The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-18
Paul Stark Seeley of
Portland, Ore. Speaker
christian Science and the Kingdom of
God" Is Lecturers Subject


at the Lincoln high school audi
torium Thursday evening. Speak
ing under auspices Of the Second
Church of Christ. Scientist, the
visitor discussed the topic: Chris
tan Science and the Kingdom of
God" Mr.. Seeley is Member of
the Board of Lectureship Of The
Mother Church, The First Church
of Christ, Scientist. in Boston,
Mass. He spoke substantially as
follows:
The fsr-reaching ministry Of
Christ Jesus began when he was
thirty and continued for three
years. From the time he was
twelve. when he said TO his
mother, "Wist We not that ! must
be about my Fathers business ?"
Jesus had probably been thought
fully considering his great mission
10 humanity. A question on which
he no doubt thought deeply. dur
ing the years prior to the begin
ming of his ministry. was. What
shall be the chief theme OF my
teaching ? The time for his work
would be brief The subject must
be the one most vital to all men
in all ages, the presentation must
be forceful and direct, the proofs
convincing. His words, recorded
by Luke. show that he came to
realize with complete certainty the
purpose of his mission. for he said.
Il must preach the kingdom OF
God for therefore am ] sent"
Jesus journeyed throughout
Palestine TO the north, to the
south, to the east, and to the
west. teaching the presence Of the
kingdom Of God. in contradiction
to all his hearers saw with their
own eyes. His work was thor
ough. Says Luke, He went
throughout every city and village.
preaching and shelving the glad
tidings of the kingdom Of God"
Have you yet heard these glad
tidings of the presence of the
kingdom of God? Has your
thought responded to this great
est of themes? II was the SUBJ
ject ever in the forefront of our
Way-shower's thinking. Should 1t
not have the same place in our
thinking He desired us to re-
alixe that the kingdom Of God, or
the kingdom Of heaven as he often
called il, Ii the most important
fact for you and for me to under
stand. Seek We first the kingdom
of God" is his unqualified COM
mand. Are We doing so? His
words are the uttered thought Of
the wisest and most scientific man
ever on this planet. In the
Christian Science textbook, Sci
ence and Health with Key to the
Scriptures. the Discoverer Of
Christian Science. reiterating
Jesus thought says Up. $500. THE
grand necessity Of existence is to
gain the true idea of what consti-
tutcs the kingdom of heaven in
man.
When his ministry was nearly
ended Jesus babe his disciples con-
tinue ito preach the kingdom Of
God, and to heal the sick" Final
~, Matthew records Jesus prophe-
cy, This gospel of the kingdom
shall be preached in all the world
for a witness unto all. nations"
His desire was for men to know
that Gods kingdom. law, and gov
eminent are available to every
individual and for all the nations.
The Nature Of Gods Kingdom
When we think of an earthly
Kingdom we think OF landed area
where live a group Of humans gov
erned by a king, or ruler. with
the power to make and enforce
laws for the kingdom The popula-
ton may change. the ruler may
change. the laws may change.
There is. at the best. little pro-
lection from the destructive forces
Of sin. sickness. and death.
Gods kingdom is Aifferent. Mrs.
Eddy refers to il iScience and
Health. p. 500 as. the realm of
unerring, eternal. and omnipotent
Mind" Gods kingdom is the
realm Of true thoughts. ideas.
Consciousness It's sovereign Is
the seif-existent, eternal Mind. the
source and substance of every
TRUE I thought and 20 of all
true consciousness. There are no
boundaries. for Mind cannot be
bounded or confined. Every citi-
zen Is Z son Of the King. an in
dividual expression of the sover-
eign. constituting Mind. What
governs il the power OF Mind.
What is governed are the limitless
manifestations of Mind. the high
est Of which is man. The laws are
the moral, spiritual. intelligent
forces Of Mind ever active in man.
governing and conditioning his
only real being.
Things Of great import are go
ing on in Gods kingdom-living
that never ends, beauty that never
fades, health that is never broken.
substance that never wanes. love
that never changes. And the Bible
assures W in pleasing metaphor
that II u Kingdom of many man.
sfons. with broad rivers and quiet
resting places, where safety, har-
m0ny. and peace abound. There
unerrink Mind In ever communi-
eating to man. declaring unto him
his every thought and % lovingly
governing him. God has no un-
governed man.
In the kingdom of God there IL
no matter, for matter 10 the op-
posite Of God. Mind. Says Paul.
4Flesh and blood cannot enter the
kingdom Of God" After all, what
are they but limiting encum-
brances? The physical body y 4
province in the realm Of matter
and the seat Of much disturbance.
Disease, blindness, dunlbness, deaf