The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-25
Science L e cture r
Gavin w. Allan,
c. S. B., Tells of
Truth About God
And Man in Lecture
Sunday Afternoon

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Gavin W. Affau,- e s 5. Bot b. of For
onto, Canada. addressed a big aud
fence in Central High School audi
forum Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Allan is a member OF the Board Of
Lectureship OF the Mother Church.
The First Church of Christ. Scien-
fist in Boston. Massachusetts,, and
he spoke on the subject. Christian
Science: The truth about God and
Man Which Produces Peace"
Mr.. Allan was introduced by
Mrs. Laurence Thomas.
The text Of the address follows:
Peace is a subject in which every
one is interested II is one Of those
subjects about which many people
say much. but. unfortunately. dc
little. Most persons think Of peace
as cessation Of hostilities between
nations. as an absence Of war. Peace
may have, however. a mo re intimate
Specification Peace. like charity.
begins at home. There may be, for
example, individual peace, peace OF
mind. In this connection Hastings
Bible Dictionary tells us that the
word peace" in the New Testament
refers in nearly ever instance to
heart-peace. Is not this what our
Master meant when he said, as re-
corded in John l4:27, Peace l leave
with you, my peace l give unto you.
-. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let 1t be afraid? Heart
peace. Also, was not this what
Eliphaz had in mind when he said
to Job. "AcquainJ now thyself with
him tGodl. and be at peace?
Is such peace a human need
today? Ask anyone. You will be
told that because discord In some
form seems to have come into the
experience Of everyone. peace is I'M
questionably a human need. Every
human being has a problem. and the
person with a problem on his hands
Is the one TO whom Christian Science
makes its appeal. The person with a
problem is looking for something
which will help him to solve it, and
the more pressing the need, the
greater his effort to find a remedy.
The student Of Christian Science
Is convinced that the Principle by
which any human problem can be
solved has been revealed through
Christian Science. So, whatever the
discord may be, he devotes himself
to the gaining of a better under
standing of God through a diligent
study of the Bible and the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy. and so doing
he finds his way out of the tangle
OF his troubles just as fast and as
far as he obeys the truth he sees.
The omnipotence and omnipres-
ence Of God, understood, is the
remedy for every human discord:
and to the one who is struggling
with any phase Of error Christian
Science offers relief, and healing,
and peace.
But let us go back bit. We were
speaking Of the evils which seem to
invade human experience. Where do
they come from? What is their
source? Where do they originator
Origin of Evil
Let me illustrate. Suppose, for
example, that a friend rushed into
your house some night and besought
your protection and help. You saw
that he was flushed and trembling
and evidently fearing some pursuer
who was not in sight, and upon in
quiry as to what was his trouble,
ne told you that he had been chased
by a ghost up in the park Now,
what was his trouble, and what will
SET 1t right?
II you know there is no such thing
as ghost, you will be in a position
not only to detect his trouble but to
help him You will see that his
plight arose from suppositior True.
ne may have seen some reflected
moonlight or newspaper. but he is
not afraid of either Of these. He
supposed II to be something else.
Then he believed that that some
thing had life to chase him, intel
ligence to follow him, and power TO
harm him, or ne would not have run.
Then he became afraid and ran, and
at the time you saw him he was
manifesting some OF fears effects,
which might have resulted in sick
ness. or even death.
In this story we have an illustra-
ton Of the whole process of evils
supposed inception and develop
ment. First. a supposition a sup
position that there is something be-
side God and His good creation.
Second. a belief: a belief that that
something has life and intelligence.
Third, a fear: a fear that IL can
harm us. Fourth, the effects Of that
fear.
Now. before We go any farther l
should like TO ask. How would you
heal this friend Of yours2 He is
evidently quite disturbed. How
would you pacify him or heal him?
Would you go about it this way2
Would you wipe away his perspira-
ton. paint his face a normal color,
and attempt by some mechanical
means to adjust the beating OF his
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member his disease is not perspira-
ten or palpitation. II is a belief in
and fear of ghosts. No, that treat
ment will not heal him. But II.
through your knowledge OF the truth !
about ghosts, your desire to help
your friend. and his desire and will
ingneSs to be helped, you assist him
20 see and accept that which is trtfe,-
he will be freed not only from the
false belief but from the effects also.
Another question. How long will
It take to heal him7 The very mo-
ment your friend really accepts the
truth about the event he will be
healed Just so II IS with the healing !
Of sickness. Il can disappear as
readily as darkness before light.
When under the light OF Truth one |