Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-21
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE HEARD BY.
A LARGE AUDIENCE.
JUDGE FREDERICK c. HILL EE'
POUNDS PREcEPTs AND RE
SUITS OF FAITH FOUNDED BY
MARY BAKER EDDY.

The chapel on La Fayette street
was filled to its doors by large num-
beers of people who had assembled
there last night to hear Judge Fred
erick c. Hill, c. S., lecture on 'Chrls,
tian Science: Gods Revelation OF
Spiritual Healing" The lecture, one
of the best delivered in Ottawa on
the religion founded by Mary Baker
Eddy. was replete with enlightenment
of the teachings propounded by the
reader OF the faith.
Judge Hall was introduced to the
auuience by Mrs. c. +. Hook.
H. his address he said in part:
Christian Science is, as its name
implies. essentially Christian and us
practice being predicated upon aoso-
lute law. it brings healing from SICK
ness and delivelanCc from sin.
There is within the so-cailed human
mnd a fixed ana abiding conviction
that il is legitimate to be healthy ana
happv This inherent conviction is
evidence per Sc of the fact that health
and happiness is the normal state OF
being This desirable end can be ac-
complished only through right, scien-
tire thinking. horce it must be per-
fectly clear that Christian Scientists,
looking toward the idealistic or
sniriiual. are concerned about the
mental rather tran the outward or
material
Bible Revelation.
| hlye assured YOU that this sceince
is essentially Christian. This being
the case. Christian Science as a great
religions movement must be based
uron a revelation of the teachings
ana practical truths presented in the
bible. Lest there he confusion in the
thoush. of those who have never in
vestigated this subject, | assure you
at The outset that Christian Scientists
use for their study and in all their
church services one bible authority
that of the King James version OF
the old AMI new testaments. There
are many religious denominations
and bodies. each claiming to teach
and practice the Christian religion;
each claiming the bible as authority
for creed and doctrine and each claim
iug salvation as the desired goal.
There arc vide and seemingly irrecOn-
cilahle differences of opinion among
those CHRISTIAN bodies and an utter
disagreement as TO the fundamentals
OF salvation. There is but one con
clusion to be drawn; individuals
ha g ceased TO do the one natural
normal th pg-that is, have cease
to think spiritually and have accepte
as facts many conclusions which ar
not true As a natural consequence
confusion follows, as that which
untrue car never be made the four
dation for that which is enduring an
true. At this point it is well to un
dorstand that there is one absolute
truth about everything, and regard
less of ones sincerity in believing
otherwise, that truth remains In
fallible and undisturbed for nothini
in human belief can ever change tina
which is absolutely true
Reality Is Basic.
1t will early be discovered tina
Christian Science emphasizes tn
final destruction Of sin and the hea
ing of bodily infrmity Some of on
religious friends have offered tn
criticism that Christian Scientist
make too much of the healing eli
Lent At no time does the huma
mind part with cherished beliefs {
relinquish traditional claims unit
proof clear and positive has bee
presented showing that there is
better way. 1t is not surprising, Their
fore, that after material methods hay
failed and Christian Science trea
ment has restored health aud hapT
ness to the individual very muc
should be thought and made Of Il
healing element In fact all Christie
Science practice is healing in cha
acter whether it is applied to hodi
affections or to other forms Of d
cord. The healing of bodily ailmen
by prayer is the EYE opener" to Il
sick and is positive and indisputab
proof that matter is submitting