The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-19
Doctrines OfChristian Scientists
Clearly Presented.
"ChriStian Science Reveals the King
dom Of Heaven at Hand" the Inter-
eSting Lecturer Declares.

4 tencei mat existence is IN anyWise de-
pendent upon structure or organization.
that IN. matter. and the denial that there
are any realities except God-Spirit
| His spiritual creations.
IL was these mysteries, foe mysteries
| they seem to us untIl we have proven
them TO be the Truth. that Jesus 1abored
| 10 explain to the unprepared, unreceptive
| human intellects which 40. the most part
| belonged To his hearers; N is these mys-
teries To which Paul, in his epistles, re-
| peatedly refers, II Is these mysteries
| which have become known 10 Mary Ba-
| ker Eddy. the discoverer and founder OF
| Christian Science; and IL IL these myster-
| les which she has I'm "A noble. God-aided.
| God-hallcwed effort, put. well as she
| has been able, into words, and rendered 10
| mankind I'm her book, Science and
| Health with Key TO the Scriptures. the
| text book of Christian Scientists.
The spiritual cannot be comprehended
| by the material God cannot he compre-
| hended by mortal physical man There
| must be a gradual obliteration of corpo-
1 real senses before the full glory OF God
and Heaven, and man can grow intc
realization just as the darkness gradu-
| ally retires before the oncoming sun.
and, with ful retreat, day is installed.
But the human In. tellect N there IL
back OF IL an honest. contrite heart is
able In a time remarkably short. TO some
III
| the talent given II IL improved, not buried
| In the ground, 10 broaden such acuttafftt--
anceship into a constantly increasing
knowledge which enables its possessor,
1 In humble. hopeful way, to follow in
Jesus steps, after "A comparatively feeble
fashion, do the works that he did.
The key 10 the mystery OF the Bible
| Is the understanding that all reality is
| to be found I'm God and His creation; that
God Is infinite Spirit, Infinite Intelligence,
innnite Love. Infinite Power infinite
Presence. infinite Life. infinite Harmony:
and that man, Gods man. The man de-
I scribed In the first chapter or Genesis.
the man who NJ given dominion as his
birthright the man who Is made I'm the
Image and likeness OF God. reflects in
Unite Spirit, infinite Intelligence infinite
Love, infinite Power, infinite Presence.
Infinite Life, infinite Harmony God, and
reflects nothing else.
Nothing really II except Spirit and what
Spirit has made All OF us are existences
expressed OF God as light is expressed
or the sun, intelligent conscious exist
ences, having their Identities in God. Life.
and necessarily independent for their Be
ing, OF the physical body pertaining to
the mortal man
We are spiritual, eternal, harmonious.
because we are co-existent with God.
We. spiritual Identities OF the creative
OF Life; we, the eternal sons and daugh-
ters OF God. are all born OF Him. not of
the flesh. are all brothers and sisters
children OF the one parent, as absolutely
indestructible as Is the parent Himself
and. as the different rays OF light. com
bined, constitute light so, we, Gods va
rious, beautiful. spiritual children, as "a
whole, constitute man, Gods universe.
Gods creation, His infinite expression
Pprhnn4 a Of h..f h..
heard may have sounded strange and un-
reasonable, but II Is true that any un-
usual statement relative to even well
worn subject often sounds strange and
unreasonable to unprepared ears
III you WILL for "A little while. patiently
refrain from passing judgment upon what
has been said, | am inclined to think that
opinions which you now may hold will
undergo something. at least. of a change
Uttersnces from the puIpits and The reTT-
gious press indicate recognition by the
religious world that a religious revolu-
tion Is impending The cry from all quar-
ters seems to be for a more spiritual reli-
gion; one that is more satisfying. one
that does not seem so tainted with the
world; one that is not so devoted TO the
material-to pomp. pageantry. display.
ceremonial, formal. perfunctory observ-
ances: one that Is not so unhappily by
and OF. and for the flesh one that ap-
proaches nearer TO the Christianity for
mulated and practised by Jesus; ;one that
brings us nearer 10 God.
Think for moment and you will can
didly concede that such a religion Is the
demand. the inexorable demand of the
times. II there is TO he any diversion OF
the princes of the world from apparent
abandonment TO uncurbed selnshness.
greed. rapacty. ifnpurity dishonesty
cruelty, general woldliness. and sacrifice
of about all that Is elevating on the altars
of Mammon. A religion which will alter
this state OF affairs YOU cannot reason
ably expect 10 be identical with any
religion which has not seemed to work
any radical change for the better In the
average man.
II moro spiritual religion seems to be
the need. and a religion on spiritual lines
Is delincated. you will not take offense
because such religion clashes with more
ma teriallstic worldly Views. Consider. too.
why there Is demand for different
religion. fs IL not because IL is hoped
that different religion will prove of
daily. practical help to men. and not n
wil-o'-the- -wisp which always evaties
ones grasp and from which nothing out
Of The ordinary can be expected until
one has entered into an uncertain be
yond" where are located promises In
Vulnerable. u Is true. but which nothing
one can now experience signifies are at
all likely 20 be fulhlled2
A religion that. does some appreciable
good 10 us now. g. what II wanted. f. II
not? A religion that helps us while We
are here and poinrs the way TO some
thing better. A religion that proves It.
self All aid that is reUOEniksbls, ana prov
ins iJssh sneh an aid now. leads us ~
trust It's promises Ter the future
To Christian Scientists who, with you
are alive 90 the needs OF the hour. II
seems strange that uen should not more