Show 4 ristian hristian st an Science L Lecture d re fl A r A v A Attracts i B. B big Big Ig Audience A U d. d i L Gh s I. J of Board of Lect Lectureship of f C S I Salt Salt at 5 S r Mother Church Speaks Sall I r rt t t Lake Theatre v i i S t S i S W-j W t only was every seat occupied but many were comp compelled Ue to stand Et Lt atthe the fhe Salt Lake theatre Sunday afternoon when Charles I. I Ohr C C. S S. S B. B member of the board of lectureship of tho the mother church the First Church of Christ Scientist Boston delivered his lecture on Christian ChristianS Christan S Science S S In introducing the lecturer W W. Clyde Price first reader of the Second Church of ot Christ Scientist Salt Lake said A Christian Christan as defined by Webster Is one who believes or professes to believe in Jesus Christ and the truth as taught by him Many of us profess to be Christians Christans and no doubt are seeking comfort through our faith in the teachings of JesusA Jesus S A thorough and correct understanding of this truth will wi enable us to of Jesus who who- who said bald lie He Ie that believeth on me the works that I lI l he do also and greater works than these shall he do do That Christian Science has come to this age as a a healing power and amI andas as a comforter Christan which will wi teach us all 11 things about God and and man is being proved morter daily daly by its Ith ik many healings now noW being effected throughout through ut the world r and by the wonderful peace of mind it brings to its followers ad V s I am convinced that Christian Christan Science heals because r I myself was completely 1 healed of a case cas of Inflammatory rheumatism m. m which would wOl d have been considered by materia medica very severe 4 We e have with us this afternoon a man privilege it has been through years of experience In the healing and teaching work of Christian Christan Sc Science nce to prove Its is power and who Is thoroughly qualified ed to lecture on is Hs its' principle To me it is a privilege and it is with wih pleasure that I introduce theS thel the 5 S l lecturer Charles i I. I C. C S. S B. B B. B member of the board of lectureship of the mother church the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston Doston 2 Mr lecture follows i l fl In the tho discussion of any subject it S J is j always desirable and helpful to I start with wih some point of agreement Notwithstanding all al our diversified S views and nd varied experiences let us find some such point One that very naturally presents itself itel and upon which all al would probably agree will wi undoubtedly be found In the fact that we all al desire to live lve But even if I we ve live lve there is not much satisfaction without bodily comfort tion ton in living or health for health is absolutely essential es es- es and happiness to peace peace freedom prosperity Were we wo to ask ourselves the question question ques ques- tion ton How m may my y we live lve be well wel free prosperous happy there would be nothing new about it i for the question queston is is as old a aS human questioning N Neither has there been any dearth of S S. S answers to this question queston Mere theoretical theoretical theo theo- answers are valueless valuelEss however however how how- ever everand and this has been shown in the experience of the race by the fact that life Ufe still sti appears uncertain and health peace freedom prosperity ana happiness have been attained by comp comparatively com corn p few and then only In limited urn lim lm- lm degree Consequently the answer answer answer an an- to our question queston would have to tob tobe tobe b be in a system of education or understanding understanding under under- st standing that would give health S IMay lay we not then ask ourselves whether any practical system systEm of education education edu edu- cation caton elsts exists which teaches how we may live lve be well wel free free prosperous und and Ind happy happ More than this since the I subject we are to discuss is religion oa may not we further furher ask whether the religion of the Bible and more particularly particularly par par- the religion of Jesus Christ ChrIst p provides such a system and the correct cor- cor interpretation of it I the education education tion ton capable of accomplishing the desired result resul S Bible Answer Answers the Question Queston iTh le of Jesus Christ the vision Ision of the seers of ot Israel Isrel their hope their prayer rayer their 7 ideal al and nd aspiration for mankind It I I was wa-j expected Expected to usher In health heath peace pece and plenty pent the reign of God rf nd of nd 1 the Messiah and to protest against any other reign If Df we first turn tur to the old Bible the I ible of the Hebrews accepted by all aU allS S Christians we shall find plain simple sim S pie pic and direct answers to the question ques ques- tion under consideration The first firstS S thing ne needful in a quest of any kind tind kindis is r Isan an acquaintance with wih that which is X s sought Bought if I the res research arch is for life and its its felicities the first thing thine needful I f S I is to learn lern what life is Now hay hav hav I 5 any ny of the sciences through all al the re reo research research re- re 4 o search of the ages discovered what life Ufo is Not one of them This being being belag be be- ing lag the case the generally accepted methods are seeking they know not what Is such a quest likely to be successful With Wih all al respect for the themen themen men who have been and are engaged in in such research and for their devot- devot r cd eI c efforts is not this an example of S the blind bUnd leading the blind and will willI willit wi I it not of necessity continue to fail fal in II its s p purpose ose me on we outer other hand speaks upon this question Queston definitely and with great gret authority In Deuteron Deute- Deute ron rny my we read He God is thy life Could anything be more denie definite definite de- de nite nie or ox concise conch e and since God is our life le- le must not the knowledge of life le len and n all al that it I Includes be the knowledge of God tod Go and of mans man's rela rela- to God The rho importance of ls knowledge is also shown by the stat statement ment Acquaint now thyself wih with him God and be at peace and the Bible is full ful of assurance that thatto thatto thatto to know kow God and to be obedient to Him means health heth freedom prosper prosper- Its ity iy happiness and all al that Is desir desir- able That the Bible says these things all allwill allwill al will wU admit admi that its is teachings are true and binding binding- all al religionists should ad admit admit ad- ad mit mit But the Bible Bible and and by this for the present we e are content to mean the tle Old Oll Testament oes Testament does does not satisfy itself Isef by making mere assertions It I substantiates its is teachings teaching by citing cUng innumerable instances which prove them tem Naamans Naaman's Naman's healing of leprosy the providing for the woman the healing and restoration to life of her son the preservation of ot the the three thee young yong men I in the te fiery fier furnace furce and of Daniel In the lions lions' den the emancipation ton tonof C of the children of Israel Isrel from Egypt their sustenance and ad healing throughout through through- C out their sojourn in the wilderness the bringing of them into the prosperity prosperity pros pros- of the tho promised land the proof that death is riot Inevitable In the translation of Enoch and Eljah- Eljah Elijah Elijah Elijah- these and other instances will recur t td all al wi Spiritual Healing Reverent But here her our good friends of other denominations may my exclaim God indeed did these things tings in the good old Bible times but to claim caim such things tings possible in our tune time tie is blasphemous blasphemous Others Otes may my content them selves with dismissing these things as a mere legends or myths May it not be said that if I It I be blasphemous to expect God to to do these good and needful things now C that it i was always blasphemous Again If these things are mere mee myths or legends legend is not the te whole hole fabric fabro of religious teaching mythical and le legendary legendary le- le Such assertions may my furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish easy eay ways of brushing brushing- aside the te central and tremendous facts of ot re religious re- re history Before Defore this is done dons before the ancient Bible EIbie worthies are set down as either cither blasphemous or untruthful would it not be bewell well el to Consider that possibly these thee ancient Jeers seers and prophets really rely bad had some 1 mp of a a k knowledge lege of oX God un-l un un 2 I. 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I f known to modern thinkers which h en enI enable enabled en- en able them to prove that God Indeed I to all al life and breath and andal andall andall all al things and that He is in truth the only Saviour Glimpses of a knowledge of God Godl I Wonderful as their works appear to tous tous tous us glimpses are all al tese these men en claimed to have for their prediction was that in n the of time one would ap appeal appeal appear ap- ap pear peal peal who would reveal God fully who would be the representative of God and ami fulfill nfl all righteousness save re redeem redeem re- re deem and deliver be dellver-be be Immanuel God with us In In In Inthe the of tune time he came cae Did he suit the mighty men the scholars scribes so- so called scientists and religious leaders of his time Not at all al They had pictured their deliverer as a a representative lepre- lepre of a god of wrath who would lead them to destroy the nations nations na na- na- na tons which had conquered them He came as the representative of God who vho is Love to lead lEad them to victory j lover over themselves over the sins or mistaken mistaken mis- mis I taken beliefs which alone w were re de destroying destroying dt- dt de- de them the Impregnated a as M they were with righteous sel-righteous self righteous beliefs le be- be lids liels cf ambition pride arrogance e re retaliation re- re talaton and the belief belef In the wis wisdom ls is- is dom and rightfulness of f these it 1 t is no wonder that they tey could not recognize recognize recognize nize the meek and lowly peasant- peasant carpenter as th their lr king or master the ideal of their seers and prophets t the e Prince of Peace the Light and the legitimate ruler of the world Jesus Jesus' Mission C What Jesus came cae to do wh what t he lie taught did dla and lived may well wel be betaken betaken taken talen as his mission as the ideal of the prophets the prophets the ideal Judaism Judaism- and as absolute Christianity What was this mission An ancient custom still sUl followed among the Jews is that of honoring distinguished visitors by calling upon them to read from the Scriptures at services in the This sErvices synagogue honor hon hen or was conferred on Jesus when at atthe atthe atthe the beginning of his ministry he visited visited vis vis- vis- vis his home in Nazareth In re- re to it i he turned to the book of Esaias and read The spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel good news to the poor he hath bath sent me to heal the brokenhearted to preach delv deliverance rance to the captives and recovering of sight tight to the blind bUnd to 10 set at liberty them that are bruised to preach prach the a acceptable year ear of the Lord This day is this Scripture Scripture Scrip Scrip- ture fulfilled in your ears ears At an another another another an- an other time he announced that he came cameto came cameto cam to fulfill the tho law and the prophets prophet and again agin that he came ce to bear ber witness witness witness wit wit- ness unto the truth He also said I 1 have come that they bight hight have hav life le and that they might have have i it more abundantly and defining life he said sid And this his is life Ufe eternal ernal that they might know thee the only true God This may be said to be a summary summary sum sum- mary mar of Jesus' Jesus mission given in his own words The statement is a again aln simple direct and definite There is not a word worL in it that could in any anyway anyway way mislead misled be misunderstood or twisted to mean anything else Jesus Jesus' cae to pre preach ch the gospel or or good news to the poor Did this mean that they should remain poor He came to heal to liberate to destroy the operations of evil evi of every kind In human experience to confer abundant life as a result resul of the knowledge or of God which he taught and to usher in an era acceptable to God in which God should be accorded accord accord- ed all al power and reign over all al absolutely absolutely and completely Did he fulfill his mission Jesus very ver little but did dida a great deal del The gospels show show- this From boyhood he was about his Fathers Father's Fathers Fa Fa- Fa- Fa ther's business but he preached only one sermon seron of which a record has ha come down dO to us This business consisted con con- isted of teaching by example as well wel as by precept what God is Is what God does and how God does what He lie does doe In providing providing the wine at the marriage mariage feast fest in Cana the tax tx money money mon mon- ey in the draft drat of fishes and in feeding feed feed- I ing the multitudes he showed that God provides for the most simple and I common needs In healing a few sick people in Nazareth Nazaret the nobleman's son of fever and the case of dropsy recorded in Luke he he showed that spiritual means means should be sought and applied not only In extreme cases but in minor ailments In restoring sight eight to the blind speech to the dumb hearIng hearing hear hear- ing to the deaf del In healing leprosy epilepsy the withered hand paralysis and dementia demeta of various kinds h he showed that God all al thy diseases diseases dis dis- dis- dis eases and that none are incurable to Him In loosing the woman from the te evil evi which had bound her for many years yer and the multitudes from rom sins of all 11 kinds he showed the emancipating po power ver of of God In disappearing disappearing dis dis- dis- dis appearing In th the midst of multitudes entering entering through though closed cosed doors stillIng still still- sti- sti Ing lag the storm stor and ad walking upon the tle water he h showed the unreality of matter mater and of material forces in raising the rulers ruler's daughter the widows widow's wid wid- ow's son and Lazarus Lrus from the grave he showed that God does that give life and that He gives it i abundantly Ife No Miracles Here He again ai the good Christian may exclaim that tt Jesus Jess Indeed did these things but that tat they tey were the mir mir- mira mira- elsa cles ces of ot our Lord and and to look for such euch things now would be sacrilege and the great get multitude of ot the may may again agin content Itself with saying Legends myths While wih the tile word originally y had th the meaning te of marvel marel or sign in common usage I it has come to mean men an act of setting aside or or I breaking breaking- a a law of nature With lh this view of Jesus Jesus' works it I Is not to b be wondered at that hat good Christians Christans look Jool with wih horror on n any attempt to essay such works and that hat others looking upon such acts as never having been performed consider consid consid- er cr them impossible Jesus gave signs or evidences ot his I Messianic mission and ami these signs ns were and awl are marv marvelous lous to the hu human hur hu- hu than man Q sense sense of things He came however how- how r evel ever to fulfil law and lie was not a law breaker Ills His Is acts were contrary if to what was and still sUl is looked up upon n nas as law but they they- were veritable Illustrations illustrations Illus illus- |