The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-04

Christian Science is practical re- lfgion. On this account it finds ready response amongst practical ly-minded persons. It teaches, on scientific basis, exactly what Jesus taught.
 Although the period allotted to a lecture on this subject is necessa- rily brief, I shall endeavor, never theless, to tell you at least some thing about the Principle and rule of this Science, the Science of ever- present good; something about its method or modus operandi.
 For the full, complete, and origi- nal statement of Christian Science, refer you, of course, to that uni- que volume, the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy.
 REALITY TO GOOD
 In the book of Genesis is tlfe dents of the Bible, and, I might say, particularly so to Christian Scientists: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, be- hold. it was very good. Thus the heavens and the earth were fin- ished, and all the host of them," including man of course.
 Here Is the emphatic statement that Go (Elohim) created every thing, and that it was not only good, but very good. In this spirit ual record of creation there is not the slightest hint that sin and sick- ness, failure apd poverty, disaster and death, are good, nor that they were evil created for a good pur- pose, nor that they were any part whatsoever of Gods wholly good universe.
 Admittedly, in succeeding verses of the second chapter, we are told that the Lord God (Jehovah) ere ated man out of the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and thereby caused man to become living soul, alias a sentient mortal. But, in considering this material rec ord, let it be understood CD that man had already been created spiritual andg perfect, and CD that the so-called dust-man does not appear in either premise or con- cluyion until a mist is supposed to have arisen (Gen. 2:6, p.
 EVIL A SUPPOSITION
 From this. the deduction is nat ural that mortal existence with all its discard and suffering had it's alleged beginning in mental mysti- fication, in a beclouded point of view, in the belief in an existence apart from God, infinite good. In other words, mortal existence Is a fiite conception of reality; for Gods man is not & discordant mor- tai, but the image and likeness of Spirit, hence spiritual, Godlike. perfect.
 Accordingly, it is no tprimarily a physical body that needs to be healed, nor circumstances that need to be changed, nor normal business conditions that need to be restored, but mistaken. misled, material point of view from which human consciousness needs to be awakened spiritually to ver-pres- ent good. Then harmonious results will follow.
 Christian Science declares that in this spiritual awakening to the truth of ever-present godo, in this awakening, to primeval harmony as the reality of being, lies the answer to every vital question and the solution of every human problem; for the Masters perpetual prom ise is that ''ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free"
 THE MASTERS MISSION
 The Bible tells us that Jesus came to do the will of the Father and to destroy the works of the devil. By studying the Gospels. you will find that the Master spent most of his time libcrating those who believed they were in bond- age to sin, disease, and death. If these evils were real, that is, if they were of God, Jesus would have disobeyed God by destroying them. But the very fact that the Master