The St. Joseph observer., 1919-05-03
OHRENSTEIN DELIVERS
A PERTINENT LECTURE
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not Intended to be merely distinctive,
that is. for the purpose OF identlfica-
ton. as with us. 1t was rather In
tended TO indicate or reveal the ma
ture of the person, place, or thing.
Thus Jacob, for instance. means sup
planter. and ne was given that name
because he supplanted his brother at
his very BIRTH Bethel, meaning
dream. was SO named because tn him,
as ne said, surely the Lord is in this
place" and SO on. Indeed this vivid
ness of the perception Of a chara err
istic," says the same writer. present
ed that characteristic as an equivalent
of the thing itself. Thus a special or
new sense or revelation Of God, meant
the formation Of a new designation or
synonym for Him" Although meta
phorical or poetic, in many instances,
these synonyms or additional names
for God are seen in the light OF Chris
tian Science to be truly descriptive OF
A5is nature and attributes. thus in
srcasiug our sense OF His cmincnce,
immiucnco, and immanepce. His high
ness uearness. and permanent in
dwelling or dearnes3; His all-efficien-
cy. all-sufficiency; His love. provi-
dcucc. and care for us. To become
acquainted with the Bible teaching Of
pd. then, as Christian Science en-
ables all to do, and compels its adhcr-
ents TO do, not through fear or threat
but because Of complete reliance on
Him is to learn to know Him as the
inspired Bible scrihes knew Him. 10
love Him as they loved Him, 20 have
more confidence i'm Him, To trust Him
ss they trusted Him, to have moro Of
That peace which all desire. and 'o hc
Better able to demonstrate His truth
or reality. His power ana benefCcucc.
In this Book OF books we find no
word that meant to the Hebrew Of its
day what the word God has been per-
vertcd into meaning by tho people Of
other Cllmos and of more recent timos
Indeed he was forbidden to make for
himself any craven image, mental or
otherwise, Of the supreme Being, for
bidden 10 make for himself a magni-
fled or idealizod human as his God,
Deity were intended to preclude this.
The earliest of these designations were
Fl or Elohim, meaning strength or
power. Yhwh. meaning the existing
one, Thus existence or Life; Ehye-
Asher Ehve. Il am that | am" or
again, but I'm other words, existence;
Shad1ai, always coupled with e. rs
El Shaddai, meaning ovorpowering
strength or supreme power. and Ia
haOt, meaning Of hosts. usually COu-
pied with Adonai or El, and thus
lord or strength Of hosts.
JESUS TEACHINGS
But let US hear him who spake as
noyor man spako who taught both by
proCypt and example as never man
taught. whom all OF MS may with the
Magdal"n call Rahboul, Master.
Did his teachings contradict those
of tho more ancient prophets Of Is
rao'' 80. they amplified, magnified,
g.orifio3 them. Like the Hebrews OF
old, ke called God, ElOi--the strength
ut me or my strength. So closely did
this humble Nazarcne walk with God.
$50 intimate with Him, SO obedient to
Him was he. that he called Him,
Iutnnr. and not merely my Father"
bur "our Father" tho progenitor or
cause of all So sure was he OF this
Fathers abode that he addressed him
iu Le#vgu.-"Our Father which art in
heaven, and so provident, so loving
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"a" .'''' 'H4l EI"hlm' lhe
.... JUS 'h iN" n'Slnhlhg, must
p" m. .i..''p.', ih' .hin;' OF al that
}. p'L Lp'7'd ana pI"I"'ted'-ot the
t.F"r-". !i''"'thE man Christian
'ItE'N ..t.lI,, therefore, mat
o.. .. IL. .- ,.'F NIHd' inns power is
.'i power, 'n.- eNI'len'e or Life, is
l.'f .l'. .nAi inns y am or uni
ego -3 lh'.L lr"" ego or SELF