Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-02-18
A Lecture
A Lecture
Christian Science

of Detroit, Michigan
Member of the Board of Lectureship o:
The Mother Church, The First Church OF
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts :
Under the auspices of
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
Baltimore.
The lecturer spoke in part as fol
lows:
Christian Science enables us to prov
that God is ever present with man.
God directs, shelters, and sustains hi,
throughout a ending life. Every
one Of us is free to understand the
divine relationship which exists be.
tween God and man, and today is nos
too soon to become conscious OF II.
This spiritual understanding banlshe<
fear and uncertainty, sickness and sin.
The Old Testament tells us that Enoch
"walked with God" and escaped the
experience of death. The greatest
freedom you can ever know comes
with the inspired assurance that God
is present. Christian Science teaches
the Importance and the unfailing pow
err of Gods ever-presence, and 1t makes
clear how it can be put into practice.
Those who follow its teaching CRATE
fully acknowledge the improved health,
conscious harmony, and joyful holi-
ness which closer acquaintance with
God has brought into their lives. In
his study of Christian Science, the
Christian Scientist accepts the Bible
without reservation. Christian Scien-
lists are convinced that daily study of
the Bible helps them to draw nearer
to God. They have found that the
Bible is a book which is not merely to
be revered, but one which can be used
in very practical and beneficial ways.
Christian Science unlocks the treas
ures of the Scriptures and reveals
their spiritual significance. The divine
inspiration which illumines the Bible
pages can be shared by all who seek it
humbly, regardless of differences of
age, place, or race. 1t speaks a uni
versal language, and proclaims heal
ing message which brightens the
depths of human hearts with CLEANS
of divine radiance and power.
The Bible records the progressive
unfolding of humanity's understand
ing of God. It contains the history of
the ebb and flow of the spiritual prog
ress of mankind. It tells of the I'M
selfed power which accompanies ODE
dience to God, and of the unhappy ex-
periences which follow disregard of
spiritual guidance. The Bible is not
a textbook Of geology or biology, to
be out-moded and outgrown as new
theories and discoveries come to light.
While physical science is based on hu-
man reason and the testimony of the
material senses, spiritual sense alone
can testify of Gods spiritual universe
and of mans relationship to his heav-
emily Father. Physical science misses
the glorious gospel of real manhood
when it seeks cause and effect in mat
ter and shuts God out of His own uni
verse. In the Christian Science text
book, "Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" Mary Baker Eddy
has written Up. 209): Spiritual sense
is a conscious, constant capacity to
understand God"
Science and Health contains The
Science of Christianity. 1t reveals the
infinite divine Principle by which gooo
becomes available to man. 1t explains
the method and practice Of Chris
Jesus teachings. No imposter coulo
have written Science and Health. No
book not in accord with the revealed
truth of the Bible could have with
stood the tests of application, Demon
stration, criticism, and hostility to
which Science and Health has been
subjected since it was first published
sixty years ago. Thousands have been
healed by reading it.
God, the one infinite Mind, with
holds no secrets from His children;
all may enjoy free access to divine in
telligence. AS we turn away from
what the physical senses seem to be
saying, and lift our heads above hu-
man ways and policy, Gods voice
makes itself heard. God knows all.
Man, made in Gods spiritual likeness,
has no need to supplicate Him for ma
terial benefits. In the infinite domin-
ion which God gives, man can look
out from his consciousness of Gods
allness, can see from the standpoint
of the divine Mind, and can know him
self as an indispensable part of Gods
divinely- ordered universe. No seem
ing barrier of mortality or physical
dullneSs can limit this spiritual vision.
1t enables one to know all that he
needs to know, and to know it at the
right time; to do all that God has
given him to do, and to do it wisely.
In proportion to our understanding OF
Gods nature, we are consciously bound
to Him, and we become atone with
His purpose for US. Mans true place
is in the divine Mind, not in vain
dreams of self-glory or self-condem-
nation. Knowing that man reflects
God, infinite intelligence, we are able
to behold our rightful place. God,
divine Life, inspires action and en-
ables us to occupy our place; and, be-
cause God is omnipotent Love, He is
forever present to protect us in the
enjoyment of our place and in the just
rewards of orr unselfish labor.
It is within your power to prove
through Christian Science that because
God is ever present, you need never
lack useful, happy employment. In
deed, to understand God is the di-
vinely-bestowed talent which, if you
use it faithfully, will always be abund-
antly sufficient to supply your human
needs. 1t is talent which will un-
fold and increase with use. To under
stand that God is All-in-all and that
He is ever present, and to hold fast
to this spiritual conviction, will en-