Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-05
DEVELOPMENT Of
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Described IN Lecture by Virgil O.
Stricklcr Of New York In
Local Church.

Local ChurCn.
A lecture on Christian Science wns de
iivered in the First Church OF Christ,
Scientist, Park Place and Van Buren
street, yesterday afternoon by Virgil ..
StrickIer of New York City. The lecturer
was introduced by Mrs. Annie B. Ander-
son. MIR. Strickicr is a member OF the
Board of Lecturcship OF the Mother
Church. the First Church n Christ,
Scientist, Boston.
Mrs. Anderson said:
Friends, IL is a special pleasure and
privilege again TO welcome an audience to
a lecture on Christian Science here IN the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, OF
Wilmington. Delaware At these recur-
ring seasons it is well, perhaps for us TO
remember that the object of giving these
lectures Is not that of mere propaganda.
We are not as body of people primarily
engaged In striving To add to our num-
hers We an, giving these lectures beca,re
we unselfishlv desire to have mankind
learn the science OF life and he at peace.
'OpIr friend who comes to speak To Ills
this afternoon will tell US OF the healing
and saving power Of Christian Science. 1t
gives me great pleasure 10 introduce To
YOU, MIR Virgil q. Strickler, Z. ). Is, OF
New York City. member Of the Board OF
Lectlrcship OF the Mother Church, the
.i'ixt Church OF Christ, Scientist IN bos-
ION, Massachusetts,
nR. srHrcxLER's LrcrURs.
MIR. StrickIer in HIS lecture said
As II becomes more generally under
stood that through the ministry oil Chris
tian Science people are being healed OF
sickness, sin, unhappinCsS, worry, tea!,
and other discordant conditions, tffcw |"
en- cvTr increasing desire upon the part OF
the rrheral public tn learn how these
results arr accomplished. IL Is the pur-
rssse Of this lecture to explain how CHRIS
lian Science does these things There - no
mystery about Christian Science healing
Dor r II difficult to understand. IL can be
stated without any reservation whatever
that every person who Is willing TO do so
may learn through Christian Science. how
Ia heal sickness and 10 destroy the desire
70 sin. for himself and Others
Every one will recognize not only the
,ie-sirnbiIity, but the necessity, ct OK
changing false and erroneous bSliets about
religious matters for positive truth, In no
other WAY can he grow spiritually,
Tr1se religion consists Of spiritual truth.
and not OF erroneous beliefs, hence II
follows that ones religion is limited to the
amount of spiritual truth he knows, and
that erroneous religious beliefs are only so
many dejiIsions that serve no other ptr-
nose than 10 obetr1lct spiritual growth.
Christian Science aims 10 destroy CT
.roneou. religious beliefs by substituting
knowledge of truth IN place thereof, and
20 destroy out OF tho human mind. all evil
qualities by planting good qualities m
their stead. II warss relentless warfare
against All wrong mental qualities. II
soekr TO substitute love in place Of hate,
unscIfShnerr IN place of selfshness, hon
esty In pln,c Of dishonesty, and truth IN
place Of error 1t lays tremendous en-
phasls upon the nccssisy for bringing
INTO captivity every thought To the ohedi-
cnc- oS Chrrt" III Cor 1913, IS the
Rrf,e Commands IL shows that the cause
N an dtscnec and sin IS mental, and not
phvr,caI. and that both sickness and sin
are DESTROYED by the evangelfzatson oi the
human mentality with truth and love.
It trnchcs without any reservation what
ever that the kr1ith taught and pssctlced
hy Jesus, when understood and applied,
u sufficient without drugs or any material
means 70 heal the sick and rcrenerste the
sumner. and Christian Scientists every
where arc engaged DAILY n demonstrating
and proving this 10 be true
The command is to get nd Of erroneous
mental qualities, and 10 have U Us the
Mind which xss also IN Christ Jesus"
fsr m this Mind there WAS not single Sun
fui o1fsiity, nor any superstition or false
rnl,rlssi. tsiief. Thus the human mind -
renewed by the destruction Of erroneous
and SINFUL mental qualities, snd the sub
stItaitspn In their place of qualities thst
Irberr IN the Mind Of the Master.
II ~iIl thus be seen thst Christian SSa-
cv,e,e hesIIna IN every csse Is spiritual and
results from tire operation Of Truth OF
,lTvrnc PrIncIpie m huulsn consciousness.
md not from the sction OF one human
mind upoa another. nor from human Will,
nor from hypnotism nor from mental
suggestion
To summarize the ust&cr m q single
sentences, II can be said thst Christian
Science healing Is accomplished through
the activity of right thinking and right
hving and in no other way can one demon /
strate the principle thst heals.
MRS. EDDr's DISCOVERY.
Mrs. Eddy is Acknowledged to be the
discoverer and founder OF Christian /
science, and many people ask what IL is
that she hss discovered. In reply 1t can be
said that she has discovered the law Of
SPIRIT which Is spirit ual truth
This idea grew and expanded Ii her |
COuSC1OADGSS tulLu II ibV&lIR' blt UIf- Z
pelling motive OF her entire life In the
wear 1866 she discovered the law Of Spirit,
and named If Christian Science After
waiting nine years. during which time she .
subjected the principle that size had dis
covered to the broadest practical tests
IN healing sickness and other forms o.
human discord she published state
ment OF { hrlstlan Science Ii . book which /
Sh,- entitled Science and Health With
Key 10 the Scriptures Tins book Is
now everywhere recognized as the only
textbook OF Christian Science A great
religious movement has formed around /
IT. teachings, which IN one generation has
glrdled the earth with It's churches. The
spread OF Christian Science has been
phenomenal. and its growth has resulted /
from healing Every adherent Of Christian
Science mas actually been healed of some
sickness, disease, or SINFUL appetite, snd
most OF them have been healed OF many
such conditions. These facts are easily
verified, and are worthy Of very serious
consideration