The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-08
de Spoke Before An Audience
At orpheum Theatre Last
Evening
Was Introduced BY Mrs. G. n.
Traitor, In Pleasing
Remarks

Judge Samuel w. Greene, c. S.,
member of the board OF lectureship
Of the Mother church, the First
Church of Christ. Scientist, Boston,
Mass, delivered lecture on Chris
tan Science: The Religion Of Full
fillment," at the Orpheum theatre,
last night, to a large audience. He
was introduced by Mrs. G. H. Traf
ton, who spoke as follows:
The restlessness OF the world to-
LAY is very apparent. Everybody is
seeking happiness in one way or an :
other. Because the majority OF
people believe that the source OF
happiness lies. in material things
.Se world has become largely a ma =
terial world. That the search for
happiness has not been successful
is evidenced by the envies jealousies
and greed which are productive OF
the unfortunate conditions existing
today. The, mighty principle laid
down years ago that in God we live
and move and. have our being has
been to a large measure overlooked
or forgotten.
The Christian Scientist believes
that the three main issues of life
are embodied in Life itself, in the
quest for Truth, and in the radia-
ton of Love.
AN life. however. is centered in
God for without God there can be
no life. All truth, no matter or
what nature is a revelation of God,
nor is God revealed by anyone ave-
nue. of truth. but by all the ave:
nues OF truth working together. And
il is nothing new to say that love
is OF God for throughout the ages
man has been taught that God is
love. If then God is all Life, all
Truth, and all Love, it is easy to
behold Him infinite, and if infinite,
present. God then becomes the
foundation Principal upon which
the Christian Scientist builds and
the material world becomes Of less
importance as the spiritual life Of
man, which is in reality the only
life, develops. And the spiritual
life of man is stronger or weaker in
proportion as the fulness of God Is
understood. 1t is man, however,
that must change in his apprecia-
ton. for God never changes. He
is the same yesterday today ana
forever"
"As the Christian Scientist is able
to demonstrate these truths he
learns to rely upon God for the
solving of all his problems and Is
able to say with the psalmist of old,
God is my refuge, and strength; a
very present help in trouble. There
fore will not fear through the
earth be removed and though the
mountains be carried into the midst
of the sea-
in order that we may learn more
of the principles of Christian Sci
ence, l take great pleasure In pres,
Samuel W. Greene of Louisville,
Kentucky, member of the Board OF
I,cctlTeshi of the Mother Church,
the First Church of Christ Scientist
n Boston. Massachusetts,.
Lecture by Judge Greene
A synopsis Of Judge Greene's lee
tuIe follows:
Christian Science is indeed the
new old story of Life and Truth
and Love. 1t is the simple, sweet
story as it was taught and proved
and practised by Jesus OF Nazareth
nineteen hundred years ago. 1t en-
braces Just the same thought, that
through the understanding of the
ever present love and power of God,
humanity is healed not only of sin
but of all the results of sin-sick-
ness. sorrow, unhappiness, death.
PERHAPS the term Principle as
used for God in Christian Science
has more than any other word
aroused an unusual inquiry in the
2 average orthodox thought, for men
have thought of God generally as
lust a great superman, a power to
be feared rather than understood
go throne
waiting to judge men, and sending
both good and evil. The world
needs to get away from this view Of
God. 1t needs a larger concept OF
God. " hich is embraced in the use
of the term Principle.
"In an eastern city after lee
ture a women same to me in seem
ing mental distress and said: l
want to know how your God can
be everywhere at the same time
| was grateful then for the thought
of God being Principle, as 1t AFFORD
ed a ready answer TO her inquiry:
In considering the principle of
mathematics manifest in addition,
Subtraction, multiplication, it is
easy to see that this principle can
be everywhere at the same time.
The millions of Europe, Asia, Africa,
or America, can all have the multi
nlication table at the same time
with all of its power and facility,
without interfering in the slightest
particular with its use anywhere
else in the universe, always with
one proviso,-that they do under.
stand the multiplication table and
apply it.
I'm a far larger sense God being
divine Principle, infinite, unfailtns,
is everywhere present, able to solve
mans every problem provided man
understands Him and the availabili-
ty and application of His power.
WAS not this the thought OF the
PsaImist when he sang: If i ascend
up into heaven, thou art there: II
/ make my bed in hell, behold, thou
are there. If I take the wings OF
the morning, and dwell in the ut
temost parts Of the sea; Even there
shall thy hand lead me, and tiny
right hand shall hold me" (Psalms
1897.
There Is no problem, no condi-
ton, that can come to US but Gods
power is ever available for its sat
isfactory solution.
Continuing this same thought Of
the multiplication table, ask a
schoolboy how long he thinks eight
times eight have been sixty four and
ten times ten one hundred. Doubt
less his answer will be always
How long he thinks it will remain
so? Answer-'always' And that is
oorract AS idea of Princinle does