The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-13

John Ellis Sedmnn, c. s., of Los Angeles delivered h lecture on Christian Science, "The Science of fndestructible Good" at the Wa terbury Women's Club auditorium last evening.
 He spoke In part as follows;
 No more comforting or reassur. ing message ever reached human cars than the compassionate ap. peal which Jesus made when he said: Come unto me, all ye that labour and arc heavy ladcn, and 1 will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me: for am meek and lowiy In heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my bur. den Is light" Humanity has always seemed to stagger under heavy burdens. Jesus came to lift the burdens from off the shoulders of all men. He came to show the way of escape from everything that hampers, flinders, limits, and binds. He came to reveal the way that leads into everlasting peace, joy, and freedom. He truly de- clared, 'T am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go In and out, and find pasture"
 When Jesus presented his teach. Ing, many were willing to listen and to follow him. Otherwise he would not have come. But many others were not yet ready to re- ceivo the eternal truth which he presented,fi and, they resisted the spread of that truth, and fought Jesus and his true followers nt every turn of tho way. Those who listened and obeyed, and they were vast multitude, followed Jesus onward and upward, along that way which leads out of all human Ing day, But because the world willing to accept the facts of Do. ally his teaching was lost from human view, to be discovered again when the time was rlpe and tho world moro ready. That mos montous hour arrived in the last half of the last century. Prepared for her work by God, Inspired and impelled by Him, Mary Baker Eddy discovered Christian Science In 1S68; and after demonstrating the value and the truth of hor teaching, she gave her discovery to the world In 1875, when she pub llshed the Christian Sciene text book, Science and Health" From cover to cover of that remarkable book, as throughout oil her pub lished writings, Mrs Eddy sets forth and advocates no teaching nor philosophy other htan the pure Science of God, which Jesus preached and practiced whom he taught and healed In Palestin. on page 138 of Science and Health Mrs Eddy writes: "our Master said to every follower: Go ye into all the world, and preach tho gos. pei to every creature; .. Heal the sick! Love thy neighbor as thyseifp It was this theology of Jesus which healed tho sick and tho shining. It is his theology In this book and the spiritual mcan- Ing of thls theology, which heals the sick and causes the wicked to 'forsake his way, and the unright. eous man his thoughts.' It was our Masters theology which the impious sought to destroy"
 Christian Science is q subject of such vast proportions that 1t cannot be dealth with In Q com. prehonsivo way in brief address. At this timo desire to call your attention especially to that aspect of Christion Science which makes plain the indostructible nature of good. When we look out ovcr the world, and mark the problems which confront humanity, we can oasiiy soc that no teaching can lift tho burdens from the shoulders Of men, unless 1t can make plain the fact that the dlscords and dis- tresses of the race have no foun: dalton in Gods infinite plan. All the fears which boset humanity can bo traced to the prevailing be:. lief that evil is real and that good can bo destroyed. People fear concerning health, bc cause they believe that health can be- i'm. paired. diminished, destroyed. When happy, they fear lest happi- ness bo displaced by sorrow. Poo. pie fear for their faculties, because they believe that mind can be m. Jured. They fear concerning their that friendship is something which begins and consequently may end. People fear concerning their sup. ply of necessary things, because they believe that supply may be curtniled or entirely cut off. Men foa rthat they may be displaced. and no longer havo good and use. fui positions to fill. They fear oven for Iifo itself. because they be. lIevo ilfo to Do dostructible' Christian Science comes putting to rout ali such fears with the comforting assurance that good is. always has been, and over will Do indestructible. There is no such thing as destructible or perish. able good. Our concepts of good
 may vary and change, but the good itself remains forever tho