The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-01

OF London England, member OF
n le Board 0f LcCtureship OF
4 no Msthar Church rho lrirst
thnrch of Christ Scientist tn hos.
ton. Massachusetts, delivered free
lecture on the subject Christian Sci
cnoe applied to Mankind at the Ma
sonic Temple. Thursday and Friday
nights 10 a crowded house, Tho lee
turn in full follows;
30 those leaning on the sustain
ing Infinite. to-day Is his with bless
ings." With these words Mary Baker
h.ddy. the discovcrer and founder Of
Christian Science. commences the
Preface 10 her textbook. Science,
and Health with Key 60 the scrip
lures" and the presence OF this audi
ence affords sufficient proof that
these blessings have come, and still
continue to come, into the experience
uI those who are students OF this
Vast subject upon which Il Us my
privilege 20 speak 60 you to-day,
nfscuVERER AND FOUNDER
Il is not only interesting, but Il Is
gratityins 10 notice how mankind Is
awakening 10 appreciate Mrs, Eddy
and the movement she founded. "a
movement which. In less than NIFTY
years has encircled tho globe.
In the year 1856 Mrs, Eddy made
-the discovery which she named
hrlstian Science" II came about
the result OF her instantaneous 10.
1s'overy from tho effects Of a severe
accident which the physicians had
declared must terminate fatally Mrs
Eddy had always been a dcep and
constant student az the Scriptures,
and tt was therefore natural that. IN
her extremity. she should turn % the
Rihlc. II was then she proved,
through her instantaneous recovery
70 perfect health. that the method Of
healing taught and demonstrated by
Christ Jesus was the natural fulfill
inert OF divine lava law Just as
operative and consequently Just as
available III this age as !, twas nine
teen hundred years ago.
For three years after making her
discovery Mrs Eddy studied the
Scriptures only, and proved, by heal
Ing a large number OF cases many
~ them pronounced tneurable by the
physicians she had discovered
the scientific rules whereby the sick
had been healed. the sorrowing com
forted. and the sinner reformed nine
sesa hundred years previously by
Christ Jesus and his disciples The
result OF her devoted and cou@erated
study Of the Bible was her publica-
ton in 1875 Of Science and Health
with Key TO the Scriptures the
Christian Science textbook upon
which every Christian Scientist de-
Ponds for his enlightenment. inssrme.
ton. and guidance.
HEALING
on page Of fundamental Divine
Science. by Mrs. Eddy. We read:
Healing physical sickness is the
nallese part Of Christian Science II
only the huelc-ca to Thought and
pctgon. in the higher range o. infinite
goodness Nevertheless. the great
majority Of people turn to Christian
science because they have failed 20
fird RELIEF from physical suffering. In
spite or having tried many OF tho In
Vulnerable material methods and
remedies practiced or advertised TO.
day. Were I 20 ask you what you
think the world Is most In need OF
at this moment, you would probably
instant and you win realize how
great proportion Of the couversa-
ton one hears Is on the subject OF
health. or rather iii-heaith. Now.
Christian Science shows US not only
how we have right 10, and can OBJ
tain. good health. but how we can
retain IL.
Broadly speaking. there Il. and
think sou viii agree. no difference
between what mankind needed In
Jesus time. and what mankind needs
today. The remedy Is also exactly the
same no~ rs II was then. Was there
not sickness and suffering In Jesus
.ztlmeg Was there not also envy. ha-
red. malice dishonesty. deceit Were
bot exactly the same conditions or
claims OF evil apparent among men
In those days that we zee to-day
And were not all these conditions
healed by Christ Jesus and his dis
ciples7 Did not the Master reveal
the only remedy. and Is there not
abundant proof that the remedy was
snccessfui2 Why. then. was that
remedy ever dropped. and otherssub-
ztituted which have failed Of success I?
Is II not time that the practical ma
ture OF Christianity. as II Is Demon
strated by Christian Science. be uni
yerssiiy recognized?
DO not think. however. that Chris
sian Science is merely system Of
physical healing. Indescribably won
derful as is the experience Of phys