The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-07-09
ABLE ADDRESS ON
 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Rev Andrew J. Graham Of Board of Leotureship Interest Large
 Crowd Here

tive lecture on Christian Science was delivered at Che Coliseum thea Ger in thls place Thursday night by Rev Andrew J. Graham of the Board of Loctureship of Che Mother Church. Boston. Mass. which was enjoyed by a large audience. Rev Graham Is a fluent and easy speaker, of pleasing address and thoroughly at homo be- fore his hearers Among other things. he said:
 "Chrsuan Science is the realm Of definite knowledge. Ecclesiastical theology is Che realm Of indefinite belief Now. as we have indicated. both in Che Jewish and Christian churches. theology gradually came to teach that God is @ mysterious Per- son. remaining unrevealod to a large extent. and incapable Of being known clearly by men until after death. The Bible passage which says. Clouds indeed and darkness are around Him. was taken Co mean that God wraps Himself in an im- peuotrable cloak An these texts iu Che Bible which seem to indicate that God cannot Doc clearly known and that He is shrouded in clouds and darkness. deserve special atton- ton: for In a sense they an are true. by which 10 is meant that God Is Indeed behind a veil; but that curtain Of cloud and darkness is not made by God. rather is it the result Of mortal-mind ignorance and sinful thought In other words. th& mist that seems to separate man from God rises from Che earth. lt is not "a curtain let down from heaven.
 "Now Co Che sick and sinful and troubled. breeding over the thought of am unknowable God. Christian Science comes and says Your sores aud sickness and sins and broken hearts may be healed here and now. The veil which seems Co shut one from God may Doe destroyed through Che aid of healing. coming directly through Christian Science treatment or through thc reading of its text- book. Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures The only Com fortor iu the universe is God. and Jesus Christ said: This is life oter- nal that they might know Thee Che only true God. and Jesus Christ whom Thou has sent
 "Tho puzzle to the human mind has always been this. Since God ia infinitely great and man seems SO small. how can man expect tho Om- nlpotcnt One to take note of him? The psalmist voiced this when he exclaimed: When con- slider Che moon and tho stars. which thou has ordained. what is man that thou art mindful Of him.
 "For his comfort and encourage ment man needs something concrete. individual. He needs something which he is capable Of understand Ing. and this concrctenoss we And In Che teaching Of Christian Science. Mary Baker Eddy i'm using Che abe etract noun. good In opposition with Che word God, has boqucathcd to mankind am Illuminating thought. By it she enables us Co mako active and real religious expression which had been Co a large extent dead letter for practically fifteen hundred years. namely 'to love Cod The pulpit has preached that Co love God ls absolutely necessary Co saliva tion and Che pew has silently an- sworcd. How can love God unless | know Himg con love friend because ! know him; this is concrete experience and ] can understand it but Go love God without knowing Him appears to bc impracticable.' Now Christian Science individualizos God. good. SC. James says: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. and comcth down from the Father Of lights All absolutely good motives. aspirations. thoughts an kind gentle, loving words and deeds come from God. There is nothing in tho whole universe which is loving. protecting, saving or compassionate brt comes from God and centers in God. Any Of these qualities manifested in men and women are positive proofs Of the presence Of God. Therefore. we repeat. that when Mrs. Eddy cm- nloys tho word good in opposition with Che word God. she causes us Co sec at once how simple and prac- tical it ls Go recognize and to know God: and therefore to love Him. TO love Che manifestation Of anything which is true. honest just pure. lovely and of good report, is to love God. Hence. in Che wilderness of darkness and fear wherein ono feels that he is without God in tho world. the voice Of Christian Science, and through its treatment. Cts services. or the reading Of its authorized iit- erature one is assured pf the wonder