Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Clarence G. Eaton OF Mother Church
Speaks at Brandeis.
GIVES DEFINITION OF PRAYER
Declares His Religion IL Entrenched
Behind Promise OF Christ, with
Assurance OF Divine
UnderstandinE.

Clarence c. Eaton. member Of the board
OF lectureship Of the First Church Of Christ
Scientist. OF Boston the mother church.
lectured Friday night at the Brandeis thea
ter on Christian Science as the Science Of
Life"
christian Science, as the science OF life
and being. advances to the solution of the
perplexing problems which confront us by
discarding all mortal speculation, theories
and superstition about God, His being and
intent, and His relation TO that which He
created" said Mr. Eaton. Although dis
agreeing with the old theological schools
and those who have assumed to know all
about God and to teach men thereof,
Christian Science does not announce a new,
strange or irrational God. but unfolds and
declares a correct comprehension and
right understanding of the one God. His
nature, qualities and law. One infinitely
good God is all It recognizes and proclaims.
1T demonstrates that God is supreme in
intelligence, wisdom, power, Justice, truth
and love, and therefore includes the con-
sciousness OF absolute and infinite good.
It proves that He is the mind. spirit. soul,
life and substance of all that actually ex-
lists; also that He is the author of all true
being-the origin and source OF all entity
or existence, the only cause and creator.
and that His works are spiritual, righteous.
unchanging and eternal Christian Science
declares that God is the principle OF His
creation; hence the conscious energizing.
governing. sustaining presence Of the uni
verse, whose law means the completeness,
perfection and harmonious operation OF all
that is. 1t declares that He is infinite
Love; hence He is compassionate, merciful,
tender, warm, comforting, true. In
word, it teaches that God, our heavenly
Father, is all mall
Prayer, we understand, is genuine COM
munion with God. 1t is purely the recog-
milton and acknowledgement of a right
God and His absolute supremacy.
Christ Jesus prayed so do Christian scien-
lists. His prayers were all answered.
Christian Science in entrenched behind the
authority of Christ's promise: 'Whatso-
ever ye shall ask the Father in my name,
He will give it you This inspires us to
hope that ultimately through an under
standing of the operation of unchanging
Divine law we shall obtain an answer to
our prayers with the same certainty as
did Jesus. He said in his appeal to God
as he stood before the tomb of Lazarus,
whom he raised from the dead I knew
lnhI 4HOu nearest me always. CnTlSlldn
Scientists recognize that associated with
every prayer or sincere desire for the
manifestation OF Gods presence and power
there should be positive faith, conviction
and knowledge that the prayer is consis-
tent with true relation to God Such
an attitude merits and provides for an an
swer to prayer in accordance with the
scripture: What things soever We desire
when ye pray, believe that ye receive
them. and ye shall have them;' also, And
IL we know that He hears us. whatsoever
we ask. we know that we have the petit
tions that we desired of Him.
Tribute to Mrs, Eddy.
Christian Scientists. while appreciating
and acknowledging the Christianly philan-
thropic service which Mrs. Eddy has rem
dered this age, confess their inability to
grasp its full import and significance. But
this we do know and bear witness, that
her life of sweet simplicity, spiritual de-
voutness and self-sacrifice to Cod the
purity of her thought and purpose, and
her devotion and faithfulness to the ex-