The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-19
Truth Is Inter preted
by Frank III. Leonard
Member of Board of Lectureship Speaks to
Masonic Temple Audience

companion again.
You see, she has analysed Truth
Without human OF personal dis
JUNCTION. and when ahe had done
mat Truth appealed 10 her as he.
l0nElng 10 every one IA exactly the
sane quantity and quality that Il
eeionEed 70 any one. therefore she
freognized that what she had been
doing wes 10 limit Truth In zee.
ing only herself as 0od's child. IL
then occurred 10 her n one o. them
was Ood's child they both were.
and a. soon as fho saw this the
disturbance was healed. the anger
and resentment disappeared. her
Thought had heen cloaused anl
purified. aud with the simplicity OF
a child she taid 30 frankly and
went back 70 her playmate.
Now that ought 10 teach US how
We may use the truth OF being 10
bring about a cessation OF dlscord
and ~dissension. aud 10 establish a
univeral brotherhood OF man whore.
IN there shall 30 no distinction. no
line % separation. no difference OF
any kind, but We shall all 30 work.
Ing for tho universal good That
ts the mission % Christian Science
Ia this world
The only way tho Christian mis-.
Sion can possibly 30 accomplished
Il ~ the spreading Of the truth
about God. about Jesus the Christ.
about man and tho universe. 20 that
The whole world shall understand
and comprehend the infinite God
and tho infinite capacity and atll
ny OF His children TO 90 to Him
In any Of their Observation-Disclosures.
whether these arc called want, or
woe. sin or sickness. and find for
every ono the help which tho Bible
teaches IA God has for US.
THE COMING OF CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE
ono OF the questions that has
been asked very often Ia why we
should assume that this revelation
had come through n woman or
whom 40 n had ever heard up
20 that time. rather than through
some OF the men or women who
had conseeratod years OF their lyes
70 tho study OF tho Bible. Well.
really. we cannot answer that ducs.
ton. Only God can answer that.
But we can Say as did Christ Jesus:
II thank thee. o Father. Lord Of
heaven and earth. because thou hast
hid these things from tho wise and
prudent. and hast revealed them
unto babes" Mrs. Eddy aSsuredly
conformed TO what a babe meant
Ia her loyalty 10 the teachings Of
the Bible, in taking them a. being
absolutely true.
When other children were hearing
the little fairy stories and things
Of that sort 10 which We all have
loved 10 listen. Mrs. Eddy was
hearing from her mother the history
OF things recorded ia tho lIihlc.
the stories OF true events. Her
mother did not tell her about what
this or that one said: she was con-
stantiy telling her stories Of their
works. and what tho Word OF God
accomplished. 30 tha, Mrs. Eddy
was familiar when a, young giri
with all tho activities recorded In
tho Bible. to her they were not
mere historic accounts or events.
they we're real. living. actual facts,
the proofs Of Gods ailness. She
clung 10 them as she grew up;
then when she had reached ma;ur.
tty she met with an accident which
the doctors said would result fatally.
All OF her friends accepted and he.
lieyed this. and her minister stopped
10 pray with her In tho morning.
believing, as they all did. that she
would not be on earth 10 be prayed
with at the termination Of she
morning service. After he had done
his kindly loving work for her, she
asked those with whom ahe was
staying to give her her Bible and
to leave her alone with God. They
did as sho requested, and when the
minister stopped again later to see
IN he could be OF any assistance.
Mrs. Eddy herself opened the door
To him. and stood before him for
thief irst time since her girlhood per.
fectiy well, normal and natural IN
every particular.
The Bible tells US OF many hap.
psnings OF that kind. Yes, and
there are many events OF that sort
about which we know that have
happened outside OF Bible times.
gut what is the difference between
thoxe and Mrs. Eddy's case7 This
the others all accepted their healing
"a be a manifestation OF n special
dispensatIon on the part OF God.
and the next timo they had a pain
they took a pill. They thought
their healing was a special oc-
caslon and that a special privilege
had been given to them 10 be
specially made well by tho Word
OF God. Mrs. Eddy did not accept
this. we know in Christian Science
that there Is M such thing N
heaven or In earth as n special
NNNLAM ~
dis~pensatIon, because II we believe
what Jesus said. wo know he said
that II we believe on him, we
sbail all do the work1 he did. Ho
intended therefore TO say that It
was moi a special dispensation which
had enabled him to do these things,
nut that ii was a universal gift to
men when they were willing to fol.
low God in his footsteps as he had
taught them to do. Mrs. Eddy did
not accept her healing as a special
dl~gpensatIon, for she knew that she
lad been made well through tho
activity of the law of God, and that
ahe had a right to her blrthright,
the knowledge OF God and Jesus
christ whom He had sent, which
would give her dominion over the
earth and tho fullness thereof, and
take from her every sense of fear
hat God might be absent, or that
there was another power to which
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