The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-08

-Nti t..h.t.. tt' IiN' % .'ltll ''i t' tl ' nu-d ruosuD- cosy theatre last eye uu- listened with ,utyu-, interest to rar lecture un Christian Science de-
 arrra by Charles l. Our,ust.n. C x E. Al few minutes before s o'clock Mr.. l.. R. Gillette. organist ut ray .uya Christian Science church. played a voluntary uu the organ, and p.omp-! on inc hour th, lecturer app,aJn4 on JAp stage accompanied by Guy E Erwn, who introduced Mir Onrru~rrm with tn, following re. marks:
 on behalf of Christian Science Society ol Fairbanks, lJ i, my prNil rgc lu introduce To you one who has Juururlrd far. even within the shadow of the Arctic Circle, To bring 10 Us tuc Christ message of Christian Sci rurr, u religion which for over half d century has done su much for mankind m rcgrnvraJmE. inspiring, healing and saving humanity. break ing down superstition. dogma and fear. comforting the SorroWIng, and lfl't mus ,ttt't '.sl.'l Ills iA'' '''ih'i' Iu d Itr ol usefulness.
 A our spiritual education or re- ug.on has largely been along material lines. Il l~ hard Ju accept the truth Ol this Science without considerable resistance, but ever! one, l am sure, Is wiling lO admit that if such in harmOulrS can be overcome thru the understanding of spiritual power it must be good and not evil that aC- cumplIahcs the work. Now if Chris lIun Science will dc these things and thousands of people are trsI1ying to Il daily, then the most important thing that can engage the attention ot thinking men and women today Is Iu gain that understanding
 Let us then for the short space of an hour or more lay aside any prrju- dice We may have, the result ot our material beliefs, and listen with an open mInI and with feuyenD desire for the Truth, realizing at the same Ilmr that Christian Science does not need u~, but II the claims made for il are true, We dc need Christian Science.
 now huy, the pleasure of intro ducug to you Mr. Charles l. Ohren- stein. (. <. B., Member of the Board ot Lrcturvanip of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist m Boston, Massachusetts.
 THE LECTURE.
 Probably no idea took possession of the human thought during recent years like that of the need of pre- parrdncss, safety and efficiency; and certainly these factors are indlspens- able for achievement or success of any kind. Every activity has been spurrcd by this idea, The home, the school, the playground, the factory, the office, ali have been and are alIamc with it. Preparedness, safety efficiency may be said to have been inscribed upon the mental banner leading all endeayOr.
 Now. let Us look over history, and find it's best prepared, safest, most efficient character. Instantly, what name comes to the thought of all? Jusi one; the name of Him who was indeed armed and we'll prepared, armed with the sword that was the destruction of every ill, every hard ship, every wrong, the sword of Truth that meant life, freedom, peace, to every living thing, peace in all trials, all circumstances, peace that still passes mere human understand ing, the name of one who upon sea and land, in turmoil, storm, stress, in contact with depraYiLy contaglon sickness, calamity, death, demOnstrat- ed perfect safety and immunity; the name of one who aSSuaged all SOr- rows, healed all diseases, dispelled all sins. fed multituues, stilled storms rasicd the dying and the dead, the name uf one whose one-tO his enc mics seeming failure was but the furerunner of the CrOWning achieve mcnt of all efficiency the achieve ment of the resurreCuOn and ascen- sion, the demonstration for all tune of immortality. Would not all in sacred reverence breathe just this one name, the name Jesus of Nazar eth, Jesus the Christ.
 What gave Jesus the Christ this supreme preparedness, safety, et1lclen- cy? Was it mentality spirituality, or was it materiality, corporeality? Was is not his Christianity, and was not this Christianity his demonstrable knowledge or Science, that is, Chris llan Science? Either it was such knowledge or Science or it was it's opposite ignorance, superstition, il usiye belief. Let those who will take this view.
 The preparedness, safety, efficiency of Jesus were the result of his demon strable Knowledge, the Science of be ing which constituted his Christianity. This Christianity was no mere cere- monialism or belief. It. was the sci tnce of living and of living more abundantIy; the science of health, Of peace, of bleSsedness; the science that made Jesus the Saviour, deliver CT, redeemer: the science which he came to teach mankind. In word, it was the understanding of God, the supreme power that is all good and always with us.
 Must not we then in order to be Christians, to benefit by this Chris lianity, gain this understanding of God? Must not we ask who or what is this God of whom Jesus had such intimate, exact knowledge or science?
 Going to this master Jew, this mas ter Christian, what do we learn God is? Something different from what was in the beginning? Not at all
 It should be remembered that Jesus did not write; he spoke. He spoke to