South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16
Congregation Hears Discus
sion of Christian Science;
the Science of Being.

George shaw Cook. C. s. T.. mem
Der az the board OF lectu-eshIp OF
the Mother Church. The First
Church Of Christ. Scientist. iu Bos-
ton. lectured before a large audience
a. the local Temple OF the First
Church Of Christ. Scientist. TAurs-
day evening Mr. Cook discussed
Christian Science. The Science OF
icing His lecture. 90 part. fol-
lows.
Christian Science has come 90 re-
veal that Cod is divine Principle.
Love. and 20 show mankind that
knowledge OF God s. demonstrable.
Thus Christian Science IS relnstating
primitive Christianity. and re-estab-
fishing the teachings OF the Master
Christian a. demonstrated by him
and hy his early followers In the
healing OF sickness and sin
Spiritual Causation.
"Causstiou. as understood By
Jesus. and as taught by Christian
Science. a. spiritual. This spiritual
cause Is the one infinite. heavenly
Father whom men call God The
sculptures not only declare God 70 be
Father. but % be the Almighty, the
Everlasting, 4 AM Spirit Life. Truth
Love Christian Scientists accept
these scriptural definitions OF God
without reservation but they also
think 0f God as being infinite good,
as supreme intelligence or Mind the
one self-existent ana eternal Life,
or COnsciousness. God Is thus seen
as the only source, origin. cause. or
creative Principle.
These scriptural and Christianly
scientific synonyms for Diety give US
better understanding OF the omni-
pOtence. omniscience, and Omnipres-
ence OF God
From the standpoint Of spiritual
causation II is readily seen that crea-
tion must DO spiritual. since effect
must always be like cause. II God.
the only creator. is Mind or Spirit,
then His creation must be mental,
or spiritual Since God is infinite
CONSCIOUSNESS. or divine Mind his
universe must be conscious uni
verse. The office OF Mind is TO think,
and the effect of thinking is thought.
hence the universe of Mind il a uni
verse OF thought consisting Of ideas
which perfectly express their divine
origin The only real and enduring
universe. then. existing In Mind, par
takes OF the exact nature Of it's Prin-
ciple. or Creator To. therefore re-
fleets all the divine attributes. in
Guiding permanence, immortality
beauty. order, harmony. health. Joy
peace, purity. perfection.
Man Is Spiritual.
The Scriptures tell us in the frs,
chapter Of Genesis that man was Gre
ated i'm the image and after the like
ness of God. a true likeness is that
which perfectly expresses its origin
al r. therefore. man is created in
the likeness Of God. he must be ex-
actly like his creator. If God Is
Spirit, man. in His likeness. must DE
spiritual II God is Truth. man. as
the image of God. must be truthful
honest, sincere. If God is Love. man
in his true nature must be loving
gentle. kind. passionate II God
is Life. man must be and is the liv.
ing image OF life. This man tn,
true man, the only real man, is no
subject TO chance nor change He il
as changeless as his eternal Princi
pie. He is not the victim Of lack MOI
or limitation He reflects the infin,
tie abundance Of Spirit or God He q
not doomed 10 decrepitude and dis
solution He exists forever at tn,
eternal nooutide of being He is al
ways az the standpoint of limitles
opportunity activity. and supply
Material Misconceptions