The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-12-15
CHRISTIAN SCE
ENCE LECTURE

Lecture Entitled "Christian Science,
the Leaven of Spirit
Interesting Discourse.
BY DIR. JOHN M. TUT, C. S. B.
Member of Board of Lectureship, Of
Mother Church, First Church
of Christ, Scientist.
Friday evening DR.. John NJ. Tut
delivered lecture entitled "Christian
Science, the Leaven of Spirit" in the
Princeton armory. Quite large
audience was present considering the
fact that basketball game and
dance were scheduled for the same
evening.
The speaker was introduced by Mr.:
Mcmillan substantially as follows:
Christian Science is religion Of Love
and Healing. It's adherents believe
that Jesus Christ meant what he said,
and all that he said, when he gave the
admonition to preach the gospel and
heal the sick. In the Christian Science
text book, Science and Health with
key to Scriptures, by Mary Baker Ed
dy, the discoverer and founder of
Christian Science, it is written, Obi
vine Love always has met and always,
will meet every human need" Chris
tian Scientists believe this, also, and
find great comfort, strength and sup
port in their belief. While they dc,
not unduly press their views upon
others, they are always glad to give
reason for the faith that is in them, to
any inquiring in proper spirit and from
proper motives. There has been and is
great deal of misinformation, mis-
understanding and misconception as to
what Christian Science really is.
Among the effective means Of meeting
this condition, there is Board of Lee
turship whose members, by experience
and knowledge of truth, are qualified
to speak with authority. Because of
their desire to have some part in
clearing up such misunderstanding and
misconccption, and in dissipating that
mist which arose, and still arises from
the earth, the Christian Science Socie-
| ty of Princeton has invited you to this:
lecture given by DR.. John M. Tutt,.
c. S. B., Of Kansas City, Mo-, member
of the Board Of Lectureship' of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass,
whom aow have the pleasure Of
presenting to you.
! Following is a synopsis. of the lee
ture delivered by DR.. Tut:
= People generally are aware that
Christian Science has touched the lives
OF individuals and has worked in such
persons profound changes for the bet
ter in mind, in morals, in body. Have
you ever considered the changes in
general thought and life since Christian
Science began it's reformatory mis-
sion? Not only have individuals been
affected directly, but the transforming
influence has extended to the universal
thought, so that those who have not
yet come to know Christian Science
have nevertheless conformed to much
OF its basic teachings. Surely, though
slowly, and ofttimes by devious by
paths, thought has come into agree
ment with the great spiritual facts re-
vealed in Christian Science. Coinci-
IDENTIFY basic changes have occurred in
human affairs, touching the academy.
the pulpit, and the medical forum to
higher, even to more spiritual issues.
Science, theology and medicine are so
woven into the warp and wool of hu-
man existence that they constitute it's
motif. Indeed, involving &C they do
salvation, both here and hereafter.
these are the indispensable factors in
human life today, they are the basis of
the hope of tomorrow. Now the hu-
man mind is finite; it's every sense is.
OF course, limited. The human minds
concepts of science, theology and med
lclne, never rise above the limits by
which the human thought is bounded.
for it can Of itself rise no higher than,
itself. That self is material. and
hence to the unenlightened thought
science, theology and medicine seem
material. Physical science, scholastic.
theology, and material medicine have
operated in human consciousness to
belittle God with finite form and ma
ture, and to bind man with the tram
mels of matter.
Spiritually considered and therefore
rightly viewed science, theology, and
medicine express modes of divine con-
sclousness, activities of the divine
Mind, or the infinite Principle, God:
10 be true, to be Christian, religion
must take into account these divinelv
mental modes: human action based on
them is most Christian, most spiritual
ly scientific, hence nearest right.
Christ Jesus, science, his theology. his
medicine, were spiritual and therefore
were true. Christian science, without
the limitations of matter, was the
Science of Christ Jesus: Christian