The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-06

A lecture entitled, Christian
Science: the Science OF True SELF
hood, was delivered by Thomas Il
Hurley, Q. 8. d. OF Louisville, Ken
lucky, Mr.. Hurley, q member Of
the Board OF Lectureship OF the
Mother Church, The First Church
Of Christ, Scientist, In Boston
Massachusetts,, was introduced by
Edwin r, Anderson, First Reader Of
First Church OF Christ, Scientist,
Waterbury, under whose auspices
this lecture was given. The full text
OF Mr.. Hurley's lecture was as fol.
lows Friday evening:
The divine demand, work out
your own salvation" confronts each
Of Us today, and the method pre-.
scribed and used by the Master is
as available and as effective now as
when ne told his followers, rye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make you Free" The truth about
whAte The truth about ones SELF
the Science Of true selfhood. And
from what Il this truth 10 free u.s.
Jesus did not say that 10 know the
truth would free Us merely IN some
particular respect, such as from sin,
but that It would make us free
free IN every which means
freedom not only from sin, but also
from sickness, disease, death, lack,
old age, unemployment, unhappineSs,
In harmony, and imperfection OF
every kind. And he proved this
iiberating power OF Truth In his own
ministry. According 10 his state
ment, II have given you an example,
that ye should do as ! have done
TO YOU" Christ Jesus expected US
70 follow him. This means that II
Is possible 10 do so. Jesus marked
out the way, and Christian Science
shows US how TO follow the Way
shower.
Final Revelation
In her search for the true nature
OF God, Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis
coverer and Founder OF Christian
Science, went 10 the inspired word
Of the Scriptures. Through this con-
secrated study and an extraordinary
spiritual perception that had been
unfolding In her consciousness since
early childhood, the Scriptures we're
iliumined, and their spiritual signi-
fication was revealed 10 her.
This final revelation OF the true
nature Of God and His creation,
Mrs. Eddy reduced 10 human COM
prehension and set II forth In her
textbook, Science and Health with
Key 10 the Scriptures" In such
way that oil may read and under.
stand. On page 587 OF Science and
Health, We read: God. The great
! Am: the all.knowing, seeing,
all-acting, all-wise, all.loving, and
eternal; Principle; Mind Soul;
Spirit; Life; Truth; Love all sub.
stance; intelligence" Surely, this Is
God whom we can love with oil
our heart, In whom We can trust,
ana 10 whom we can go for the
solution Of any problem, be II great
or small.
Man-the Image Of Divine Mind
With this concept OF God as the
basis OF our thinking, let US consider
what man, the image and likeness,
being the perfect reflection OF Its
original, must be exactly like II In
quality; hence man, In the image
ana likeness Of God. perfectly re.
fleets every quality Of divine Mind,
Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth,
and Love. For instance, as the image
OF perfect Mind, he reflects infinite
intelligence, understanding, wisdom,
ability, capability, capacity, and SO
on. He knows exactly as God knows,
for he derives his every thought
from God, divine Mind.
Gods thoughts, or ideas, express
Him, and so are Godlike. Whatever
does not express divine Mind, Spirit,
Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, and
Love Is not OF God and so has no
cause, no existence, no power, no
reality. II has no presence In divine
consciousness which, In our true be-
Ing, you and ! individually reflect
and there Is no other real con-
seriousness. The understanding that
uieTe 10, IA Teaitty, ITO eEToT IN COH"
seriousness Is the law OF annihilia-
ton 10 the claim OF error 10 presence
In individual human consciousness.
And when errors claim TO presence
In ones consciousness Is destroyed,
It's claim TO manifestation In his
experience as distase, lack. In har.
rmony, and so forth. vanishes. In
brief. we remove the discordant ef.
feet from individual experience by
dealing with and destroying Its sup
positional cause.-the belief Of wrong
thinking claiming presence In IN
dividual human consciousness.
Nothing Is more important on the
students part than the recognition
OF the fundamental fact that, since
Spirit, good, Is real. It's opposite,
matter. evil. must be unreal. One
cannot maintain that both Spirit
and matter are substance and ex-
pect to demonstrate Christian Sci