Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
Lecture on
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Entitled
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: THE DEMAND OF THE TIMES
BY GEORGE CEAKNINGs c. s. B., of Francisco, Cal
AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST
wilmington, Delaware. Thursday May l6, 1910
4 Lectnre on
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Entitled
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: THE

this present period Of the worlds
history as participants in its unfold
ment. are. or should be, little sur
prised that a great New England
woman. whose spiritual status en-
abled her TO be Gods messenger 70
this age, has reminded humanity
clearly and definitely that "the time
for thinkers has come" (Sciene and
Health, vii: 49,. In the world OF
cur time. the demand, or insiatent
desire. of men is for these three
things: namely, security, health,
and love. and for the intelligence
which supplies this demand. The
human mind, so-called, is ba1led.
Its reputed intelligence promises
SO much but yields so little that
seems reliable, satisfactory and
permanent That Is why thinkers
are needed, and the time Is ripe for
their coming. For none would deny
that true intelligence, perfect and
incapable of error, can solve any
problem, can unfold the health; se-
curity, and love which our times are
demanding. Manifestly, then, the
need of humanity Is for increasing
capacity to discern, outside the linn
! itatiOns of human thought. the pres
ence here and now Of true and per
/ feet intelligence and 20 understand
the availability Of such intelligence
to meet the demand Of the times.
In such understanding, conscious
ly and uncOnsclOusly pursued, is the
sum and substance OF humanity's
longtime search for Coda search
which Christian Science has crown
ed with success through revealing
that true intelligence, the perfect
divine Mind, is Deity itself, express
ed In that intelligence which is the
primal and eternal quality Of God.
This achievement places the DiscOV-
erer and Founder of Christian Sci
ence. the humble, GOd-loving, un-
daunted Mrs. Eddy at the head Of the
march in this age Of true thinkers
whose time, she made plain, is here.
Consider the Mind which was re-
flected by Jesus. unfolding its inef-
able love for his human disciples;
and, In his contacts with his dis
ciples. exemplifying the effective
ness OF divine Loves activity. heal
ing and saving mankind. Consider
the case of Thomas, that doubling
disciple Here was one Of the twelve,
who, like the others, had enjoyed the
friendship of Jesus, had listened to
his ineOntfoYertible explanations Of
the indestructibility Of divine Lie
which Jesus embodied. and which -
expressed by every individual aware
of his own spiritual status. Hero was
one who had not only heard these
explanations but had seen them
practically applied by Jesus in the
restoration of the sense OF life to
individuals, who, mortal sense had
said, were dead. and in the erasure
from the thought of the OnloOkers OF
their acceptance of the notion that
that particular individual had die
Yet. Thomas when he. shortly after
the murderOus assault upon Jesus, |
known as the crucihXiOn, saw Jesus |
walking and heard him talking. /
failed to discern the glorious fact /
that Life. the divine Life which Jesus I
was conscious OF expressing, had not 4
been destroyed. In this failure he /
efused acknowledgment Of the one !
fact which made his Masters mission |
a success. Yet. Jesus loved him even /
at that moment. He loved him so /
much. indeed. that he permitted him /
to see the risen LOFd-permitted him /
to see in the way his dull senses
could at that moment comprehend
him to identify what
Thomas clouded human sense saw
only as a feshly Jesus through the
wounds In the hands where the nails
had pierced and the hollow in the
side where the spear was thrust.
Thomas needed to grow TO the
point where material sense did not
seem to dominate him and thus con-
tribute to his acceptance of the illn-
sion that he saw the Christ mater
tally. But the fact remains that he
saw the Christ, because his honest
desire found response from Love.
And he doubtless learned much from
the loving rebuke from the Master.
= because thou hast seen me,
thou hast believed; blessed are they
that have not seen. and yet have be
lieVed" (JOhn 20:29l.
Divine Intelligence Reveals Health
In view Of what has been said here,
Identifying spiritual love as the de- (
nand Of the times, something should
be said also about the health OF man
kind. For, just as surely as Christian
Science teaches and demonstrates
hat true intelligence is divine Love
from which the expression of spir-
tual love Droceeds), II proves that s
rue intelligence Is the antidOte for I
disease. God. divine Mind. is true |
He neither knows nor !
permits disease, nor Is He deceived I
nto the notion that disease exists. /
disease expresses the mortal sup Z
,Osition Of a lack OF ease, or con- {
lition OF ineompleteness or lack OF {
Wilderness. That which is whole (the '
Anglo-Saxon tongue calls II hale) is I
lealthy. God Is whole. II He were 4
lot so. He would not be God. II He 9
Vere impaired, deficient. or, in n
VOrd. diseased, neither He nor the 4
inverse would exist. For. the uni I
erse Is. as Is taught and revealed 8
q Christian Science, as Is being eX- II
lained In this lecture. as has been n
nd is being demonstrated by host q
{ men and women, and is open 10 q
at all times by you Il
nd men-the universe Is the mani G.
astation, or idea, OF perfect. infinite q
lind. Hence the non-existence OF u
latter, for matter is the illusOry uni y
eFse conceived by imperfect, mortal d
1-called mind, which cannot and q
oes not exist IN spiritual reality, q
nee perfect, divine Mind is all NJ
erfect Mind Is whole. Il knows us "
wn wh0leness. II perfect Mind is m