The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-11-05
Dr.. Greene
Lectures To
Libby Group
Discusses Principles Of
Christian Science Church
To Large Audience.

WAS CULTURED
AND INTERESTING
A large number were in attendance
Sunday afternoon at the lecture on
Christian Science given by Judge Sam
uel W. Green, c. S. b., and sponsored
by the Christian Science Society of
Libby. The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. John Peay and held the interested
attention of his large audience during
scholarly presentation Of his subject.
The substance of Judge Green's ad-
dress follows.
| 1t is safe to assume that any religious
teaching which expects to meet with
public approval must base its claim
for recognition upon the Bible; and
this Christian Science does. Careful
reading of the Bible discloses the fact
that the outstanding characters of the
Old Testament regime were men who
discerned Gods law or Gods govern
ment, and brought their lives into ac-
cord Herewith. Such men as Abra-
ham, Moses, Jacob, Joseph, David,
Elijah, Elisha, and others, who tri-
umphed over human obstacles and diff
ficulties for themselves and others
through adherence to Gods law, are a
powerful example to men of today and
their lives should be Of great and uni
versal interest to mankind
To one Of the men Of that period
came this inspiring message: Only
be thou strong and very courageous,
that thou mayest observe to do ae-
eording to all the law, which Moses my
servant commanded thee, turn not
from ii to the right hand Or TO the left,
that thou mayest prosper Witherso-
ever thou goest
1t is indeed greatly to the credit Of
these eminent men Of Biblical fame
that they constantly endeavor to know
Gods will, Gods law, and to abide
therein
The Discoverrr and Founder of
Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy,
in her book fundamental Divine Sci
~
As the law of God, the law of good,
interpreting and demonstrating the d.
vine Principle and rule of universal
harmony.
The Discoverer and Founder
This use of law in defining Christian
Science is an indication that In her
study Of the Bible Mrs. Eddy saw that
the accomplishments of its chief char
acters were not haphazard, but their
successes were carefully and intelli-
gently worked out through obedience
to law She was thus encou aged to
try the Biblical method in her search
for health, and for the solution Of other
human problems. She was impressed
with the fullness and abundance of
Gods promises as given in the Bible.
In further study she saw that the really
wise men of the Bible had been able to
understand something of God and had
SO conformed their thoughts and lives
as to realize the fulfillment of Biblical
promises.
! In her endeavor to take practical adj
vantage of this dawning truth Of Bible
understandings she caught a glimpse of
God as Principle This brought to her
the happy realization that the power of
God as Principle is just as much fact
in the nineteenth century as in the
first century, or in any time. This
caused her then to study the instances
Of healing recounted in the Bible, that
she might discern the same power with
the same satisfactory result as in Bib
lcal times. She saw the headings of
the prophets and Of Jesus and his
disciples not as supernatural or mi
raculous, but as the result of Gods
law being observed and Gods power
thereby being made manifest She took
particular case of healing and strove
to apply the same lawful procedure in
her own case, and quickly found her
self able to rise from sick bed and to
Immediately express better sense of
health.
This was the discovery of the opera
ton Of Gods law and its mighty po-
tentialities which she called Christian
Science.
Mrs. Eddy names the two cardinal
points of Mind-healing, or Christian
Science as "the nothingness OF ma
terial life and intelligence and the
mighty actually Of all-inclusive God
good Science and Health, P. 52). On
this foundation she took her stand and
: built her Church; and its growth and
stability surely attest the wisdom and
inspiration of the Founder.
She then applied herself to study
Of the Bible that she might know the
scientific basis of her healing As she
!, studied, the Scriptures were iilumined
and she saw and understood how heal
ing depends upon knowledge Of God
as is evidenced In ona of Jesus mos
comprehensive promises, This Is life
= eternal, that they might know thee the
only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom
thou hast sent" She saw that all o
Jesus healings came through his re-
lance upon God She saw that Jesus
: claimed no exclusive right to do spir-
0 itual healing, but that the same heal
0 ing power could be exercised by al
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