Evening journal., 1918-03-11


gon. a member Of the Board OF Lee
tureshln Of the First Church OF Christ,
Scientist in Boston. gave an interesting
lecture on Saturday night in The First
Church OF Christ. Scientist, In this
city. Mr.. Seeley was introduced by
Norman +. John, who said:
Three fundamental gu stiong rela-
tive 10 existence are continually surg
ing at the door OF thought We may
not recognize this fact, but every mo-
ment Of our lives Is spent In the en-
d avor 10 correctly answer these inter
rogat0rics, From whence came ~ For /
what purpose am J here?' Whittier do /
goT
Christ Jesus. the Wayshower. an /
swered them simply and directly To /
the ilrst he said. ! came from the
Father: 10 the second, For this cause
came I into The world that / might
bear witness unto the truth, to the
third. I 90 10 the Father
What perfect assu~ancel And best
Of all, how we'll has It been evidenced
in the unfolding and progressive CEN
turtles that his words were accompanied
by absolutely scientific proof and con-
vincing demonstration
Does It not naturally follow that In
proportion as we gain the 'mird that
was In Christ Jesus and truly become
/ His followers that we shall for our
selves answer the foregoing questions
a.'sfactorily.
"A dlstingu' shed sneaker is with us
/ this evening who will elucid9to a sub
iect that viii help us greatly In solv-
| ing three fundamental questions, for
Christian Science docs indeed shed
abundant spiritual light on the origin,
purpose and ultimate Of man.
Il have the great pleasure ot pre-
sentlng 10 you Mr.. Paul Stark Seeloy, c.
8. Of Po tland, Oregon. o member Of
The Christian Science Board OF Lecture
ship Of The First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, Of Boston"
Mr. Seeley. in the course OF his lee
! iuTs, said:
In her explanation Of Christian
! Science. Mrs Eddy has pointed out
with keen discernment the total dlssi-1-
/ uarlty between mind and matter, mlnd
! representing intelligence, matter stand
Ing for the exact opposite Of lntelli-
gence. non-intelligence. She boldly re-
iected the theory that intelligence or
\ thought could come from non-intelli-
gent matter, and accepted the one rea-
sonable promise that Intelligence must
come from mind, and that all thourht
=. and life Is the outcome and expression
OF mind She did not attribute matter
or evil to the one intelligent cause,
mind. because both express ignorance,
discord and limitation, which are con-
trarv 10 intelligence.
For every fact we know In our daily
life we may suppose It's opposite to be
, the lie about t. SO in the universal
/ order Mrs. Eddy discerned that evil
: and all that Is mortal and material is
bue the supposltitious or supposed op-
posite Of Gods creation. which Is good
/ and internal. Jesus exposed this mega
tive nature OF evil when he spoke Of Il
as "a liar" In which there Is no truth.
Thus does Christian Science unite, not
cut. the Gordian knot Of mind and mat
ter the puzzle Of the ages.
"The human mind sometimes stands
aghast when told that matter Is only
mental phenomena. II perchance any
OF you may feel shocked at this asser-
tion you win be interested TO know
that physical scientists are now admit
! ting what Mrs. Eddy asserted long be-
| fore, namely, that matter Is indeed moi
a substance Of itself hut menfa' nhe.
nomena, the externalized concepts o'
the human mind a promnen, pnssr
cal scientist In one Of the best known
European universities has within th'
past few years said, Matter Is a thin
Of thought which we have constructe1
for ourselves Another says, The uni
verse as known TO US, consists who'll!
! OF mind. and matter Is
doubtful and uncertain inference Of tn
human intelligence.
"Since God cannot evolve anything
unlike Himself, man must possess IN
same quality and substance as his ere
ator. Jesus said. 4 and Ny Fathe
are one. II we foil to recognize tn
relationship between God and man her
indicated, we fail TO grasp the basi
truth OF being. the vital part Of Chris
tianlty, the very key 20 the salvation
Of mankind. This oneness Of man wit
God IN quality but not In quantity
indeed the doctrine OF stonement a
Christian Science explains Il. or tn
doctrine OF at-one-ment. Seen In th
llglIt Of Christian Science the doctrln
OF atonement Is no longer human doc
trine but a spiritual fact, namely, man
natural and eternal oneness with Coz
divine mind.
in place OF an obscure, mysteriou
or doubtful concept OF God and II
creation, Christian Science unlfolds, a
we have shown. the true idea or scier
tlnc concept OF God and man. which
| tina corner-stone OF right thinking an