The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-25
Christian Science: The Science
of Christian Healing-A Lecture

then are We my disciples indeed;
and We shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free"
This is the age-old yet ever new
truth which has been discovered
and founded in this age by Mary
Baker Eddy. This truth is, today,
teaching and preaching the gospel,
the gospel of the kingdom, the
kingdom of heaven, of God, Mind,
at hand and in individual spiritual
consciousness. This gospel, today
as of old, does heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead,
cast out devils"
To be scientific, a system of heal
ing or of teaching must possess
three fundamentals or p%rerequi-
sites; namely: first, principle; Sec
ond, rule; third, proof. Christian
Science meets fully these require
ments, as the following quotations
from the Christian Science textbook
reveal: 1.-The Principle of divine
metaphysics is God; the practice of
divine metaphysics is the utiliza-
ton of the power of Truth over
error; is rules demonstrate its Sci
ence'' (p. lily; and, Science will
declare God Alright, and Christianity
will demonstrate this declaration
and it's divine Principle, making
n.ankind better physically, morally,
and spiritually" (p. 1859.
World Struggle or Dilemma
Throughout the ages there has
been going on in human experience
a struggled ceaseless, relentless,
never-ending struggle-and the n
is not yet. This struggle is the
action and reaction of the so-called
forces of nature, a constant and
continuous agitation of the so-called
vital processes. AS manifested in
it's various aspects, this agitation
or commotion has been called 1.-The
struggle for existence" the sur
vival of the fittest," natural Sc
lection" organic evolution" the
common characteristic being the
struggle or effort on the part of
the so-called living thing to gain
and maintain a basis upon which
to stand, a point from which to
start, and a goal toward which to
go. 1t is indeed an effort or urge
on the part of humanity to find
or to find out life, truth, intelli-
gence, substance-what it is and
where it is.
This search for God, good, this
quest for truth, this struggle for
existence, has engaged the atten-
ton of thinkers through the ages.
Natural scientists, philosophers,
poets, and wise men have labored
long and well to answer life's prob
lens. No one can doubt or question
the high purpose, the sincere de-
sire, the unselfish effort of these
seekers for truth. Certain it is that
in humanity's search for health
and cure there has been no lack
of honest and sincere effort. l
would be an migrate indeed, untrue
to facts and to my highest
of right and justice, did l not take
advantage of this opportunity to
express my appreciation of and es-
TEEN for the noble lives and labors
of the many splendid men and wo-
men engaged in the practice of
medicine and surgery. 1t has been
my opportunity and privilege to be
associated with many such. l know
something of their ideals, their
hopes, hardships, ST. uggles, disap-
pointments, and despair; and 1 say
without fear of contradiction that
the practice of medicine has en-
listed. as a class, a high type Of
professional man and woman. These
hi. h-minded practitioners are busily
engaged in a noble effort to help
and heal their fellow man. In the
item of unselfish service and devo-
ton to duty all might learn valu-
ave lessons from the physicians of
the better sort. l have found
them, for the most part, true and
tried friends, good citizens, splendid
neighbors, lovers and servers of
their brother man.
In spite of the high purpose and
noble effort of the matter-physician,
health and cure have not been
vouchsafed to the human race. From
a great multitude of impotent folk,
of blind, halt, withered," the cry
goes up: us there no balm in
Gilead; is there no physician there?
why then is not the health of the
daughter of my people recovered"
The handwriting on the wall of the
temple of A%esculapius, pagan god of
medicine, is the same as that on the
wall of the palace of Belshazzar,
heather king of Babylon. And this
i the writing that is written, MEME,
MEME, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This
is the Interpretation of the thing:
MEME; God hath numbered thy
Kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL;