The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-29
OHRENSTE|N TELLS
Of CREED Of THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

IN attendance at the lecture ON CHRIST
ian Science by Charles l.. obrenstein
c. 5, b.. delivered last night at Con
Nent,on Hail. Mr.. Obrenstein is OF
Syracuse, y. Y. and a member of the
Board OF Lectureship of the Mother
Church, the First Church OF Christ,
Scientist, In Boston, Mass.
In his remarks Mr.. Ohrensten sald
III God Is the all.enabllng power and
God is Mind. the operation of this power
must primarily be by way OF IDEAS,
thoughts. Who can stra'ghten out his
finger or bend It without thought die
tating the action? Who can bend il
when thought dictates to hold II
straight? Try It. win the hand not
do kind things under the impuson Of
loving thoughts win II not do cruel
things under the impulsion of contrary
beliefs? win 1t not do brave. power.
full, steady, skrlful. efficient things
under the direction OF confident, in
uelligent, guidance, and trembli"g
weak, inefficient things under the l.
pulsion 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 reached by thought do
anything or feel any way? If 1t does,
how do you know II without thought?
Gods Thoughts
ii the angel Of his GODS pres
led them We read in Isiah We
are told that after Jesus had with
stood being tempted by the devil-and
al should be able to see that the devil
was just what Jesus called him,-"a
murderer" that which is destructive,
ana "a liar that in which there is
no truth,-angels came and ministered
unto him. What does this mean? 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
Scriptures by Mrs. Eddy, on page 5S1,
we read: Angels. Gods thought pass.
ing to man; spiritual intuitions, pure
and perfect; the inspiration of good.
ness, purity. and Immortality, counter.
acting all evil. sensualty, and mortal.
ity.
Cannot all see how such angels
could and did indeed heal the chill
dren 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 institutions, inspira-
tons 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 anyone's brain?
No. They came from Mind. the only |
true Mind, God, to inspire, to enlighten
you, to bear you up. and to set you
on high. Have we all been inspired
then? OF course we have. Have we
always needed these inspirations? That
is the questions. 1t is not uncommon |
to hear 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, intelligence, Life, Truth, and |
Love, and derision and reviling are
sure to be his lot. Is not everyone in.
spired with life? If not, how then does
anyone live? Are not all inspired by |
mind, truth, love? If not, how do you
express intelligence, how is it that you
are truthful, kind, loving? Does this
surprise you? Then let me say that you
Were inspired before you ever breathed
or saw the light of day, and that inspir
alton is the one essential of existence.
Everyone is most particular as to
the air he breathes. No one without
absolute necessity would for a moment
breathe foul air. Everyone is most
particular as to the food he eats, what
raiment he puts on, and so forth. How
much more particular should all be as
to what they are inspired by; for wheth-
er the thought that comes to us be good
or bad it is one that comes to us, not
one that originates with us. and sooner
or later we are bound to express it. Is
it pure. beautiful, good, true, the
thought of health, of life, of immortal
itv, of courage, and of love for all? If
so, it comes from the one true source.
Bid it welcome; let it abide with you,
entertain it, make it your honored and
your welcome guest. 1t comes from
God, and is the word of God, an angel
visitant, sent as of old to heal, to min
lister, to save. Is that which clamors for
admission q base sinister, degrated
thought, thought of want, discourage
ment H1te, fear, anger, sickness, death?
Then ~ it out for it will express itself
bear fru after it's kind. How bar it,
say you? By recalling and recalling the
thoughts, the angels of God and of His
Christ, the truths taught in the Bible
by Jesus, emphasized, illumined, and
made practical by Christian Science,
until these shall be an angel legion