Evening star., 1924-04-14
CHRISTIAN HEALING
METHOD DISCUSSED
Lecturer Explains Teachings Of
Mary Baker Eddy to Ar
cade Audience.

A lecture on Christian Science: The
Solution of the Worlds Problems
waa delivered yesterday afternoon al
the Arcade auditorium by John Ran
dali Dunn, c. S. b., of Boston, Mass
He is member of the Board of Lee
tureship of The Mother Church, The
First Church of Christ, Scientist in
Boston, Mass, and was introduced by
Herbert w. Archer, First Reader of
Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist,
under whose auspices the lecture was
given. The lecturer said. in part:
Let us consider for a moment one
of the many examples given US in
the Scriptures of Jesus simple, and
yet to our sense marvellous handling
of n problem of sickness. Take one
of his early healingS as recorded in
1uke's gospel. He is besought to help
tho mother of Simon's wife, who is
seemingly gravely ill. Apparently
the Master makes no inquiries as to
the symptoms. does not ask for the
cause of the malady, nor does He de-
sire to take her temperature or feel
her pulse.
Rebuked the Fever.
Let us see what happened, as re-
corded by Luke. And He stood over
her, and rebuked the fever; and it
Jeff her: and Immediately she arose
6nd miniStered unto them" There
was no period of convalescence, no
gradual abating of the fever. nor
slow recovery of strength, and the
great Healer did not caution her
about her diet and warn her not to
eat too much. Immediately she arose
and miniStered unto them" In the
records of its four thousand years
medicine cannot find such an astound-
ing cure of fever wrought through
any of its material methods.
And yet Christ Jesus did not one
material thing. He rebuked the fever
the fever, please notice. and not the
woman. Now word is only the
audible expression of a thought;
hence that which brought about this
remarkable healing was wholly men
tain other words, it was something
which the Master thought or under
stood
Theology excuses it's failure to do
these works on the ground that Jesus
was God, and His acts. therefore, su-
perhuman: Notwithstanding the fact
that the Master plainly said that of
Himself He could do nothing. that it
was the Father dwelling in Him that
did the works, and that those who
truly believed on Him Understood
Him) would be able to do the things
that He did and even greater things
Mrs. Eddy's Experiences.
These questions began to form
themselves in the thought of Mary
Baker Eddy at an early age. She
was deeply religious child. and has
written that she would listen with
JOY to the assurance sof her spirit
uallyminded mother that God was
able to raise her up from sickness
tScience and Health. p. 359).
1t can be seen plainly that the idea
OF Christian healing had been bud
ding throughout Mrs. Eddy's earthly
experience, and, therefore. it was
perfectly natural years after, when
she found herself near the gates Of
death, again to turn her thoughts
toward spiritual aid. She called for
the Bible and opened to the ninth
chapter of Matthew. AS she read the
story of the healing of the man sick
of the palsy the great truth for
which she had been searching all
her life began to dawn upon her
thought. She began to touch the
hem of the garment of the healing
Christ and to glimpse the answer to
the age-old question, What is
truth"
In that glorious moment and in the
searching and praying that followed
there was unfolded to Mrs. Eddy
Jesus method of healing, what Jesus
must have thought and understood
and practiced. In proof of this she
not only found herself well, but with
this understanding she was able to |
heal others. In fact, many of Mrs. |
Eddys demonstrations of healing ire |
as remarkable as those which are |
recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. |
Then she set about sharing with !