The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-24
Gives Lecture On
 Christian Science
Rev C. TOmlnsOn of Boston Addresses Audience at
 WOmen's Club Auditorium

E., or Boston deIlVered a lecture
 on Christian Science at the Water
 bury Women's club auditorium
 last night. Rev MT Tomlinson spoke as follows:
 From the moment of its first dis covery in 1866 by Mary Baker Eddy, Christian Science has offered
 ly recognized. The number is grow ing that accepts these benefits.
 What is 1t that flinders some | from accepting Gods benefits ? | What is 1t but wrong sense of things? False education has taught mortais to look to the five corpo- real senses for reliable testimony about all things.
 The world has made a verlty of the corporeal senses. What the ma 1 terial eye sees has been thought of as real and God-given. Many | thinkers are breaking away from this false ido1atry. Throug Chris | tian Science they are turning from their childish ignorance of reality to the true understanding of the 1 genuine facts of being. Mankind is | learning that this outward world, as viewed by the five senses, is not the world of Gods creating, but is 2 counterfeit; that which seems to | be but is not.
 Has God a single one of the cor | poreal senses? The entire realm of material sense is outside the realm | of divine intelligence. All our trou- bles occur in the material sense realm. Accumulation of matter is an accumulation of material sense testimony and therefore an accum- | ulation of matter is futile to guar antee security against losses and crashes in business. Right to-day. | what has become of confidence in the material regime of business Both rich and poor alike are un- certain and fearful. But spiritual ideas, which are real and good, are cumulative, for "Whosoever hath, to him shall be given" For he who discerns the line of demarcation between corporeal sense and real | ity, between matter and spirit, re- ceives more spiritual ideas, more understanding, which is the sub stance of Spirit.
 Again, to continue on this point of corporeal sense, no organic structure can make dust see. Does an unconscious mortal see, though his eye is perfect? Is there any vision where there is no mind, no | consciousness? Did not the Psalm ist catch a glorious glimpse of this when he said: "He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that | formed the eye, shall he not seer" Mind? Has this Mind visual or gans? Does it not see without or ganic structure? The perfect un- derstanding of Mind faculties" | (Science and Health, D. 487) en- abled Jesus to heal blindness.
 Before hearing of Christian Science. although was an ordain- ed clergyman and seeking God, I seemed unabel to feel His nearness sufficiently to sec Gods promise fulfilled. that He Nhealeth all thy diseases" The Bible accounts of Gods helpful dealings with pat riarch and prophet seemed impos- sible in our times. But after get ting an understanding of Chris ton Science. after infinite Mind, our God, had healed me of stub born ailments through my silent communion with Him, God then seemed near, "a very present help" in times of trouble. Then l had a God that was close by and avail able for my needs.
 For example. after I had learned of Christian Science, whenever | had finished q long. hard days work and was weary and confused, l would take time to think of Him. realize His infinite love and His omnipotent power. Then the weariness would fade away. the confusion vanish, and strength and alertness take their places. This made the God of the Bible very real and a healing influence, for my need was met. When one knows and proves that he has an all-powerful, all-loving, and ever present helper always available, does not that kind of thinking give him confidence to meet every prob- lem and take away all doubts?
 Christian Science includes in Its unparalleled definition of God seven synonyms. Mind. Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth. Love" (cS- ence and Health, D. 465), and these terms are of equal rank and are i'm terchangeable. But like the facts of a fawless diamond they flash variegated lights for our under standing. They present to our per ception various aspects of divinity, as for example the primitive. un- changing essence of good; the de- pendability and authoritativeness of Deity, that power which rules all nations with 6 rod of iron. that is, an immutable Principle. This Principle is incorruptible Being; continuing Principle which pre- sents an aspect of eternal Life, it's permanence and continuity, as well as the invariable nature of Truth and the immutability of Love. What at blessing to mankind 1t is to have a God we can intelligently know and lovingly call on in every emergency. try, weight, measure what Principle is, as distinguished from material desire. human will, mesmerism, and personality.
 In his thinking and living the Christian Scientist finds that the scientific understanding of Christ Jesus is fundamental in his heal Jesus victor? Hc explained 1t. say Ing, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" "I and my Father are one," were his words. Not that he taught that he was God. for he said, My Father Is greater than l." but that his na- ture was the very nature of his Fa- ther. The Christ is the very nature and essence of God expressed. It Is this nature. this Christ. Truth, that is always with us, that does the works through us as 1t did through Jesus; hence Jesus could say. "The works that I do shall he do also."
 In Christ, Truth. is found the right understanding of man. Tn the light of Christ. Truth. man is lift cd out of the darkness of mat fer existence into the kingdom of Spirit God. Tn the words of Script ure, Man is the image and like ness of God: that is, he is not of the duts. not like matter, not like flesh. but the image of his Maker. the likeness of Spirit. the idea of Mind. the reflection of divine Love. We are destined to outgrow nor tai definitions of ourselves. We must transplant our concept of man from the human and mortal to the infinite and divine, for such intellIpent thinkinp ia health mak-