The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-27

Heion ~ Reality" was delivered az
the Masonic Temple. Saturday eve
ming by Robert stanley Ross. e. g.
II New York city. member of the
hard OF lectureship % The Mother
Church. The First Church % Christ
scientist. IN Boston. Mass. The lee
turc was given under the auspices OF
the seven Christian Science Churches
IN Seattle, and follows IN fun
standing on Mars Htil nearly two
thousand years ago. the apostle Pau
preached the first Christian sermon
ever delivered on European soil
Turning 10 the curious crowd which
had assembled 20 hear tho new doc
. trinc. Paul said; ''Ys men % Athens
J . perceive that In all things ye are
TOO superstitioua For as I PASSED
hy. and bsheld your dcvotions. !
found an altar with this inscription
TO THE UNKNOWN GOD whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship, him
declare unto you"
To-Day. as IN the days OF tho great
apostle. Christian Science has come
70 turn mankind from a blind or fll
tcring faith. or from no faith at all
To a rational demonstmhle under
standing OF Him IN whom Eve live
and move. and have our being II
has come. furthermore. not 90 tear
down existing systems % religion and
medicine. not 20 deprive The people Of
anything that Is essential 10 thclr
health and happiness. but lovingly "a
show mankind. IN strict accord with
tho Masters teachings. how 20 build
more safely on the sure foundation OF
Christian healing.
PROPHECY AND FuLFILAlENT
In one OF the most solemn and im-
pfesSivc incidents recorded Ia the
New Testament. Luke tells US that
Jesus. after returning 90 Nazareth
from what may have been a period
q preparation az jerusalem. went
into the synagogue probably by In
yltationl 70 eNpound the Scriptures "a
his fellow townsmen. with many Of
whom. no doubt. he had once played
and worked. In those days. Il was
customary 10 honor distinguished yls-
itors and guests In this manner
Furthermore. Jesus. having evidently
now reached the required age OF
thirty before which none were sup
posed 20 preach In public. appears %
/. have entered here upon the work o;
: his ministry.
When Jesus stood M 20 read, the
minister handed 20 him the book Of
the prophet Isaiah Turning 10 what
va know as the sIxty first chapter
Jesus read. The Spirit OF the Lord
- upon me. because he hath anointcd
me 70 preach the gospel 70 the poor
be hath sent me 10 heal tho broken
hearted. 20 preach dsliveranee 10 the
eaptives. and recovering Of sight "a
the blind 10 set az liberty them that
are bruised. 10 preach the acceptable
year OF the Lord He then closed
the book. returned Il 10 the minister,
sat down. and opened hts discourse
with the words. ~rhis day Is This
scripture fulfilled In your ears" In
proof thereof. Immediately after icav.
ing Nazareth. he beEu 10 perform his
mighty works OF healing
DIVINE LAW
Jesus was no magician or wonder
worker aiming 10 set aside or nuliify
Gods law. Neither did he practise
mssmerism. so-called mental science
or auto-susEcstion in tho hope o, per
suading sick people to believe thcy
were well. lie came 20 fulnn and
enforce fundamental divine law. e
Illustrate is utility and availability
in that age and for the ages 10 come
lie proved that this law OF God. this
law Of infinite good. Is the law Of
, lie. Of health. and OF happiness r.
I. you. TO me. and 10 all mankind. lie
demonstrated the supremacy Of good
Notwithstanding tho seeming pres
enca and power OF evil lie brought
! 70 light out OF the realm Of spiritual
reality the truth about God and mar
IN much tho same manner that here,
tofore unknown facts In the realm oi
material phenomena have been dis
covered and made available 10 hu.
nianity notwithstanding their tenn
porary rejection by customary belief
and experience.
GOD EVER AVAILABLE
M,lrlCmsfcl Yccktshrdlu pu pu uu
Christian Science IL demonstrating
that It Is the Christianity OF Jesus
made practicable today. Now. AZ OF
old. It Is showing mankind how e
escape from evil. No matter how
long one has been III. no matter how
deeply one Is involved in sin. nc
matter how heavy ones burden OF
sorrow, poverty, or care, Christian
Science lovingly points the way out
not through death and the so-called
hereafter. but here and now. This
Bible tells US that the kingdom Of
God, the kingdom OF heaven. Is al
hand. here, now; that now is the day
Of salvation: that now are we the
sons Of God" Instead OF cxhortinR
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 are al
ways here and everywhere. How
could II DO otherwise in view Of the
|, nature and omnipresence OF God
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 IL absent.
COD AND MAN
The Bible refers to God as Spirit
Soul, Life. Truth. and Love. No
doubt the 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
coyerer and Founder Of Christian Sci
ence. In order TO help mankind nc
quire a correct sense Of the Creator
All these terms, whether considered
separately or collectively. refer "a
tho one and only God. The Bible also
refers to God as the infinite One