The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-08
Booth Lectures On
 Christian Science Discusses Present Promise and Proof Before Audience
 Sunday
Sunday

W. Stuart Booth, c. s. B. of Dem yer, Colorado, spoke on Christian Science, Its Present Promise and Proof" before an audience in the Waterbury Women's club audi torium yesterday afternoon.
 He spoke as follows:
 Tn beginning his lecture Mir Booth showed that Pauls experi- cnces and his writing indicate that he understood the true nature of Jesus and the Christ. Although he had not had personal associ- ation with Jesus, Paul was able to discern and declare more clearly than some of the twelve disciples perhaps, the basically important fact that the Christ is the spiritual idea or manifestation of God which was exemplifed so perfectly and completely by our Master that he thereby earned the title of Christ Jesus.
 Referring to the Christ, truth, Jesus said, "Lo. am with you al- ways, even unto the end of the world" (Matt. 28: 20). The veri- fcation of this comforting promise was realized when the Christ was dbdIH TcVcdIcu IO hhu WuS ui"- cerned by spiritually minded per- son. a New England woman, Mary Baker Eddy. Rev Lyman Powell, an Episcopal minister, recently wrote one of the most adequately authenticated of all the biogra- phies of this remarkable Christian woman. Therein Dr Powell pays just tribute to her Christian char acter, to her unselfsh aims and motives, and to her unwaverins trust in God. But the greatest monument of Mrs Eddy is to be found in the constantly increasing mum Der of those whose lives have been transformed and regenerated through the spiritual influence Of her teachings. However, the grate- full though of Christian Scientists regarding this great benefactor of mankind partakes not at all or personal worship or adoration.
 After explaining that the Chris tian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures was written by Mrs Eddy to un- lock the hidden treasures of the Bible, MT Booth pointed out that Christian Science emphasizes ana yerifies the saying of Christ Jesus that "the Kingdom of heaven IS at hand" Hence the consistency of the opening words in the Preface to science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, ITO those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings" Think of 1t! Today.-not tomorrow, or next year. or after you leave this plane of experience but today Is big with blessings for ali who lean on the sustaining infinite God, the ev. erpresent Giver and Governor of ali reality. ITO those leaning on the sustaining infinite.' to those trusting solely in divine Mind for guidance and protection, to those depending on spiritual power and means alone for healing, today IS big with the blessingf of peace and power, of goodness and grati- tude, of health, harmony and hap piness. But in order to lean on God we must have something more than a blind faith in God: we must need the adm monition in the book of Job: "Acquaint now thyseli with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee." (Job 22:21.)
 It is certain that the infinite Creator of the infinite, eternal uni- verse must be good in order to be eternal: evil is destruction In It's very nature. This infinitely good Creator of al that is true must be infinite Mind and all-embracing Truth. And, since God is ever gtv- ing or expressing all of good i'm par tially and universally, 1t follows that God is Love. Thus Christian Science reveals God as both the Mother and Father of all reality. the one infinite Mind and Truth, the source of all true ideas. But, says someone. there is nothing new or different about that concept Of God, for the Bible teachings implic- ity and explicitly set forth these Ideas about God. That Is absolutely true, for Mrs Eddy employed the Bible as her sole guide in her study and elucidation of the Sci- ence of Christianity. The difference between Christian Science ana other religious teachings Is to pc found in the acceptance and appli- cation of these truths about God in the meeting and mastering or the problems of today,
 Through Christian Science the practical, present-day importance of the words and works of Christ Jesus is realized. Christ Jesus was the Way-shower that we might DC way-goers, that we might think as he thought. that we might live and love as he did, and that we might perceive and prove the pow CT and presence of God. good, even as he did when he healed all