Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
VISION OF CHRIST
So Declared Rev. Andrew ]. Gra-
ham in Lecture at Local Church
Last Night.


nomination in a lecture on Christian
science, at the local church. last night,
Rev. Andrew j. Graham. G. 5. B., said
i, in f1tting at this time to say some
thing about the Christian Science text
book. Science and Health with Key
,o the Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy. This
book is not a commentary on the
Rible, but a key TO il. Other writer's
claim to bring out treasures from the
Scriptures and to hand them TO u.s.
Mrs. Eddy gives us the key, saying.
open the book and help yourselves.
Any claim to excellency can be sus-
tanned and maintained only by re-
sults-''by their fruits We shall Know
them" The spiritual virility ana iiiu-
mination which the student of the Bi-
BILE receives through earnest study OF
the Christian Science textbook is un-
deniahle uroof that the latter is what
is claimed for it,--a key to the Scrip
lures The dominant thought of the
textbook is spiritual. If anything else
is sought in its pages it viii be unre-
sponsiye. To those who are hunger
ing and thirsting after righteousness
and to the sick and sinful who are
seeking peace, il is as deep responding
unto deep. Simply the reading OF IL
has lifted thousands of sufferers out
of despair Friends: the man VINO is
really homesick to know his heavenly
Father. God. from whom he seems TO
he separated is ready TO study TINS
textbook, and TO gain through lts
teaching. healing and purity and
neece. The Christian Science text
hook. through informing and guiding
the truth seeker. disposes thoroughly
of a cold storage Bible. by throwing
the doors wide open and exposing its
trea sures to all who desire them
Credible Witnesses
Many professional men and women
today are testifying TO the truth OF
these statements. They are teachers.
professors, authors. actors, medical
doctors. cIergymen, and lawyers, most
of whom were members or orthodox
churches and students OF the Blote,
vet could not see. through II. the way
10 peace, until Christian Science came
10 their aid One does not fnd these
people fiippant critics of the church 10
which they formerly belonged They
are tenderly grateful for many bless
ings in the past. nor do they forget
the dear ones with whom they walk
I'd in the house OF God as friends
INTO them a light has shined from
These men and women are among you.
They are sensible people, credible Wit
riesses TO the supreme value Of the
christian Science textbook, through
The spiritual study of which healing is
wrought and the peace Of God. which
lasseth all understanding is realized.
Christian Science Healing
What is Christian Science healing?
1t is the overcoming Of disease by the
same method which Jesus employed,
that is. by understanding and utilizing
the infinite power Of God, who, ac-
cordirg 10 the psalmist. healeth all
our infrnlities. The results in Chris
ttan Science healing differ from those
brought about by other methods in
that they are moral as well as physi-
cal. and are far more complete. satis-
factory, and enduring. Jesus never
,n1ployed nor recommended the use
of matter in any form 10 cure disease.
II is not easy 70 see how a physician
can be a follower of Jesus and Yet in
his profession adopt a remedy exactly
the opposite Of that which Jesus, by
his acts authorized. This is no in
sidious arraignment of the medical
profession. This is not an assertion
that medical doctors cannot be Chris
rians II does not impugn their sin
certify and noble purpose. II simply
asserts what they themselves some
times vehemently declare, that they
do not follow Jesus method Of heal
ing. Christian Scientists abide by the
fact written in the Bible that the
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much" In one of her
hooks Miscellaneous Writings p go
Mrs. Eddy says OF Christian Science
healing: "It is not one mind acting
upon another mind: il is not the trans
ference of human images of thought
10 other minds; il Is not OF the
flesh, :. II is not one mortal thought
transmitted TO another's thought from
the human mind that holds within it
self all evil 1T is Christ come to
destroy the power of the flesh; it is
Truth over error" This definition Of
Christian Science healing is a partial
exposition of Jesus words: "Ye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make YOU free" II one desires fuller
explanation he must study Christian
Science. and learn how evil is ex-
planned and overcome metaphysically.