Milford chronicle., 1963-05-17
Wus Given
Milford N ew
Century Club
Last Friday
Evening
Muy 10Th

The lecturer. spoke substan-
tally as follows:
Effective Remedy for Worlds Ills
I knew a man many years age
who had an optimistic philosophy
toward the world about him and
with it, a delightful sense OF
humor. When things had gone
wrong or had reached point
where there appeared to be nc
solution, or when newspaper
headlines and radio broadcasts
presented vivid pictures of alarm
ing and hopeless conditions on the
world scene, he had a favorite
expression. He would cock his
head to one side and, with bright
blue eyes dancing as he peered
out from beneath white, bushy
eyebrows, would say: "It's great
world Glad I'm not in itr'
This mans humorous remark
seemed to imply that he refused
to place himself mentally in a
world of frustratingly unresolved
problems. The solution of a prob
lem cannot be found within the
limited confines of the problem.
Each generation IS inclined to
think that its particular period in
human history is presenting more
alarming challenges than ever
before. The complexities of di-
verse ideologiei with their
mounting tensions among ma
tions, the inevitable demand by
underprivileged peoples for their
independence and freedom from
centuries of exploitation these
demands being attended by vio-
lence of shocking proportions, .
these, and many more, are among
an array of imposing fears and
pressures confronting us in to-
days world. But, if we in this
so-called space age" think that
the frightening aspects of the
world in which we live are more
dangerous than what they seemed
to the people of earlier periods.
all we need to do is to look back
into history.
Let me read what Jesus had to
say on this subject nearly two
thousand years ago. This is from
the King James Version of the
Bible Matt. 24:6, z, 10-l3), "And
ye shall hear of wars and ru-
moufs of wars: see that ye be not
troubled: for all these things
must come to pass, but the end is
not yet. For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom: and there shall
be famines, and pestilences, and
earthquakes, in divers places. /
And then shall many be offended,
and shall betray one another, and
shall hate one another. And
many false prophets shall rise,
and shall deceive many. And
because iniquity shall abound.
the love of many shall wax cold.
But he that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved"
Rather interesting, isn't it?
The scene changes, but the errors
facing the people of Jesus time
were much the same as those
confronting us today And what
is most significant is the fact that
the effective remedy for over
coming them has remained un-
changed Throughout the centuries.
What is this effective remedy?
It must be the understanding of
the fact that there is supreme
governing intelligence control
ling the universe and man in
perfect harmony. Otherwise
chaos and doom would long since
have prevailed. This Supreme
Being is God who is All.
Mrs. Eddy Loved the Scriptures
Mary Baker Eddy, the Discov-
erer and Founder of Christian
Science, entertained an abiding
faith in God as omnipotent and
omnipresent good frt m the time
she was a small child. She loved
the Bible. It was in daily use in
the Baker household. AS she
grew to womanhood, she was be-
sieged with a series of problems
In the form of long periods Of
ill-health, loneliness, and near
poverty. These eliminated in a
serious accident which almost re-
suited in her death. AS was her
habit, she turned instinctively to
her Bible; and in reading the ac-
count of the healing of the palsied
man by Jesus in the ninth chap
ter of Matthew, she glimpsed
something of the spiritual truth
of Gods allness and mans one
ness with Him and found herself
completely free from the effects
of the injury. Her remarkable
healing SO stirred her that she
devoted the next three years to
searching the Scriptures to And
the Science Of this healing. Hers
was indeed q discovery. It was
not the conception of something
previously non-existent or un-
known. II was the revelation OF
the basic truth that God Is All,
the source Of all intelligent being.
Appreciation OF MRS. Eddy's Place
Enlightening
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