New Britain herald., 1916-02-07
LYCEUM CROWDED AT
 SCIENTIST LECTURE
Speaker From Mother Church
 Gives Powerful Address

noon when Charles l.. OhrenSteln ol Syracuse, N. Y, gave a public lecture on Christian Science under the aus | pices of the First Church of Christ, l Scientist. The speaker is member | of the national lecture board or Mother Church in Boston and is con- sidered one of the most poWerful platform workers in the service of the church. His address yesterday gained
 the close attention of the large audi ence and was in substance as follows: What Jesus taught, did, and lived, may well be taken as absolute Chris tianity. All Christians will admit that his works ranged from providing for the simplest human needs, such as the tax money in the draft of fishes to the healing of all kinds of diseases, and as in the case of Lazarus, to the raising of the dead.
 Science is defined as the "l<nowl- edge of principles and causes" Now, did Jesus do these works through ig- norance, or mere belief in something,
 or did he do them because of a speci- fc, accurate, and demonstra ble knowl-
 edge of their underlying Principle or
 cause? No rational being would claim
 that they were done through anything
 but such knowledge; and, if they were
 thus wrought through an exact
 knowledge of science, applied by
 Jesus Christ, were they not wrought through Christian Science? That Jesus looked upon his works as the result of this Science, is indicated by that immortal utterance: "He that be- lieveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also,"- definite demand upon his followers for like proofs that they understand and practice his teachings; and his immediate follow- CTS, and their followers for three hun dred years after them, did as he com- manded
 Jesus did his marvellous works be- cause of his knowledge of their under lying Principle or cause. It will be admitted that this knowledge was the knowledge of God, the knowledge of the reign or the kingdom of God, the knowledge of man and of mans re- Iationship to God which he came to teach mankind. What then is God?
 God
 In the Bible two terms are mainly used to designate God. One means strength" or power, and the other the existing one," or plainly the one and only existence. It is generally admitted that God is supremely good, Applying this sense of God to the Bible designates it becomes clear that God is the one and only power that this power is supremely good that He is the one and only existence or presence that is likewise good. It is this God that made all that was made, and all that He made He made like Himself, good, Every good" When it is remembered that all that is called intelligence could not have formed the idea indicated by the least primary object, it will be appreciated that the great First Cause" called God, must be supreme, infinite intelli- gence or Mind The Bible further speaks of God as thy life,' as the Rock" meaning basic reality or Truth, and as Hove, e,''-God is love-"
 Taking these Bible definitions of God, and they are identical with those of Christian Science, is there any one who does not believe in God, or who would not trust Him? If so, there is some one who does not believe in and would not trust intelligence, Life, Truth, and Love. But all by the very fact that they are alive, know that this God is; that He is the one su- preme and infinite good, and that each and every one is constantly in touch with and completely dependent upon Him.
 The Kingdom of Heaven.
 Those who were commissioned by Jesus to preach were also commanded by him to heal. Not only did Jesus command his followers to preach anu to heal, but he commanded them what to preach, and in the light of the Christian Science which he taught, it was plain to them, as 1t is quite plain to Christian Scientists today, that what he commanded them to preach was intended to and did heal the sick and redeem the sinful What was 1t that he told them to preach? And as ye go, preach, saying, the king dom of heaven is at hand" What is the kingdom of heaven?
 If we remind ourselves of the idea of God which Christian Science teach es, and which has just been indicated, we shall see that the kingdom of heaven which Jesus commanded his disciples to preach, is indeed at hand, and that we are entitled to the full enjoyment of this kingdom, for "in him (God) we live, and move, and have our being" Recognizing this that the place wherein we are is "holy ground" as holy as God, how many of us would behave unseemly, l debauch ourselves or others in any way, lie, cheat, rob, believe that there | is something in our environment to injure, infect or impair us? Would 1 not disease or lack of ease, which is disease of every kind in the making, 1 be banished and the ease and peace l of being in the presence of our Father, | God, have possession of us?
 Teaching this, Christian Science l teaches that it is not strange that the !