Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-03-30
LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
MnIianl D. Kilpatrick

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I William D. fitzpatrick, c. S. B., OF
Detroit, Michigan, q member Of the
Christian Science Board OF Lecture
ship, delivered lecture on Christian
Science s Sunday afternoon. at the
Emma Theatre. under the direction
Of First Church Of Christ, Scientist,
Payette, Idaho.
The lecturer was introduced By
Homer l. Settle. who said:
ITO become conscious Of that
peace and ioS which is the rightful
possession oI-raII mankind, We must
realize that I've are dependent upoa
God and His Law alone.
1.-The Apostle Paul said, Love
gOrketh no III 70 his neighbor- there
fore love IS the fulfilling Of the law,
and II is with this thought OF broth
erly love that the members OF First
Church Of Christ Scientist Of Pay
cite, have brought 70 you this after
noon the lecturer, who viii speak on
the subject Of Christian Science
Gods Law, and viii tell you some
thing Of the way in which We en-
deaTor 70 apply this age-oId science
OF Christianity 10 our every day
live
1T is now ny privilege 10 intro
duee William D. KiIpatrick".
Mr, Fitzpatrick said in part:
Christian Science-GOd's Law"
Christian Science has come 10 hu-
manity 10 restore 10 il the lost art OF
healing which the great Master-Chris-
Uau, Jesus the Christ. declared
should exsmplify the understanding
OF those truths OF existence which
he gave 20 the world some twenty
centuries ago. One can hardly read
the New TesLiDsCL without a firm
conviction that much Of the vitality
given il by the life and works of
Jesus has been lost or eliminated
the intervening centuries
Jesus taught that il vas his under
standing OF God and Gods govern
nent OF His universe which enabled
him 70 do the works OF healing and
regeneration he so freely accomplish
ed throughout Eis brief ministry
and OF which he said in no unmis-
IA kable terms He that beiieyeth on
me. the works that / do shall he do
also.
IF you viii carefully follow the life
OF Jesus as given II The New Testa-
msnt and consider his works in con-
nectiOu with what he taught you viii
discover thai what he did vas mere
y TO establish as 2 deuoastrabIe fact
what he taught and that what he
.aught and did were Sud and done in
accord with, znd II explanation OF.
some imnUtable ever present, uniTer-
~
hat his words and works we're look
ng 10 the establishment with men
1f z divine, ounip0Ient. spiritual
sw which VIII eventually rule all
mankind 10 the ~ompl5te extinction
II any s0-called opposed law and
IS effects
And this Law Of Gcd-this Law.
he knowledge and application OF
which Jesus said should make US
re@is what Chistiza Science has
ONE 70 re-sstablish with men. Those
7onderfUl works of Jesus prove con-
lusiysly that laws OF matter are
lot Gods Laws and that Gods Laws
re not only superior but are actu-
lly laws OF al1ihilatiol 70 So-called
material laws and thereby prove
hat material laws are the product
+ q mortal m5Scolception of what
onstitutss true law
We find. with assurance, that
his law of God is law Of Life
OF Of death; q I1T Of health-not of
ickuess; law of a5undance-loi
Z lack ard limitation; = law OF har.
aOay-not Of discord: 2 law of
eaee-nOJ OF strife; : law of love
Ot OF hate.
And now the question of how TO
ring into action this ever-present
aw OF God how 10 apply it 10 our
resent needs how TO heal the sick.
omfort the Sorroviag ald save the
inner as Jesus did, naturally pre-
ents itself This, my friends. is ae-
in Christian Science sole
= through the prayer OF understand
lg. Christian Scientists have learn
q that whatever is to be achieved
. the way OF healing and saving
lust be done through suca prayer.
nd that this prayer must be without
easing. Our every thought, inelf-
alton and deed must be the out-
ONE Of 3 constant mental attitude
PRAYER If we would follow the
laster IN the way OF his appointing
Mary Baker Eddy. the diseoverer
nd founder Of Christian Science, has
lcorporated the fundamental teach
lgS of Christian Science in her book.
Science and Health with Key 10 the
eriptureS. This is tie textbook of
le Christian Science denomination.
through its study the secrets and OBJ
,urities of Holy Writ have been
.aoe plain and instead of q book of
iystery the Bible has come TO be the
hart OF life 10 thousands upon thou
ands to whom it has heretofore
cen closed.