The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-10
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SCIENCE TALK

~ tcIluTC OA OHIAStloh ONACAIC
and the Ideal Church" was de-
livered in the Washington Audi
torium Sunday afternoon by Bliss
Knapp. c.. s. B.. of Brookline,
Mass, to a large audience.
The speaker is a member of
the board of lectureship of the
Mother Church. the First Church
of Christ. Scientist, in Boston.
Mass He was introduced by DIR.
Frank F. Bunker. first reader of
the Third Church of this city.
The lecture was under the aus
pices of the four Christian Science
churches of this city. The lee
turer said in part:
I'VE are taught in Christian
Science to think of God as the
one Supreme Intelligence govern
ing the universe and man, but
this teaching accords with the
spiritual view of the Bible. The
writer of the Epistle to the He.
brews clearly states that David
and the prophets 'subdued king
doms, obtained promises,
stopped the mouths of lions ETC.,
through faith in the one God. So
! must explain for the sake of
clarifying our viewpoint, that /
shall not speak of material forces,
nor of electricity. but I shall speak
of faith and spiritual understand.
ing, which are qualities Of the
Supreme Intelligence and which
enabled Mary Baker Eddy. the
discoverer and founder of Christian
Science, to reinstate primitive Chris
tan healing.
Mrs Eddy has presented a COM
plete statement of her teachings in
her book, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" This book
gives the Christian Science point of
view regarding God, Christ, man,
and the universe. 1t tells how to
achieve salvation from sin, disease.
and death. The study of this book
has frequently resulted in healing
the reader. The last chapter, en-
titled "Fruita ge," is devoted to tes-
timonies by those who have been
healed by simply reading the book.
Before these testimonies were pub
lished, they were verified by such
methods as = court Of law would re-
uuire. These testimonies include the
healing of eye trouble, deafness,
dropSy, heart trouble, consumption,
asthma, fibroid tumor, and cancer.
Jesus said, When the Comforter
ic 1rA Chon Af
me- Christian Science does testify
of Christ Jesus. 1t acknowledges
him by doing the healing works
which he did. and by doing them in
his name. We can say of this Com
forter as Jesus said OF himself.
THE same works that 1 do, bear
witness of me, that the Father hath
sent me-"
One might seriously question. with
the hundreds of Christian denomi.
nations already in existence. why
Mrs. Eddy should have started an
other church. She believed that
during the past 1000 years, the
Tarfare of the Christian churches
against sin would have been more
sffecutual il they had not dropped
the element of Christian healing.
That was her reason for organic.
ing. in 1879. the Christian Science
Church. 1t was the mission of this
church to reinstate the "lost ele-
ment of healing" manual. page III.
The church bylaws required that
the pastor should "be able to heal
the sick after the manner of Chris.
tia. Science" christian Science
Journal, Vol. VII. page 259.
Mrs. Eddy's sermons frequently
healed the sick and the SHINING.
People suffering from consumption,
cancer, ana many other diseases
were healed by listening to her
preaching, and many who went to
her church on crutches, carried
them away on their shoulders Ret.
rospection and Introspection, pages
10. 16). Surely her ideal Of a church
which included the power to heal
was being realized.