Arizona republican., 1919-01-31

Board of Lectureship of The First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass, delivered a lecture on Christian Science Thursday evening. under the auspices of the local branch church of Phoenix, to a large audience at the Elks theater.
 The lecturer was introduced by Mrs. May C. Cook, second reader of the local church, who said;
 Friends:
 We, the members of First Church of Christ. Scientist. of this city extend d cordial welcome to you. Your pres ence here indicates an honest desire to know something of the truth about Christian Science. We have invited you here in obedience to the Bible injunc- ton, Be ready always to give an an sWcr to every man that asketh you the reason for the hope that is in you. We know that Christian Science, be- ing based on the Bible and following the teachings and works of Christ Jesus, is the Science of Being and is demonstrable Christian Science pro Vides the reason for the hope that is in us, and We wish to share with you, our friends and neighbors, that which has been proven true and available h every human experience.
 We have with us one who will speak with authority on the subject of Chris tian Science
 ! take pleasure in introducing 10 you 8lr. Ezra w. Palmer of Denver, Colo member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church Of Christ. scientist in Boston, Mass.
 Mr. Palmer in his lecture said:
 a. z for centuries three great verities of Spirit-that God Is omnipotent, om uiscient and omnipresent. meaning by this that God has all power, is ever present. and is the creator and source of all knowledge. These immortal fundamentals of Deity have been ac- cepted by Christians, because on no other basis can we conceive of God as infinite and supreme, God Of love who sends only good gifts to His chil- dren.
 But while men and women have ac- cepted theoretically these eternal at tributes of God. they have not as !. matter of fact actually understood them. nor have they ordered their lives according to them. Christians have accepted in theory the proposition that God is good and all powerful, but they have lived on the basis that there arc other powers to be feared, avoided, oI propitiated Now God is good, the source of all power, That fact elimi- mates at once and forever any other power or goodness. Therefore, if we fear disease, are avaricious. hate oul reighbor or find pleasure in any sin we are denying the omnipotence ol GOd-no matter what our pretensions to the contrary may be.
 "'Tis in deeds We serve the Master
 Words are idle empty prayer;
 All our Christian life a pretense,
 If the deeds are wanting there. says the well known hymn.
 Now, Christian Science corrects thi! discrepancy between reality and prac tice. No matter what the testimon! of the material senses may be as {, the seeming reality of evil, Christian Science holds firmly logically, ant consistently to the eternal fact of tn omnipOtence of God, which overrule all power of sickness and sin. Tn writer of the Apocalypse had a dem orstrable knowledge of this when F declared: -@The Lord God omnipoten reigneth."
 Christian Science, in teaching re lance on the omnipotent goodness c God, has reinstated primitive Chris tianity. The great Bible character proved that a knowledge of God de stroys fear. heals disease. and free the sinner There is nothing mysteri ous about Christian Science or it practice. Christian Science is simpl natural. and scientific. Christia Scientists do not fear disease, becaus they know God never sent it and tha . right understanding of Him com pletely destroys it. They do notsstud medical works because they do nc reason from the basis of physical maj and they sec cleatly that it is utterl useless to dwell upon disease which Ina no basis except human beliefs an false mental pictures. Jcsh Billings reported to have said: Whats tf use of inuwin' so much if what yo know isn't so?"
 Healing of Sickness Not the Ultimat
 Tho healing of the sick by spiritu; means is not an end in itself. Ma lives because God lives, for mans Ii l. derived from God. Man does n, exist merely to keep himself in repa Ur to satisfy his human desires TT function of an automobile is to carr its occupants. not to undergo repair although its owner may at times be lt t1 believe that the expense bill is u objective. Repairs must be made. course, if the machine does not I'll S. man. when sick or sinful, must healed before he is prepared to reali; his yonship with God. The healings sin and disease are only the prelim nary steps by which a man comes see that his real duty,-his ideal,--is
 understand God and >to live accordii to His eternal laws. Fear God" sa the preacher, and keep his comman ments; for this is the whole duty man" And so a mans regeneratit has merely commenced when he healed of physical ills by Christi; Science. He begins to see perfe model of manhood. He finds that Transformation of his character al ideals must take place; his form habits and ideals no longer satisfy hi He has begun to measure himself the model, of a perfect God and perfe man, and 10 grow to that perfecti of thought which the Psalrnist se when he said: "I shall be satisfiC when l awake with thy likeness" a this process of regeneration requir the undivided attention of every ms
 The Vision Supernal
 Now. what is this vision superr which satisfies the infinite aspiratio of man and transforms him into | likeness of his Maker? This visi is the revelation of the perfection God man His image and likeness, a the universe perfect and spiritu Abram saw this eternal reality a his name was changed to Abraha Jacob saw il, and his name W changed to Israel, because he was transformed that he was no longer crafty trader, but d prince who ..nnn.nr with Cind and yvifh me