New Britain herald., 1923-03-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
ILLNESS and Death


Judge Frederick G, Hall, member o.
the board of lectureship OF the FRS
Church OF Christ, Scientist. Clinton
Illinois, took occasion to correct {
popular conception OF the attitude Of
Christian Scientists toward physica
ailments. He explained the stand Of
the church by saying
There is very erroneous and un.
Christian belief ignorantly entertain.
ed by many concerning the attitude OF
the Christian Scientists toward the
experiences called sickness and death
The opinion Is often enormously en-
tertained that they are unmindful OF
these distressing human conditions
and that they offer no relief to those
who unfortunately suffer from these
beliefs. Nothing could be farther from
the truth. They freely admit that
these conditions call for the highest
degree of human sympathy and COM
passion and they are proving their
usefulness and competency by sup
plying humanitarian compassion in a
most effectual Christian manner.
They are healing sickness. sorrow
and dire distress in the most effectual
way. In fact, they are doing it in the
only way that holds out ray Of hope
or promise for the final deliverance
from these evils"
A resume of Judge Halls address
follows:
Christian Science is. as its name
implies. essentially Christian and its
practice being predicated upon abso-
lutte law, it brings healing from sick
ness and deliverance from sin. This
being the case, Christian Science, as
a great religious movement must be
based upon revelation of the teach
ings and practical truths presented in
the Bible. Lest there be confusion in
the thought of those who have never
investigated 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 and the New Testaments.
"Christian Science as it is presented
to you and to me came through the
discovery by Mary Baker Eddy of the
operation of absolute, fixed spiritual
law In an impartial investigation of
Christian Science it is desirable, in
fact quite essential to know somewhat
of it's discoverer and founder. / feel
quite safe in assuming that my early
experience in the investigation of
this subject is similar to yours. My
first impulse was TO inquire, Who is
Mrs Eddy What did she discover
. and found p The answer to these
questions is simple and helpful.
Mrs. Eddy was a devout and low
able. New England woman, deeply in
terested in the Bible. Early in
childhood she displayed keen
perception of the underlying truths
contained in Bible narratives. Through
her research and study of the
Bible she noted that perfect trust
and confidence in Gods laws were
followed by permanent and fixed re-
suits and that blessing and healing
were part and parcel of His infinite
plan. Hence Mrs. Eddy discovered
and proved the divine laws of
Life, Truth and Love. After this dis
covery she subjected it to proof and
being convinced Of the healing and
redeeming ministrations of the
spiritual laws she determined to give
to the world the benefit of her obser-
walton and discovery. Accordingly
she wrote and published Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
and designated it the Christian Sci
ence textbook. The reading and study
of this book, in connection with the
Bible, has brought health and heal |
ing to many and is indeed key to
Gods inspired Word--the Bible.
Regardless of conflicting reports |
make this positive and emphatic dec
laration of fact: Mary Baker Eddy
is the discoverer and founder Of
Christian Science and has been SO
decrced by our courts.
Healing in Character.
at will early be discovered that
Christian Science emphasizes the final
d, struction of sin and the healing of
bodily infirmity. Some of our reli-
eious friends have offered the criti- |
cism that Christian Scientists make
too much of the healing element. At
no time does the human mind part
with cherished beliefs or relinquish
traditional claims until proof, clear
and positive, has been presented
showing that there is a better way. 1t
is not surprising, therefore, that after
material methods have failed and |
Christian Science treatment has re- !
stored health and happiness to the in
dividual very much should be thought |
and made of the healing element. In |
fact. all Christian Science practice is
healing in character whether 1t is APP |
piled to bodily Affections or to other |
forms of discord.
Mrs. Eddy has discovered and APP
Piled the laws of spirit. The false
beliefs regarding these laws or the |
willful rejection Of them in no way |
affect their intrinsic value and they /
remain ever available to all who will |
understand and apply them according I
to their principle. Christian Science |
is applying the red letters Counter
felt to the false conclusions and the |
false beliefs masquerading as realities
in the human mind. 1t Is unfolding
to the receptive thought and bringing !
into human experience positive proof
that, There Is no life, truth. intolti-
gence or substance in matter and that
Spirit is the real and eternal tsci-
ence and Health, page 1851. This
reality is the basic, fundamental state
of being. The practice Of Christian
Science is destroying the unreal, coun-
terfeit values of human beliefs and is
bringing into view the basic, scientific |
facts of spiritual truth. " is furnish |
ing undeniablc proof that ignorance