The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-21
lNiIIIacl D. Fitzpatrick, C. s. B., of Detroit, Mich., Spoke on Christian Science Gods Law" At the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Last Night, His Lecture Being As Follows

You have been invited here thts evening to listen to a lecture upon God; to hear what Christian Science has to offer yot relative to God nd His Christ. Many of you are famil- far with the teachings of Christian Science some of you have a slight knowledge of what Christian Science is, while few of you, possibly will tonight gain your first Impressions of what Christian Science brings to the world. In any event, you are all welcome and we shall strive, in the brief period at our disposal, to present our subject In the simplest IesG...e manner so that even he who runs may read"
 Men are beginning to think for themselves as they have never done before; the great'impetus of freedom and democracy which has of late come to the world, has, in large measure, freed thought from it's fet- ters O. coLventioaality and for malism and has rendered 1t remark ably receptive of Truth. Men are rapidly learning not to depend on the dictum of others for their insight into heaven nor are they longer com tent to sustain themseyes on the broken reed of materialism in their search for bodily health. That dog matism, scholasticism and religious creeds, together with drugs and phy- sics, are being weighed in the balance and found wanting has ample proof in the whole hearted, eager and en- thusiastic manner in which mankind is gradually and certainly embrac- ta ca. NF old religion of Christian Science.
 Christian Science comes to you. my friends, with a glorious promise and with a reason for the hope that is in 1t. It says to those who are sick. those who are sorrowful. those who are fearful and those who are pow erty stricken, in the words of Jesus, Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke Is easy, and my burden is light" Christian Science offers you sure surcease from sorrow and fear. 1t has panacea for all your ills and your misfortunes and 1t comes with a heart full of Love aud compassion. with healing in it's wings and with a world of joy and happiness for all. In Christian Science the sack cloth and ashes are exchanged for the oil Of gladness. As foretold in the vision of St. John, And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death. neither sorrow, nor crying, neither snail there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away"
 Spiritual Healing Restored
 Chrlstlan Science has come to hu- manity to restore to 1t the lost art of healing which the Great Master Christian. Jesus the Christ. declared should exemplify the understand,ng of those truths of existence which he gave to the world some 20 cen turies ago. One can hardly read the New Testament without a firm con viction hat much of the vitality given it by the life and works of Jesus has been lost or eliminated throughout the intervening cen turies. Jesus taught that it was his Understanding of God and Gods gov ernment of His universe which en- abled him 10 do the works of heal ing and regeneration he so freely ac- cemplishe6 throughout His brief min- istry and of which he said in no un- mistakable terms. He that believ- eth on me. the works that l do shall he do also
 Jesus mission on earth was to es- tablish with men that understand ing of God which would enable them to do the very works that he did. He sad. "Ye shall know them by their fruits" and in explanation of this saying you will recall that near the ciose of his eartn.y ministry. to enpha.ize to his disciples the fruit .essness of merely external appear ances of piety, he cursed the barren fig trse-the fig tree which, to all