The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-11-24
MANY ATTEND
PALMER LECTURE
Christian Science Lecture Delivered by
Ezra w. Palmer At Opera House
Tuesday Evening Good
WAS A VERY FLUENT SPEAKER
Mr.. Palmer Member Of the Board Of
Lectureship Of the Mother Church,
Scientist, of Boston

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There was good attendance at the
Christian Science lecture delivered by
Ezra w. Palmer, C. S. B., at the opera
house last evening. The lecture was
under the immediate direction Of the
First Church OF Christ, Scientist. OF
Denison. Mr.. Palmer spoke In part as
follows:
In addressing an audience made up,
in part, OF persons who know little OF
z the teachings of Christian Science, il
is well to consider what Christian
Science has in common with other re.
ligious organizations which accept the
Bible. and the Bible teachings regard.
ing God. Has Christian Science any.
thing in common with other denomina'
tons that accept the Bible? Upon ex.
animation it will be seen that there is
much in common. All Christian PEG.
pie accept the Bible. They under.
stand that God is omnipotent, omnis.
cient, Omnipresent; meaning by this
that God has all power, is ever-pres.
all knowledge. These immortal veri.
ties Of sDiety have been accepted by all
Christians because on no other basis
can we conceive Of God as infinite
and supreme, God Of love who sends
only good gifts to His children. Thus
IL you should ask man who accepts
the Bible II he believes that God is
omnipresent, he would undoubtedly
answer you in the affirmative. II you
also ask him If he believes that God
IL Omniscient and Omnipresent, ne
would likewise answer you in the at
firmative: But If you press the mat.
ter further, and ask him if he would
rely upon the omnipotent goodness OF
God to heal him should he be taken
suddenly iii at the midnight hour, he
would probably hesitate and perhaps
tell you that such reliance was too
vague and transcendental for him;
that he preferred to pin his faith to
some favorlte drug or other material
moans. His answers to the above
questions would probably be the an,
swers Of many people who accept the
Bible and believe in the power, good.
ness and love Of God. But does not
their refusal actually to rely upon
God In time of sickness indicate a
fatal weakness, a distrust of God that
accounts for the failure of modern re.
ligi0ns to satisfy that hunger for right.
all men as sons and daughters of God?
Because modern religions showed
this wide discrepancy between reality
and practice, re-statement OF the eter.
nal truths Of the Bible became neces-
sary II the race was to be saved from
I the myriad ills that beset it. For this
purpose Christian Science came to the
world. No matter what hostile crit
Ice may say to the contrary, Christian
Science came to the world in response
to the quenchless yearning of the hui.
man heart to know its God, q yearning
that. human wisdom can never supply.
No matter what the testimony OF the
material senses may be as to the seem.
Ing reality Of matter and evil, Chris
a de- irvrv uy 1rSr Snnl 1,v
and consistently, to the eternal fact
Of the omnipOtence Of God, which over.
rules and destroys all the asserted
power of sickness, disease, sin and
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRIMITIVE
CHRISTIANITY
~ BY teaching reliance on the omnip.
otent goodness OF God Christian
6cience has reinstated primitive
Christianity. What is primitive Chris.
tianity? In the past Christianity was
too much considered to mean customs,
traditions, dOgmas and creeds of the
early days Of the Christian church.
But II you will recall the words and
deeds Of the great Bible characters
find that their religion was some thing
vttal.-a living reality. They made no
mere professions of trust in God; they
had an understanding of God, and they
proved their Understanding by de.
stroying sin, by healing diseases, by
breaking droughts, by controlling the
economic laws of supply and demand,
and by overcoming the last enemy,
even death itself. They made no empty
pretenses Of faith in God, and then
followed after the latest advertised
drug. No, they would have repudiat.
ed that procedure as contrary to the
flrst commandment. Thou shalt have
no other gods before me-"
TRUE HAPPINESS BASED ON
SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING
Happiness is the universal goal of
men and women. But happiness is not
possible without peace of mind. and
peace of mind can only be attained
when thought rests on divine basis.
All that the physical senses appre.
bend is fading, transitory, mutable. If
we rest upon that basis, the founda-
ton Of our structure will sooner or
later give way, and confusion and loss
will be our portion. We must learn to]
reject the false and to hold the true,
five would dwell in the secret place
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