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MEDFORD MATL TRTBUXE. MEDFORI), OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1934
LAW OF
STATES LECTURE?
The following lecture, "Christian
Science God's Law of Progress," wiu
delivered at the Holly theatre las'
evening by Judge Frederick C. mil
CJ3-, of Loe Angeles, member of t'u
board of lectureship of The Moth:
Church, The First Church of Chris:
Scientist, In Boston, Mass.:
In presenting tne surjject of Chris
tian Science to you I shall make an
earnest endeavor to present 1U ob
ject and purpose from the standpoint
of what It Is and how It operates, as
distinguished from that which It Is
often erroneously believed to be.
I can think of no better introduc
tion, In presenting the motive and
purpose of Christian Science, than
to refer to a public declaration re
cently made by a clergyman who. In
the course of a sermon, Is reported to
have said, "Christian Science sprang
directly out of the Holy Scriptures,
for Christ Introduced healing and
the driving out of superstition In his
own day." Prom this declaration It
should be plainly apparent that the
religious world Is beginning to recog
nize that Christian 8clence Is a re
ligion; and that the fundamental
purpose of this religion is to reinstate
the essential elements of primitive
Christianity, Including the element
of spiritual healing.
How Achieved
The object and purpose of Chris
tian Science may be recognized by
many thinking people who do not
subscribe fully to Its doctrine, and
the question may be asked. Can these
desirable ends be attalned'ln this day
and age? In answer to this query It
may be helpful to consider some of
the positive statements which we find
In the Bible and wnicn are recog
nized as truths by all religious
people.
Solomon, who has been declared to
be the wise man, writing with refer
ence to the mortal experience of
man. has declared, "For as he think
eth in his heart, so is he," plainly In
dicating that the mental status Is
the key, or the index, to the man.
Paul, In his epistle to the Romans,
has declared, "Be not conformed to
this world : but be ye transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye
may prove what is that good, and ac
ceptable, and perfect, will of God,"
further indicating that there are
states and stages of transformation
and that these transformations are
brought about through the eleva
tion, education, and reformation of
thinking.
The Galilean Prophet. Christ
Jesus, once said, "And ye shall know
the truth: and the truth shall make
you free." Since the time of that im
portant declaration, humanity has
asked the questions: What is truth?
Can truth be discerned. Interpreted,
and Intelligently applied? The an
swer to the last question is positive
and direct. The truth is discovered,
interpreted, and applied in propor
tion as an individual reforms and
transforms his thought to conform
to (he law of spiritual, scientific
thinking.
In the material universe we ob
serve the operation of that which
mankind has been pleased to define
and term as law. We observe that
humanity Is made up of individuals
bound together and held by the vari
ous phases and codes of man-made
systems of law. We further observe
Uiat In the universe about us there
Is In active operation a force which
has been termed the law of gravita
tion. We also observe that which
has been termed the law of numbers,
and the law of harmony. Would It
not then be reasonable to assume
that as mankind observes about
them these various phases and forms
of material expression, there Is a
fundamental spiritual law by -which
man lives, moves, and has his being?
We not only affirm this to be a rea
sonable and normal assumption but
that It Is a provable fact. that there
Is a spiritual law of man's being.
Hence, there must be, there Is, a ra
tional way by which men cBn dis
cern. Interpret, and Intelligently
apply this fundamental law, to the
end that they can solve every dis
tressing problem of mortal existence.
Throughout the world there are
hundreds and thousands of Individ
uals who through the study of Chris
tian 8cience have discovered and are
Interpreting and applying that law.
Hence. In this lecture It is our pur
pose to discuss and present the sub
ject of Christian Science from the
standpoint that It Interprets God's
law of progress.
An Essential Element
Human law has been defined to be
a governing rule of conduct pre
scribed by a supreme power, com
manding that which is right, and
prohibiting that which Is wrong.
This law Is but the attempt of man
kind to pattern lnflnltr, divine law.
I ask you to pause and consider for
a moment. That which Is right, of
necessity is good. And that which Is
both right and good. Is true. When we
apply this logical line of right think
ing we shall at once discover that
there Is a law of God. of good, and that
this supreme law finds expression In
a positive command to observe that
which Is right, that which Is good,
and that which Is the truth llnnc
Just to the extent that men discover 1 through giving to the world a great
and obediently follow the law of 1 esiamisning a great cnurrn,
man's being, thev will have dlsrov- I "d founding a great dally news
errd the truth which Christ Jesus ! Plr. and I am sure you will readily
declared and demonstrated centuries i " ,hat ,hMe no mlnor
airo that mankind should know Ami i cesses: they are major achievements
the knowledge of this truth will ttnd "urh r sufficient evidence
make us free from every one of lhei' ",,1n "rr claim that she was
deluded beliefs of the human mind.
It would be very reasonable to as-
tunlty to help such to form right
opinions and right conclusions re
garding this religious teaching
There are certain historical facta
connected with the Christian Science
organization which should be thor
oughly understood by every thinking
individual.
Christian Science: Its Inception
Christian Science Is a discovery. It
is tiie discovery of an absolute prov
able law. This discovery was made
In 1866, by a gentle, New England
woman, Mary Baker Eddy. She
named her discovery "Christian Sci
ence." She defined Christian Sci
ence "As the law of God, the law of
good, interpreting and demonstrat
ing the divine Principle and rule of
universal harmony" (Rudunental
Divine Science, p. 1).
After her discovery. In 1866, Mrs.
Eddy submitted her discovery to
proof. As a result, she observed that
Just in proportion as she understood
and Interpreted this law of man's
true being to the daily affaire of her
human experience, that her thought
was elevated and transformed, that
this transformation of her thinking
was expressed in the enjoyment of a
better sense of health, happiness,
peace, and contentment. Accord
ingly, she had a deep desire to share
her discovery with the world. She
wrote and published her book, "Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures," which she designated
the Christian Science textbook. This
book Is not a Bible. It is not a sub
stitute for the Bible, but it is Just
that which Its name indicates, a Key
to the Bible, to aid and assist in dis
covering, interpreting, and applying
the healing spiritual truths set forth
in the great English classic, the King
James Version of the Bible.
Mary Baker Eddy was a great
woman. She was born In 1821. Up to
the time that she was past fifty-four
years of age her life was spent sub
stantially as the lives of many other
New England women. In 1875, the
first edition of her book, "Science and
Health," was published. It became
public property. It was read by
thoughtful people throughout the
world. Prom the first It challenged
the attention of thoughtful readers.
It Is now more than fifty years
since this book became public prop
erty. The interest of the reading
public therein continues unabated.
The interest in this book has grown
by leaps and bounds, until It has be
come recognized and declared by
many as the most Important pro
duction among religious writings,
with the exception of the Holy Bible.
The reading and the study of this
book has lasplred faith and confi
dence In the teachings of the Bible.
It has brought elevation and trans
formation of thought to many, and
Uiere are hundreds and thousands of
Individuals throughout the world
who have been so transformed In
thought that this transformation has
been, and Is, expressd in health, hap
piness, peace, and contentment.
These Individuals owe their present
existence on this plane of human
experience to the transformation
wrought in their lives by her discov
ery and the gift of Christian Science
to humanity.
One such instance of transforma
tion that came under the personal
observation of the speaker Is that of
the wife of a clergyman, who had be
come so 111 In mind and body that
it was necessary for her protection
that she be committed to one of the
state Institutions in Illinois.
A niece of the patient, who had ex
perienced healing in Christian Sci
ence, interested her practitioner In
this cast. At this time the patient
had been an Inmate of the institu
tion for more than ten years.
Through the faithful work of the
practitioner and her niece, who dally
read to her from the Bible and the
Christian Science textbook, at the
expiration of six months she was
healed and left the institution. At
the end of one year she was dis
charged, cured, and was restored to
her rights as a citizen and to the
care and management of her
property.
After her healing through the
study and application of Christian
Science she became the librarian of
public library in a city of consid
erable size, and later the Second
Reader of the Christian Science
church In that place.
In 1879, Mrs. Eddy organized a
church; to use her words, "... a
church designed to commemorate
the word and works of our Master,
which should reinstate primitive
Christianity and Its lost clement of
healing" tManuat, p. 17).
It la now more than fifty years
since the establishment of this
church. Hie Christian Science move
ment has developed and progressed
until there are now more than
twenty-six hundred branch church
organizations throughout the civi
lized world. And every branch organ
ization Is established upon the same
fundamental foundation an ear
nest endeavor to reinstate the essen
tial elements of primitive Christian
ity and spiritual healing.
In 1008. Mrs. Eddy established The
Christian Science Monitor, an Inter
national dally newspaper, which from
the standpoint of clean Journalism is
regarded by many as the highest
standard In the newspaiier world.
I ask you to pause Just for a mo
ment, consider the measure, or
standard of greatness as laid down
by our poet. Draw a mental picture.
If you please, of one woman who, be
tween the ages of fifty-four and
eighty-seven years, has been success
ful In giving to the world three great
avenues, channels, and means of
transforming and elevating the en
tire mass of human thinking. Con
sider her contribution to humanity
mime that there are many Individuals
before me at this time, or who will
read this lecture, who are not Chris
tian Scientists and who do not prac
tice Its religious trachlngs. We wel
come Uils occasion and this oppor-
truly a great woman.
Medicine Science TheoUgy
When Christian Science, as a re
ligious teaching, was given to the
By reason of the endeavor to rein
state spiritual healing. Christian Sci
ence, of necessity, challenged the at
tention of the medical world.
In her endeavor to secure a name
or a phrase properly to describe her
discovery, Mrs. Eddy took two words,
"Christian" and "Science." She con-
Joined these words, and named her
discovery "Christian Science." These
words acted as a challenge to two
other classes of thinking Individuals.
The material scientist at once was
Interested to know what connection,
If any. there might be between sci
ence and religion. And by reason of
the same logic the word "Christian"
became a challenge to the religious
world. The clergy at once became
Interested to know why the word
"Christian" should be connected
with the word "science"; hence, we
have Christian Science, a distinct
challenge to the medical, scientific,
and religious modes of thought, as
constituted fifty years ago.
I feel quite cafe In assuming mat
there are many Individuals who may
not agree with the theology or the
teaching of Christian Science who
will readily subscribe to the truth of
two fundamental statements made
by Mrs. Eddy In the Christian Sci
ence textbook, "Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures." She de
clares, "Progress Is born of experi
ence" (p. 296) ; and, "Progress Is the
law of God" (p. .233). If It la ad
mitted that these are true state
ments, 4hen there Is an inescapable
conclusion, namely, that the only
progress that has ever been made Is
born of, and is the result of, past
experience. Hence, humanity has
been and Is continually ascending to
higher levels of thought and action,
until today we are on a higher plane
of unfoldment and development than
that occupied by those who lived
fifty years ego. And there is an
other conclusion equally definite and
positive, that those who live fifty
years from this time will continue to
ascend to still higher levels of
thought and action, and will thereby
evidence the law of progress.
These conclusions are not mere
Idle statements; they are provable
facts. Let us briefly review the prog
ress and development in the medical,
scientific, and religious worlds of to
day as compared with their status of
fifty years ago.
Many of you are familiar with the
fact that in the treatment of the dis
eased conditions of humanity, the
medical world of fifty years ago
failed to recognize thought as a foe
tor In producing disease, and conse
quently gave little heed or attention
to the transformation of thinking as
an element in healing bodily condi
tions. By this we do not wish to be
understood as stating that none of
our medical practitioners recognized
thought as a factor, but that the pro
fesslon in general did not accept it as
such. All down the years, as we ap
proach the present time we find phy
sicians who thought deeply on this
subject and who have had the cour
age and the conviction to speak boldly
thereon. Let me call your attention
to a specific instance. Dr. Stewart
Patton, M. D., of New York City, in
a lecture delivered in Princeton Uni
versity said: "The campaign to find
out more about our minds and to
apply the knowledge we already
have Is the only rational basis from
which the fight against physical
disease can be conducted success
fully. The fight against physical dis
ease would have been far more effec
tive had the members of the medical
profession devoted more time and at
tention to the cultivation of the art
of forming good mental habits and
observing the essentials of clear
thinking.
"Peace, prosperity, and the prog
ress of civilization are literally wait
ing for the physician to recognize
not only that the sound body Is
essential for the sound mind, but
that to know and understand the
organization of mind Is the first step
toward the securing a really sound
body." (Reported In Harper's Maga
zine. January, 1924. p. 165.) Another
Instance may be cited In which Dr.
George W. Crlle, head of the Cleve
land Clinic of Cleveland, Ohio, states
emphatically that "medical research
now points to the conclusion that
fear, worry, Jealousy, and hate stim
ulate an increased and destructive
activity in many parts of the human
body." He further says, "Man can
not fear, he cannot hate, he cannot
worry intellectually he fears with
all of his organs."
Dr. Robert H. Halsey, president of
the American Heart Association, de
clares: "When we reflect on the pow
erful Influence that mental emotions
exercise over the action of the heart;
on the changes effected, in this re
spect, by anger, hatred, and revenge;
by love, by Joy, or sorrow; by avarice
and ambition; when we agree that
functional derangement Is dally end
hourly produced by the activity of
those feelings, then we are bound to
believe that disorders of circulation
and the heart have Increased in later
years." Thus we observe the prog
ress made by physicians In the med
ical world as evidenced by their rec
ognition of thought as reflected In
bodily conditions.
Turning our attention to the
changes observed In the realm of
material science so called, the mate
rialist of fifty years ago read the
Christian Science textbook with a
view of determining whether this re
ligious teaching set forth the essen
tial elements of material science.
The materialists who read the
textbook soon discerned that Chris
tian Science draws the line of de
marcation clearly and distinctly be
tween the alleged reality of thlntts
material and the absolute reality of
Mind, or Spirit.
This discernment aroused quite an
Interest and discussion in the scien
tific world. In due time, however, the
subject was dismissed lightly with a
wave of the hand and a Jocular re
mark: "Thai's but the opinion of a
woman. In due time she will channc
her uilnd." We ask you candidly
wlmse mind has changed In the ln.st
fifty years? Head the books, the
lectures, the public statements of
our well-known and rceogntred ma
terial scientists of the day. Behold
the spectacle! We observe that the
materialists of todav take Issue with
there Is no matter-stuff -I
of their former position.
I What do we observe with reference
to the changed attitude toward
Christian Science in the religious
world? The clergyman of fifty years
ago formulated two very definite
conclusions regarding this religious
teaching. That it was a sure road to
perdition and destruction and that
It was the teaching of atheism, be
cause It was said that Christian Sci
ence did not set forth the true nature
and the character of God.
As evidence of a changing and tol
erant attitude of the clergy of today,
I called your attention In the begin
ning of this lecture to the declaration
of one of our clergymen, that Chris
tian Science sprang directly out of
the Holy Scriptures. He further said.
"Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, the Founder
of Christian Science, did much good
In the world, for she liberated many
thousands of people from the fear of
death and the ravages of disease."
A president of one of our institutions
of learning has declared that the
reversal ' the Immediate events of the future.
There is one thing, however, upon
which we all can and must agree. We
face changed conditions and a new
order of events. There must be, there
will be, transformation and unfold
ing of new and better Ideals. Every
individual has a duty and a responsi
bility In bringing1 order out of chaos
and a reestablishment of better con
ditions. This Individual responsibil
ity can be successfully met and mas
tered only as one clarifies his vision
with reference to the nature and the
character of God as infinite Mind,
and as he seeks earnestly and intelli
gently to express and reflect In his
thinking the wisdom, goodness, Jus
tice, and mercy of God
In this connection, let me ask my
hearers and readers to do a very
simple but sensible thing. Assuming
that you are all engaged In the actlv-
ltles of life, let me ask you before
assuming these dally duties, to pause
for a definite, or a specific period of
time and devote this specific period
to an earnest endeavor to catch
Christian Science churches are filled i glimpse of God as Mind. Exclude from
today, due to the fact that Christian
Science teaches that there is a living
God thus refuting the argument
that this religious teaching Is de
structive or atheistic in character.
We have brought this evidence to
your thinking everything that does
not square by the understanding of
that which is right, that which is
good, that which Is holy, that which
Is true. In your thinking, rise to the
understanding that infinite Mind Is
your attention, not for the purpose : infinite intelligence and as such is
01 contusing your thinking, or seek- omnipotent, ine only power mere is
lng to impress you that the medical that In infinite Mind the only wis
world has recognized Christian Bel- dom, truth, knowledge, understand-
ence as a healing agency, not for the lng Is there expressed as the om
ouroose of having vou believe that I nlsclence of God. Realize that lnfl-
the scientific world has recognized ! nlte Mind is here and everywhere,
the essential elements of true science i now and at all times; that Infinite
therein, and not for the purpose of I Mind Is omnipresent. In this brief
striving to convince you that the re- interval you no doubt win ciarny
llglous world has adopted the theol- land expand your vision oi ine inn-
ogy or the teachings of Christian Sci- nlte creator. Right Ideas regarding
ence. It has been submitted for your
thoughtful consideration solely for
thejiurpose of causing you to see the
truth of the statements quoted from
the Christian Science textbook, that,
Progress Is born of experience" (p.
296), and, "Progress is the law of
God" (p. 233).
God the Lawmaker
We have assured you that man
His nature and character will unfold
In your thought. I ask you seriously
to -reflect upon and consider this
question: What effect, if any, will
this clarified understanding of the
nature and character of infinite
Mind bring to your business activ
ity? There is but one conclusion; to
a greater or a lesser degree, as you
have expanded your vision of the
scope and the magnitude oi Mind
lyou have enlarged your own mental
lives by divine decree, and that there n0rl2on, you hae discovered the na
is a spiritual law of his being. We ,,, j u. , ., k.i
have been endeavoring to present to , nc5snot a the acUvlty & e bar.
, .I,. ,r, I 7. . I"' 'he exchange of goods and
' . VV J V ,j L , T ' commod t es. but you have discov
aflalrs. However, It should be plainly j ered that natle and cnar.
that before we can apply a basic law ri nt, to understand and rightly to
we must have some right knowledge, reAe tne mtelIigent activity 0f
T T . .u . , ilnflnlte Mind. You have placed
the character of the Lawmaker e and business activities
Hcnc It -should be our fundamental , , wlth the law of your
expect and conclude that definite
and the true character of God, the
Infinite creator and the author of
spiritual law and order.
In this connection we affirm post
tlvely and emphatically that the
traditional sense or understanding of
and positive right results will ensue
in every right undertaking. By this
process you have experienced a heal
ing through the transformation of
unn.. thlnliHA anrt itnn Vidua (Via drrVit
God as a superman or as a corporea , h t normal uts w)u bo
Jehovah Is not the vision or view of j renecMted ln your bU5iness and in
God as presented by Christian . bd
Science. 5 ., ..'. T .
circumstance of a merchant who ex
perienced the beneficial results In his
life and business through his adher
ence to constructive, spiritual think
ing and study.
This merchant had been a success
ful business man ln his community,
In the Christian Science textbook
(p. 405) God is defined thus: "God is
Incorporeal, divine, supreme, infinite
Mind. Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life,
Truth, Love." Let me ask you to make
an earnest endeavor to apprehend
and understand God as infinite
Mi"l ".1UJrf.rm,ayJSay'JD.;S;0,;ibut through business and financial'
mean that God is Mind and that I
can understand Him as such? Most '
worries, fear, and discouragement,
assuredly! We may just as well un- , l' hp nimh!(i nr-rsnnallv
derstand now and here that the only ' r - ,1 u,,ennc,. tV,,.t .v.-
to attend to his business. During the
following three years he was at-
we obtain through the expression of I pronouncc'd hia difficulty chronic
thA activities nf MlnH whlrh rnvMl """"""
vision or view of God that we will
ever have Is the vision or view which
the activities of Mind, which reveal
to us His attributes, His nature, and
His character.
The Inquirer may further say: But
heart disease.
At this time a friend, a business
associate, brought him a copy of Sci
ence and Health and showed him
Paul refers to the new Birth, trti
the poet Whittler expresses to soma
degree man's progress ln this direc
tion ln his poem,
"O, sometimes gleams upon our sight,
Through present wrong, the eternal
right;
And step by step, since tune began,
We see the steady gain of man."
(Christian Science Hymnal Na. 439)
1PENS OFFERS ON
LARGE IRK LIS!
PORTLAND, Oct. 3. (AP) The
Oregon Highway commission yeeter
ay opened bids for road work to cost
bout $700,000. and heard It engineer
.port that the most economical
hort-cut from the John Day valley
n Central-Eastern Oregon to Port
md is by way of the Ochoco, the
TineviUe-Madraa and the Warm
'pringfl cut-off highways.
The largest item on the list was
i bid of 145.725 for paving 3 3 miles
-f the Portland entrance of the west
!de Pacific highway. Jacobsen Sc
ensen, Portland oon tractors, tub
nittd this low bid.
Other big Jobs to be passed on to
'.ay Included grading 2.64 miles of
he Odell section of the Willamette
lghway, Dunn it Baker of Klamath
alls bidding low at $123,709: surras
ng 17.28 miles of Pendleton-John
)ny highway between Long creek and
iie forest boundary, on which Wren
nd Greenough of Portland were low
t $105,070.
Other items on Monday's bidding
t follow:
Grading Deadman creek-Brooks sec
Ion of Wilson River highway, Tilla
ook county. 3.82 miles, $04,72$,
.icobsen 4c Jensen. Portland.
Grading of Ranger Station-Elsie
:ction of Wolf Creek highway, 2.53
lies, $94,181, Fred H. Slate, Port
.nd. Surfacing Wolf creek grade be
ween Necanlcum and Elsie. $63,285.
.xton and Lconey, Corvallls.
Surfacing Rock creek and Eagle
:cek sections of Woodburn-Sandy
-condary highway, $14,555, Iahtner &
'gdon. of Barlow.
Bridge over Burnt river. Baker
-unty, near Unity. $11,877, Dunn tfc
Vker, Klamath Palls.
Sub-structure for crossing of East
'crtland-Oregon city highway as Mil--aukte,
$7610, Shattuck and Nleland,
ortland.
Grading, surfacing 1.34 miles Spen
2r Butte-Pox Hollow secondary road,
ane county, $12,110, Earl McNutt,
-."ugene.
Widening Oak creek and Lake creek
bridges on Pacific highway. Linn
county, $8116, Mountain States Con-
tructlon Co.. Eugene.
Construction maintenance building
nt Roseburg, $3933, Frank Neve, Monroe.
Maintenance building at Enterpriae,
4521, Hart Construction Co., La
Grande.
HUMANE SOCIETY
ri,mfnrWn.nmrihow to study "the dally .Lesson. This
Is a separate, distinct entity. My
mind is a mortal, material human
mind. Is this mind God? If so, am
merchant had never been a Bible
student prior to this time. Through
, r- a, V T J . . 2 the study of Science and Health he
I God? You surely do not contend l ame deeply interested ln the
that my mortal, material, human ; ... li,. , ,.
mind is the Infinite divine Mind. If , "'"', V 7h. hinnin.
. nM mn -.-j v i was apparent from the beginning,
so. that would make man God. You d ( fl months 0( eaI.nest
are quite right In both .conclusions. h enablcd to rcturn t0
The mortal, material human sense w d , ,
which you call your mind Is that de- ," . ,,,,,,. , tn. -bulldin of
fined bv Paul as the "carnal mind
and which he declares Is "enmity
his business.
Through this study he not only re-
agalnst Ood;' and not "subject to the , busmeM ,J , much gre'ttter
law of God.
Progress: Individual Responsibility
There Is a divine Principle, or splr-
itiml law which governs and controls
man individually and collectively.
hrough the understanding of, and
measure than before his illness but
he was perfectly healed of heart
trouble, as was evidenced by the fact
that he was pronounced by the
examining physicians to be in per
fect health and was enabled to se
cure life insurance at the age of
obedience to, the demands of this fifty years. This healing was experi
law, as an inevitable result his prog-! enced some years ago and I have
ress is natural and normal. However.
when ignorant of, or disobedient to.
this spiritual law, he pays the pen-
nlty therefor through discord, want,
sorrow, and woe, and thus man Is
compelled to make progress through
suffering and Science. This is one of
the fundamental teachings of Chris
tian Science. In the Christian Sci
ence textbook Mrs. Eddy directs at
tention to this scientific regenera
tion as follows: "Either here or here
after, suffering or Science must de-
knowledge of the fact that these
discordant conditions have never
returned.
Definite End Accomplished
In the beginning of our lecture we
stated definitely and positively that
Chrlstinn Science Is an endeavor to
reinstate primitive Christianity and
spiritual healing.
These desirable ends are accom
plished In a detlnite and a fixed way.
stroy all illusions regarding life and 1 1 direct your attention to the follow
mtnd. and regenerate material sense ling religious tenet of Christian Scl
and self" (p. 20fi. 'ence. as given in "Science and
There seems to be at times a oues- Health with Key to the Scriptures"
tton of paramount imnortance. Are I (p. 407 : "And we solemnly promise
we making progress? The question is j to watch, and pray for that Mind to
an individual one. and can be an-ibe in us which was also in Christ
swered intelligently only by the In- f Jesus; to do unto others as we would
dividual as he views and comprt-j have them do unto us; and to be
hends the true nature and character j merciful. Just, and pure."
ot progress. Every Christian Scientist, member
Now to many, progress Is merely ; of The Mother Church or of a branch
U.e attainment of some form of sue- thereof has obligated himself to ex
cess, purely material in character. press and reflect, in some way. that
Christian Science compels us to i Mind which was in Christ Jesus. Just
prove each step of progress through how many calendar years will elapse j
the spirit uiUl7.at ion of thought and (before mankind generally will ex-
action. Just in proportion as we en- press or reflect all the attributes of1
laiye our conception of Ood as til- that Mind cannot be definitely stated ;
vine Mind or Spirit, we ascend In the ! or ascertained. This, however, does
understanding that man is spiritual. not in any degree relieve us of the I
and not material. We thereby prove I responsibility of seeking to gain and
ourselves individually that we to express that right understanding '
pass from an Illusive belief of life of Mind, looking forward to and ex- I
In matter to an intelligent recogni-; pecting the advent of the dav At-
UP FREIGHT RATES
BY $100,000
I, C. C. Told Earnings Will
Fall Far Short of Fixed
Charges for Year Unless
Increase Is Permitted
world, it challenged the thoughtful ; their brethren of flftv years ago. and
attention of three separate and dls- declare that separate and apart from
tlnct modes of human thought. 'states and stages of consciousness
lion ot the true idra of life In Mind;
that we attain this understanding
nut th rou eh the experience called
death, but through the proof of the t
understanding of Life spiritually
discerned. This spiritual discernment ;
is true progress.
I am sure we all readily agree that
humanity in the past, through tgno-
scribed by Paul. ' Till we all come in
the unity of the faith, and of the
knowledge of the Son of Ood. unto
a perfect man. unto the measure of
the stature ot the fulness of Christ."
Hie perfect man is not a myth.
The perfect man is here and now.
He ts not the mortal, material man.
subject to the fear of death and the
LETHAL CHAMBER
That a more humane method might
be used In doing away with suffering
and undesirable animals, the Jack
son County Humane society la open
tng a membership drive for funds to
Install a lethal chamber.
It was pointed out yesterday by
Humane society officials thla in the
first time in four years that the pub
lic ha been solicited for any money.
During the past eight month, tne
Humane society haa disposed of 447
animals and attended to 47 humane
investigation cases in the city.
"Putting the suffering and unde
sirable animals to aleep is a very un
happy but necessary work," Mr. 9id
Richardson, prominent Human so
ciety worker, said yesterday. "The
method of disposition at the present
time Is by the hypodemric needle.
Tiie Humane society 1 anxious to
Install a lethal chamber."
Memberships will b sold for 50
cents, and contributions of any
amount will be accepted.
Many persons receive service from
the Humane society by taking their!
unwanted cat and dogs to the hel- j
ter, and the society take all animals;
without charge, unless the owners I
wish to help defray the expens.
By installing a lethal chamber,
more service to the public will be j
made available, and this method Is
sanctioned as on of th most hu
mane ways of putting animal to!
sleep. It li approved by human j
;e.vlers all over the country, Mr I
Richardson stated. t
Membership to th society may be!
sent to the Jackson County Human 1
society. Medrprd, or If th person'
telephones 234-J-2. representative!
of the orpanlratlon will oall for the 1
membership.
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Walk upstair and save 110 Bank
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. (AP) A
plea that th railroad must Increase
freight rates or fall far short of earn
ing fixed charge this year wa placed
before th interstate commerce com
mission today by R. V. Fletcher, rail,
way attorney.
The carrier seek to Increase rates
a total of 170.000,000 a year.
Fletcher, counsel for the Associa
tion, of Railway Executives, said the
railroad merely seek to advance the
price of what they sell when costs
they cannot control make tuch ac
tion Imperative.
Costs Increased
"Due to circumstances over which
they have no control," Fletcher said,
"the operating expense of the rail
road have been increased by nearly
$300,000,000 annually. Without an '
increase in the rate base, the railroad
Industry thi year will probably fall
short of earning fixed charges by
973,000.000 as compared with a sim
ilar deficit of less than $6,000,000 in
1033."
"The Increase ln operating ex
penses," he said. "Is due to a combi
nation of Increased wages and rising
prices of the materials and supplies
used in railway operation. . . .
"The Increase in material costs fol
lowed the operation of the national
industrial recovery act and the adop
tion of the codes organized thereun
der." Most Roads Losing
Two-thirdsr of the railway mileage
of the country is being operated at a
loss, Dr. Julius H. Parmelee. director
of the Bureau of Railway Economics,
testified. . -
"Companies operating at a net loss
in 1933 reported an aggregate deficit
of almost $153,000,000," parmalee
said. "This represent the extent to
which considerably more than half
the railway mileage last year operat
ed in the red. The corresponding ag
gregate deficit of companies operat
ing at a loss ln the first seven months
of 1934 Is approximately $99,000,000.
"A of August 1, 1934, twenty-six
class 1 railroads operating a total of
40,565 mile of lin were ln the
hands of receiver or trustees tn
bankruptcy."
He declared that "whereas net in
come generally Increased over the
preceding year, from May, 1933, to
April 1934, the reverse 1 now true."
Downturn Continuing
"Judging from recent figures which
show continuing declines ln freight
traffic during August and the first
three weeks of September, 1934," he
said, "the downward sweep of the
curves of traffic, revenues and net
earnings has nit been checked."
Parmalee thea outlined the addi
tional costs faced by the carriers and
cited figure to show that even If net
earnings the rest of the year equal
those of the same 1933 period. It
would leave, after the payment of
fixed charges, a net deficit of $73,
000.000 for 1934 as compared with a
deficit of less than $6,000,000 In 1933.
Representatives of a group of west
ern railroad commissions filed a mo
tion with the Interstate commerce
commission at the outset today ask
ing dismissal of that portion of the
petition touching certain western and
southwestern rates and rates on grain
products in the west and for export.
They aald the commission now had
pending before It case involving
these rates.
PULLMAN, Wash.. Oct. 2. VT;
Six fraternity house at Washington
State college were robbed of $400 ln
cash, some clothing, typewriter and
other articles, police were notified to
day. The robber worked methodically
through each house during last night.
Student at the Sigma Nu house said
they lost $200 in cash, a uit of
clothes end three typewriters. Other
houses entered a;ere Alpha Tau
Omea, Beta Theta PI, Kappa Signw.
Theta chl and Sigma Phi Epstlon.
ASHLAND NORMAL
SHOWS INCREASE
OF 24PER CENT
Total 304 Students Enrolled
by End of First Week of
School Better Eco
nomic Conditions Cause
ASHLAND, Oct. 8. (8pl.) At Vh
end of the first week of reglitratton
at the Southern Oregon Normal
school, an increase of 24 per cent In
enrollment over Iut year at the earns
time has been announced by Dr. Wal
ter Rcdford, president.
A total of 349 student, had en
rolled by the end of the flret week
of school In 1933, while 304 have reg
istered this year. Enrollment of men
lsst year was 104, with 131 registered
this year.
Those enrolled tn the Junior col
lege courses ln 1933 amounted to 89.
with 180 students taking the teachers'
training. Junior college courses this
year appealed to 124 students, and
180 have decided to etudy teachers'
training.
Junior Collese I'p.
An Increase of 45.8 per cent Is noted
in Junior college registration, while
only 12 9 per cent is the figure for
the increase in teachers' training.
The general Increase ln enrollment
Is due primarily to better economlo
conditions, according to President
Redford. But three other reason are
also important factors.
First, the excellent plscement rec
ord of the Southern Oregon Normal
school, along with other state normal
institutions, is attractive to many
prospective students. Out of 92 grad
uates last spring, tbe school obtained
teaching Jobs for 70, a 78 per cent
achievement.
Second, the fame of Southern Ore
gon normal athletics, especially tha
performance of former SONS students
at the University of Oregon and other
schools ln the Coast conference. This
factor Is apparent In the slightly In
creased enrollment of men.
SERA Funds Help.
Like other Institutions of higher
learning, the Normal school here has
received an allotment of the SERA
funds to provide work for deserving
students. With 450 a' month with,
which to aid students, many are en
abled to attend school who otherwise
would be forced to forego educational
advantages. This Is believed to ba
an Important factor in the Increase.
Dr. Redford stated that the relief
work Is being distributed among tha
students as much as possible, with
approximately 45 receiving monthly
checks.
Junior College Included.
The Increase in Junior college en
rollment is due principally to tha
publicity given the new move of in
corporating lower division work In
the normal schools. Students can
now receive almost the same work
for the first two college yesrs that
Is given in the university and th
college, except ln the highly special
ized departments.
Very few loans have been made
this year, due to the depleted fundi
and to the work that la provided.
The loan fund usually contains
(2.500, but many of the loans of for
mer years are still outstanding, for
so many young teachers- that bor
rowed the money are being paid by
county warrants.
Oregon Weather.
Unsettled tonight and Wednesday;
probably rains north and west por
tions: cooler east portion Wednesday;
fresh south and west wind off the
coast.
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conditions Pcihnps not an Individual is spiritual man. made In the image,
or a group of individuals ln the world the llkcneaa. of infinite Mind, of
can successfully fotvcaat or predict Ood.
Iirisn War In nifctln emerge n y
Oi-uidHUmn and to end economic din
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