unhappy memories, el
mites, and hates.
Armaeeddon.
Certainly it must be recognized b
every thinking person that the signin
of treaty of peace, favorable
human interests as it may be, will M
alone usher in the millennium. I
be sure, the yielding of autocracy
democracy, the ordaining of humanl
good governments. and the establis
n4nt of equal rights and privilege
a..ong men are absolutely necessal
STOPS toward the ultimate liberatic
of the race. But the great battle A
nageddon is not ended. for this bait
is the conflict between the flesh ar
Spirit. between Truth and error; II
struggle whereby mortals finally sha
be freed from the bondage of materi
sense, from sickness, hate, animalit
limitation, imperfection, old ag
death Down through the centuri
enslaved mortals have echoed Jer
miah's plant: rs there no bal
in Gilead; is there no physician Their
why then is not the health of Il
daughter of my people recovered"
The Coming of the Remedy.
Now it has been proved true in t
worlds experience, that every gre
human crisis has witnessed the q
pearance of some courageous God-pl
pared teacher or leader proclaiming
remedy, publishing deliverence,
pointing way of escape.
The enslaved and outraged childr
of Israel yearned for deliverance, a
a Moses, and later Joshua, appear
to lead them from bondage. Out
the night of religious ignorance. s
perstition and error shone the light
a Martin Luther. From the shor
where then thrived the hamperi