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A Lecture On
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By Clarence W. Oiadwirk, C. 8. B.
Member of the Board of Lectureship
of The Mother Church, The Flrat
Church of Christ, Scientist, In Bos
ton, Mass.
Judge C. B. Watson Introduced the
Bpeakor to an Interested audience In
Elks Temple on Monday evening, Sep
tember 24th. Mr. Chadwlck'g lecture
In full follows:
Entitled
'Christian Science: A Religion of
Bight Thinking."
Christian Science Is attracting
vorld-wide attention. For more than
half a century It has been winning its,
way Into the consciousness of human1
ity. Countless thousands have accept
ed Mrs. Eddy's discovery as the re
vealed Word of God to this age. And
why? Because they have heard Its
message of "on eorth peace, good will
toward men;" have felt Its healing
touch of Truth; have experienced the
influence of the "quickening spirit
of divine Love, lifting thought to
higher planes of thinking and living;
end are supremely happy in having
learned how to make practical appli
cation of the Master's teachings,
thereby to work out their own salva
tion. If there are any who are still in
clined to ask, Has Christianity fail
ed let them study the effect of Chris
tian Science upon the lives of those
who have In sincerity accepted Its in
spired teachings; let them observe
the marvelous transformation in
health and morals of many with
whom they are personally acquaint
ed; let them note how selfishness and
unklndness have given place to un
selfishness and kindness; how the
spirit of giving has taken possession 1 -
of these people, even to the extent of not oniy healed her of the effects of derstanding of God as divine Mind, as
surrendering all to follow Christ; let a 80.calied fatal accident, but enabled revealed in Christian Science.
them observe their loyalty and pa- her to reacll a purified, mental height r.,.oi
trlotlsm in the hour of their coun- where she could spiritually, discern causation.
try's need; a,nd then let them say tne jeep things of God and give them Since there Is one infinite God or
whether Christianity is a failure. tn th world HPr whole enrthiv life Intelligence this God must be the first
The Science of Christianity never frpm childhood, wa sone continuous and on,y caus0- To admit any other lng aU that ,8 termed evil, sinful and
falls; but humanity may fall to obey gearcIl after Bpirtuai things. She then- wou,d equivalent toldepraved; all that Is opposed to the
its precepts. Such failure on Its part forBOOk all to follow Christ, and be- admitting more than one God, which nature of God or good. When we
is due to wrong Ideals and carelesB nold tne result: a discovery which is wouId' be breaking the first great earn to think as Jesus thought, we
thinking. How to obey the Ten Com- nrngng untold blessings to the en- commandment. Ami since God is In- shall perceive the sharp distinction
mandments and the Sermon on the tlra worid. flnlte Booi he could not cau8e anHthat he made between the humand
Mount is a problem not yet complete- Mrg Eddv named her discovery thing unlike good. As the Scriptures and the divine. We shall learn that
ly and satisfactorily solved In the christian Science. She was, to use P'alnly state it: "God saw everything Godlike thoughts are endowed with
minds of a large majority of Chris- her own words, "only a scribe echo- tnat He had made 1111(1 behold, It was Hfe and power, and are unceasingly
tian believers. If the divine revela- ,ng the harmonies of heaven in di- ver? Sood.' operative for good. As our Leader
tlon of Christian Science to this age vlne metaphysics" (The First Church If Christian people would accept, tells us on page 9 of Rudlmental Dl-
can solve this vital problem it will be of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, and hold to this idea of Infinite good vine Science: "The spiritual power
because this Science can offer con- p 115). consequently, she had no ex- they would quickly and effectively of a scientific, right thought, without
vinclng proof to the world that it Is cuge to offer for indicting the pages dispose of the -vexatious problem of ia mental argument!, has oftentimes
nothing less than the right thinking of Sclence and Health with Key to evlli To understand that there Is healed Inveterate diseases,"
of Jesus Christ put Into practice. the Scriptures. The world owes a one Infinite', spiritual cause makes We shall also learn that mortal
,,J: Z linL,, IPnf rt-'i Profound debt of gratitude to this no- the demonstration of Christian heal- thoughts have neither life nor heal-
tnretotellyou something of the mis- ble woman for what ls contained m lng a present possibility. To believe lng power, and that In due time all
...nt.j fhrJM Tn (finivg thls most unl(lue h00k- Mal,y thou- ln many causes absolutely incapacl-lsuch thoughts will be destroyed In
Lf S Hoou J!n v 8anda wm testify that the Bible wa8 tates one for proving the omnipotence human consciousness, along with the
Z?7i Q.nH,,t nl mI a. sealed book before Science and of good. To admit a real cause for so-called mind that conceives them,
to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Health came t0 them evil would give evil a foundation in !God-8 thoughts or Ideas are the eter-
n t Mrs- Eddy 88 the discoverer and fact; would endow It with power and nal facts of being, while mortal
ur ,-ftflM'' Founder of Christian Science, fought place mankind at its mercy. Because thoughts are so many mistakes of an
Mrs, Eddy's vision of the Christ the good tight and bravely won her jChristlan Science ia the gospel of erring counterfeit mind, so-called,.
t ! .laurels. Her works which have fol- good to the world, Its mission Is to which knows not God. i
be conceded that Jesus' mode of
thinking was-on a higher plane than
that of mortals. He was controlled
by the one infinite Mind. Mortals
are too often under the control of
the so-called "carnal mind," embra&
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jlowed her have proved her one of the implant in numan consciousness the ! The ability to discern God's
greatest of religious Leaders ana iaea oi one inriniie, an-gooa cause,
Teachers.
Mrs. Eddy's Discovery.
It was ln the year 1866 that Mrs.
Eddy made the alMmportant dlscov-
thouehts and to know that such
which never created evil; nor suf- thoughts are clothed with all law,
fered it to exist for some wise pur- power and authority to annul every
phase of wrong thinking, is what en
abled Mrs. Eddy to explain to the
world the modus operandi of Chris
tian healing.
Mission of An Idea.
Then is it not self-evident that Im
pose, as one so often hears asserted
Jesus was a man actuated by spirit-
cry that "all causation was Mind, and ual tdea8- He wa8 the perfect exam
every effort a mental phenomenon" Ple 0' a right-thinking man. The
(Retrospection and Introspection, p. ivery, "a8ls nls wonaenui neaung
By mind she means nofthe carnal nS and lsc was this fundamental manity's greatest need is to grasp the
or mortal mind which ls enmity ;ldeaf Perfect spirltua I causation. :thoughts or ideas of God? Need we
against God," but the one infinite. And must become our basis before wonder at the Injunction of Scripture,
supreme, governing Intelligence of f can follow In his mental footsteps .'Acquaint now thyself with him
the universe, eternal and unchange-:TJie contemplation of Imperfect i (God) and be at peace..? If we
able;., This ls the Mind that the great thought models never brings health, not know,the thoughts that God ls
apostle referred to when he said: happiness or holiness into human ex- !eternaiiy thinking, "thoughts of
"Let this Mind be in you, which was perlence. Mere guessing as to the peac6i and not of evll .. how can we
also in Christ Jesus." This ls the nature of God and his heavenly king- ever come intimately acquainted
Mind that .Testis employed to heal the dom never enables one to define good (Wtln hlm? should we feel thorough
nick and sinful, to still the tempest. ;r to overcome evil. Faith without ,ly acquainted with some friend, none
and to raise the dead. He referred works ! little else than guessing, not ;of wnoae thoughts were ever known
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active and widespread. Thousands, Jto his patient, that the so-called all
who at one time were bitterly op-mentdld not really belong to the pa
posed to Christian Science, have, in ! tlent after all. Had it been a nart of
their extremity, gone to It for help, reality he would have been obliged
have received their neaung, ana are to Keep it iorever.
now among its most ardent advocates, i How do we deal with this subject
Is this not tangible proof of the im- in Christian Science? We aeree to
potency and unsubstantlallty of what disagree with the very first intlma
is termed opposition to truth? tlon of disease in any form; recog-
The untold sufferings of humanity nlzing such approach as the tempter,
prove that there ls something wrong suggesting life and Intelligence In
in the human order of things; and matter, and a power apart from God.
the sooner humanity looks within to We strive to maintain a mental poise
discover what it Is that would crucify jon the side of harmonious being, by
the Christ idea, the sooner will It contending for the reality and su-
awaken to know God aright, and .premacy of spiritual existence. We
prove by demonstration that He is seldom voice error to anyone. This
enables us to magnify good and to
minimize evil; and by acknowledg
ing God's omnipotence and oranlpres-
not the author 'of evil.
Health and Disease.
Christian Scientists are naturally a enc0i we 800n experience a normal
great deal more Interested In the sub- .ate of mind and l.mlv Bv
ject of health than in disease. They through the understanding instead of
have found out that the right Idea of through Wind belief, we lose our false
health, when Intelligently presented aonse of disfiord. and fhrnirht u
to humanity, Is far more contagious iIfted and prfled; we are tnat mu,;h
than the thought of disease They nearer the kingdom of heaven
do not believe in falling sick and then I Under all forms of matPHni on
having to become proficient in the erroneous mental treatment thought
human knowledge of disease before Is left burled ln t)l9 heef of fe ,
learning how to be well. They have matter Htm in nWI) nt . a.,n...
learned that health ls the normal When we learn in Christian Science
condition' of man in Christian Sci- that God's child never was and never
ence; and that disease Is a mistake can be sick, we have found our Sav
of the human mind, to be corrected jour1, and have proved the practical
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They are fully convinced through
the teaching and practice of Christian
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to it as "my Father-, and vour Fath- Knowing, or unaersianaing; ana
er;" "my God, and your God." This guessing was never known to usher
Mind ls the "us" mentioned In Gene
sis 1:26; ''and God said. Let us make
man in our Image, after our like
ness,
anyone into the kingdom of heaven.
The Real Man,
Inasmuch as it is becoming more
It has well been said that "Ideas
are the great warriors of the world."
They have fought and won its great
est battles. All the good and great
things in human history have been
of the whole world. Not since the
days of Jesus and his apostles has
any religious denomination except
that of Christian Science said to its
science ;
therefore never in nor of matter;
never ln a material body.
It seems almost needless to state
In presence of the widely acknowl
edged fact, that the reception by the
r.' i. i. --.in and mre evident that we are living things in human history have
mi j i a m v vaa . .'a a thought world, wherein we can achieved through the activity of some
Mind, as elucidated by Mrs. Eddy, ;c0?nIze nothing outside of the realm ! grand idea. A divine Idea comes into
tnat is cnanging tne religious tnougntiof thought; and since things In final j human consciousness as the harbin-
nf tha n'nnla Ttrnrlri TV rt airea rnO ..u' I ..
analysis are really thoughts, and ;ger or justice ana ngnt. Because it
thoughts are things, we should begin, lis always clothed with divine author
as soon as possible, to cultivate ailty-and power, it has never been
mam mnf.ntinflUnl nfu..jA rxt llrTiAwn t r fntl In tha final npnnmnlfali.
rouowers. mere is one innnue, thought. There ls nothing metaphys- ment of Its holy mission. The only
all-good Mind and this Mind ls God, ,cal ,n the beef tLat man )g fflade of Bense of ability or power to accom
or Spirit, who Is of purer eyes than QUst and returns t0 dugt But Jt doeB lpHsh anythig worth while comes to
to behold evil This Mind 'require a certain degree of spiritual , us through some Idea of God, not
nlpotence omnipresence and omnls- , ht t t0 know t, t ,g .through any human thought,
spipnef inf niate and lnnlvisanle: i . r. . . . . . . v . .
, , rn,iar: spiritual, not mortal or material.! This, then, ls the primary mission:
Christian Science Is supplying this of Christian Science, to acquaint hu-:
enlightenment. manlty with God through the medium
The real or spiritual man is men-of right ideas. Not through any hu-j
tloned in the first chapter of Genesis, iman; thought, belief, theory or opln-1
j - jv.i. n. wnerem we reaa lion creatwa man u iuo oinnuuvu uuu iuom. i
nht Idea of Mind has already result- jm his own lmaga" The first thing i''The only begotten son, which is In
In thn heallne of numerous cases needful on our part, then, is to ac- jthe bosom or the father, he nath ae
lauire an accurate understanding of clared him. in other words,
bles; has resurrected the feeble mind
SMonnA that tha. human V nnnlolira we all enjoy? It must' be connedprf
of disease never has healed and never tnat we can not bring out ln our lives
will heal anyone; but that a positive anything above our highest concept
or demonstrable knowledge of the of Goal If this concept makes God
truth does enable one to overcome out to be the author and sender of
belief ln disease. Why believe In the disease, It is perfectly consistent for
nower and reality of disease when us t0 nave disease. We should not
such belief can never bring surcease evea Wftnt to get rid of it. if we hon
of suffering? Recourse to a higher estly thought that God sent it. Chris
state of consciousness is man's only tian Science makes it clear to us that
remedy for disease or sla And how we do not know the true meaning of
shall this be attained? Only through freedom until we learn how to con
the acceptance and adoption of some Quer the ills for which a mistaken
Idea of truth, which transcends hu- 8ense of God l directly responsible,
man knowledge; Truly salth the I Man's birthright Is entire freedom
Psalmist: "The entrance of thy IT.0111 bondage of every description.
words eivath llcht." God's words mere Is, therefore, a law oneratlva
are exnresafnna of the nature nf God to bring this about, and Chriatlan
or good, and It Is through these Ideas Scientists are striving to live in con
that all the enlightenment of the ages jormity to this law, as designated in
has come. The entrance of sick or Scripture as the "perfect law of lib
sinful beliefs Into human conscious- f1y" They have not yet reached
ness only hinders the recognition of tlle soal of spiritual perfection, nor
God's thoughts do they claim to have done so; but
vuey are breaking uo their fallow
of light, ls "dispelled the moment the 5!"dik,? " ready tor tne seeds
light ls allowed to enter. Just so y'wng. ana tney are
with disease: It also is dissipated the Profoundly grateful for his spiritual
moment the right Idea of health ls . le?'n58 alrad7 received.
allowed to dominate human con-' " uy "ound to take pos-
sclousness. Whatever ls corrective ?,8son ' wnat 0d ve8 alike to
or reformatory must emanate from ?ta 1B chllir- This is realized on
GOd. One human belief will not truly ftumane Plane by making active
correct another. A lesser evil can "e 01 wnat we are already conscious
not do away with a greater one. No . " avlng.- " 18 tthe Rood one does
human mistake can correct another 7J ,n ,tl,wealtJ? tllat makes one
mistake. It Is a mistake to believe !L ea , 7 tThe mere hoarding
in the actuality of anything which " .erlal rl,cne8 to often makes
does not emanate from God. If sick- a 'fup,er, lnBtead of a prince in
ness and suffering are of God, Jesus ;," 81!, . Belief ln the muN
woul dnot have healed them. Nor , a never make a
could Christian Science heal them to- JV ,m,. ,c,an,'. T.h.e use op aPPllca
day if they are a part of the divine Vn r 1 wo,nld- Mere belief in God
consciousness. The right idea or con- "P,"??1 "i6 Christian. The ap
ception of God reveals them as hu- J,f of Gd 8 Pwer to overcome
man mistakes, or errors of mortal H ' d?ne8 makTe a Christian. Simply
thinking; and only as the Christ mind , "g ,ln ff ve nelUler makes us
Is put on, and the carnal or mortal vJ"g,or 'vab eL.nor do6s u bestow
mind put off, can such mistakes be "p" ,U8 f ght, or possession of
corrected or destroyed. In other IJIa . X b,e88lnj58i b"1 love ex
words, Christ ls the one and only 5if,n 1tn?ng actlon tfs
Saviour of mankind; and Mrs. Eddy "spiu,al domlnfon, which Is the
defines Christ as "the divine mani- n a'J eedro- m "
festatlon of God, which comes to the '""f a Poem from the Christian
flesh to destroy Incarnate error" !5c?.0Ur,nal(March. en
(S'clence and Health, p. 583). Be-tiUed Freedom":
cause Christian Scientists understand m . ' .
the divinity of the Christ, they are jhe"r .hae bowed my every thought
enabled to heal the sick and to re- Wn' T lnino' ... .
form the sinnen. No womder Solomon W he" J can see wltb lnner "snt di
sald: "Get wisdom; and with all thy 'Tu0,, t, .
getting get understanding." Jesus ! Th at a art 18 here and "ow and
did not advise us to acquire a human
knowledge of disease, In order to heal
disease. He did not counsel his fol
lowers to study medical works, ln or
mine
Then I am free.
When I above all sin and passion
oer to cope intelligently with the ills ! ,, ' . . . ... , '
of the flesh.. He did not say to study And 1 11 thee 18 raised unt0
, I.1V BI1ICO,
And trustingly my hand within thine
lies
Then I am free-.
what the world says about sin. ln or
der to avoid Its experience. What did
he say? This: "Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and his righteous
ness;" which ls equivalent to saying,
"Seek ye first the spiritual under-
thoughts or Ideas." Christian Sci- iA"H,f""y J6"1!1 ?lTm l? thee-
When I can see thy will is best for
me,
Liitsuguia mens, wuimiau dui-.j . 1. - i . ... .
ence has come to open the door of ,And 8!ino ,ove but th,ne- alV ten-
the
ed; has healed inveterate sin and ab
normal temperamental traits; ana
Lroa m oraer to aetermine tne nature uu ois uau m., mt
of his Image. Christian Science em- nature of the Father. Would anyone
nhaslzes the thotieht that find ls In- attempt to ascertain the nature of the
conquered depraved appetites. It is unite spirit, ana that his image or uu V"'""6" . l"
safe' to say that .there is no disease lnes. must be Just as spiritual, he ray. .of JWt wh
peneci ana narmonious as uoa nnu- " "" vumcm ui.u unci
self. The real man, then, must be but by me," the. Master declared,
and Is wholly spiritual, never ma-, Could anything be more plainly stat
terlal. God being infinite Mind, spir-ed?"
known to the medical world which
has not been healed through the un
consciousness to receive this under
standing of God, and to apply It to
the correction of every human mis
take. Before Christian Science came,
who of us really knew how to cor
rect the belief of sickness or suffer
ing? Did we not invariably magnify
derly
Then life will prove Indeed
That I am free.
Christian Science Healing.
The world today Is deeply Interest
ed ln the subject of healing. Suffer-
ltual man expresses or reflects the
nature of this Mind in pure and holy
thoughts,
Opposition to Spiritual Facts,
Figuratively speaking, the Christ
; idea never sailed upon a smooth sea.
Don't Put Off
. ,, . tha1. - ; every una nature is iia.nn any
Don t wait for he burning of the ilearn t0 obey this teaching we become psslve and intolerant. There
ighbor's property to forcibly re-1 acquainted with the real man of ;lg nothing more distasteful to the evil
Christian Science teaches US how 1 Fn.lRA. human nature nnnnM It at
to cease thinking evil, and as we -everygtep This nature Is naturally
its seeming presence by voicing the ,n& humanity is looking in every dl
belief to all with whom we came in rection for cessation of pain. More
contact? Did we not ally ourselves and moro frequently, and as a last
on the side of physical sense by ad-1 resort, It turns to Christian Science;
mining that we had the ailment, and and through the open door of com
that It actually belonged to us? And passionate Love It finds,lts way into
did. we not often send for the trusted that haven of rest and peace which
family doctor, who Invariable con-:8 aoove mortal Ken.
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Christian healing. i truth concerning evil.
Everlasting gratitr.de ls due Mrs. j The only opponent of spiritual
Eddy for having explained to the trutll lB tne mortal or fleshly mind;
world the true significance of the the 1 good and evll mni of
two diametrically opposite accounts , mortai8 It would be inconsistent
of Creation found in. the first and, j,,,. tnIg B0.caled mind not to oppose
second chapters of Genesis. - until : )tg cept of truth. This mind, lad
she learned the meaning of God s len wlth the tradltions of men . stran
thoughts or Ideas, as distinguished , ,ed b y mall ce. en vy and hatred.' and
... ana ' r
torn with bitter contentions and
firmed our fears. And what next?
Why, this self-same doctor went to
work to prove, both to himself and
The beneficent Influence of Chris
tian . Science Is . far reaching. "It '
. (Continued on page seven.)
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from errln human thouxhts, sne
could not make this explanation.
God's Thoughts Defined.
God's thoughts are not the vision
ary imaginings of the erring, human
mind. "My thoughts are not your
strife, must experlcence a change of
heart before surrendering its opposi
tion to spirituality. F , :
Christian Science Is here to bring
about this change of heart, end the
thoughts, salth he Lord." It must ' process of transformation is already f Wi..u.i.-.tt.Jwi
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