El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-04-28
He SAYS CHRIST
WAS 4 SCIENTIST
Christian Science Lecturer
Asserts Christ Was First
to Teach His Belief.

Chas- T. Ohrenstein. G. : /. member
Of the board OF Iectureship OF the
mother church, the First Church of
Christ. Scientist Of Boston. delivered
a lecture Thursday night in FL Paso
rpon the practice of Christian Science
In part. he said
In the discussion Of any subject it
is always desirable 10 start with some
point OF agreement. one that every nat
urauv presents itself viii undoubtedly
be found in the fact that we all desire
10 live. But even # we live. there IS
not much satisfaction in living with
out health for health is absolutely
essential to peace. freedom. prosperity.
and haDpfnel. Nav W. not then. ask
ourselves whether any practical Sys-
tenn of education exists which teaches
how we may live. be well, free, pros
porous, and happy
Jesus's Mission
What Jesus came to do what ne
taught. did. and lived, may well be
taken as his mission What was this
mission
Jesus came to preach the gospel or
good news TO the poor He came 10
heall 20 liberate, 70 destroy the opera
lions Of evil OF every kind IN human
experience. to confer abundant life as
"A result of the knowledge of God which
he taught. and TO usher in an era &C
ceptable TO God, in which God should
lie accorded all power and reign over
all absolutely and completely Did he
fulfill this mission
Jesus preached very little. but did
great deal The gospels show this
Christian Science
Science is defined as the knowledge
Of principles and causes" Now. did
Jesus do these works through ignOr-
ance or mere belief in something, or
did he do them because Of a specific.
accurate. and dem0nstrable knowledge
1r7
No rational being would claim that
they We're done through anything but
such knowledge and If they were thus
wrought through an exact knowledge
or science, applied by Jesus Christ
were they not brought through Chris
tan Science2 That Jesus looked upon
mis- works rs the result of this science.
is indicated by that immortal utter
ance: He that believeth on me. the
works that 7 do shall ne do also. "a
definite demand upon his followers for
like proofs that they understand and
practice his teachings; and MS iInIne-
diate followers. and their followers for
800 years after them. did as he com
manded-
He knew How.
Jesus did his marvellous works be
cause OF his knowledge OF their under
lying principle or cause It viii 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 rela-
tionship TO God. which he came to
teach mankind. The question that oc-
ours very naturally at this point IS,
What is GOd2
Il is generally admitted that God is
supremely good Applying this sense |
of God TO the Bible desigua ton. II
becomes clear that God is the one and I
only power, that this power is supreme
~ good. that He is the one and only !
existence or presence that is likewise /
Tba BibIe definitions Of God. and
they are identical with those of Chris (
tan science. Is there anyone who does :
not believe in God, or who would not !
trust Him. II so, there IS some one
who does not believe in and who would 1
not trust intelligence, Life. Truth and |
The Kingdom of Heaven.
Those who were commissioned by !
Jesus TO preach were also commanded /
by him 10 heal Not only did Jesus com
5nand his disciples to preach and 10 !
heal, but he commanded them what TO /
preach and in the light of the Chris i
rian Science which he taught, It was
plain 10 them. as it is quite plain TO !
Christian Scientists today. that what 4
ne commanded them TO preach was in /
tended to and did heal the sick and 1
redeem the sinful What was II that
ne told them TO preach2 And as We 90,
preach, saying. The kingdom Of heaven
IS II hand" What is the kingdom OF
heaven
II we remind ourselves Of the idea OF
God which Christian Science teaches
and which has just been Indicated. We
shall very plainly see that the king
dom 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"
reaching this. Christian Science
teaches that il is not strange that the
sermon which Jesus bade his disciples
to preach, should heal, and there VIII
be nothing strange about II II many
here are healed by learning and renem-
hering that the kingdom Of heaven IS
at hand" indeed. not only at hand. but
as Jesus also said, within you. with
in man.
What then is man. How do We can
We tell what is q man. By how much
Of God one manifests. Jesus illustrated
this In response TO Philips request
show US the Father" Jesus said.
Have I been so long time with YOU.
and vet hast thou not known me, Phllip-
he that hath seen me hath seen the
Jesus showed forth the perfect man.
bur NOT because Of his physique. He
said. The flesh prOfiteth nothing can
that which is truly man or woman 1s
shown forth by mere tlesh ana olooo
And Cod (the all-intellgenl- all pow
4~f1lI uerfect eternal Mind Spirit, Lie,
truth. and Love- said, Let US make
man in orr image. after our ike
ness 80 OoQ tEctttu man IA
77is ov-n image male and fe-
male created he them" This godlke
man IS the only kind Of man there is
II was this reflection Of the Father.
the divine Spirit. without measure, that
enabled Jesus TO heal the sick, cleanse
The lepers. raise the dead
Christian Science Not HypnOtism-
All will probably agree that prayer
fu its highest sense. is loving and sin
cere communion with Cod Some OF the
definitions Of the word communion :
are. sympathetic intercourse; intimate
and helpful association; fellowship
That This devOut method has nothing
IN common with any other, must be
self-evident. To charge It with being in
s1v way tainted with hypnotism or So
called mental therapeutics, or any new
or old unchristian thought, is to charge
II as Jesus was charged when he an
swered, IF ] by Beelzebub cast out
devils by whom do your children cast
them out? But II I cast out
devils by the Spirit of Cod then the
kingdom OF God is co1e unto you