The Delta independent., 1922-11-03
A Lecture On
Christian Science
Entitled Christian Science: The In
depreciation Of Truth

(By Frank H. Leonard, C. S. b.
Member of the board of lectureship
of the Mother Church, the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos-
ton Massachusetts,.
Whenever l hear or think of that
quotation from John, And We shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free.' l likewise think of
the question asked of Jesus, What
is TRUTH" And perhaps the most in
teresting thing, so far as I am con-
cerned, in the entire quotation, is the
fact that Jesus did not answer that
question. He practically said: II in
view of everything that you have
known to be done in Judea under my
ministry you are still asking the ques-
ton, "what is TRUTH" then no words
would ever convey one single item OF
Information on that point. My convic-
tion is quite well borne out by the fact
that when John the Baptist again be-
came doubtful, after he had admitted
that Jesus was the Redeemer who was
looked for, and sent to Jesus to find
out whether or no he was the one
they had expected, Jesus did not
answer directly. He did many things,
what have done, then let him find
out for himself who am; and on the
basis of what Jesus had accomplish
ed, John knew that he was the Re.
deemer.
Now, Truth is one Truth. In my
recent lecture tour in Europe, a very
eminent divine in the Lutheran
Church remarked that it was danger
GUS to say God is Truth, because, he
said, there are so many truths that 1t
would be a question as to which one
God is. That was theological opin-
fon, but it was not Christian. All the
human opinions on the face Of the
earth as to what constitutes Truth
may be wrong. There are millions of
human opinions, but when we begin
to limit Truth. when we begin to say
that there is this truth and that truth
and the other truth, we are getting
away from the Bible fact, which tells
as that there is just one Truth, and
that this Truth is God, the infinite
One. In order that any one may be
free from any kind of discord, he
must know the truth that proves the
discord untrue. In other words,
nothing can really exist without Truth.
Truth is the same yesterday, today,
and forever. Truth never began and
Il never will end Truth is always
good, it is always pure, 1t is always
lovely, and it always acomplishes just
one result, and that is the fruitage Of
God. Humanity speaking we could not
build this building II we did not have
Truth, for, humanity speaking. nothing
on earth could be accomplished were
It not for Truth. Why, as matter
OF fact, you cannot even lie until you
know the truth. Have you ever thought
OF that? Because a lie is misstate
ment about Truth And SO you see
the whole of our investigation and re
search. along all lines will lead us
straight and absolutely to the contem
plation of Truth.
We must answer, each OF US, tt
and for ourselves the question-wha'
Is Truth? We must every one Of u.
prove in ourselves and to ourselves
and for ourselves the freedom from
everything untruthful which knowl
edge OF the Truth that is God bring
to us.
Truth Comes TO Human
Consciousness.
world as 1t came, not accidentally; i
did not come under the impulsion o
human opinions at all, but it cam'
because away down underneath will
every one in this world is desir'
and a hope for Truth. And SO, ma
turally, sooner or later, Truth begal
to appeal to human consciousness. II
. way it could apprehend until Trutl
finally sprang forth arrayed in all it
beauty and glory and majesty. tn
manifestation of God Himself, in OF
der that Truth itself should be known
and our acceptance Of 1t be justifie'
by reason of what it accomplishes fl
the world.
We have had wonderful expert
ence with Truth in our own day a
1t has been presented to US. 1t ha
been a marvel to those who hav
known it why or how any one coul
question the fact that Christian Sc
ence reveals the truth. This has bee
questioned because it has been ques
toned as a revelation 1t has bee
questioned as a revelation because
hau haap uuoatiouad @ having haop
revelator; and the whole thing ha
been questioned because the worlt
until Christian Science brought tn
fruitage of Truth into it, has not CON
pretended Truth at all in its spiritua