The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-18
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Harrisburg Lehip of The Mother Church The
in Art

He'll 0f Harrisburg Pa, member oi
The Board " l.rrturrshlp ~ The
Mother church, the First Church Of
Christ Scientist. In Boston, Mass MI
Br.I was introduced nt the first lee
mrr by N q. linpman, local grain
drunpr aud at the ,rcund 10y \. T.
Beatty manager ~ the jenkins Music
cumpuuy, aud First Reader In the
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ok'
lahumu city, under the auspices OF
which the lectures were given Each
~ these Wel known business men ID
an ardent Christian Scientist and
spoke Ia earnest support " the work
Of the denomination
Alr Bel eXpunndrd The teachings uI
the denomination IN the course Ur nu
hours address as follows:
The subject that we are to consider
has tu du with issues that ARE vital
10 mankind win questions that % lu
the very heart N human affairs, uues
tiuus which. toy the way, Involve con
sequence, 70, important tu those Whu
may have given them little or nO con
srlous attention ~ 10 the most pro-
found thinkers along such lines
Christian Science is defined by
Mr. Eddy un page iil Of her book
Science aud Health with Key To- the
Scriptures. ms divine science .
reduced to human apprehension W The
definition Is ~ value In two especial
respects. lu the first place, II tu nny
Of ny the term Christian Science has
come 10 mean merely the aggregated
teachings NJ n particular religious sect
or denomination, the term divine
Science may assist us toward cOnsld
erRtion " the subject In liz broad
aud true meaning. NJ that when we
refer lu Christian Science WE shall he
understood ~ having IN thought not
merely the words " Il book or the
ductrlues or II church or the profes
sluns or practices u Il body Of persons
but rather the science OF knowledge
VI being. ~ life. Of Truth of cod
IN other words. divine Science.
The second important phase VI this
definition " Christian Science. as di
vine Scieuce reduced to human apprc
hension. Is that the brUadeDed scope
~ the subject does not lesd 10 be-
yund the range VI our view nor oh
scure Its direct and practical relation
10 our affairs Divine Science or the
correct knowledge NJ absolute reality
and the lmmutahlr law thereof, II ac.
Dordlng 10 this definition capable NJ
being apprchended by man and applied
tp human needs. II * the mission
N Christian Science to bring to light
the fact that mans true selfh0od Is
not separated from the intelligence
that makes and governs all. and It ia
The purpose ~ this lecture to Indicate
In simple and elemental manner
some NJ the WAYS IN which that sur
passing fact may be demonstrated in
individual experience. aud Is being
thus demonstrated.
One Cause Or Creator
Mahifestly n working knowledge Of
divine law Involves and requires n
correct understanding ~ the nature
and qualities NJ the cause or source
N an things. he iufltltr intelligence
or divine Mind which = God In the
light ot Christian Science man begins
tu acmant himself with his Maker
by processes Ms satisfying 10 reason ~
those by which the mathematician Is
assured ~ the basic elements NJ the
science Of numbers
Chhslluu Sciencr makes II clear
that there 4, n Cod, aud that the
Srriptutal statements with regard To
Him are correct, namely. that He is
The one aud only creator. having made
AN that was made that His creation
was aud Is spiritual and perfect aud
good. as He is spiritual aud perfect
aud good aud that Infinite Spirit Is
necessarily omuipotent Omnlpresel
omulscieul that is the only power
everywhere present, supreme inielS
gsuce IN lst Juhu II Is stated that
God is Love aud Mrs Eddy, on
page llU NJ Science and Health. says
The Christian Science God Is uniNpr.
sal. eternal, divine Love, which
rhaugrth not and causeth no eyil dis.
ease nor death II Is needless per
haps Ia add that those In whom this
definition ~ God is appreciate do not
thint Of Him As Ia the nature ~ a
magnifled human being with mater.
ia form, occupying great throne In
the shy aud dealing with His children
lu mnnupr that would be- considered
reprehtnsille even IN tt human parent,
bestuwiug rewards on certain favored
ones ana Furnishing others Tor doing
things le IL supposed to have made
them capable N doing Christian
Scientists learu 10 question the ac.
uracy ~ any description " God that
does not conform 10 the highest stand.
ards M Justice, mercy and love, TO
say nothing ~ Intelligence Therefore,
they are not expected to believe that
God created evil or USES evil To ac
cJmplish good ur that Ne could put
into the heart VI man the capacity
to Yield to sinful temptation and then
eteruHuy torture mnn Tor succumhlng
tu IL Gud.beStuwed tendency ar that
an iufiutel, good God ever did or
coulu destroy any ~ His children or
even make them sick In Christian
Science tod is revealed Hs n lowing
Father whose love Is real aud tangi
bic ever operative impartial and con
sstpnt Christian Science thus hon
ors Him supremely by showing that
betty Is not directly or Indirectly the
author VI ur responsible for sln, dis
ease. death or any form " evil
The Nature oi Evil
The question that naturally arises
nj this point l~ What and whench
then Is evny Increasingly large mum
hers of Intelligent men and women
are fiudinr that outside NJ Christian
Science there Il no answer ~ this uueS
tion that they can conscientiously ac
cent The theory, for instance. that
Il sometimes offered for want ~ a bet
ter theory that the devu made evil.
can he entertained only In disregard
~ the dIffcully " determining who or
Vhat made the devil IN there la a