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Show j Lecture On Christian Science j The following is a resume of a jspecial lecture on Christian Science, entitled, "Christian Science and Universal Uni-versal Happiness," given by Joint Ellis Sedman, C. S., of Los Angeles, member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Bos-ton, Mass . Mr. Sedman spoke, in part, as follows: fol-lows: Down through the ages, happiness has been the great quest of mankind, and quite rightly so. We all desire happiness, and we all need it. We' must have happiness, and most assuredly as-suredly we can have it; for God does not withhold any good thing from any of His children. Real Life, real living, and real happiness are eternally eter-nally and inseparably connected. This fact becomes obvious when we know what Life is. God is Life, eternal,! self-existent, harmonious Life, existing exist-ing at the standpoint of causation, and producing eternal, indestructible, harmonious life at the standpoint Of effect. Now it is clear that the one infinite harmonious God, who produces pro-duces all true happiness, must Him-; self be eternally and ceaseless happy.' It is evident, also, that the eternal changeless happiness of God must be fully and perfectly expressed in His creation. We see indications of this fact in the spontaneous happiness of a little child, and in the joyous outpouring out-pouring song of a bird. On page 481 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker ffddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, writes, "God being is infi- .- nity, freedom, harmony and boundless bound-less bliss." Although happiness is so widely valued and desired, nothing is more misunderstood. Often people seek happiness where it is not, and then grow discouraged because they do not find it. A great many people believe be-lieve that happiness is illusive and fleeting. Some think it is vague arid Indefinable. Many believe that happiness happi-ness comes and goes for no reason that can be ascertained Or understood. under-stood. .Others believe that if anyone definitely and deliberately seeks happiness, he will most assuredly fail to attain it. Some doubt its actuality. actual-ity. They think that happiness is a dream. Quite naturally these people encourage and practice self-decep tion; because they believe that if anyone attains the goal of reality, he will only find disillusionment and misery there. Christian Science shows the fallacy of all such views. Christian Science accomplishes this result by making plain the eternal and demonstrable facts of being. When these eternal, spiritual facts are seen and understood, under-stood, happiness is seen and enjoyed. The wisest and best man who ever inhabited this earth said, "If ye continue con-tinue in my word ,then are ye disciples disci-ples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." From what can the eternal truth which Jesus revealed make us free ? From everything that interferes inter-feres with true and everlasting happiness. hap-piness. (Continued on last page) Christian Science (Continued from first page) Right here let me call your atten-: tion to an important point. The! happine-s which Christian Science, commends and which Jesus et-' couraged us to seek and to find, is! not to be confused and confonded ' with any spurious, false sense of; happiness. Christian Science makes, plain the fact that any concept of! happiness based upon materialism and selfishness is not true happiness. Such a concept of happiness is nothing noth-ing but a fleeting, human dream, which cannot satisfy. On page 57 of Science and Health Mrs. Eddy describes de-scribes true happiness in these words: "Happiness is spiritual, bom of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it." True happiness is a glorious reality. re-ality. It is divine, universal, eternal, indestructible. Real happiness does not come and go. It does not ebb and flow. True happiness is as stable and changeless as God Himself. These is no such thing as happiness apart from God. All real happiness is in and of God. God is infinite and perfect and He never changes. God is eternal Love, and His love for His creatures never varies. God is the one infinite divine Principle. God is the Principle of eternal and universal happiness, and His law is the law of perpetual peace and changeless bliss. Everyone agrees that happiness is a mental state or condition. Christian Science makes plain the fact that true happiness is the eternal and ohangeless state or condition of the one infinite divine Mind which is God. 1 . 1 |