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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

have learned enough-and too much Ge-contemning 'the imperfect man. In it not time that mankind began to

PRINCIPLES EXPLAINED learn something about the real man

INTERESTING LECTURE BY MR. WILLIAM PORTER OF NEW YORK

THE TRUE IDEA OF GOD

A TESTIMONY TO CHRIS- TIAN SCIENCE

or God's man the man who by nature has dominion over every mis- leading belief 1/Christian Science makes clear that we shall gain the understanding of the real man—as we recognize the fact that m preme governing-Principle, Mind or God exista; said that this Supreme power may be known and enjoy-in building up health, happiness, peace, prosperity, and all good,

Reconciliation.

The most beautiful word in any language is the word, reconciliation. There is so much of tenderness, er lú passion, gentleness, and goodness associated with this word," recon- In Christian Science we learn that it is not necessary to reconcile God to man, but that it is neces

-a healed woman. Then followed a period of consecrated study, and the writing down in a wordarty A lecture on Christian Science manner of the logical conclusions was given under the auspices of which sprang from these unusual First Church at Christ, Scientist, experiences. Thare conclusions tociliation. Hong Kong, in the Jacobean Boom, gether with the premises of Chris Hong Kong Hotel last night by tian Science and rules for its prae- William Wallace Porter, C.S.B., tice, can be found in the pegen of of New York, member of the Board all of Mrs. Eddy's writings hutary to reconcile the thought of of Lectureship of The Mother more especially in the Christian men to the true idea of God. It because the true ides of God has Church, The First Church of Christ, Sciencs textbook.

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Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. The world is beginning to soobeeg absent from the consciousness The speaker was introduced by and those who have believed them of men that we have seen world {{wines and world carnage unspeak- Mr. Katheryn Watson, First selves the gouemies of Christian able By revealing the mother Reader, as follows:- Aj

Science are beginning to see nature of God,that tender shelter "It gives me great pleasure toj Mrs. Liddy jim pot thuild, sap struning enture without the expression welcome you on behalf of "Firatį ture of Cluziktian Science with of which God is unexpressed, Church of Christ, Scientist, Hong tempered mortar "; that is, ton the that nature toward which humanity Kong, to listen to a lecture on basis of human personality. In under stress of painful circum- Christian Scienca.

deed, one of the most farenching stances always turns its tired and These lectures were inaugurated effects of her teaching is to stunt wear feet, Claistian Science has by our beloved Leader, Mary Baker the thought of her followers away already reconciled the thought of Eddy, in order to correct miscon from her personality toward theme to the true idea of God, Men esptions as to her teachings and our God and. Bis idea. When bumsnment of this seternal Father-Mother contemplation and understanding of Have Indened that under the Govern- lecturer is a member of the Board of Lecturcahnp of The Mather thought shall have been removed Love Which we call God, no incen- from her immediato day and when dive exists to arry meb against men Church, The First Church of Christ, the history of Christian Science nations against nations. Anta Scientist, in Boston, Amerios

shall have hogn written down by the sonifins among men will cease, and "In Matthew, chapter 10, verse unerring and unprejudiced finger of contres among antions will end 9, wa. read, in part, freely we have aternal, truth, it will be seen that when it is recognised, as taught in received freely give, and it is in Mrs. Eddy became the leader of Christian feience that a supreme this spirit that we have invited you this great movement because shior, disine Principle or Love, exists here to-night that you may have was able to demonstrate a clear which is all-pervasive, all-inclusive, an opportunity to investigate this understanding of the great Father and that the nature of this divine practical religion for yourselves. Mother Love which we call God; Principle may be known and felt; first heard of it in 1913 when I was and because she was able to de- and that na the idea which unfolds, healed of lung trouble. After ten monstrate thought which was always the nature of the divine Principle,! days treatment by a Christian steadfast, ready and waiting to beLove, is unfolded in individual con- !! Science practitioner, a doctor, whe obedient to this great Love. sciousness, it moves upon, influences had urged me to go to Switzerland

Mrs. Eddy gave to her dis- and directs the thought of all man at once for an open-air cure, on 're- examining me said that both my covery a name the name Christian kind alike in the direction of good. lungs were perfectly sound, and they! Science, and this name will forever. It can never cause war? have remained so ever since. In distinguished and always identify the inst eighteen years I have not the discovery and the Discoverer. consulted a doctor nor taken a dose

Christian Science in founded upon Teaching of Jesus, of medicine as I have always been

the Bible, This is not a -- Bible healed so quickly that I have never In this connection, all may agree which Christian Scientists have needed to stay a whole day in bed. in the statement that had the teach-made for themselves, as has some. "When my mother passed on Iings of Jesus of Nazareth bean times been erroneously said. The was healed at one of these lectures identified by a distinguishing nume, Bible of the. Christian Scientists 'is of a schse of loss and sorrow, and had this identity been main- the same Bible which you and I Many who come to them in a receptained in its integrity and vitality have always read and studied-the tive state of mind find themselves down through the ages instead of nine Bible which has been read and suddenly lifted out of sorrow, sick being scattered through several studied and reverenced by our fore- ness, or sin, and I hope that some thousand different

and fathers before us, the Bible which of you here to-night will have this beliefs, the world we live in would has become known throughout the joyous experience.

know much less than it does to-day world as the King James version. **And now may I have the about sin, sickness and death. It is the same Bible of which the pleasure of presenting to you Mr History, however, eccords no idea good Queen Victoria said: "This William Wallace Porter, U.S.B., of tifying or distinguishing name given book is the secret of England's New York! who will speak on either by Jesus or by his followers greatness" and of which the Christian Science-Salvation for to those teachings. It is true American statesman and patriot, that human thoughts evolved frgia Andrew Jackson, has said, "This Humanity." Park

Jowish theology, and pagan mytho-Book, sir, is the rock on which our Mr. Porter said:-

logy a form of religion which took republic rests." "The message which Christian the name of Christ, but this re-

(Continued on Page 12) Scienes brings to the world to-day ligion, thus formed, could not de- is the same old menange which came monstrate the spiritual understand- to the world away back on Mounting necessary to heal the sick. In Sinai, the message of love and re consequence of this the healing work conciliation. What the world needs began to disappear from the carly more than anything else to solve its church. many difficult and perplexing prob lema is to understand better the meaning of love............

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It was the healing work which dis tinguished Jesus' teaching from nil other religious systems of his day. Christian Science brings and de- Indeed, one has but to read the clares to the world that groat un Scriptures briefly to see quickly. derlying Father-Mothor Love which that the major part of dens we call God, and which is soen shin- ministry was actually devoted to the ing brightly all down through the healing of the sick. When, there- ages upholding strengthening, en-fore, the healing work began to couraging thought in the achieve disappear from the early church in ment of good,

nbout the third century after Jesus, The salvation which Christian the casence and vitality of those science deojares is a direct, a tonchings began to disappear at the specific, un individual, an immediato samo time. It was then that dng- salvation which comes to you and matic religion, or dogma ood belief, to me and which begins to operata began, to take the place of demon- in our behalf with respect to our stration. particular needs just where Chris- tian Selenco finds, as, no matter

where that need may be.

True Idea of God.

Truly if men are to love and obey The prescatation of Christian God, God must be revealed to the Science to-day, as throughout, it understanding. Therefore God can bistory, is strengthened by the fact, be revealed only by and through the Lheat-no-person is expected to accept spiritual or truo idea which unfolds any part of this Frience of sale in individual thought the under tion otherwise than as it appeals Haninng of the nuture and character to thought through the unimpeach of Deity, or God. The spiritual or able logic of reason and revelation; true idea of being, entering the con and let it here be recognized that aciousness of mon through the gate- revelation itself is that orderly pro way of Christmas Seience-formas cess of understanding in which and reforms human thought until, thought is led out of the dim chamthrough the evangelization of bera of a mystical, uncertain exist thought or clearing of the mental- ence into the mount of transfigura atroosphere, thought begins truly to tion-into that realm of clear mint atmosphere where the nature of true being appears.

lect the nature of the diving Mind. This a salvation for humanity, that thought shall begin truly to reflect the nature of divinity.

· The Discoverer and Founder,

Mary Baker Eddy is the Dis

One may say that this sounds-all coverer and Founder of Christian very nice, but that it relates to the. Science and the author of its text absolute or perfect state of man book, Beenco and Health with which cannot be revealed or known Key to the Scriptures." The heal. until some future time and in some ing of Mrs. Eddy in the star ledd future unknown hereafter. Herein from what physicians had told her is a grievous orror. Would an in- www.ap incurable illness, the realt telligent parent send his child to of an injury, marks the discover of be taught mathematics by a teacher Christian Science. On a memorable who, while he taught the child that Sunday morning in 1988 Mr Eddy two times three makes the absolute was confined to a bed of suffering and perfect six could only be at A mumber of friends Ball gathered tained at some future time and in In her home there awaiting in fed some future unknown hereafter the news of her passing, so pre. One would hardly wish to have him carious was her condition deemed child taught machouatics upon any to be. Faria long time Mra, Eddy such erroneous basis of thought. had been, studying, the Scriptarea, After a moment's – darefni con- diligently searching them with parti- sideration of the subject one ought. enlar reference to the many in- | not to permitioned thought further stances, of bealing, recorded. Of tɔ"be" influenced "errone

this particulareoncession saate her similar, arguments concerning « thought trek upon his subject she Science of being. Certe felt strength returning to her," she is nothing, more important arose from bar bedr garbi slikarself; ente)-c00 And appeared in the adjoining room which

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