The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-21
NOTED LECTURER
TALKS ON RELIGION
OF DIVINE LAW
JACOB S. SHIELD, C. S. B., OF THE
FIRST CHURCH, LECTURES TO
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS OF
PENSACOLA.

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j A large congregation gathered in
the First Church of Christ on East
+ Chase street yesterday afternoon and
heard an interesting address by Jacob
S. Shield, G. S. b., member of the
board of lectureship of the Mother
Church, the First Church of Christ,
of Boston. Mr.. Shield was introduced
by w. S. Vincent. He had as his sub
ject 'aThe Religion of Divine Law"
and spoke in part as follows:
The message which bear you is
one of love. The Bible says '1ove is
!. the fulfilling of the law" and it is of
this fulfllment, as understood and
practiced in Christian Science, that |
would speak to you-
The Mosaic law, revealed to all men
for all time from Mount Sinai, was
. the first exposition of the divine law
, which should govern man in his re-
, lationship to God, as well as to his
fellow man.
Christ Jesus taught this same law,
, saying, '"Think not that am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets. l am
not come to destroy, but to fulfill"
Christian Science accepts the law
, in all its completeness, as expounded
: by both Moses and Christ Jesus.
, Seeking Practical Religion.
t Thoughtful men are beginning to
! realize that religion must be more
: than mere belief. They are learn
ing that it cannot be inherited, trans
ferTed nor adopted; that it is not the
chattel of any particular organization
or church, and that it is not acquired
by fasting or feasting. They are
asking for a more practical religion;
! for less dogma and more love; less
ritualism and more spirituality; less
creed and more works; less scholas-
ticism and more truth.
Humanity wants to know God-the
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
the God of the prophets and of Christ
Jesus.
Christian Science is doing much to
!, satisfy this craving by giving men a
scientific, demonstrable religion, a re-
ligion not so much of preaching as of
works.
q Mission OF Christ Jesus.
ea nfepRlz wg nan D has fSy ed duP p0 At ths
e perfect or ideal thinker, the man
e Christ Jesus.
: Many honest Christian people be-
g lieve Jesus to be God, and address
e much of their prayer and worship to
s him. Others disbelieve him entirely
: and use every possible argument to
e discredit his Messiahship, his works,
+ and the narrative relating to him.
$ Christian Science corrects these wide
e ly differing beliefs.
e The Christian Science interpreta-
$ tions of the teaching and mission of
r Jesus conform in every detail to his
own statements and to the teachings
e Of the Apostles and the Scriptures in
/ general-both the Old and New Tesla
4 ments.
e That there is divine law, wisdom
! and power which was secret from
e the world, is evident by the marvellous
Q demonstrations of Jesus.
Christian Science shows that Jesus
& comprehended this Cody wisdom.
| With it ne was enabled to prove the
vast difference between the mortal
mind and immortal mind. His mission
was, first, to demonstrate his own un-
Outstanding of divine power and law,
and second, to teach all men that the
same power and law was universally
available. He understood the law
! which leads to death
The same law which Jesus used
centuries ago is operative and avail
able today. Divine law is always
present and universal, because it is
infinite.
Jesus Not God.
No reference can be found in the
Scriptures wherein Jesus ever claimed
to be God. Indeed, quite the reverse
is true, as is evident from the state
ment:
az can of mine own self do moth
= ing"
i 'The Father that dwelleth in me.
Y He doeth the works"
r Healing By the Early Christians.
2 Jesus taught his disciples how to
= heal the sick and reform sinners, and
a they in turn taught others, so that,
e as history records, the healing was
S practiced nearly three centuries after
s the crucifxion, and then it became so
Y densely overshadowed by the evil IN
b mortal mind that the human con-
] seriousness could not longer retain it.
e Good thoughts, such as the childlike
trust IN God, kindness, love. gentle
: ness, purity, honesty, uprightness,
: reflect health, harmony and beauty
o upon the body, while their opposites-
a trust in material help. hate, jealousy,
$ dishonesty, Immortality, cts, express
discord and sickness in the body.
Commercial Panics Result of Fear.
What is true OF the human body IS
D also true Of the body polite. A panic
produces a rigid state IN the arteries
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