South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-10-26

Church OF Christ. Scientist. In Bos-
ton. last night at the local temple
in y. Main 81. addressed = large au-
dience on Christian Science: The
True Import OF the Word" His lee
ture. in brief. follows:
Mary Baker Eddy. discoverer and
founder OF Christian Science and au-
thor o. Science and Health with
Key 10 the Scriptures. was one OF
the worlds greatest benefactors. and
we study her life and her works
with ever increasing love and graft
tude Her discovery. in 1866, OF the
divine principle OF Christian heal
ing marked the beginning OF a new
era IN religious teaching and prac-
tice. For 500 years Christ's Chris
tianity had been accepted as the
ideal religion and the adherents OF
this faith considered IL the most po-
tent influence for good that had ever
enriched human experience. The
Sermon on the Mount was the ful-
filling OF law and prophecy. IL was
more definite and more practical
than the teachings Of Moses and the
prophets and il was more success
ful in turning thought into right
channels and more effectual in d.
recting human affairs because it was
Invested OF all material theories and
practices
Christianity Is Spiritual.
christianity as taught and dem
onstrated by its founder. Christ
Jesus. is a purely spiritual religion.
IL was a radical departure from the
forms and ceremonies OF Judaic wOr-
ship. Jesus declared that the time
had come when the true worship
Iers shall worship the Father in
spirit and in truth He taught that
true worship Is expressed in spiritual
living and not In the observance Of
rites and ceremonies. So long as his
followers were able to demonstrate
their faith in healing sickness and
destroying sin. Christianity was
maintained in its purity but when
a sense of materialism blinded the
eyes OF the people these works were
TO longer in evidence and thus the
spiritual import OF the gospel was
lost.
Christian Science.
The greatest spiritual awak ening
discovery Of Christian Science a lit
tie more than half "A century ago.
This awakening has increased in
strength and momentum with every
passing year The light has never
waned and there has never been a
time when there was the slightest
evidence Of decreasing interest in
this new-old teaching of the Christ
Mary Baker Eddy. the acknOwl
edged leader of the Christian Science
movement, was "A woman of exem-
plary character, a devOut Christian
from early childhood and a faithful
friend of humanity, respected and
loved by all who knew her. Like
other great reformers, Mrs. Eddy
had been carefully instructed ac-
cording to the highest and best spir-
itual thought of the age, and she
was faithful in her endeavor to put
into practice the teachings OF Holy
Writ. The life of Jesus as it was
portrayed in the Scriptures was her
ideal and she believed that It is pos
sible for men 10 follow His exam
pie even to the extent OF doing the
healing works which He declared
WVhAu nt hn44C ~ oil WHO ullutI-
stood His doctrine.
Spiritual Interpretation.
I'm the spiritual Interpretation of
the Scriptures Mrs Eddy discovered
the divine principle of Jesus teach
ings and works 10 be God. This state
ment leads us TO the consideration
OF the fact that Christian Science is /
the spiritual import OF the inspired
word. The material Interpretation
of Jesus teachings has rendered
them impractical and impossible of
demonstration. while the spiritual
Interpretation makes them readily
understood and possible OF applica-
tion 10 all the affairs and experiences
OF daily life When interpreted ma
terially the Scriptures often seem to
be contradictory. but when inter-
preted spiritually il is found that
each declaration OF truth is in ac-
cord with every other and there are
no contradictions in the Inspired
writings.
Science and Health.
Mrs Eddy gave 10 the world the
results OF her study and reseach. not.
however. until she had demonstrated
the correctness OF her conclusions
by healing the sick and reforming
the sinner. These conclusions are
clearly set forth in the Christian
Science textbook. Science and.
Health with Key to the Scriptures
Faithful study Of this book in con-
nection with the Bible imparts the
understanding which enables the
earnest seeker for Truth. to demon
strate Christian Science by healing
sickness and destroying the false
sense OF pleasure In wrong doing.
The author Of Science and Health
and other works on Christian Science
was a most successful writer. teach
or. and leader. In all that she did
she evidenced her fitness for the
great work 10 which she was called.
Mrs. Eddy was ever faithful over the
things OF Spirit: she constantly
turned 20 divine Love for wisdom and
guidance and this was the secret Of
her remarkable achievements. For
many years she stood with stan IN
hand. ready TO move on when God
pointed the way. and il is 10 her un-'
firing devotion 10 that which purifes
and elevates character. her countless
heroic sacrifices. little known even 10
her nearest friends.-it Is TO these
that we and al the world are in
debted for the unprecedented pros
perity OF the Cause OF Christian
Science.
Mrs. Eddy the DisCoverer.
Repeated attempts have been
made 70 show that some one other
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