The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-19

~ternnrtali0n 90 TRUTH was deliver
"A Fsiaay evening az the Masonic
,enris 81 Prank A. Leonard G.
= IL. a mcmbcr 81 the beard ~
-lertunship cf The Mother Church,
- nrst Church of Christ sclcn-
m Boston. Mass The lecture
~ Given under tho auspices % the
s,en Churches q Christ Scientist.
n SAITH
Whenever I hear or think 81
hat quotation from John, "And 81
sam know tho truth. and the
truth shall make you free. I like
uiss think o. the question asked
q Jesus what Is truth And
rerhaps TIE most interesting thing,
- ar as / am concerned In tho
snuyc quotation. Is the fact that
Jssis did not answer that qucs-
sbn Ho practically said; II IN
,isw Of everything that you have
known 20 hc done Ia Judea under
nj ministry you are sull asking
ths question. what Is TRUTH then
No words would ever convey one
anEie item OF Information on that
plnL My eonvicton Is quito we'll
bolne cut b. tho fact that when
Jehn the Baptist again became
doubtful. after he had admitted
tat Jesus was the Rcdeemcr who
VS. booked for and sent 20 Jesus
10 nnd cut whether or no he was
ne one they had expected. Jesus
d. not answer directly. He did
many thlnga and then he said;
New. 30 and tell John what ! have
ans. then let him find out for
hlmseif who / am: and on the basis
a what Jesus had accomplished.
loAn knew that he was the Re
&tner.
Now. Truth Is one Truth. In my
recsnt lecture tour In Europe. a
wry eminent divine IN the Lutheran
Church remarked that Il was dan.
esFous 70 say God Is Truth. be-
unse. he said. there are 80 many
truths that 70 would he a ques.
tnn as 20 which n God Is. That
v1sf a theological opinion. but Il
Va not Christian. All the human
crlnons on the face or the earth as
70 vhat constitutes Truth may be
EfpaS. There ara millions Of HUI
msn opinions. but when we begin
70 Emit Truth. when wo begin 10
say that there Is this truth and
that truth and the other truth. we
me getting away from the Bible
fact which tells as that there Is
inst oue Truth. and that this Truth
Il God. the infinite One. In order
tsaf any one may b free from
any Kind OF discord. be must know
<oShh truth that proves the discard
|1true. In other wards. nothing
really exis; without Truth.
Truth IS tho same yesterday. 20
day. and forever. Truth never be.
gaa and II never viii end. Truth
: sways good. Il Is always pure,
4 always lovely. and u always
assonplishes just one result. and
hi IS the fruitage OF God. Human.
II speaking We could not build this
taihiins II NO did not have Truth.
scr. humanity speaking. nothing on
earth could be accomplished were
Il not Cor Truth. why. n n mat.
Ter q fact. you cannot even Ne IN
n you know the truth. Have you
err thought Of that? Because a
u 5 a misstatement about Truth
"a 50 you see tho whola OF our
Investigation and research along
I'll lines viii lead as straight and
absolutely 10 the contemplation Of
Ilplh.
We must answer. each Of Us. TO
and for ourselves tho question
vhat is TRUTH We must every
one OF US prove in ourselves and
70 rlrzelves and TO ourselves and
ff ourselves the freedom from
sFerythins untruthful which a
kno@iedge OF the Truth that is God
trngs to Us.
TRUTH COMES TO HUMAN
CONSCIOUSNESS
Christian Science came into this
world as II came. not accidentally:
u I'D not come under the impui-
sion o. human opinions at all. but
4 cane because away down under.
rezth with every one in this world
y 2 desire and a hope for Truth.
And 80, naturally. sooner or later.
Truth began 10 appeal 10 human
-eonsciousness. in a way II could APP
pretend until Truth began to mp
peal to human Consciousness. In a
way il could %apprehend until Truth
finally sprang forth arrayed in all
~ beauty and glory and majesty.
me manifestation OF God Himself,
70 order that Truth itself should he
kncsn. and acceptance Of It
DC justified by reason Of what IL
aceomplIshes in the world.
We have had n wonderful exper.
hnes with Truth In our own day
AZ i has been presented TO US.
y has been a marvel TO those who
have known It why or how any
one could question the fact that
Ehrfstian Science reveals the truth.
ma has been questioned because
has been questioned as a reyeia-
uon. II has been questioned as a
revelation because It has been ques.
Toned as having had a rcvelator;
2 the whole thing has been ques-
uoned because the world. until
christian Science brought the fruit
see Of Truth into It, has not COM
pretended Truth at all in It's spirit.
phi sense; because men have turned
"ay from the teaching and preach
~.nS Of our Lord and Master while
re wa on earth, and havo gone
ssny after strange teachings and
Overs theories and beliefs.
Christian Science brings this
Truth TO us In such form and man
nsr that the little children under.
suaod It. They understand II no
vel that they are every day OF
ulelr lives doing wonderful things
20 bring out tho realization OF
II iugt want IN totI 49, .t.t-~