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ntj AJJjAiVTA fjftUKUIAN AND N~EWE3.
mniiAT, NOVEMBER Ifc
LEONARD BRINGS
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
MESSAGETO PUBLIC
Introduced to Vast Audience
at Grand by F. L.
Seely.
SHAKE IT OFF
An Immense audience, which filled
nearly every seat In orchestra and bal
cony, gathered at the Grand Opera
House Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
to hear Frank H. Leonard, of Brook
lyn, one of the most eminent Christian
Scientists of America, deliver an ad
dress on Christian Science,
Mr. Leonard Is a member of the
Christian Science board of lectureship
of the First Church of Christ, Scien
tist, of Boston, and his ability as
lecturer and his profound knowledge
of the principles of his faith Instructed
' nnd entertained his hearers throughout
tils discourse Sunday aftemooa
Mr. Leonard was Introduced by F. L
Seely, publisher of Tbs Georgian, who
said:
"I deem It an honor to be here to
day—to be with people who look up
and who walk In the sunshine. An em
inent divine took ms to task for con
senUng to participate in this service
today, basing his criticism on the Idea
that Scientists do not glorify Christ, but
that they more or less dignify Mrs.
Eddy.
"My reply to him was that my wil
lingness to accept your Invitation was
because Scientists do glorify Christ
and God, and that If some »how an un-
usual amount of lova of Mn. Eddy It Is
the fault of the individual and not of
Christian Science."
Mr. Seely dtscuaeed briefly the prin
ciple* of Christian Science and declared
that its purpose Is not to supplant
primitive Christianity, but to make It
more practical. In conclusion he said
“I do not Indorse your faith. I may
be unable to. You do not call me
wrong; you do not Indorse mine—-you
may be beyond It. I bid you god
speed. The world Is growing better.
Is growing richer and happier. Science
may be to other beliefs what our wire
less tslegraphy Is to the poet routes of
Washington's time. I hope II; W be
so. God is visible in It to the direst
skeptic and no man can say but that
Ita followers live lives of enviable de
votion nnd calm."
Mr. Seely then Introduced Mr. Leon
ard, who spoke as follows:
I believe no one can successfully
analyze or present any subject to an
other when hia statements relative
thereto are based solely on an academic
or theoretical knowledge of it. The
burden of proof rests with the speaker,
who can never speak with authority
until he has made a personal demon
stration of the principle governing any
subject under discussion: and when he
has done this his theoretical learning is
superseded by practical knowledge, and
he is fitted to discuss that particular
subject because he knows whereof he
speaks.
That there may be no misunder
standing as to whether my knowledge
of Christian Science Is theoretical ot
practical, I am going to give you a brief
statement of my reason for accepting
and adhering to It for more than twen,
ty years.
I waa bom with an incurable organic
disease that had made my life, up to
tho time I learned of Christian Science,
one of pain, fear and hopelessness, and
I had reached the point in my existence
where dissolution seemed certain.
"Man’s extremity Is Ood'a opportuni
ty," for, after having about three
months' treatment from a Christian
Science practitioner, my organic trou
ble was entirely destroyed, and for the
nrst time In my life I knew the Joy of
health. That was In ISIS, nnd from
that day to this Christian Science, as
revealed to the world through Mrs.
Kddy, has met every diseased condition
ns it presented itself to me, has de
stroyed it and given me freedom. 1 am
a Christian Scientist today because 1
am proved, to my entire satisfaction
that above all things else Chrlitian Sci
ence Is both tronscendently and prac-
lOMfly the moot precious of all the
Good of which human consciousness
can conceive. It is from the etandpoint
of having proved Christian Science and
its eternal efllcacy In removing and
destroying ''all the ills that flesh Is
heir to,” that I shall address you.
Christian Science recognises nothing
ss having reality that la not eternal; I
trust you will clearly understand when.
In the course of my remarks, the real
ity of anything Is questioned; I mean
thereby It le not Immutable and God
like; Is to be overcome and destroyed,
hence Is not eternal, therefore not real.
Mrs. Eddy started the Investigation
which led to the revelation of Christian
Science, from the fundamental hails
that God Is all In all. Btartlng from
this basis disclosed the Principle which
actuated Jesus the Christ and made
possible his demonstrations of healing
nnd the overcoming of the world, the
flesh and the dsvll or evil, which were
left by him for man's guidance In all
ages.
Doesn't Deny Christ
Many statements have been made
that Christian Science denies God and
the Cbriot. I don’t believe In statistics
in lectures as a rule, but I know It
will be Interesting information to all to
know that, within tho six hundred
pages of "Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" reference Is made to
God about twelve hundred times, and
to Jesus the Christ about eight hun
dred times, which la an average of over
time times td each page in the entire
i.n,,k In every Instance the reference
brings out a more exalted thought rel
ative to both God and Christ. In or
der that you may know what Christian
Science teaches that God and Christ
are. I am going to read to you from the
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Chrlettan Science text book Mr*. Eddy's
definitions. These 'definitions set at
reet and question as to the exalted po
sition In the teachings of Christian
Science accorded to both God and
Jesus Christ.
Another frequent statement Is that
the Christian Scientists discard the
Bible of Christianity and use In Its
place "Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures,” the Christian Science
text book written by Mrs. Eddy. Noth
ing could be more untrue, for the dis
cernment of the "Spirit” of the "Word"
which “Maketh alive," and that Is what
Christian Science Is, comes only as the
result of constant study of the Bible
with the aid of “Science and Health,"
which Is what Ita title Indicates, the
’Key to the Scriptures."
Christian Science tehches belief In
the one Indivisible God, the divinity of
the Christ, In the eternallty of the Holy
Spirit, and in the teachings of the in
spired Scripture. At this point all sim.
Ilarity between its teachings and those
commonly accepted cease, because
Christian Science reveals to us God as
"a very present help In trouble" now,
without discriminating as to the kind
of trouble; while the ordinary teach
ings put off the promised help until
an undesired future after death, and
even then for most of us makes It rath
er doubtful. Christian Science teaches
us to live and win, while theology has
taught us we had to die to win. Chrls-
tlon Science teaches us what life Is
and how to live It. and Is worthy the
most exhaustive investigation. '
God as a supposed creator of good
and evil, ot Life and death, Is not the
God we Christian Scientists know, nor
I* He the God of which the Inspired
Scriptures teach us. The Bible tells
us that God Is good, nnd that He Is
omnipotent, omniscient nnd omnipres
ent, nnd the same yesterday, today and
forever. Thl» being true, that whl-h
He creates or does must be always t. j
same and nlways good. How, then (to
be logical), could He give Life nnd
Life be good, and then give death nnd
have dentil be good? When Life was
good what would become of death, nnd
when death was good what would be
come of Life? Let us look at It from
another point.
. Annihilate Each Other,
If God created both Life and death,
and they are a part of His finished ere.
atlon, and therefore as eternal aa theli
Creator, how can they both exist eter
nally, when one 1s as certainly the an
nlhllatlon of the other os light Is of
darkness?
Again, we are taught that the "wages
of sin Is death;” If this la true, then
... that God, If He be
the creator of death, Is the creator of
sin. You can not escape this con
clusion by saying that He only permits
sin, for to permit It He must know it,
and how can He know It when the Bi
ble teaches us "God Is of purer eyee
than to behold evil and can not look on
Iniquity.'
The Christian Scientists have not yet
reached the point where they have
overcome the universal belief In death,
nor have they yet reached the point
where they cure every rase brought to
them, but, like the Prodigal Son, they
have started on their Journey back to
their Father's house, nnd shall dis
cern that haven of rest and be at peace
In His sheltering Love.
If Infinite Mind ever had for one
Instant an Idea, perception or concep
tion of sin, In that very Instant It
ceaaed to he absolutely sinless. You
may aa well assert that an Immovable
object and an Irresistible force can oc
cupy the same place at the eame time
that love and hate, truth and a lie. In
telligence and non-intelligence are all
synonymous, as to cling to the unseem,
ly belief that the good God creates,
permits, sees or knows sin.
God, after He finished His creative
work, called It "very good” and rested.
Look around you nnd see the misery,
shame, dishonesty. Immorality, degra
dation and crime that morial man Is
steeped In. and tell me, le It "very
good?" Can you conceive of the Im
mutable, good God, able to make His
children to reflect Himself, looking
down on such things and enjoying
them? No. a thousand time*, no;
such a thing la utterly Impossible.
These things ran not be clung to os
real, but ouslde of nnd apart from
God, for He is omnipresent. Then we
are forced to admit either that the
Christian Bclence' teaching as to the
unreality of sin Is true, or els* that
God Is Infinitely bad.
Is There No 8in?
It there no sin? Yes, as long as peo.
pis believe so, and so long a* they
indulge In the belief In It, they shall
suiter for it, and there ran be no hope
of pardon so long aa It I* Indulged In.
Christian Science teaches that the
only way to escape the penalty of sin
Is to stop sinning!' When sin Is aban
doned and destroyed, there Is nothing
left to be forgiven or suffered for and
man Is free. Sin has no place In the
divine creation, Is not of God and. In
reality, does not exist.
The great sin for which people suffer
the belief In a power apart from
God. God Is the only Creator and. If
such a power exist. He must have cre
ated It. If It la true, and who will
question It, that "A double minded man
Is unstable In all hi* ways," what hope
would there be for us In seeking salva.
tton If God be "double minded" and
has done this thing? He la the same
"yesterday, today and forever," and so
this power. If It exists, must be the
same “yesterday, today and forever,"
making of evil an eternal reality.
In order that sin may be committed
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that there may be temptation there
must be sin, and they must both come
from the same source. Is that eource
God or mankind? If tt be God we are
lost, but If It Is mankind we may be
saved.
Are Many Theories.
It It Impossible to reconcile all the
many theories concerning God, and
bring them Into one harmonious whole,
so long as He Is believed to be the
creator of both good and evil. The
world seems unwilling to accept Chris,
tlan Science chiefly because It Is differ
ent In practice and precept from the
commonly accepted Ideas about God,
even though It Is the llrst application
of Jesus’ teachings, since He wa* on
earth, that ha* healed the sick from a
purely spiritual nnd, therefore, from a
purely Good or Godly basis. I
There are In the world today nearly
150 different Christian sects. Don’t you
think this condition might well be
called the modern Babel?
Looking at the history of Christian
ity what do we (Ind? That the world
has seen moYe brutality, criminal In
genuity and fiendish torture perpe
trated In the name of Christ than In
any other. ’
Had Christiana been obedient to the
command. "Prove all things, hold fast
that which Is good,” no such record of
sorrow, death and division would have
been possible. There would be no one
on earth today who would hold the gen
tle, loving Christ or God In averelon or
contempt If It were not for th# com
monly accepted belief that God I* the
creator of evil or permits It. This very
teaching has been th* stumbling block
to countless thousands, driving them to
agnosticism and atheism?
The fear of the Lord, which we must
have. Is "the beginning of knowledge,"
and "the beginning of knowledge” Is "to
hate evil.”
Our existing bondage la the result of
the "fear taught' by the precepts of
men," and we shall be free In propor
tion aa we refuse longer to submit to
Ita domination and begin to "hate evil."
Christian Science ha* laid the ax
at the root of all evil belief and fear,
by teaching us that God la and there
la nothing else. It Is teaching us
dally to more really and nearly know
God, and to know that He la the Mind
that wa* In Christ, the God which
Christ knew.
As we know God as Mind, and all
His creation to be In agreement with
Him—ee we cast one side the old man
made beliefs about God—we pause in
wonder that so many ages could p*«*
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In the worship of a man-Uke God.
No discovery was ever made by man
•until he was prepared for It, and th#
revelation of Christian Bclence could
not come until endeavor had turned
actively Into the mental realm for
cause; not cause that agreed with mut
able things, but genuine, Immutable
Cause that agrees with the "substanco
of things hoped for.”
Revelation to Mrs. Eddy,
The revelation of Christian 8dene#
came to Mrs. Kddy aa the reshlt of a
life-time spent In continuous desire
and search for the Spirit of the Word.
Mrs. Eddy occupies a position unique
In the history.of the world. Shq stands
alone In her chosen vocation oa a re
ligious reformer, as the advocate of.
that unqualified trust In God, that un
swerving faith In Hla goodness, that
absolute, unquestioning obedience to
His commands, which demands of her
such a llfd of self-sacrlflce, meekness
and humility that she could never live
It save Under the protecting care of a
real, livable, demonstrable religion,
wherein she finds Immunity from thu
range and agonies attendant upon the
footsteps of those who break away
from old theories about God and man
ifest realization of His presence. Ever
since 1866 Mrs. Eddy’s life ha* been
devoted to the revelation of salvation
to mankind, and she ha* tolled and la
bored to that end with a singleness of
purpose that has placed man In a po
sition today where he can not avoid
realising that her work Is Inspired, and
where hr can not avoid the acceptance
of Christian Science as the Spirit of the
Word of Jesus portrayed.
With the aid of the Word aa revealed
through "Science and Health," man
kind Is learning how to overcome hate
with love, selfishness with brotherll-
nese, sickness with health, and death
with Life. "Science and Health" brings
to ue a realization of the Illimitable
richness of the spiritual treasures of
the Bible, and disclose* the Slprit ot
the Word so that we know love for
God to be Innate, and salvation Intrin
sic In man. Because It la doing this.
It has proved Its right to be called the
"Key to the Scriptures,” for Jesus said,
"By their fruits ye shall know them."
Instances almost without number
are on record of people who have been
healed of so-called Incurable diseases
Just by the reading of this book. Those
hungering and thirsting after right
eousness. not finding In the teachings
commonly accepted the works that
satisfy, have found in this book the
living fulfillment of Christ's promise,
"If ye shall ask anything In My name,
" will do It," and have been saved.
In Ita closing chapter, called "Fruit
age,” are recorded a number of tha
cases of healing through reading the
book, the original testimonials in many
of the cases being In the possession of
the editor of the "Christian Science
Journal" and the "Christian Science
Sentinel."
Do Not Worship Mrs. Eddy.
We Christian Scientists do not wor
ship Mrs. Eddy. We do love her. but
with a love that haa nothing personal
In It, being based on a gratitude for
freedom from mental, moral, and phys.
leal death, so great and so precious
that words fall to Ally express It. We
give Mrs. Eddy only the allegiance and
devotion to which her ceaseless labor
In" mankind’s behalf entitles her. We
are absolutely obedient to her every
teaching, because through her con
tinuous demonstration for more than
forty years, that God, reigns, the mys
tery of the way of salvation has been
removed and the glory of God again
been made apparent to mankind.
Until we rente accusing God of being
author of nil aln end sickness, until
cense Iwllerlng tbst He semis suffering anil
standing of God. They know that sooner or
later the eontlnned nrlrntlfle demonstration
they are maklns over sin and disease will
enneate *11 ronaetonsness and mankind lie
fled Into the realisation of righteous
health.
Increasing Longevity.
In the I no rentes longerlty an apparent In
the Inst twenty years, anil wlitrh ran not be
arcouoted for by any human line of rcason-
lag, we see the natural outgrowth of the
lueresatng faith 1* Scientific Christianity,
wherein we learn that Life la Eternal, nnd
the near approach of that time foretold In
dred year* old, bat the sinner
hundred yearn old shall lie accursed."
Ill lie convinced of the work Obrio-
dolng In this direction If you
ml ■ Inesdny night testimonial
meeting In s Church of Christ, Rclentlit, and
hear from th* lips of the people themselves
what this Word of God has raised them
from and the added year* of life tt has
given them.
-nown since Jesus was on earth, because
the has made clear the way In which to do
not only the works lie did. but the "great-
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or work*” of His promt*?. Tho “greater
work*" than those which Jesus did nr*
tho*e work* which so reveal the Principle
which worked through Him that Ita hull*
virtual application Is possible. Mr*. Kddy’s
spiritual apprehenalon of the Krriptures lrna
made thla possible. and man thereby made
free to know thla Principle as bis own nnd
bring out lt« realisation now.
The Christian Scientist* are neither 11*
logical nor lll-adrliiet] In their Inalatence
that thla la tba accepted time wherein we
should seek the undivided garment of
Christ, give rhlld-llke obedience to ftll III*
command* and put on "the whole armor of
Clod.”
Not Antagonist*.
The Christian Scientists ore not antag
onistic to physician*. Neither do we object
to a physician being « niic.i t«. take charm
of n case when a patient requests It. We
here demonstrated to our entire sttlifsc-
tlon that we have found the ••War” where-
In suffering In not merely alleviated, but
destroyed. We have, however, neither right
nor desire to condemn those who adhere to
any other way than oure so tong a* It seems
best to them. Onr religion tenches, “Do
iiuto others as ye would that others should
do unto you.”
Seen Disease Destroyed.
'Since knowing of Christian Science I have
seen almost every known disease destroyed
by It, the esses usually being those consid
ered hopeless from a medical standpoint,
for man seldom If ever thinks of turning to
God until everything else falls.
I have seen malignant cancer, consump
tion. tumors, locomotor-ataxls, bllnduess,
deafness, drunkeness. Insanity and Immor
ality destroyed, oud men and women made
well, morally nnd physically. Just b* the
touch of divine Isove as understood sod
demonstrated In Christian Science.
Mortal mind Is still oath to give lip Its
thought about Itself, and stragmes against
the pure, spiritual teachings of Christian
Science, as it did In the past ages, when It
fougnt every one of the prophets and cru-
rifled Jesus.
Before closing my lecture, let me ssv
this to those desirous of knowing God ss
Spirit, Principle. Mind. Ho not be satl*fl*l
with any one's else Ideas as to wbnt Chris
tian Science leaches about It, but go to the
fountain head and get knowledge, pure and
unadulterated, by n careful, prayerful study
of the Bible, with the aid of tne Christian
Science text book “Selene* ■ “ **
With Key to I
which Carrie*
cause It Is the result __
iemonstrated that God
llseases/' and Is “Love.
Mrs. Kddy Is the exemplar of the life-
work of all Christian Hdsntlsts. She has
beautifully outlined this work In the
lowing words, quoted from one of
poems:
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