Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-10
GIVES RELIGIOUS
LECTURE BEFORE
CROWDED HOUSE
Christian Science Explained
by Member of First Church
of Christ, Scientist

Charles /. Ohrenstein delivered a
lecture on christian Science" in the
Orpheum Theater yesterday after
noon before well-filled house. Mr..
Ohrenstein is member of the board
of lectureship of the Mother Church,
\ the First Church of Christ, Scientist.
at Boston. He is a Jew, and the
lecture was peculiarly interesting be-
cause of his nationality. A resume
of the lecture follows:
IF God is the all-enabling power.
and God is Mind, the operation of
this power must primarily be by way
OF ideas, thoughts. Who can straight
en- out his finger or bend it without
thought debating the action? Who
can bend it when thought dictates to
hold it straight Try it. Will the hand
not do kind things under the impul-
sion of loving thoughts; will it not
do cruel things under the impulsion
of contrary beliefs? Will it not do
brave, powerful, steady, skillful, eff
ticient things under the direction OF
confident, intelligent guidance. and
trembling, weak, inefficient things
under the impulsion of fear? All
have experienced this. Is it not a
common saying that one is paralyzed
with fear? Do not people die of fear?
Does any part of the body not reach |
ed by thought do anything or feel
any way? If it does, how do you
know it without thought?
Gods Thoughts
And the angel of His (God's) |
presence saved Them we read in
Isaiah. We are also told that after
Jesus had withstood being tempted |
by the devil-and all should be able
to see that the devil was just what
Jesus called him-'a murderer that |
" hiHh ic HaGtpt1ptiNn and % liar that |
in which there is no truth-angels
came and ministered unto him. What !
does this mean2 Does it mean that
corporeal beings with wings healed
the people spoken of in the Bible,
and ministered unto Jesus?
''In the Christian Science textbook,
Science and Health With Key to the
Scripture by Mrs. Eddy, on page
5S1, we read: Angels. Gods thoughts
passing to man; spiritual intuitions,
pure and perfect; the inspiration of
goodness, purity, and immortality. II
counteracting all evil, sensuality and
mortality
Cannot all see how SUCH angels
could and did indeed heal the chill
dred of Israel, how they could and
did minister unto Jesus how they
can heal you and me and everyone,
and minister to us all? Have not all
of you entertained just such angels,
time and time again, unawares?
Have not pure, spiritual intuitions
inspirations of goodness, come to you
and to all, and have they not been
helpful to you? Where did they come
from; from your brain, or from any
ones brain? No. They came from
Mind, the only true Mind, God, to
inspire, to enlighten you, to bear you
up, and to set you up on high. Have
we all been inspired then? OF course
we have. Have we always needed
these inspirations. That is the ques-
ton. 1t is not uncommon to hear I
that some one is inspired by malice
or hate. Everyone is ready to credit
this. but let some one be said to be |
inspired by God, who is infinite power /
Life, Truth and Love, II
be his lot. Is not, how then does any
one live? Are not all inspired by III
Mind, Truth, Love? If not, how do
you express intelligence, how is it
that you are truthful, kind, loving? Il
Does this surprise you? Then let me
say that you were inspired before
YOU ever breathed or saw the light of
day, and that inspiration is the one
essential of existence.
Bid Ii Welcome II
Everyone is most particular as to
The air he breathes. No one without
absolute necessity would for a mo-
nent breathe foul air. Everyone is
most particular as to the food he
Eats, what raiment he puts on, and
80 forth. How much more particular |
should all be as to what they are
inspired by: for whether the thought u
hat comes to us be good or bad, it /
s one that comes to us, not one that i
originates with us, and sooner or Il
ater we are bound to EXPRESS it. Is it II
Dure, beautiful, good. true, the
hought of health, of life, of immor- II
ality, of courage, and of love or all? II
f so, it comes from the one true
source. Bid it welcome; let it abide II
With you, entertain it, make it your II
IGNORED and welcome guest. 1t comes
rom God, and is the word of God, II
IN angel visitant. sent as of old to
zeal, to minister, to save. Is that Il
which clamors for admission a base, III
mister, degraded thought, a thought II
# want, discouragement, hate, fear, II
niger, sickness, death? Then bar it
nut, for it will express itself bear