The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-02-18
DR.. c. S. B. Tut Speaks
at the Masonic Temple
christian Science, True Evangelism Topic
of Lecturer From Mother Church

ANEiatlAN rhIFNNN A"aAA W ff- h'a
shin. delivered lecture GA CHRIS
tian Science. entitled Christian
science; True Evangelism" az The
Masonic Temple. under the aus
plces OF the Christian Science
churches IN Seattle. pr, TUFTS les
tuFo was as follows.
I once knew a goldenhrarted
clergyman, whose life was an n
sp,ration. whose ministry was
hsnedieuon. OF those rare ser
wants OF iha Lord whose ealung o.
God raised him above creed and
BOSNIA. nlling his heart with com
passion and his hands with mercies
re continually went about do'ns
Eood. One OF my chtdhoods treas
urcd memories II the picture OF this
beloved pastor striding back and
forth In his study, tho tears stream
ing down his face as he cried, oh.
IL Is glorious 20 preach christ
A modern prophetshepherd. watch
ful % hts flock. he must nave
Ellmpsed the ecstasy Of tho vision
vouchsafed 20 Simeon 81 old. Mine
ewes have seen thy salvation, which
thou hast prepared before the face
OF an PEOPLE: a light TO lghtrn the
Gentiles. and the glory % my PEG
pla Israel" Glorious TO preach
christi Yes. my friends. and u :
even more glorious 20 live 'hFA''
as did this preaeherpastor OF my
boyhood's memory. Ills was INC
heart of the true evangelist
Not long ago. 1 read in a metro.
poutan newspaper list Of no less
than a dozen eyaugclistc cam
pairns going on In that city, lha'
Vas both impressive and typical
since the day when the priest "a
eharias foretold Of his infant son
tina, ne should give knowlcdsc OF
salvation 20 the people. since tne
day when Mary's concept OF truth
became to her the living Christ
and sho cried. "My spirit hath re-
iniccd In God my Saviour since
.he night when the angel Gabriel
ne message OK divine Love, pro
claimed 20 tho shepherds 'Fc'g
not: Tor. behold, bring you E'od
tdiuEs Of Errst joy. which shat
h 20 an people an tho way Of
Chris,rndom. men with tho vision
of Christ In their faces have s,riven
TO tern that white blaze of Truth
upon darkened and stricken I'm
manitv. Christians arc one a. 70
the propristy and necessity OF ms
-lorified service. DO tho work Of
an evangelist. said Paul and viii
that Injunction all Christianity
agrees. MAKE fun proof q thy
ministry" Paul added. but with
that Christian Science alone agrees
What II true evangelism Many
religions have arrogaied 70 them
selves the answer 20 that cues
ZION. hut II Ia obvious that onll
The master Evangelist. Jesus. eoulf
determine Ru,horitntiyely what true
evangelism Is and define the worn
q an evangelist. Paul must have
meant: Do the work Jesus de
cl1reG 10 be that Of an evangelist
Luxe asserts that the Master sent
his disciples ito preach the King
dom OF God. and to heal the sick.
Again, Jesus instructed the students
Of the memorable class Of seventy
and heal the sick. and say
unto them. The kingdom Of God Il
come nigh unto YOU" And finally
he said 20 all Christians for all time
Go. teach all natiouss
These signs shall follow them thai
believe: they shall lay hand
on the sick. and they shall recover
II IL conceded by all that the spir
iiusl healing OF physical disease wal
proof Of Jesus Messiahship. Bui
that IS an incomplete explanation
His works were truly an important
part Of his mission. they proved MOI
only his divine authority. but als'
the power OF Christ TO destroy NJ
evil. Theology has taught that thes'
works were possible to Jesus and hi
early students because OF specia
dispensation. and were utilized to es
fablish Jesus claim 20 be Christ. ans
later. for limited time, 10 establish
the church. Granting that the PEG
pie OF those days were influenced
favorabiy By these exhibitions. Il 4
not evident that the people Of todal
stin need to turn TO Christianity
DO they not need 10 be healed o
disease and sin. Does not tn
gospel need 10 be established in tn
hearts OF men now? Then why. Il
all reasonableness, should God with
draw the healing power. after tire
centuries OF successful practice o
Christian healing by the thousand
Of early christiansg To-day Chris
tian Scientists. mighty hosts out Q
oil nations, swell joyous jubllatioi
that the gospel Of the Kingdom re
mains. as OF old. a full salvation
Christian Science embodies tru
evangelism. It proclaims and pro
duces the good tidings Of grea
joy It makes fun proof OF II
ministry: and only that religion cal
he truly evangelical which. througi
Christ. through spiritual power
saves men, both mentally and phys
icslly. Paul says. Christ Is III
head Of the church: and he Is tn
saviour OF the body"
ANGELS AND EVANGELS
A consideration OF evangelism ma
properly begin with angels. II wa
angels who announced to the wis
men the coming OF Jesus. IN
sayiour. Popular belief conceive
angels to be celestial beings human
~ defined. Gods messengers. bear
ing communications from God {
man. Just why God, who Is every
where. should need a medium 0
Transmission OF His thought does no
appear in reason. although IL doe
appear always in human belief. Ger
tainly. II, as Job declared, God Is III
one mind His activity is mental an
expresses itself in ideas The essenc
OF anything is the Idea Of II, or VITA
II IS in Mind. II Is therefore prope
10 conclude that angels are not mere
~ Gods messengers but are the &C
tual messages themselves. Angel
are Gods communications TO mar