East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-30
lecture On Christian Science

medical practice or today Is But a KIND
of exorcisD." He continues AS Loyd
George has said, The whole world must
be re-made.' and In the reconstruction.
medical and surgical practice must be
reformed" His conclusions, from ex-
n--stive experiments, are that diseases
are ce~~-d by poisons produced by me-
crosis and a.--ay Of cellular tissues.
have found" he A=ya. "that mans great
est enemy Ia his own SScaying tissue
Note that in this newS=t theory OF
disease. man is made ILL., not ifom
without. but from within. Another re-
here. as always. material medicine con-
sistently looks 10 matter as the cause
OF It's own diseases. and to remove the
offending tissues, lays hands rudely upOs
Jesus said: "a mans foes shall be-
they Of his own household" and Mrs.
Eddy has shown that a mans household
is his mentality. Metaphysically viewed.
this new medical theory reveals that
mortal man is made III by his own false
beliefs. Mrs. Eddy said that fifty years
ago. The proper the scientific way, TO
get rid Of disease is not 20 excise the
effect, but rather TO correct the cause.
Christian Silence heals and prevents
disease. just as X abOlishes all other
In harmonies, through the destruction
OF false beliefs by the application to them
OF spiritual truth.
The abandonment Of the germ theory
VIII mark the end Of the fear OF con-
tagion and preventive medicine and pub
lie health will be established TO be
cleanliness Of thought and action, the
only way to health and holiness. The
hour will come for all. even az IL ir
now come with many when the divine
Mind will supplant matter in the treats
ment Of the sick. Even now. the heal
ing art Is impregnated with the leaveh
Of Spirit. Christian Science Is illustrat-
ing the inevitable reunion Of religion
and medicine which must come to pasa
as both advance into more spiritual lah-
tudes. There will come a, day when the
unity OF health and holiness will appear.
Then religion at the sickbed viii no
longer be helpless: then the pastor max
ing his rounds will no longer delegate
half his office to the medical praoti.
not only ''the head OF the Church" as
Paul declares. but also. as he goes %
to say. "the Saviour OF tke BODY"
THE DlscovERER, fouSoEs,
LEADER.
What shan We say Of the Dis:overs:
Of Christian Science o. the FoanieV of
TIE N.vemeui. % Yer who today as
SIZE has ;'esn 4 On. the beEiEairy. iW in.
spired Lea,;er? What snsll We say OF
shat good snd pure woman, t5~t Mary.
old: "Rev:ye ti.y wogA, o Lord; in ths
midst Of ;he yeas I:aae known.
Through Gef inspiration and devotion, I.
inultitudes The way Of health aid holi-
litss IdS Eeen itIIuc kIlONns IN us4OlAAS
hearts the work Of righteousnesj has
been revived. Mary Baker Lndy. frEl
of body. though stroT in spiit at the
age Of forty-fiye. viewed not her life in
retrospect. but with forward vision en-
tered with eaSerness upon lie Of un-
remitting toll in the service CT human
ity.
Have you ever heard 1t sad that God
did not seek Mrs. Eddy? On. but Hs
did seek her! He chose her 10 be the
Revelator OF Truth, Christ to this axe.
because she sought God as the soStce
OF ultimate Truth. sought Him so de-
votedIy that she became worthy to re-
ceive and to reflect the message Cod 1sd
for just such a purified consciousness rs
hers. Whatever God does 10 man. lie
does through man. and He always Ssl1sts
the individual best fitted for the work.
Mrs. Eddy sought God and found HiF1
upon the Sinai Of revelation, the Ho-eJ
peak of uplifted spiritual thought Thefs.
alone with God, she wrote the Chfist<n
Science textbook, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures, a book whish
second only to the Bisle in its influence
upon human lives, is operating to heal
and TO save. There alone with God. she
founded great Church. the only organ
iZatiOn in the world = history greater
and stronger than the individuals COM
prising its membership. There, alone
with God, she wrote The Church Man.
ual. The Manual of The Mother Church.
adequate now as always to guard. to
govern and to guide The Church, its ac-
tiYities, and its members The Rules and
Bylaws of the Manual. she said win
do for the race what absolute doctrines
destined for future generations might not
accomplish" manual, p. 81
In her book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures, Mrs. Eddy tells
us that the Bible was her only guide to
the Mount Of Vision. the never falling
source of her Inspiration Patiently she
sought its treasures, found them, and
gave them to the world. Hers was a
love for humanity that gave all and
asked nothing in return. She has re-
ceived without measure the love and
gratitude of countless thousands, whose
lives she ordered out Of chaos. to whom
she brought the healing and saving
Christ and who through her precept and
example are learning how it is that the
meek shall inherit the earth"
Mrs. Eddys writings are remarkable
in their exposition and comprehension Of
theology, science, medicine, law, the
arts, music, astronomy. mathematics.
The spiritual leaven in ner thought cast
out limitations and quickened her human
intellect to higher and clearer views and
understanding. Her wisdom was indeed
profound, for it transcended books and
human knowledge. She illustrated the
truth of what she wrote in Science and
Health (p. 1885, "A knowledge Of the
Science Of being developes the latent
abilities and possibilities Of man." Mrs.
Eddy received instruction from God and
her life measurably prefigured that day
when they shall "all be taught OF Cod
Her experience was a preparatory school
which she did not fail to improve. She
suffered long and was kind. She was
patient beyond belief. She knew as few
have known how to wait on God. She
was ever grateful for the discipline Of
patience, but when the time for action
had fully come, she waited not upon the
order of action Her initiative never
failed, but she predicated every move
upon divine orders. Thus said the
7 -, .am IL
changed her mind only when God chang
ed it, Such characters have been the
truly great Of history. They have not
been responsive to evils arguments, nor
found leading a vicious cause. Mrs.
Eddys life was the exemplfication Of
her own words. "Rich hope have | In
him who says in his heart:
l will listen for Thy voice,
Lest my footsteps stray;
will follow and rejoice,
All the rugged way"
CONCLUSION.
A little leaven leaveneth the whole
lump, causeth the whole mass to fer
ment. The nature Of Christian Science
is to communicate itself. When the
leaven OF Spirit Is planted in human
nothing can prevent itn
fuifillment in renewed being. Can the
leopard change his spots? No. but God
can change them. II Christian Science
seems TO find no response IN some, II
in some there seems no evidence OF
spiritual awakening. remember that when
a woman took leaven and hid IL In hui
man consciousness, she planted Il for
all mankind. The ferment in general
human mind and its activities is al work
in every individual consciousness. Be
meath an unresponsive exterior there
may be a heart alive with ferment
There is present in every man some
grain of the spiritual leaven, and how
ever small, however deeply buried in
matters seeming dominance, that divine