Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-09-15
Christian SCIENCE
Lecture By William w. Porter, C. S.
B. of New York at The Court House
in WauseOn September Third, 1916.
Continued from last week

And right here is encountered a
fact the significance of which may
never be forgotten or lost sight of,
namely: That with this true idea of
God which Jesus Christ incuIcated
came His many mighty works of heal
ing and regeneration, as well as those
of His students and followers which
continued upwards of three centuries
thereafter. In fact it was concern
ing these very works of healing and
regeneration that Christ Jesus sent
word to John the Baptist, that they
were the evidence of witness of the
Messianic or Christ way.
And today, this true idea of God
which is declaring the Science of
Christianity has reappeared in Chris
tlan Science, bringing the same heal
ing and regenerative message which
characterized its advent 1000 years
ago.
Misconceptions Concerning God
1t must be apparent to an unpre-
JUDGED consideration that there has
been some misconception or, at least,
inadequate understanding concerning
God, and one such popular misconcep-
tion has been that which assumes and
depicts God as being more or less
humanity personal, of mangiied pro-
portions, patriarehal and kindly in
aspect. This seems to be a concept
which has found favor among artists
quite generally, and may well be said
to represent concept towards which
the human mind quite naturally turns.
A short time ago there was exhibit
ed in an eastern city a collection of
paintings of the Cubist school, among
which was one that attracted great
deal of attention and comment: Upon
blue back ground were depicted a
group of spheres of globes, from
which, extending downward were num-
erous crystals or rays in bright red
and gold colors.
Nothing more! To this painting the
artist had appended the title or name
7Godl
Of the two concepts here referred
to it is possible that the latter might
be productive of the greater good;
for while the former concept of God
might leave one with very comfort
able sense of kindly disposed per-
sonage and impel the observer to in
quire WHAT IS GOD? And if he is
sincere in his inquiry he will find an
answer commensurate with such in
quiry. "Ask and ye shall receive,
Fundamental Statements
There are certain primitive, or fun
damental~ statements in this connec-
ton, which are so innate and obvious,
as to require no argument to establish
their acceptance-they are self-evi-
dent, namely:
That existence involves or implies
mind.
That without mind there can be no
existence.
That mind, therefore, is the neces-
sary precedent, cause OK creator of
! existence.
Otherwise stated, existence, or that
which exists, is the necessary subse-
quent, effect, result or creation of
mind.
This mind, then, infinite in its per-
fection, immeasurable and inexhausti-
BILE in it's capacity, continuity and re-
source, must be the Divine Principle
of MAN and the UNIVERSE
be, that which we mean or should
mean when we think or say,-God!
Mind -Omnipresent- -IncOrpOreal.
i Indeed it would be impossible to
conceive of God except as All-Wise
or Infinite Mind; and as there is no
place where Mind is not, God who is
ALL Wise, Infinite Mind, is omnipres-
ent, hence incorporeal.
And being incorporeal, it would be
just as obviously erroneous to think
or speak of God as humanity personal
or corporeal as it would be to think
or speak f two times two making
seven. One might mistakenly be-
lieve that two times two make seven
just as one might mistakenly believe
that God, who is Infinite Mind or Di-
: vine Love, is humanity personal or
corporeal; but just so surely as one
:. would run into countless difficulties
through the mistaken belief that two
I times two make seven, just so surely
would he run into countless difficult
ties, sin, sickness, death and disaster,
through the mistaken belief that God,
who is Infinite Mind, or Divine Love,
is or can be corporeal, humanity per-
sonal, or physically outlined in any
: manner whatsoever. The Scripture de-
clares: "I am the Lord; that is my
: name; and my glory will not give to
! another, neither my praise to craven
! images" Us. XIII 3
God is Love
r In language inspired and inspiring
/ John, who fulfilled so wonderfully
e the great trust reposed in him by
C the Master-this beloved disciple de-
a clares that God is Lovei Love that is
e without beginning and without ending,
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