Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-20
A Lecture ON
Christian Science
Entitled
Christian Science: It's Healing
Ministry
DIR. Walton Hubbard, C. 8. b.
of Los Angeles, California

Dr. Walton Hubbard, c. 8. b.
Of Los Angeles, California
;lsmber of tho Board of Lectureship Of
i1Ae Mother Church, The First CHURCH of
Uhrist, Scientist. I'm Boston. Massachusetts.
We're it possible to call upon the
students of Christian Science who
form large portion of this audience
% explain the reason for their pres
ence here and their allegiance to
Christian Science, it would be found
that most Of them had been healed by
Christian Science of sicknesses which
had defed other methods of treat
Ment. And the range of these sick
nesses which had been healed would
be found to be so wide and so varied
a. to indicate with certainty that the
hw of God, as taught and applied in
Christian Science, heals all manner of
sickness and sin.
1t is my intention not only to dis
euSs the teachings of Christian
Science, but to tell you something of
my own observations in connection
with my problem of growing out of
the practice Of medicine and into the
peactice of Christian Science. Per-
Aaps these observations may be help
1ul to some of you.
Mary Baker Eddy
A discussion of Christian Science
may quite properly begin with its
lDdscoverer and Founder, Mary Baker
EDDY. Whatever may say of her in
The limited time at our disposal must
tef necessity be brief. would ear
inestiy recommend study of her life.
Several biographies are available at
Christian Science Reading Rooms, and
ahe has written something of herself
In her book "Retrospection and Intro
apection." To understand how Chris
tan Science unfolded in her con-
seriousness will make it easier for it to
unfold in yours.
Mary Baker Eddy was a woman
Of unusual spirituality and deep reli-
gi0us sense. She was consistent and
RiTeless student, an analytical student,
and though years marked by sickness
and trials her profound religious
sense led her always to strive to see
and to understand the infinite Prin-
eiple in every blessing which she re-
ceived. This persistent search for
truth was finally rewarded L. the
discovery Of the divine laws of God,
which she named ChriLtian Science.
Disease is Mental
In practicing medicine, ] soon
found that there is a mental element
In every case; and as it was obvious
that this mental element could not
be reached by any material means,
4 began to try to estimate just how
large factor the mental element was
In every case that came to me. At
FIRST thought that some diseases were
quite largely physical and others quite
largely mental, but as time went on,
my observation of the mental side of
khe question became more keen, so that
Z saw that many types of sickness
were wholly mental, and finally came
20 see that they were all entirely and
completely mental.
Now this did not mean that I be-
came a Christian Scientist when
arrived at this point. It only meant
that had come to recognize that all
disease is mental. However, since
had so large a mental question to
deal with, which at that time the
medical profession almost wholly
ignored, I decided that would study
the question of mental healing from
every standpoint from which it had
been presented, with the view of find
ing in all these writings the pres
entation Of the same principle. was
convinced that this would give me a
broader view of the question than
could be obtained from any single one
Of them, and that with this knowl.
edge would be able to accomplish
healing. With this thought studied
everything I could find from mental
therapeutics to Christian Science. And
% studied, saw that they were all
alike except one, and that one was
Christian Science.
Christian Science was the only one
kAat refused to admit that anything
Shat God had made was imperfect, or
could become imperfect; was sick
when He created it, or had within it
any God-given quality that could allow
1t to become sick. It was the only
enc in which there was no compromise
with matter, and which dared to deny
the reality of the material world, tine
Aesh and the devil, because in their
essential nature they are contrary to
His creative perfection and spiritual
ity. It was the only method that
dared to deny the actual existence of
anything unlike God, and it was there
fore the only one that offered hope of
healing after every material means
had failed.
Learning to Understand God
Christian Science declares itself to
Be the law of God. It further declares
that this law is demonstrably true;
that we may understand it, that We
may apply it, and that the results win
prove its truth.
Obviously, if we are to understand
Gods law, we must first understand