The Penn's Grove record., 1920-06-25
A Lecture on
Christian Science
A New Cure-Aii Told About For
Mind and Body

OhdfieS l. OhfenSteln, =. ). B., of
Syracuse, N. Y, gave the first lecture
on Christian Science in Penns Grove,
last Sunday afternoon, in the Broad
Street theatre, to an audience of about
I5U.
IF God is the alternating power,
and God is Mind, the operation of this
power must primarily be by way of
IDEAS, thoughts. Who can straighten
out MS hnger or bend it without
thought debating the action A? Who
can bend it when thought dictates to
hold it straight ? Try it. Will the
hand not do kind things under the i'm
pulsion of loving thoughts; will it not
do cruel things under the impulsion of
contrary beliefs Will it not do
brave, powerful, steady, skillful, eff
ficient things under the direction of
confident, intelligent guidance, and
trembling, weak, inefficient things un-
der the impulsion of fear ? All have
experienced this. Is it not a common
saying that one is paralyzed with
lear Do not people die of fear -?
Does any part of the body not reached
by thought do anything or feel any
way II it does, how do you know
it without thought .?
Goods Thoughts"
"And the angel of his Gods pres
ence saved them," we read in Isaiah
we are also told that after Jesus had
withstood being tempted by the devil
and all should be able to seen that the
devil was just what Jesus called him
a murderer" that which is destruc-
tive, and a liar,' that in which there
is no truth,-angels came and min
lstered unto him. What does this
mean Does it mean that corporal
beings viii wings healed the people
spoken of in the Bible, and ministered
unto Jesus +?
In the Christian Science Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to Che
Scriptures" by Mrs. Eddy, on page
5S1, we read: Angels. Gods thoughts
passing to man; spiritual intuitions,
pure and perfect; the inspiration of
goodness, purity, and immortality,
counteracting all evil, sensuality, and
mortality"
Cannot all see. how such angels
could and did indeed heal the children
Of Israel, how they could and did min
lister unto Jesus; how they can heal
you and me and everyone, and minis
ter to US all ? Have not all of you
entertained just such angels, time and
time again, unawares Have not
pure, spiritual intuitions, inspirations
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 up
on high. Have we all been inspired
then ? Of course we have. Have we
always needed these inspirations?
That is the question. 1t is not I'M
ommon to hear that some one is in
spired 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 re-
Wiling are sure to be his lot. Is not
everyone inspired 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 inspir-
ed before you ever breathed OF saw the
light of day, and that inspiration is
the one essential of existence.
Everyone is most particular as to
the air he breathes. No n without
absolute necessity would for a mo-
ment 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 whether the thought that comes
% us be good or bad, it is one that
comes to us, not one thai originates
with us, and sooner or later we are
bound to express it. Is it pure, beau
tiful, good, true, the thought of health,
Of life, of immortality, of courage, and
IF love for all? If so, it comes from
the one true source. Bid it welcome;
let it abide with you, entertain 1t,
make it your honored and your wei,
come guest. 1t from God, and
is the word of God, an angel ~visltant,
sent as of old to heal, to minister, to
save. Is that which clamors for adj
mission, a base sinister, degraded
thought, a thought of want, discour-
lgement, hate, fear, anger, sickness
death ? Then bar it out, for it Will
express itself, bear fruit after It's
5ind. How bar it, say you: BY re-
calling and recalling The thoughts, he
angels of God and of His Christ, the
truths taught in the Bible by Jesus
emphasized, illumined, and made prac-
icai by Christian Science, until these
shall be an angel legion round about
YOU to guide you, guard you, and have
charge w you.
How often do we hear the question;
How can | help what | think? and
he assertion, No one can help what
Ie thinks. We not only can help what
we think, but in order to do better
feel better, be better, we must help
what we think for as a man "tnlnKetn
in his heart, so is he;' and the way
th,+ hoe heen indicated, the way that