The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-06
Christian SCienCe"- Lecture By Mary t. Ewin6 c. S


 Christian science A Study in Causa- tion," was the subject of lecture last night before an audience which filled the Lyric theatre by Miss Mary c. Ewing. c. s. B., member of the board of lectureship of the mother church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist. in Boston. Miss Ewing was introduced by the first reader of the First Church of Birmingham, Leicester L. Jackson. She sRoke as follows: t.t
 In my preparation for this lecture have been wonderfully comforted and en- eouraged by some verses in the opening chapter of the book of Jeremiah. You may remember that there came to Jere- nliah, through the word of the Lord, a . clear distinct revelation of his true origin and parentage, and of his own sanctifica- ton and dedication to the work of a prophet And yet, as he perceived that this imposed upon him the preaching of the truth as to the spiritual origin ana nature of man to people blinded by ma- terialism, he shrank from the task with a sense of his own weakness. In writing his simple record he makes vivid pie ture of the conflict going on in his thought. He may have been young in years, but l have no sense that 1t was ot this alone that he was thinking when he cried. An Lord God. behold, l cannot speak; for l am a child" And then Ssthe Lord answered him; Say not. l am |, child; for thou shalt go to all that l shall send thee, and whatsoever I com msnd thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces; for 1 am, with thee to deliver thee" Jeremiah 1:6-S. And Jer- emiah goes on to tell lis that then the Lord put forth his hand and touched his mouth,> and that the Lord said unto him. Behold. l have put my words in thy mouth" Jeremiah 1:9).
 And now, knowing that to me has been Eiven the same message at leas- in es- sence, and realizing the gent need of humanity today to be told the truth about life itself l, in my turn, must trust to God to put into my mouth His words which will touch your hearts and lead you to listen with appropriated thought
 
 come to you tonight with no "enticing words of mans wisdom but with T. }s- cage of healing born of deepest and ten derest experience. To bring to any of you who may feel that he is suffering from sorrow, disease, poverty. or sin, some measure of the knowledge of good which he can begin to use practically at this very moment. to loose, him from this burden of suffering-this is my privilege. my hope, my confidence There is heal ing-tender, compa ssionate healing-in the first right idea we gain of the true nature of good. and it is possible for you and for me to gain that right ide., here and now.
 I, myself, am Christian Scientist to- day because many years ago. in time of sorrow and fear. when my own dear father had been given up by physicians to die, he was quickly restored to health by, Christian Science treatment At the time that this miracle, this marvel, hap pened to us we had never heard the words Christian" and Science" coupled: in- deed. we had more or less the world s sense that in some mysterious and fun daplental way Christianity and science were opposite and irreconcllable At the time of this healing we began to study the textbook, Science and Health with Key to Scriptures. by Mary Baker Eddy, and for all these years that book-the in Aspired revelation to this age of the true Science of Life-has been our comfort ing, enlighten.ng and healing teacher anu friend It began at once to give us a new and true basis of thought; to ed-