The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-01-15
A Lecture
Christian Science
Entitled
Christian Science: The
Science of Christi Healing
Colin Rucker EddisOn, C. 8.
of London. England

OF London, england
Member of the Board OF Lectureship Of
The Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Massachusetts
Delivered under the auspices of
Second Church of Christ, Scientist,
Baltimore, at Lyric Theatre, on
December 20, 1886.
The lecturer spoke substantially
as follows:
1t is recorded in the Gospel of
John that Christ Jesus declared,
"This is life eternal, that they
might know thee the only true God,
and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast
sent" Life eternal, that abundant
life which Jesus said that he came
to give, implies more than mere
existence. 1t includes health, free
dom, happiness-all that makes life
worth having. "This is life eternal"
the Master said-not shall be; and
what mankind needs, what we all
long for, is present salvation from
the problems and perplexities that
beset us, from sin and sorrow, from
sickness and from lack, Christian
Science teaches and proves that
such deliverance is possible here
and now through a right under
standing of God, as Jesus indicated.
When on his missionary journey
he came to Athens, the Apostle
Paul found an altar dedicated "TO
THE UNKNOWN GOD" and was
able to assure the Athenians,
"Whom therefore We ignorantly wor-
ship, him declare I unto you" In
the Christian Science textbook,
"Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy,
the Discoverer and Founder Of
Christian Science, has written (p.
596): "Paganism and agnosticism
may define Deity as the great I'M
knowable;' but Christian Science
brings God much nearer to man,
and makes Him better known as
the All-in-all, forever near"
Jesus and Christ
The way in which Christian
Science enables US to know God is
by helping us to understand more
intelligently the life and work of
Christ Jesus. Jesus once asked his
disciples a momentous question.
There were current among his con-
temporaries many different views
and theories about him. Some peo-
pie thought he was John the Bap-
fist, others thought he was Elijah,
or one of the prophets risen again.
Jesus rejected all such fantastic
speculations and said to his dis
ciples, "But whom say We that /
amp" Peter answered, "Thou are
the Christ, the Son of the living
God" That Jesus approved this
answer and regarded it as impor-
tant is shown by his reply, BLESSED
art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh
and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which Is in
heaven"
What, then, is the meaning of
this title aChrist"? Christian
Science explains that there is a
distinction between "Jesus" and
"Christ": the term "Christ" is not
merely synonym for "Jesus." The
human Jesus was the best and
greatest man that ever lived. His
example remains forever as the
standard for Christian living. He
is the Way-shower, in whose foot
steps Christian Scientists endeavor
humbly to follow. It is impossible
to exaggerate the debt which the
world owes to the Founder of Chris
tianity. He went about doing good
he healed the sick, fed the hun
CRY, raised the dead.
What was it that enabled him to
do all this? Christian Science
teaches that twas the Christ, Truth,
which Jesus understood in fullest
measure. Jesus, as Mrs. Eddy has
pointed out, is human name
which the Master shared with 9TH
ers of his race; Christ, on the other
hand, is a divine title which refers
to the spirituality expressed
throughout his life and teaching. In
Science and Health Up. 583) may
be found this definition of Christ:
"The divine manifestation of God,
which comes to the flesh to destroy
incarnate error"
The Will of God
1t is said of Jesus in the epistle
to the Hebrews, "Lo, I come to
do thy will, o God" statement
confirmed by many of our Lords
own sayings. His works illustrate
and demonstrate the will of God.
When with word Jesus stilled the
storm which seemed to threaten the
disciples safety, he proved that the
terrible destructive forces of ma
ture are contrary to the will of God
When he fed the multitudes with
resources impossibly small from q
material standpoint, he proved that
material limitation is not in con-
formity with Gods will. He showed
by healing the sick that disease
and infrmity are not the will Of
God. By raising the dead he
proved that death is not in accord
ance with the will Of God.
This leads to another point for
consideration. Can that which is
contrary to the will Of God have
any real existence? Since God is
infinite Mind, the only cause and
creator, the sole source of existence,
only that which is in accordance
with His will can. be real. Chris
tian Science holds that sin, dis
ease, disaster, lack, sorrow, are un-
real because they are incompatible
with the nature of God. who is in