Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-09
AN AUTHORIZED LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
ENTITLED
Christian Science: The Leaven
of Spirit.
B, DR.. John NJ. Tut, G. s. p. Member
OF the Board of Lecturcship, of
The Mother Church. The First
Church of Christ Scientist
In Boston, Mass.

People generally are aware that
Christian Science has touched the
lives of individuals and has worked i'm
such persons profound changes for the
better in mind. in morals. in body.
Have you ever considered the changes
in general thought and life since Chris
tian Science began its reformatory
mission? Not only have individuals
been affected directly. but the trans
forming influence has extended to the
universal thought, so that those who
nave not yet come to know Christian
Science have nevertheless conformed to
much of its basic teaching. Surely
though slowly, and oft-times by de-
Nious by-paths. thought has come into
agreement with the great spiritual facts
revealed in Christian Science. Coin
cidcntly basic changes have occurred
IN human affairs. touching the acad-
cmy, the pulpit, and the medical for
um to higher. even to more spiritual
issues. Science. theology and medicine
arc SO woven into the warp and woof
of human existence that they consti-
tute its motif. Indeed. involving as
they do salvation. both hero and here
after. these the Indispensable fac
tors in human life today, they are the
basis Of the hope of a tomorrow. Now
tho human mind is finite, lis very
sense is, of course. limited. The hu
man minds concepts of science, the
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the limits by which tho human thought
is bounded. for IL can OF itself rise no
higher than itself. That self Is mate
rial. and hence to tho unenhchtencd
thought. science. theology. and medi-
cine seem material Physical science,
scholastic theology. and material mcdi-
cine have operated in human consci-
business TO belittlc God with finite form
and nature, and to bind man with the
trammcls OF matter.
Spiritually considered and therefore
rightly viewed. science, theology, and
medicine express modes OF divine con-
sciousncss, activities OF the divine
mind, or the infinite principle. God To
be true. 10 he Christian, religion must
take into account these divincly men
tai modes; human action based on
them is most Christian most spiritual
Is scientific. hence nearest right.
Christ Jesus, science. his theology, his
medicine, were spirituA and therefore
were true Christian Science. without
tho limitations OF matter. was the
Science of Christ Jesus: Christian the
oiogy without scholastic dogma was
the religion of Christ Jesus; Christian
healing without materis medica, was
the medicine OF Christ Jesus.
It viii be Understood that Christian
Science docs not come to destroy
science. theology. and medicine. but
rather to lenvcn the human concept OF
them. II comes to purge out the old
lump. In tho leavening, science is
shorn OF physical fettcrs. theology Is
clcanscd of tho misconcepts OF creed
and dogma. and medicine is relieved OF
matter and properly related to Mind.
Thus Spiritua lization of thought raises
the concepts OF science, theology. and
medicine to higher basis. reveals
them to he In truth modes OF divine
consciousness to their rightful place.
from which material theories have de-
based them.