The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 DOES GREAT WORK, ASSERTS LECTURER
lCharles I. Ohrenstein at Lyric Theatre, Tells of
 Principles.

member of the board of 1ectureShip l of the First Church of Christ, sientist, in Boston 1ectured yesterday after noon at the Lyric theatre on Chris tian Science
 The lecture 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 humanS 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.
 ssScience is defined as the know ledge of principles and causes Now, did Jesus do these works through 1g- norance, or mere belief in something, or did he do them because of a specific accurate and demonst, atable know ledge of their underlying principle or lcause? No rational being would claim that they were done through anything Ibut such knowledge; and, if they were thus wrought through Christian Sci ience? That Jesus looked upon his works as the result of this Science, is indicated by that immortal utterance; He that beiieveth on me, the works that I do shall he do also,'-a definite demand upon his followers for like proofs that they understand and prac- ifice his teachings; and his immediate followers, and their followers for three hundred years after them, did as he fcommanded.
 ssJesus did his marvellous works be- cause Of his knowledge of their under lying lprinciple or cause. It will be ad- s7nitted 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- lationship to God which he came to teach mankind. What then is God?
 'In the Bible two terms are mainly
 
 strength or power, and the other the existing one,' or plainly, the one and only existence. It is generally admit ted that God is supremely good Ap- plying this sense of God to the Bible designations, it becomes clear that God is the fone and only power that this ipower is supreme1y good, that He is the one and only existence or pres ence that is likewise good 1t is this God that made all that was made, and all that He made He made like Him. self, good, very good.' When it is remembered that all that is called in teHigence could not have formed the idea indicated by the least primary ob- great First Cause ca11~d God, must be supreme, infinite, intelligence or mind. The Bible further speaks of God as thy life,' as the Rock, meaning basic reality or truth. and as love- 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 Him2 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 supreme 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 tby him to. heal. Not only did Jesus command his followers to preach and to heal, but he commanded them what to preach, and in the light of the Christian Science which he taught, it twas plain to them, as it 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 it that he told them to- preach? And as ye go, preach. saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand What is the king dom of heaven?
 t'If we remind ourselves of the idea of God which Christian Science Eteaches, and which has just been in dicated. 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 fin him (God) we live, and move, and have Jour being Recognizing this, that the place, wherein we are is holy ground, as holy as God, how many of us would behave unseem1y, debauch ourselves or others in any way, lie, cheat, rob believe that there is onething in ou1 environment to inJure, infect, or i'm pair us? Would not disease or lack of ease. which is disease of every kind in the making, be banished, and the ease and peace of being in the pres ence of our Father. God, have pos session of us?
 Preaching this, Christian Science teaches that it is not strange that the sermon which Jesus bade his disciple: to preach, should heal; and there vii be nothing strange about it if many here are healed by learning and re menbering that the Kingdom of heav en is at hand,-indeed,.s not only a hand, but as Jesus also said, Hwtthir you,' within man
 MAN
 What then is man? How do we 1 can we, tell what is a man? By how much of God one manifests. Jesus il Illustrated this. In response to Philip request, Show us the Father Jesu said, Have I been long time witI you, and yet hast thou not known me Phdlip?' Had Philip seen the intelli geuce, power, Spirit Life, Truth, ant Love manifested by Jesus, and had h. not seen a great deal of God and great deal of man?
 '.Jesus showed forth the perfec man, but not because of his physique He said, The flesh profiteth nothing Can that which is truly man or wo man be shown forth by mere flesl and blood? And God (the al1-intelli gent, a1-powerfu1, eternal Mind, spir it, Life, Truth, and Love) said, Let u make man in our image after our like ness So God created man in hi own image, male and femal created he them,' and this god1ike ma, is the only kind of man there is.