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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
'MR. J. R. DUNN'S
LECTURE.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
U. S. CONGRESS.
·COMPARATIVELY, QUIET- SESSION.
Washington, Dec. 7. The short last session of the
ahould have been introduced by gracious, womanhood. When one roads Mrs. Eddy's Life by Shy! Wilbur, and learns of the strug- glos and hardships and heart aches, as well as the glorious, over- comings that attended the infant steps of the Christian Science movement,. one readily sees why the discoverer of this Selence had sixty-ninth Congress has opened. to be a woman. She must needs The only incident occurred in assess the instincts of the mether the Senate, when Senator Walsh wlio elings to her child; when all draw attention to bribery charges others forsake It; she must be in against Mr. Arthur Gould, the Re bued with the faith and fortitude publican Senator-elect for Maine. and patience which are the inher-After discussion, the latter was Bernard. In introducing the lec-ent possessions of the spiritually sworn in. Mr. Kellogg, the Secre
minded woman! Des turer the chairman said.N
A considerable number of people gathered in the City Hall last evaning to hear Mr. John R. Dunn of Boston, Massachusetts, de liver a lecture on Christian Science. Mr. Dunn le a memler of the board of lectureship of the mother church at Boston. The chair was taken by Mr. D. G. M.
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The Senate completed Its work in twenty minutes, and adjourned out of respect to the memory of two Senators who have died since. the last acssion..
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Both housca have a prodigious array of legislation, but few if any important measures except the general supply Bills are likely to be passed. The administration will fight for tax reduction, while shipping, railways, coal, banking. the Pallippines, and national de- fence will be dealt with in penti- ing Bills-Beuter's American Ser- vica.
No Personal Preaching tary of State, and Mr. John G. Ladies and Gentlemen,-I am glad to welcome you this after Now this friend of mankind, this Sargent, the Attorney General, noon on behalf of First Church of spiritual understanding of God were present in the Senate, and Christ, Scientist, Hongkong, tp and man, Mrs. Eddy has. brought Mr. D. W. Davis, the War Seere- hear lecture
on Christian to us in her remarkable book," tary, in the House of Representa- Scienco.
"Science and, Health with Key to tives. Christian Science is indeed the Scriptures." What a unique practical religion. It heals sick-title is this one which links both ness and is helping an ever grow science and health to the Biblet ing number of people to overcome Manyard surprised when they the difficulties and troubles that hear the announcement at the
The House of Representatives seem to beset human existence. Christian Science Sunday services and is showing them the way of that The Bible and the Christian adjourned for an hour. Mr. Gal- Selened textbook are. Our only van Introduced a resolution pro- salvation from all evil,
Although the Christian Science preachers." (Quarterly, page 4).posing a referendum on prohibi- denomination only began 50 years No personal preaching they ox- tion. ago there are to-day throughout calm. Why should one go the world over 2,200 Churches of church just to hear reading? And Christ, Scientist, and Christian then, little by little, the wonder Science Societies, affilated with of this new church organisation The Mother Church in Boston. dawns upon one, and more than The experience of many Chris- over he sees in Mrs. Eddy's work to mine inasmuch as I was oppos. Instead of one personal minister, ed at one time to want I believ-every member of the congregation ed Christian Science to be and to das, in Bible language, became a teach, but later I found that it "priest unto God." and has been was only my wrong conception of studying and working on the ser it to which I was opposed. I now mon during the week. For one regard it as the truth that Jesus of the first tasks and most joyous taught and demonstrated and privilegea of the student of Chris would heal a sick, business, er which he promised would make tian Science is to give daily atten- solve a problem of supply, one mus: tion to the Lesson-Sermons in the Arst discover what man's real business or purpose is. The first The purpose of this lecture is Christian Science Quarterly com- to present the subject of Christian posed of Bible texts "and their cor- chapter of Genesis settles this Science correctly and to bear tea-relative passages from the Chris-question speedily when it states timony, to the facts, pertaining tatian Science textbook." (Quarter- that "God created man in His own the life of its Discoverer and P. 4). This naturally involves image: in the image of God cre- mental activity, and consequently fore is, to image forth or reflect.
ated He him." Mau's work there- Founder, Mary Baker Eddy."
The lecturer, Mr. John Randall some mortals are not attracted at God, to express or reflect intel- Dunn, C.S.B., is a member of the first to this form of service, The Board of Lectureship of The attitude of many church-goers isgence, law and Love. One of in my human experience was on that Mother Church, The First Church reflected in a quaint story of the the re-letter moments of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, famous Robert Southey. He tells happy day when this great friend Alassachusetts, and I have much of the minister who met on the of mankind, this Science of Chris- Sabbath a very hard-working man, tianity, brought to me the con- pleasure in introducing him.
Lu memaer of his congrogation, and viction that man was necessary to said to him, "I suppose Sunday God. At first such a thought Is a blessed day of rest for you," seemed almost blasphemous, es-
"Aye," replied the bther, "it is
pecially to one whose religious thati down, lays niy legs up, and thinks what a miserable inner he was. I comes to church, site me training had always reminded him
But Mrs. Eddy's writings taught me that as the sun's rays are es- sential if light is to be expressed, number is necessary if one would know the principle of arithmetic, so the divine Mint must be known and expressed through His idea, mun
us free.
The Lecture,
The lecturer said in part: It is my happy privilege to tell you of a friend that has been in your midst for some time. I refer -10 the Christian Science move-o' nothing!"
ment. Some of you may not have recognized this friend; in fact, you may even haye fancied it an enemy, or something to be avoid- ed. But the fact remains that the best friend, the most comforting message mankind has had since the days of the early Christians, has appeared in your time and mine, and is known as Christian
Science.
Personal Experience.
Why Scientists Go to Church." Now it may as well be stated here, and positively, that the Church of Christ, Scientist, is no place for the man or woman who refuses to think. In fact, among other reasons, one should attend Christian Science services to think At the conclusion & cordial vote and to give. What can the phrase of thanks to the lecturer was pas "divine service" mean, bat to pon- | sed. der the deep things of God, to drink in the spiritual truth of be-
cops thinking serve and heal the brother-man? Such services be- come gloricus opportunities for spiritual broadcasting, and fortun- ate is that community wherein o body of right-thinking Christians gathers each Sunday and Wednes- day to radiocast into human con- sciousness the thoughts of God which will heal and bless and save! So every member of the congregation feels the importance
In our family, we were dimlying, and through prayer or right- aware of the presence of this friend in our community; in fact, we saw in the town an unques tioned case of healing, yet our eminent ecclesiastical respectabi hardly warranted more than passing notice of this newcomer in religious circles. So it was not until many years had passed, and the burden of suffering had Jain heavily upon a dear one that we sought the aid of this friend, and in one week's treatment of his work, and the necessity of Christian Science the improvement his sharing in the reflecting, the was truly miraculous. From my spiritual broadcasting of the heal- earliest recollection, the sufferer ing truthe of the Lesson-Sermons
Revolutionizing Thought of
Prayer.
in question had been a semi-in- at the Sunday services. He feels valid, subject to vicious attacks of the importance of "tuning in" on stomach and intestinal trouble the great wireless wave of thanks- Imagine my surprise on joining giving that sweeps through human the family circle after an absence consciousness as the result of the of a week, to see this erstwhile mid-week, testimony meetings, dyspeptic partake of a meal that in the past would have involved the speedy summoning of the phy-
The moment one begins the sician. I looked on in alarm, and study of the opening chapter of finally whispered to the one next the textbook, it becomes apparent to me that our invalid was "eyi- that his thought of prayer must be dently not himself mentally and revolutionized and this involves a should be stopped. She cautioned mighty revolutionizing of his con- me to say nothing about it; that cept of God. To whom or what such scenes. had been enacted at are we praying? To a God who each meal for the past week and is only a magnifled human being, without harmful results: that he who needs to be argued with, was having Christian Science pleaded with and reminded of His treatment, and that we should do duty towards His creation? Have nothing to break the spell! Anot the prayers of mortals these "apell" this truly prevad to be a good spell, or to use the old English expression, the gospel the good news of the kingdom of God; which has brought dealing and comfort and strength, to us all those years..
many centuries arised to an un- thinkable God?. So. right on the very first patts of Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy challenges the religious thought of the world on the subject of prayer. Hear this remarkable and yet intensely non- Coming of Another Friend,
sible utterance: Who would After witnessing this remark stand before a blackboard and able healing, I accepted gladly a pray the principle of mathematica' copy of the Christian Science text to solve the problem? The rule book, "Science and Health with is already established, and it is Key to the Scriptures" by Mary aur taak to work out the solution. Baker Eddy. I was eager to know Shall we ask the divine Principle how this healing work was accom- of all goodness to do His own plished. I had not read more than work?. His work is done, and we two pages when I had to close the have only to avail ourselves of book and wipe from my eyes the God's rule in order to recolve His tears of gratitude that had welled blessing, which enables us to work up. Here, truly, was that friend, out our own salvation." (Science' that blessing, for which perhaps and Health, p. 8).. unconsciously I had been long Can Prayer Hcal Financial ing all my life, an understand-
Sickness? ing of God, logical, simple, and
"But what of the man, financial- provabic. And right ore anotherly sick?" someone may ask, remarkable thing happened: allWhat of the one out of work, or antagonism to Mrs. Eddy vanish-unhappily situated? Can this ed. Another friend had appear prayer of spiritual understanding ed! Gone was the senseless and solve such problems?" There are baseless opposition, gone the thousands of Christian Scientists. Iridicule of a movement founded by | who make definito answer,, " Wo in womad! In fact, it seemed | know it can, for we have proved quite natural that this saw friend it, again and again!" "If one
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