The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-02-21
LECTURER EXTOlLS
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
BicknelI Young Describes II as
Plain Proposition Predioated
on Common Sense.

Christian Science as a plain. COM
mon sense proposition which improves
and transforms life In exact ratio 10
the depth 70 which II 10 understood.
was described by Bicknell Young. G.
s. b., OF Chicago In a lecture at the
First Church OF Christ scieptists yes
terday afternoon.
Christian Science Is not a species OF
magic, the speaker declared. Neither
Is II a mysterious system that will
give wonderful dement's, merely
through passive acceptance. To be
benefited. he said, II is necessary to
study. and TO conform ones life to
the teachings. This done the
speaker promised a resultant peace
and health.
HELPS INDIVIDUALS.
"And In the same way that II helps
individuals" said Mr.. Young. Chris
tian Science can also reform the
world-just as fast as mankind I'M
derstands, and adopts 1t.
The entire, world Is rather awry.
according to the speaker. and he did
not think this too strange.
"Under prevailing systems OF edv-
cation, and influenced by the daily
stress and strain OF ordinary exis-
tence," he said. at is not strange
that Misunderstanding arise among
people. and between nations. 1t Is
not even strange that under such cir
cumstances, things OF little value
should be exalted, and the great
things OF being should be unrecog-
nized. and ignored.
"Yet, In reality, the higher and bet
ter views of life appeal to the human
heart as nothing else can.
TRY TO BE WORTHY.
Mrs. Eddy's teachings constantly
admonish us not to claim for our
selves or for our understanding any
thing beyond what we can substan-
tiate by actual proof. Therefore we.
your friends. who have invited you
here to a lecture. and who welcome
you upon all occasions when Chris
tian Science Is being correctly set
forth, make no claim to have attain
ed the fullness Of this science. We
are trying to be worthy of this gift
Of God to men.
"God is Life. and perpetuates His
own creation. Jesus said, 1.-THE words
that 1 speak they are life" Mrs.
Eddy says in Science and Health,
Goods thoughts are perfect and eter-
nal, are substance and Life" We
have been considering those thoughts
mere lney are easy 10
when sought in sincerity, because
they are more natural to us than
other thoughts, nearer to our real
being than any other thoughts could
be.
"All the ways that human educa-
ton have devised or theorized about
in reference to health and life are
headed in the wrong direction and
lead away from either or both.
A healing system is intended to
produce health, which in its turn
tends toward life. How Is II possible
then that a healing system be founded
upon the observations Of disease?
The opposite direction in this case is
the right direction. What is it?
1t is the direction of reason. the
direction OF pure logic. the direction
Of divine revelation.
WILL REPEAT LECTURES.
1t shows Enthusiastically that a Gre
ator who Is Life never introduced
any death into His creation, and that
means, as we have already seen, that
He never conceived OF a destructive
element such as disease, has never
known 1t. does not know 1t now,
never will know it.
The lecture, which is free to the
public will be repeated at the First
Church of Scientists, this evening at
s o'clock.