The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-22

eOom Churches of Christ. Scis
tim Science: It's Healing Prir
ming in the Jason Lee junior
ne speaker was DR.. waltol
Hubbard, C. 8. B.. Of Los Angeles
cauf, Z member Of the board o
IecturesAip Of The Mother Church
lie First Church OF Christ, Scien
tlst b Boston. Nass. The lectur
Substantially was ~ follows:
Christian Science has been de
med By Mary Baker Eddy, II
u11coverer and Founder, a. eth,
law Il God. the law Of good. inter
preting and demonstrating ths
divine Principle and rule Of uni
vezxnl harmony fundamental Di.
vine Science. p. ID. II II my
earnest hope that those Of YOU
Who have come here to learn about
e may Be- enlightened by that
which b said, and that Gods law
may BE- interpreted to you 20 that
yOu may begin to demonstrate its
hlensingA 10 those who have IN
understanding Of Christian Science.
who have perhaps progressed far
along the way. may some word
here spoken, some thought ex-
pressed. serve ~ 4 touchstone to
unfold new spiritual yistss to you.
and 70 70 lead you nearer the goal
a. complete spiritual understand
ing and harmony. II y also my
hope and expectation that those
q you who have come here in the
hope Of healing may Be healed. for
tie declaration Of Gods law not
only interprets the rule but demon
strates It. Mrs. Eddy has said
that The spiritual power Of .
scientific. right thought, without =
direct effort. an audible or even =
mental argument has oftentimes
healed inveterate diseases" fRudi-
mental Divine Science. p. %. So
the word that b about to be
spoken. accompanied n It II by
both audible and mental argument
viii bring about it, rightful meas
urs Of healing.
Christiaa Science
Christian Science. the Science Of
Christianity. 10 rightly named. Its
teachings explain the divine Princi-
pie Of this Science. just a. the
teachings Of mathematics explain
tn principle Of numbers. Further
than that. rules are provided for
the application Of Christian Sci
snce, % that II may b practiced.
Just q the science of numbers has
rules for it, application. for it,
practice. Moreover, the results
which follow the practice Of Chris
tian ecience-the healing Of sick
ness, the destruction Of sin. the
setting aide Of material law
prove Il to be Science, and prove
IT. Principle TO Be the Supreme
Being. omnipresent and omnipo-
tsnt good.
II y evident, then. that II we
are to get these results. the Inn
portant thing for u to do 10 to
make every effort to widen our
concept Of the true nature Of God
Ito understand the healing and
Swing Principle. This may best
Be done by studying what Others
who knew God have said Of Him.
and by contemplating the divine
nature-by earnestly seeking to
know Him.
Students Of Christian Science
very soon discover that Mary
Baker Eddy had . profound under
standing Of God. They also find
that because OF this understanding
ohe has revealed Jesus teachings
to N IN . new light-that Of the
Christian Science which he taught.
Jesus' Scientific Teaching
An Christians agree that Christ
Jesus understood God. Now. Jesus
taught what be knew In the syna-
gogues. and to the people. and to
hi disciples. II u interesting to
note how frequently the Bible
states that b. Taught" the people.
II fact. be himself declared that
h eat daily tesching In the
temple" And when they mar
veled It what he taught. he said.
III any men win DO his (Cod's)
Vim, he shall know Of the doctrine,
whether Il be Of God. or whether /
speak Of myself" Thus he de-
clared that n any man put into
practice what be taught, the re-
snlts would prove the teaching to
be correct. throughout the Cos
pols IN Jesus recorded sermons
o. dissertations he discussed the
nature q God. To the Samaritan
woman be referred to God as
Spirit and ~ Truth He taught
that God y Life, and Ia the latter
days Of his ministry he argued
earnestly with hi disciples that
they might gain . larger realixa-
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