Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-24
Printed from Christian Sc

SnukSn VI I'LL ASSs NoSACASASSS AOoSSOAs
Mass. was given by Frank H. Leonard.
c. S. b., a member Of the Board of Lee
tureship Of that church, in the church
edifice, Falmouth, Norway and st. Paul
streets, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Every available seat in the auditorium
was filed when the first reader, Judge
Clifford p. Smith introduced the lee
turer.
Judge Smith said:
1T is a testimony to the truth OF
Christian Science that it has drawn to
its1service such men and women as
compose it's board of lectureship. Those
who have spoken from this platform i'll
the last few years were formerly stu
dents, teachers, scholars. lawyers.
judges, physicians or clergymen. To-
night we are to hear one who was
formerly city business mana sue
cessful man of affairs in the largest
American city. Before entering upon
his present work he dealt in carloads
and shiploads of coal and recognized
nothing more to be desired than hard
cash. OF the fact that his table OF
values has now been revised we shall
doubtless get some glimpses as he
speaks to US on Christian Science. Ii
is now my privilege to introduce ME-.
Frank H. Leonard Of New York"
Mr.. Leonard said:
The great interest in the world il, the
Christian Science movement finds its
inception largely in the fact that In
nately the whole human family is SEEK
ing for what it deems to be treasure.
With some this treasure seems to be
gold and yet, when it has been ac-
CURED, it has been found to be a bur-
den, a care rather than something OF
joy and happiness. 1t has been found
to be the means of fastening selfish
ness on one, and in this do We see the
fulfillment of the statement The love
OF money is the root of all evil"
Another class Of treasure seekers is
the one which believes the most de-
srable of all things to be the deepest
knowledge of all things that are human
and material, and this class has found
that a search confined simply to human
knowledge leads one far astray from
the most desirable OF all things, for
many who are leaders in the forum of
human opinion believe that they have
lost all faith and confidence in God
and so. surely, have found their treas
ure turned into dross.
The treasure that the whole human
family is seeking is not something that
is afar off: 1t not something that may
not be had now; but is something that
the real man may not be separated
from. The innate desire is for good
and the treasure the whole human fam :
lily consciously and unconsciously Is
seeking for is the realization that God
is Love.
Way to the Light.
The realization that God is Love has
seemed heretofore SO transcendental as
to be beyond the grasp of human con-
seriousness, but, as we have grown In
the realization of what God and Love
are, we have come to know that with
OUT the mall would be darkness and
hopelessness and the light that Chris
tian Science has thrown upon Love is
literally 1.-The light which "shineth In
darkness: and the darkness compre-
hendeth it not" Love. as Christian
Science teaches it, is the manifestation
of the very presence of God, and. In
fact, is God. When we realize this we
know there is nothing we may look for
that is higher, greater or holier; and
when in our search We ind a little,
faint perception of this love giving a
little dawning of the light, little of the
radiance of the infinite God, there
and freedom no words may express.
It has been rightly indicated that the
Christian Scientists are the happiest
people in the world. We are the hap
piest people IN the world because we
are no longer afraid of God with that
fear which means terror, but are filled
with that fear which is the beginning
of wisdom" and Is awe and reverence,
and in this fear have we had 1t proven
to us that God is Love and nothing
less than Love. The human family
sees all Of the turmoil, wretchness and
unhappiness with which it has to con-
tend, hears it's story on every side and,
having been taught it is real, has
grown into the belief that somewhere.
somehow, for some purpose, the God
who is Love has sent all of this to them
in the hope and expectancy 1t will make
them love God better than they could
do If they simply realized that God is
Love and Love alone.
Overcoming Evil With Good.
In many places the Bible speaks OF
the God Of vengeance and hate and
malice. but careful study will show US
it is always evil that is bringing out the
declaration that God is God of ven-
seance, hate and malice. because evil,
when 1t comes lace W lace W4lI1 lNS
God who is Love is rendered speeches..
hopeless and helpless, is cast out into
outer darkness wherein there is no
light, no life, no activity, and wherein
the real man, the man that God made
in Ibis image and likeness" is not and
never was.
What is it that destroys a lie? The
truth about which the lie Is told. Does
the truth destroy the lie because 1t
has in itself a perception or conception
Of the lie? Absolutely no. The truth
which is God is true. 1t is the whole
Truth and nothing but the Truth and
In 1t there is not the slightest evidence,
knowledge or consciousness of a lie. To
the lie truth is narrow, bigoted, arrog-
ant, ''the same yesterday, today and
forever" and from everlasting onto
everlasting shall we find eternal Tiuth,
the Truth that makes man free; the
same as it always has been. for it is
God. Then when a lie comes face to
face with the Truth which is God Il.
cries out: what have I to do with
thee?" and the command. Peace. be
still and know that am God" obliter-
Stes the lie and leaves no evidence
whatsoever Of it.
Human fathers and mothers love ev-
erv one of their children and surely
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