The Delta independent., 1922-11-03
4 LECTURE ON
cHRisTiAN SCIENCE
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thanks unto God he turned to the
tomb and said: Lazarus. come
forth" and Lazarus came forth.
Now, the greatest book Of prayer
that there is in the whole Bible is the
Book of Psalms. We all know that
David had been wonderfully blessed;
that he had more opportunities TO
serve God than 1t seemed possible for
a human being to have; then he began
to be pretty proud Of David; he began
to think David was doing a lot OF
these things instead of Gods doing
them, and the result was that he be-
gan to slip backward and downward
until he finally got down into the mud
and mire Of doing everything that he
ought not to do and leaving undone
the things that he ought to have done.
We never get SO far down in the mud
and mire of disloyalty to God but
that II we turn in the right direction
we shall find God standing by our
side giving us, in proportion to our
willingness to accent the Christ-mind
relief and surcease from the discord
which has environed us. And SO in
the very depths of his wretchedness
and misery, David found God again.
II we will take the Psalms we shall
see how full they are OF praise. how
David glorifies God, how he recognizes
that all there is is the manifestation
OF God in His great consideration
even for the sons Of men in their
striving to work out their salvation.
To be sure, once in a while we find
a psalm that is pretty doleful-that is
the human side of David-but he al
ways gets hold OF 1t in the next psalm
and his prayer then is more joyful
than ever So it shows that he recog-
nized that thanksgiving unto God is
real prayer: and that indicates to us
that there is nothing so infinitesimal
in our daily occupation that We may
not praise God for 1t.
want to tell you-it may not inter-
est the gentlemen much, but 1t will
interest the ladies-that we can
praise God in washing dishes. How?
BY being happy that you have the
dishes to wash and the ability to
wash them, rather than getting mad
because you have to do IL. In every
human experience we can praise God.
because every blessing flows from
Him. He is the Father of light, ana
every good and perfect gift cometh
out from Him unto His children. and
for the service of the sons OF men
when they are willing to use them.
Christian Science and Business
We have heard a great deal OF the
discord surrounding us. that We are
in the midst OF the greatest financial
depression the world as a world has
known In history. Everybody is wor-
ried-that is no, not everybody. but
everybody who is not Christian
Scientist is worried. and perhaps a
few OF the Christian Scientists are,
too. because we find ourselves at
times looking on the doleful side Of
things.
Some person maybe asks the ques-
ton: DO you use your religion for the
solution OF your financial problems?''
We most assuredly do. and why not?
Well, then, someone of you says that
the Bible says that the Son of man
had not a place to lay his head. Yes. II
does say that. and on the basis OF that
we have been taught from generation
to generation that Jesus was poor be
yond expression of words. But II we
are thoughtful. and become familiar
with the conditions and circumstances
OF the age in which he lived. We shall
see that he simply made reference to
the fact that like all religious teachers
OF that time. he wandered continually
from village to hamlet. doing the
work OF man OF God as he saw It
and resting peacefully with some true
ebliever wherever the shades OF night
found him: because the Bible tells us
that at the time he made that state
mept he was clad in a seamless gar
ment. the most expensive form ol
clothing that they knew in those days
Poor! Why, the riches Of Jesus were
beyond human computation or expires
sion. He made the greatest demon
stration OF provision that the world
has ever known anything about. am
going to tell you about II. and you will
recognize It when begin to speak o'
II.
It was at the time when Jesus stood
asusual discoursing to the people. anf
one Of the disciples came up TO hin
and said in substance: Master, the
collector for Caesars tribute waits
without and wants his money" Ant
what did Jesus do? Did he dismiss the
concourse OF people and gather tho
disciples together to see II amongs
them they might be able to raise the
pittance required so that Jesus nigh
go on raising the dead? Isn't 4
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