The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE GIVEN HERE BY ROBERT S. ROSS

A Christian Science lecture was given by Robert Stanley Ross, c. s. B. of New York City, member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass achusetts, at the Scottish Rite Tenn pie last evening MT. Ross was in- troduced to the audience by Pfc. Frederick C. Becker.
 The lecturer spoke, in part, as follows:
 Prayer as understood in Chris tian Science it not an appeal to the Giver of all good to do more than He has already done, nor to grant the special request of a peti- tioner. Rather is it joyful recogni- ticn and humble, prayerful, childlike affirmation of the eternal fact that God has already done all things well that where evil seems to be there is always the presence, activity, and power of God, good.
 True prayer enables us to look through and beyond this mystified human sense of things into the rare fled atmosphere of spiritual reality, where we see things as they are, and not as they seem to be. In the words of Isaiah, delivering Gods message to mankind: For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, create Jerusalem rejoicing. and her people a joy
 And who would not rejoice in the glad discovery, and continue to re- ioice in the eternal fact, that-senSe testimony to the contrary not withstanding-good is ever present, infinite, all?
 This prayer of joy and gratitude, rebuking and rising above sense testimony, demonstrates that men need not be out of health, happiness, home, friepds, employment, money, nor anything else that is necessary and good, so long as they under stand spiritually that man Gods idea) can never be outside the realm of Gcd infinite good, nor be any thing less than perfect. God has not made a poor man nor failure any more than He has made a sick man or a sinner.
 Therefore, if obeyed, the same divine Principle which Christian Scientists invoke daily in their own and others behalf to silence pain, Eeal broken heart, or restore vast ed tissue of the body, may surely be depended upon also to replenish depleted purse.
 The Psalmist sang, No good thing will he CGodD withhold from them that walk uprightly" And Jesus said, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you" These passages indicate i that the fulfillment of Gods prom ises is inseparable from loving obedi- ence to divine law the jaw of in- finite Spirit or ever-present good.
 Opportunity And Supply | Surely, there is no more concord between Christianity and poverty than there is between Christianity and any other phase of discord and limitation, sin, disease, and death included! Whatever seemed to be i the human need of those who called upon him for help, Jesus demon strated Gods willingness and Gods ability to meet that need and tC meet it instantaneously.
 His at-one-ment with the law oi Love made this possible Accordingly Mrs. Eddy writes on page 494 o1 Science and Health, Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need" And, is not oul greatest need to awaken the the truth that Gods idea or image ano likeness has no lack because Goo has none? Argue the senses what they will, God is ever saying to His idea or image and likeness (the real 1 and only selD, Son, thou are ever with me, and all that I have is thine"
 Although God is respecter ot spirituality, He is not respectel of persons. The divine Mind could have no human favorites. Principle must regard one idea or reflection as highly as another.
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