The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-18

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Monday evening under auspices Of
the First Church Of Christ. scicn-
tizt Tacoma The speaker wa
Charles Y. VIM. c. S. b. Of Pasa-
oena. Calf. WHOSE topic was:
-Christian Science: A Message Of
Freedom and Dominion The WIS.,
ftor II a member Of the Board Of
Lecturexhip Of The Mother Church.
The First Church Of Christ. scien-
tist. in Boston. Mass. he spoke
substantially a. follows:
History records the human
races efforts 10 obtain q greater
sense Of freedom All right en-
deavor y inpelled by : desire 10
overcome that which limits or re-
strictz, and to attain that which
brings freedom and liberation The
human race. on it, upward march.
has instinctlvely rebelled against
anything that would try to take
away its religious. political or eco
nomic liberty. This righteous aspi-
ration for freedom L. not q mere
human hope. but has Its basis IN
divine Truth. In the very begin
ming Of the Bible we learn that
God created the heaven and the
EARTH We further learn that God
said. Let IN make man in our
image. after our likeness: and let
them have dominion" ~Domin-
ION" means sovereign power;
then mans freedom Ii a part Of
the divine order Of things-Cod-
bestowed and Cod-estsblished. In
our own immortal Declaration Of
independence. that charter Of
American liberty. we read that
God has endowed man with In
slienabie rights. among which are
s.life, liberty. and the pursuit Of
happiness Freedom. then. II
mans natural status. bestowed on
him by his creator.
Christ Jesus Brought Freedom
In looking back upon the lives
Of those who have been the great
est benefactors Of our race. there
Is one who stands out above them
all-our great Master. Jesus the
Christ. He possessed and demon
strsted q greater measure Of free
dom than anyone who has ever
lived. He overesme and destroyed
every form Of bondage that flesh
Il heir to. He completely annulled
the seeming letters Of sin. pow
erty. heredity. disease. discord. and
even triumphed over death itself.
II made no difference whether he
was In s-rsging storm. whether
he was confronted by an angry
mob. seeming lack. contagious dis
ease. or imminent death: he ex-
perienced complete immunity and
freedom from evil. False theology
has taught us that he was en-
dowed with some supernatural
power which made this possible.
but the Biblical record and secular
history completely refute this. The
Scriptures contain unfailing proofs
that many others besides Jesus
awaited themselves OF divine power
and thus attained their freedom
from adverse conditions. In Glib
bons history OF the Roman Empire
IL Il recorded that this spiritual
power was utilized for three hun
dred years after the ascension Of
Je<us. It was only after corrup-
ton and materially had crept into
The early Christian church that
this healing power seemed 10 be
lat and to become dormant
discovery q Christian Science
Finally. In 1855. after the con-
eluaon Of . great struggle in
America for human rights and
liberty, there came 10 q gentle
New England woman. Mary Baker
Eddy, . divine revelation that won
her freedom from the results Of
4 serious accident and impending
death Having gained her own
liberation. she set about 70 dis
cover the divine law that had
healed her. Through prayer, ear
nest seeking. and . diligenr study
q the Scriptures. she found that
her healing was not miraculous.
but was In perfect accord with
Code win and the divine law. The
results Of her lzbors are most
beautifully and clearly set forth
ln the Christian Science textbook.
-Science and Health with Key to
thu scriptures.- where she writes
q. 22s): The voice Of God in
behalf OF the African slave was
stiIl echoing In our land. when
the voice Of the herald Of this
new crusade sounded the keynote
II universal freedom. asking .
fuller acknowledgment Of the
rights Of man as q Son OF God.
demanding that the letters Of SIN.
sickness. and death be stricken
from the human mind and that
is freedom be won. not through
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