The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-29
Speaks on Science as
a Religion of Reality
Robert Stanley Ross, Lecturer at the Boston
Mother Church, Talks

OF New York city. member OF tho
hoard 81 leclurcship % The Mother
Church. The First Church Of Christ
Scientist. In Boston. Mass, The lee
ture was given under the auspices Of
the seven Christian Science Churches
IN Seattle. and follows In full
standing on Mars IAN nearly two
thousand years ago, the apostle Paul
preached the first Christian sermon
ever delivered On European soil,
Turning 10 tho curious crowd which
had assembled 20 hear tho new doc
trinc. Paul said: ''No men OF Athens.
! perceive that in all things ye arc
too supers,ltious. For as ] passed
~. aud heheld your devotlons, ]
found an altar with this inscription.
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom
therefore sc ignorantly worship, him
declare unto you,
Today. as IN the days Of the great
apostle. Christian Science has come
90 turn mankind from a blind or fal.
terlng faith. or from no faith NJ all.
20 a rational, demonstable under
standing Of Him In whom we live,
and move, and have our being II
has come. furthermore. not 20 tear
down existing systems OF religion and
medicine. not 10 deprive the people %
anything that is essential 20 their
health and happiness. but lovingly TO
show mankind. IN strict accord with
tho Masters teachings. how 20 build
more safely on the sure foundation Of
Christian healing.
PROPHECY AND FULFILMENT
In one OF the most solemn and i'm
pressive Incidents recorded IN the
New Testament. Luke tells US that
Jesus. after returning 20 Nazareth
from what may have been n period
OF preparation az jerusalem. went
into the synagogue probably by In.
vitationl 10 expound the Scriptures 70
his fellow townsmen. with many OF
whom. no doubt. he had once played
and worked. In those days. u was
customary 20 honor distinguished Wis
ifors and guests in this manner,
Furthermore. Jesus. having evidently
now reached the required age Of
thirty before which none were sup
posed TO preach in public. appears TO
have entered here upon the work OF
his ministry.
When Jesus stood up 70 read. the
minister handed TO him the book OF
the prophet Isaiah. Turning 10 what
we know as the sixty-first chapter.
Jesus read: The Spirit OF the Lord
Is upon me. because he hath anolnted
me 70 preach the gospel 20 the poor
he hath sent me 20 heal the broken
hearted, TO preach deliverance TO the
captives. and recovering OF sight 70
the blind. 10 set at liberty them tina,
are bruised. 10 preach the acceptable
year OF the Lord" He then closed
the book. returned Il 10 tho minister
sat down. and opened his discourse
with the words. This day Is this
scripture fulfilled In your ears" In
proof thereof. Immediately after ieav-
ing Nazareth. he begin 10 perform his
mighty works OF healing.
DIVINE LAW
Jesus was no magician or wonder
worker aiming 20 set aside or nulllfy
God's law. Neither did he practise
mcsnerism. so-called mental science.
or auto-sugEestion in the hope Of per.
suading sick people 70 believe they
were well. He came TO fulfill and
enforce fundamental divine law: 10
Illustrate its utility and availability
in that age and for the ages 10 come.
He proved that this law Of God. this
law OF infinite good. Is the law Of
life. OF health. and OF happiness 20
ECU, 20 me. and 20 all mankind. He
demonstrated tho supremacy OF good
notwithstanding the seeming pres
.ence and power OF evil. He brought
70 light out Of the realm Of spiritual
reality the truth about God and man
In much the same manner that here.
tofore unknown facts in the realm OF
material phenomena have been dis.
covered and made available TO hui
manity Notwithstanding their tenn
porary rejection By customary belief
and experience.
GOD EVER AVAILABLE
Christian Science Is demonstrating
sihat Il Is the Christianity Of Jesus
made practicable today. Now. as Of
old. II to showing mankind how to
scscapc from evil. No matter how
long one has been ~. no matter how
deeply one IS involved In sin. no
matter how heavy ones burden OF
.Horrow, poverty. or care. Christian
Science lovingly points the way out.
not through death and the so-called
hereafter, but here aud now. The
Bible tells US that the kingdom Of
God. the kingdom Of heaven. Is at
hand. here. now; that now Is the day
of salvation: that now are we the
sons OF Cod" Instead Of exhortlng
us to wait until tomorrow. or next
year. or the next world for salvation,
Christian Science invites us to par
take today OF Gods infinite goodness.
All the possibilities OF being arc al
ways here and everywhere. How
could II be otherwise in view OF the
AAASAt dAiN OA4AAAPA to-llgI pL bDq,
good? Consequently. the only God
about which Christian Science
teaches is God with u.s." God who
IS absent only to those who believe
He Is absent.
GOD AND MAN
The Bible refers to God as Spirit,
Soul, Life. Truth. and Love. No
doubt tho terms Mind and Principle
are more suited TO this period; for
ours Is essentially an era OF scientific
research and experimentation. These
two terms. Mind and Principle. were
conceived by Mary Baker Eddy, Dis.
coverer and Founder OF Christian Sci
cnce. in order 10 help mankind &C.
iquirc n correct sense Of the Creator
All these terms. whether considered
separately or collectively. refer tc
the one and only God. The Bible also
refers to God AS the infinite One
Therefore, " God Is infinite Spirit
there Is no matter. II God Is inf.
mite Soul, there is no material sense
rniscalled soul. II God is infinit,
Life, there is no death. II God is In
finite Truth, there Is no error. Il
God In infinite Love, there Is no hate