The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-07
LECTURE ON
'C.ISCIENCE
DELIVERED
Proving Of Gods Friendship to
Man" is the Subject Of Rev.
VIM. P. McKinzie at High
School Auditorium

Rev. VIM. P. Mckenzie. member Of
the board OF lectureship of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist. Boston,
Mass, delivered a lecture under the
auspices Of the local Christian Science
society at the high school auditorium
last night. The subject was. The
Proving of Gods Friendship for Man. "
and the lecturer spoke in part as fol-
lows:
AN down the ages men have been
blessed by the kindness Of God. Some
few have answered back to the be-
niga influence. and have praised the
source. These have given to US our
enduring literature in the Scriptures.
Mrs Eddy says. God is universal; con.
fined to no spot. defined by no dogma,
appropriated BY no sect. Not more to
one than TO all. is God demonstrable
as divine Life. Truth and Love: and
His people are they who reflect Him
That reflect Love.
There is deep significance in Abra-
hams response 20 God He was a
seeker after the one God whom he
came to know as the most high God.
the possessor of heaven and earth.
Various records as well as Testimony
OF tradition lead James to say OF the
patriarch. that he was called the friend
OF God.
God is best known where there is
most likeness expressed. For their
day the Datriarchs and prophets we're
wonderful in their outstanding right
ecusness. But for the whole world the
works and words of Christ Jesus and
his codlikeness constitute the adequate
revelation regarding Gods Kindness to
man, fulfilling the hope and vision OF
the prophets
Evidently it is Of first Importance
that we should conssder both the works
and the words OF Christ Jesus II we
are to know the revealment OF God
that came by him. His own way OF
proving that he was Gods messenger
when John was discouraged and doubt
ed was to show his works Of healing
10 Johns disciples and send them 10
their leader TO tell him just what they
had seen OF the proving OF Gods saw
ing health and goodness TO man
In proportion as we look past the
creeds. theologies, dogmas and theo-
ries OF men. and view the works Of
Christ Jesus. which the Father gave
him to finish. we gain a simplified and
comforting sense Of God Then we
clearly see that Gods friendship to
man which patriarch and prophet dis
cerned and sometimes proved, was
plainly revealed through Christ Jesus
and demonstrated by many wonderful
works
The initiation OF Christian Science
began with the proving Of Gods friend
ship by a Christian woman who exact
ly and intimately realized what the
prophet Isaiah had declared regarding
the divine power Hast thou not
heard, that the everlasting God. the
Lord, the Creator OF the ends Of the
earth, fainteth not. neither is weary i
There is no searching OF his under
standing. He giveth power TO the
faint: and to them that have no might
he increaseth strength"
when fainting down to the gateway
Of death Mrs. Eddy felt the impulse OF
Spirit which comes unseen like the
winds breath. She was impelled TO
turn to the Scriptures, and guided to
read the story Of the healing Of the
paralytic man laid by his friends at
Jesus feet; and she was enabled to
realize that the power then present
to heal could not change through the
ages. nor be ever absent Upon this
power Of God she relied for her help.
since all other aid was nnavailing; and
God gave power to the faint, and in
creased strength for her. till with the
thrill Of renewed life she arose, declar-
ing herself healed
The time was ripe for the discovery |
of Christian Science which reveals
God, not as the personal ruler select
ing courteiers for personal advantage |
and banishing or destroying enemies,
hnt as saving Principle. or universal |
Love, reaching all mankind with its
warmth and goodness as the sun
blesses even the unthankful The
Christian impulse in the hearts OF men
was awaiting guidance. Men had
desire that their Christian work should |
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