Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-05-10
LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Christian Science. a Positive Faith, -
Subject of Lecture by John J.
Finn at Walo Hall.

A lecture on Christian Science was
given at the Walo Hall i'm Iron
wood last evening under the
auspices Of First Church Of
Christ. Scientist. Of Ironwood. by
John J. Finn. c. s. a member Of the
Board Of LectureshiD Of the Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ,
f Scientist, in Boston, Mass. The
i lecturer, who was introduced By Mrs
+ William Dawson, said in part:
The more questions an honest and
+ earnest inquirer asks in Christian
# Science, the more proof he demands;
and the more determined he is to
/ find out for himself, the more
+ promising convert and better church
mem51r he becomes eventually
4 Christian Science is never attacked
BY those who have studied it in
diligently, open-mindedly and
F. thoroughly; it is assailed by those
who take a casual and prejudiced
3 Glance at it. who read Science and
i Health as they would an ordinary
book, running thro it as they would
a volume prepared for popular en-
tertainment. and not for serious and
+ careful study In a word, Christian
II Science is invariably attacked by
Il those who do not understand what it
teaches, what It aims to do for
humanity, nor what it accomplishes.
It must never be forgotten that
Christian Science is engaged first
and last and all the time. in the task
: Of restoring to the world the Word
and continuing the works Of Christ
Jesus; that its highest mission and
/ its. greatest JOY is to labor unceasing-
~ for the bringing back to primitive
Christianity in all its purity,
simplicity, and grandeur and to re-
establish. in world sorely in need
of it, that assurance of present day
salvation from error and its con-
sequences, which the Master promis-
ed to all who would keep its com
mandments. He came, with heal
ing in his thought. with healing in
his voice with healing in his touch.
with healing in his heart, and he
went about everywhere doing good,
vet sorrowing in his labor of love
over the ignorance and perversity of
men. Now, as i'm his day, the Word
through Christian Science is healing
I'll manner Of discord, yet Christian
Scientists know, that as in Jesus
time the healing Of physical all
ments is a means, rather than an end
Because of the stiffness Of their
necks. and the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of their
win in our times, as was the case
twenty centuries ago, the great
majority Of human beings must be
impressed by some tangible evidence,
huitabe to their understanding, of
the all important part which spiritual
law plays in regulating their lives,
their affairs, occupations, and
circumstances; in determining the
success Of their careers, in solving
their minor as well as their major
problems Only thus are they
brought to the recognition of the
ever-presence of God, and to a
realization Of the fact, that the
paramount mission of Christian
Science is not the healing of sickness
and disease, but the destruction of
ignorance, fear and sin, which lie at
the root of all human sorrow and
suffering.
It cannot be denied that Christian
Science holds universal attention
today. So-called skeptics and
infidels no less than orthodox
Christians, are keenly interested in
its doctrines and its demonstrations
The throngs of Scientists which
everywhere throughout the world
flock to Christian Science lectures,
to Christian Science testimonial
meetings, and to Christian Science
services, afford ample proof of this
deep and widespread interest. All
classes of people see with their own
/ eyes and hear with their own ears
something of its accomplishments
for the good of humanity and the
glory Of God, and are seeking to
learn more about it. And who
should hinder them in its seeking.
since wisdom, the understanding of
mans true relationship to omnipot-
ence, is to be desired beyond all else
that may be sought or attained in
this world.