The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-24
LECTURER TALKS
ON TEACHINGS OF
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Large Audience Attends
Lecture by w. d. Kilpat-
rick of Mother Church
at the Lyric Tseatre

William D. Fitzpatrick, member of the
board of lectureship of the mother
church, the First Chruch of Christ.
Scientist, at Boston, delivered ad-
dress on Christian Science to an inter-
ested audience that filled the Lyric the
atre to its capacity yesterday afternoon
The lecture was held under the auspices
of the First and Second Churches of
Christ, Scientist, of the city. Mrs Rose
Flenver presided and. introduced the
speaker.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick said in part:
christian Science is the restoration
to this age of the religion taught and
practiced by Jesus the Christ 20 CEN
turtles ago. 1t is, in its fullest intent and
purpose a return to the simple and splr-
itual teachings of the Holy Bible from
Genesis to Revelations.
"It teaches that every act and every
word of the mighty Jesus was given
to the world by way of instruction. of
example and of precept not to show
merely that he was the Son of God, but
to show. also, in the language of John,
that Now are we the sons of God and.
as Paul puts it, Joint heirs with Christi
tfat as children of God and Joint heirs
with Christ, we by understanding and
following the teachings and practice O.
Jesus. shall be able to work out for our
selves a full and complete salvation as
did He a salvation n.v only from SIN,
hut from every lettering belief OF what
st. Paul calls the -carnal mind in other
words. the human or mortal mind, the
mind from which emanates all the con-
dtions of sin, sickness, inharmony. un-
happiness, poverty, sorrow and finaHy
death and the grave.
MARY Baker Eddy discovered the di-
vine laws of Life in the year 1866 and
gave to her discovery the name OF
Christian Standardization because -
Is pre-ena inently a repetition Of the teach
ings of the great master Chrishan' De-
cause ii is loving. comn9 ssIonate. CHRIST
like and universal in its adaptations and
bestowals: because through q correct ap-
plcation Of it's teachings, the works OF
Jesus of Nazareth may be emulated and
his command to go into all the world
and preach the gospel and heal the sick,
complied with; Science. because throush
the correct applica ton Of law, as iaid
down in its teachings. positive and pre-
determined results will follow as neces-
sarily and certainly as daylight follows
the night. A religion to accomplish the
works of the Master must be scientirlc,
A religion to be scientific must be Chris
tan.
Mrs. Eddy has INCORPORATED the fun
damental teachings Of Christian Science
in her hook. sceience ana Health with
Kew to the Scriptures This Is the text
hook of the Christian Science denomlna-
ton. Throuph its study the secrets and
obscurities Of Holy Writ have been made
plain and instead of hook of mystery
the Bible has come to he the chart OF Ire
10 thousands upon thousands 40 whom
II has heretofore heen closed.
81 would not have any of vor gam IN"
impression that Christian Scientists cial"
to have completely encompassed the pos
sibilities Of spiritual demonstration MADE
available by the discovery of Christian
Science-far from H. But what has heen
accomplished by them through their
study of the Scripture. in the light OF
this discovery, most assuredlv nrocialms
IL in truth the restoration IF the teacn-
inrs Of primitive Christianity.
Through Christian Science the SICK
are being healed. sinners are peine re-
claimed riserv and poverty are heine
reduced and in thei- places are being
planted the seeds Of health. harp ness,
nuritv. hope and plenty. It's beneflcent
effects upon the lives 81 its adherents
are reflected in the multitude or IT'S
church organizations Swinging up IN
every quarter of the rlohe. each test.
r1onv to its holy and healing influence