The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-13

YOU Mr.. FRANK H. Leonard, Z, y, ",
u member OF tho Board OF Lecture
ship of tho Mother Church, tho First
church Of Christ. Scicntls, In Boston.
Mass, who will address YOU
Tho lecture follows:
SPIRITUAL REPRESENTATIONS
Christian Science was first brought
to my attention In the fall OF 1854
and under the following circum
stances. About half my hfe up 20
that time had been spent In bed.
Tho physicians all said I had been
born with an incurable organic
disease. and that II was improbable
that should live Ia reach manhood.
Their statements seemed about To be
proved true when. through "A case
Of healing. Christian Science was
brought into our homo. This led
10 my having Christian Science treat
mcnt no successfully that three
months later our family physician
said miracle had been performed
and that | was absolutely free from
any physical disease.
because OF my condition, and ns
preparation for what was deamed
inevitable, God had been explained
TO mo far moro than is usual with
small child, and the statement frc-
and s;,ffcriny ns n cbns,oniny and
purifying preparation for the Joys
of tho Kingdom OF heaven. Natur-
ally. however. tho only thing I
thought OF was tho suffering. and
when was told that God caused II
terrible sense OF fear and OF help
should have ,men nresont we can
never love nor tris, ANYTHING of
N,-bicb wc arc afraid. thcrcforo IN.
thoughts about God were locked In
sido my consciousness. bccausc of my
fenr OF giving them uttorancc. The
name. and no, The noturo. Of God.
then ne now yas MI that mos, pco-
Mo know. 90 NV surnrlao wns prent
and unouolificd when I learned that
,sc baniin. vork In chris,inn
s,ciouco ~ nlI accomnlisbcd throurh
n rIpht |, ,nowledge of C,od, that there
Is nothjng neculiar or secret ahou,
Tho work done. nor is the ability to
Az 4, confIned "a n select fcw. Il 10
TO be acquired through growth In
,yr,cc Ia fac, f,hris,ian Scienre
rivos humnni,v n cienr nnnrebcnsion
~ tho hir,hriph, of nan of how
~ IL, a. - -, n ,sn 4,
~ con
I,hris,tan scionca urro,d, IN ia
s,ndan,S thot Inow,cdgc ~ God
Witch kecns ono We'll mentally
,nor,i,y ava nhvsIcai,v ana shows
~. ,,,, nnu - tIi,,, 40 tho nrns
,nat isu"rnm'e i,, pt ~" ~ a." aoppth
:, ,oaohos that rcgencra,cd thInkin inc
,nonns rogenernted living I'm nll ways.
I, reveals through nm endless, In
fi,ito yIsia of Christian idcaIism,
God cnthroncd and omnipoten,.
nmniprcseni and omnisclent, and the
fact that one may intclligcntly call
upon Him in any time of need. and
oiways find Him right at hand,
ready TO hcal and save. This teach %
iny bring, God To us as n real pres
rncc Instead OF nm ephemoral nope,
and So rstnblishcs the fact normally
anJ naturally that lie has dominion
nvcr ali things inclu,>hg the ills
~ ,he flcsh. and will destroy all
nviIs whothcr they prescpt them
s.,i,ns ne mental. moral or physical.
w,hen lie Is intolligentIy asked 20 do
~.
II has been said that tho Christ
ian Scientists are too familiar with
God. They aro familiar with cod,
because, knowing Him to bc what
He IL. knowing Him to he both the
rather and Mother of all his chill
dren. they go to Him with all their
rroiIblcs. sure that His love aud wis
dom will dispel them. " IN Just
however. In this connection TO say
Iorship "n nD and adore ium as do
christian Scientists; and this Is true
hacause he never falls them in their
,vtranitv
.o,1 4, tho p,hlc tb,t "A,
We W. agencratcd pcpencrnttor
~ nust Ve ,,eStaI and il followed h,
~ iHe, ,.a ros,,its os nnturnl
me ou.mnr" II is yory nr,eiirnI :,
'nnseauoher thInIS righi and Il,
NY you or er" can Won think wrong and