Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-25
SCIENCE URGES
BIBLE STUDY,
SAYS SPEAKER
j. S. Braithwaite Lecture:
Before Large Audience at
Palace Theater.

ment that enables mankind to free it
self Of the tyranny Of materialism,. said
Mr.. Braithwaite. He emphasized the
belief that Christian Science encour-
ages study of the Bible.
The speaker was introduced BY
Adolph Segal, who said, in part: THE
world is getting tired and weary of
promises. It seems like doubt and de,
spair have taken the place Of hope and
trust. There is only one consistent
way to satisfy doubling people, and
onstration. Christian Science is doing
this by the aid Of the instructions
given us by our revered leader, Mary
Baker Eddy, through her inspired writ
ings. To those who have eyes to see
and ears to hear, Christian Science
is now proving that our healing work
is accomplished by the same method
which Jesus used over 1860 years ago.
Constructive Thinking Needed
Mr.. Braithwaite's address, in part.
follows:
ut is because Christian Science has
helped and is helping so many people
to a better and wiser manner Of life,
besides healing them of physical all
ments and keeping them well, that so
much interest has been aroused in it.
uC ACCu Ol lAiS uOuI 10 LUZ AoAS >oa
structive thinking.
''The first step in all constructive
thinking must be individual self-gov-
ernment, and Christian Science is the
key to lf-government.
.1The discoverer and founder Of
Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy,
brought to Christianity something that
it had hitherto lacked-the science Of
its teaching.
Key to the Scriptures is the text
book of Christian Science, and her
church manual provides the r.lle by
which this healing system becomes an
integral feature of the church Of
Christ. These two books can never be
separated nor superseded.
Scientists Prayer Of Faith
Perhaps the most important thing
real truth seeker is that it is giving
him back his Bible. Many who have
exchanged their Bibles for purely spec
ulative writings are now taking them
again and studying them in conjunc-
tion with the Christian Science key,
and in this way they are gaining a
ttuer sense Of what health really
means.
The act Of lifting up ones thought
from the limited and material point of
view to the spiritual is the prayer Of
faith in Christian Science. If this is
rightly done the healing of that which
to ensue. We can see then that we do
not need another human being, whether
in the guise Of priest or doctor to take
care Of our spiritual or physical well
being for us. Each one must work
out his own salvation.
Until we have learned in some
measure to subordinate the evidence
of the senses, we have not advanced
far in the direction of controlling our
thoughts rightly. because this evidence,
being admittedly delusive. by accepting
it unreservedly we become subject to
its delusions. And let it be added that
lusions in addition to our own, as may
be seen in times of panic or epidemic
Self Government First Need
''The man who breaches lawlessness
and hate to the community is under an
illusion. He cannot see the divine prin-
ciple, the law of love. and his thought
the fallacy that hatred and destruc-
tion can be used advantageously to
promote some theory Of social relation
ship. Those who become agitated as
the result Of his preaching are those
who do not know enough to protect
their own thinking with the truth.
mo one can free himself from the
tyranny Of materiaiism until he has
learnt selfgovernment. Jesus was the
greatest example of spiritual thinking
and living that the world has ever seen.
So clear was his perception that sin,
disease and death are the outcome of
oil
substance that he could heal with
word all kinds Of disease and even
raise the dead. He was not, however,
on ascetic, but very normal person in
all matters to do with eating, drinking,
clothing, and resting.
''The healing work in Christian Sci
ence is not an exhibition of faith in the
supernatural or in some divine inter
vention. It is based on the Masters
own method as taught and applied by
Himself. His healing was always COM
pletc and instantaneous, and that is
the kind of healing we want to see,
and are seeing in some measure, re-
vived today.
Proofs Not Perfunctory
According to Christian Science, dis
ease is not a law of God, it is not
a law Of anything, but, on the contrary.
Lne law OF IOu nealS 0lSeASe ana IS to
be found in company with true idea
Of man, that idea which Jesus taught
and demonstrated. The Bible gives us
the simplest possible formula with
which to test the correctness of our
understanding:
These signs (proofs) shall follow
them that believe; in my name shall
they cast out devils; they shall speak
with new tongues; they shall take up
serpents; and If they drink any deadly
thing it shall not hurt them; they shall
lay hands on the sick and they shall
recover
1T is not therefore the occupation
of positions of prominence. 1t is not
wealth Of popularity or ritual observ-
ance or the holding of communication
with so-called dead personalities that
we are to regard as proofs; but the
casting out Of devils (where are these
devils or evils if not in our own
thoughts? That is where we have to
begin); speaking with new tongues
mot being afraid to voice the TRUTH;
handling serpents; immunity from poi
son (including epidemic germs); and
the healing of the sick.
"FoRoivENEss OF SIN"
EvANGEllST'S THEME
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