Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-09
Charles v. VIM. c. 8. B.
Of Pasadena, California

Member Of the Board Of Lectureship Of
The Mother Church, The First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts,
Many centuries ago there came to
the world man sent of God, mes
senger of hope, servant of the Most
High, bringing to humanity gospel
of joy and healing. This man, Jesus
the Christ, brought to the world the
highest concept of God, the noblest
concept of man, that had ever come
to the human consciousness. He not
only set forth his sublime teachings
with clarity and love, but he demon
strated their truth with undeniable
proof and works. He came, not only
preaching Gods infinite love, but
showing us plainly how everyone can
share in the boundless love Of the
Father. His great compassion and
sublime tenderness found utterance In
that gracious invitation, "Come unto
me, all We that labour and are heavy
laden, and / will give you rest" Was
this invitation intended only for those
of Jesus day and time? No! Truth
Is universal and eternal. Its message
is for all peoples and chimes, and the
Christ is still saying to all earth's
children, Come unto me and We shall
find rest from all your woes, your
sorrows, your sins, and your diseases,
through the power Of God, here and
now.
True Ministry
The word minister" means ITO do
things needful or helpful; to render
aid; 10 DO serviceablc; TO give or sup
ply something" No matter how sue
cessful and efficient one may be, there
comes q time in everyone's life when
his human efforts fail him. He is in
evitably forced to reach out to some
power beyond and above himself in
order to overcome his difficulties.
While this may seem to be time Of
encouragement, it is really period
of great hopefulness. The man who
reaches the place in his mental jour-
ney where he sees the futility of mere
human will, the inability Of the hui
man intellect to guide him Alright, the
utter failure of material means and
. methods to heal him, the inability Of
material pleasures and sensual indul-
gences to bring true happiness, has
taken the first step toward his deliv.
erance. II II right here that the COM
passionate and loving ministry Of
Christian Science comes 10 his aid,
strengthens his courage, exalts his
hope, supplies that which II needful
and leads him forward and onward.
Having reached this point Of con-
viction that there II o divine power
beyond and above the human and
that this power Is adequate to supply
that which is .needful, the next step is
to learn the nature Of that power and
how that power can be practically ap-
piled to our human needs. 1t is here
that the compassionate and loving
ministry of Christian Science comes to
our aid and teaches US the true ma
ture of God or the supreme power Of
the universe. Surely we cannot avail
ourselves of this supreme power I'M
less we understand the nature, char
acter, and essence of that power. Our
ability to lay hold upon this power is
in direct proportion to our compre-
hension of. it. In Psalms we read,
"God hath spoken once; twice have I
heard this; that power belongeth unto
God" Then the more we understand
about God the more practically we can
utilize His power.
Definition of God
In the Christian Science textbook,
"Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy (p.
1867, we have this definition of Deity:
"God is incorporeal, divine, supreme,
infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle,
Life, Truth, Love-" This clear, sue
cinct definition of God has not only
blessed the vast number of persons
who have become Christian Scientists,
but is rapidly Transforming false the
illogical beliefs and is leavening the
whole of human thought. Gods ma
ture never changes; He is the same
yesterday, today, and forever, but
through uplifted thinking and exalted
consciousness we can discern more and
more of the divine character and at
tributes. How often we go to a IA
niliar spot which we have visited
many times, and see. something that
we have never seen before! The land
scape had not changed, but we took in
more of the beauty that was always
there; the scene had not changed, but
our discernment of it had changed.
In writing to the saints of Ephesus,
Paul prayed that God might give unto
them "the spirit of wisdom and reve-
lation in the knowledge of him: the
eyes of [their] understanding being
enlightened" While in the definition
just quoted Mrs. Eddy has used the
familiar Scriptural terms for God, she
has also used other terms which do
not appear in the Bible These ferros