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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

TUESDAY,

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AND THE TRUTH

ILLUMINATING LECTURE

BY DR. HENDRIK

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primal but that it is also the decid- ing factor in the course our lives are taking

Mankind, has recognized this, to

uke. God's love, truthfulness. aliveness spirituality perfection preclude forever anything contrary, to these eternal characteristics, a certain extent at least. The Here you have the reason why great desire for education, for | Christian. Bcience is giving man- Enowledge, is the direct outcome kind a constructive message, Q or this discernment. In the mea-message of hope and encourage · sure that our knowledge increases, ment based upon the teaching and that, we acquire the faculty of example of Christ Jesus, who said, thinking and reasoning more con- "Be ye therefore perfect, even as sistently and fearlessly, our world your Father which is in heaven ta is expanding. Astronomers, nowa- | perfect,” And here you begm to days, have attained a great deal discern the great and lasting merit In this respect," They'tell us about - of the work of Mary Baker Eddy as the vastness of a physical universe the Discoverer and Founder of the which surpasses even the most Science of Christianity. She saw daring imaginations. However ad- that the spiritual understanding of mirable all this expansion of God's fimmaculate perfection must numan knowledge may be, it is not be of the utmost importance for capable of conferring real hap the happiness, prosperity, satisfac- their life. However hopelessly in-piness or of comforting a single tion, and harmonious being of all volved your problems may seem to

mankind.. you at the moment, the divinely scientific method of Christian Belence has proved available for many after all merely human en- deavor had falled,

Tendency To Widen And Enlarge One's Scope. Of Thought

person burdened by grief. Such a blessing is only possible with the knowledge which is both Christian a

truly scientific. The humility of the Christian becomes in this way a greater asset than the brù-| liancy of human speculation.

Effect and Cause True homitity makes us readily perceive that we have not created ourselves, nor is the universe, our

A lecture on Christian Science. entitled "Christian Science: The Science of Harmonious Being,” was delivered in the Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel on Monday, Dec. 23, 1935, under the auspices of First Ghurch of Christ, Scientist in this city. Dr. Hendrik Jde Larigo, Elevation of Thought. Essenilai C.S.B., of New York City, was the "I will lift up the eyes unto lecturer. Dr. de Lange is u mèm- the hills, from whence cometh my ber of the Board of Lectureship of help," said the Psalmist. Aspiring The Mother Church, The First thought, such as this, is very Church of Christ, Scientist, in Bos-essential for understanding Chris-knowledge of which is constantly ton, Massachusetts

tian Science and reaping its bene expanding, self-created This con- The Lecturer was introduced by Ats. There needs to be a willing-viction has pervaded all history. Mrs. W. H. Bell, Second Reader bfness on the part of the seeker to Many centuries ago, the Psalmist the Church, who said:............... gradually. cease from a materiat į stated it In these well-known Friends. It is a well-known fact contemplation of things and their words: "Know ye that the Lord that no question on earth gives rise conventional routine, and at the he is God: It is he that hath made to greater controversy than the same time a preparedness to litus. and not we ourselves; we are question of religion. Truth is bis mental eye to the loftier, more his people, and the sheep of his eternal and universal, and there-spiritual aspects "of being. Your ¦ pasture.” We and here expressed fore cannot be approplated by any one sect. Every man, consciously of unconsciously longs for Truth: Yet, how many people can truly say that they have a satisfying and demonstrable answer to that age-old enquiry of Filate, "What is Truch?"

presence here implies such an openmindedness.

the true sentiment that our exis- senice is entirely from the stand point of effect

An' effect is always the emana- tion of cause. Otherwise it

Christian Sefence being Chris- tigh as well as scientific, is deeply concerned with the Bible and its true interpretation. In 'Science would it be an effect at all and Health with Key to the Scrip- Then there must be a cause for all tures" Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis-existence, a primal cause enabling Christ Jesus new the answer. coverer and Founder of Christian He taught that this knowledge is Science, states (p. 320), "The one available to all. He spoke also of important interpretation of Scrip the Comforter #hich was to come,ture is spiritual" In like manner "even the Spirit of truth"The the words of Christ Jesus, the world to-day sees this Comforter In that revelation of Truth known as Christian Sclerice.

As perfection does not allow of imperfection, and da eternity ex- cludes the temporal and nite, there cannot be any knowledge of the imperfect, - anitë, sinful, “sick" and mortal in God's being. This means that good and good alone constitutes the real. We take "real" in its original meaning. as belonging to and according with the great First Cause. In order to he eternal and perfect, this. First Cause, Hope can hè omnipotent, omaiselent, and omnipresent, as the Bible, déclares it to be. Only the omnipotent, the omniscient. the omnipresent

car rightfully

claim to be the reality. Christian Science is truly original that is, being in agreement with the origin of all because it is the exact op postte of the human standpoint, which calls real that which be-

longs to the testimony of the material senses. This testimony. being far from perfect, loving, har- monious must of a necessity be styled as unreal, that is, not pro- ceeding from God.

us to exist, that is, to be conscious This primal cause maintains and

One must not be inclined to unfolds everything in its natural think that these points are merely order, at least in so far as it be of theoretical value. If that were longs to and expresses the nature 50 it would not be justliable to Founder of Christianity, need to be and character of this primal cause, discuss them at some length in the discerned spiritually in order to be The primal canse maintains presence of many who are in need rightly understood. This neces- nothing unlike itself, Whatever is of practical and immediate help To us who are students of this sitates ~ a certain elevation of contrary to its nature does not be- However they are eminently practi- teaching it is an active force for thought already alluded to. When long to it, even as in mathematics cal, because in this way we are seven days in the week and for spiritually understood, the Master's only mathematical truths belong helped in the effectual solution of twenty four hours in every day. words become simple, then clear, to mathematics-not the mistakes our problem The key for this It is real, vital, practical and dethen practical, because they receive and falsitles about mathematics, solution 2nderstanding that monstrable.

additional meaning by his mighty By recognizing the universal and God doed and know or create the works. In the same way, you will primal cause and every normas finite; sinful diseased, problematic: find increasingly that Christian person 19 willing to do this he has and therefore matter, sin, disease Sclence becomes simple, clear, and i acknowledged. God. God is the lack are unreal, wholly unreal If practical when you are willing to name generally given to this ori-divinely real; there would be në take its word, not from some hu- ginal creative power, man opinion about it, but, so to

Atheism, a Fallacy.....

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A growing understanding of Truth should, and does result in a corresponding release from band- Age of every kind. Did not Jesus say, "Ye shall know the truth, and

hope or salvation for us, and the the truth shall make you free?",

harmony of being could then be The Board of Lectureship of the speak, from within its own revela, Nowadays we hear of many peo- compared to the horizon which is Mother Church, The First Church ||tion. This spiritualization ofple and also some nations déclar-

always receding during a sea of Christ, Scientist in Boston thought will enable you to experi-ing that God does not exist. What se, however much the shir America, was institated to provide ence the healings and blessing is it that these people, these so- authorized lectures on this subject, which are the inevitable outcome called atheists mean? They really and these serve to corters miscon of a better understanding of the ceptions as to its teaching. We do divine realides of being called by not ask you to believe anything, Christ Jesus in his graphle Ishgu

for if Christian Science is truth, Jou

can begin to prove it for

yourself; nor is this lecture given

to provoke controversy, but because one loves to share with others

age," the kingdom of God”'w.

・ The Kingdom of Heaven

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kingdom of "beaven."

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The actual harmony of being pany was on the verge, of failure. want to say that they denying to you and me, is not some- tioner did was to point out the im

pands our sense of our neighbour as well as our love for him. This existence of a God in the way thing outside of ourselves, that is, portance of reading, and studying they imagine God to be. This is outside of conciousness. This har- the Christian, Science textbook in conscious experience may be that dant, aller which is pedot The divine, encouragement, and idea constitutes one of the cle- assurance which became its man's ments of all-inclusive, all-concor-

The Master spoke repeatedly of characteristics have been, ascribed means of Christian Science, to con- on the first page of its Preface, and low at any time-the law of Love, and nations

wrong education motives and ony is found right where we are connection with the Bible. The of every one of you here and now understanding of which is promot

thinking. We are learning, by inquirer opened Science and Health He, had allowed and you may aling practical good will among men or to God which do not belong to the trol that thinking, and to admit read these words (P.) those tac Love which 15 God, to operate Christian Science Treatment In the divine nature at all, but are of only those thoughts originating, in leahing on the sustaining infinite, i thought, as he did. Thereby what is good. It is in this spirit past; his teachings have often been fectivations of mortal misconcep- the perfect First Cause; the great to-day is big with blessings Coun-mich fear, and finiteness, and other results in Christian Science, In order to accomplish these and. that we would share with you this misunderstood by material In- | Hons. lecture.

stead of a spiritual interpretation One has to admit that reading alterable Truth. When we allow sel was given him to banish, with materiality, were effaced by amem is essential that definitely And so, on behalf of First Church being given to these words. Thus the Bible without the necessary

Truth first to operate in conscious- this fundamental verity. Sugges-ing the divine facts of eternal work in accordance with the teach- of Christ, Scientist, Hong Kong-1 the "kingdom of heaven has spiritual understanding, enabling as the more and more as con- tions of fear and despair whenever harmonious Being Spiritual un-ings of the Science. Whether we have much pleasure in introducing been considered material retim one to discriminate between the usness, our thinking, and there-they might try to enter his derstanding, the to you, our lecturer. Mr. Hendrik or a material rule, Studying the divinely inspired and mere humanfrom, the unnatural and unneces- raled, our business friend resolved comes thus the strength and law terence. The main point is that spiritual, im call this activity prayer or treat- by our existence, is being freed thought. All human means having maculate knowledge of God. be ment does not make so much dif J.de Lange.

great Nazarene's precepts in the opinion, one might be misled as, to sary beliefs and experiences of dis- to follow this advice just as con- of our lives, solving our problems the work of spiritual realization The lecturer spoke substantially New Testament WE discover the true nature of Deity. The cord, lack, sickness, ain, and ul-scientiously, as if it had been some sustaining and regenerating us is being done. The student will as follows:

nothing which ...... justifies such Christian Science textbook declares There is, in the world to-day, and material depicting. He declared, an the first of the. Tenets to which

form, of thstruction for à commer- with loving wisdom.

experiance that there is a pro- unmistakable tendency to widen "The kingdom of God cometh, not a Christian Scientist subscribes A gradual but steady change in cial transaction.

Love Indispensable

gressive way to do it. In the be and enlarge one's scope of thought, | with observation: neither shall (p. 497): As adherents of Truth, about by this spiritual discernment those leaning on the sustaining in- not a vague abstraction, but a tan- more or less in the form of pet!--

our views and standards is brought In the beginning, the words, "TO

Thus we learn that the infinite is ginning he may put his statements notwithstanding mankind's mani- they say. Lo here! or, lo there!, foi,

we take the inspired Word of the fold problem. and

perplexities. behold, the kingdom of God is Bible as our suicient guide to velling the fundamental and finite today te big with blessings." gible and present reality. We lean tions to our loving, God, When, as There is a growing readiness to within you" The most matter of eternal: Life." The Bible shows, us eternal facts, of being. False educa-did not mean much to him. They on "the sustaining innate in the

a consequence of further study and test new methods, and a keener fact person must admit that these that God is Love, Truth, Life on has beclouded our outlook and appeared vague and distant, as not measure, that we understand God's greater understanding, he begins to willingness, on the part of human statements do not mean a material spirit. As there appear both the arting point. Now we may begin hayliging, al Barent connection loving all-power. Through the Sci- realize better that God has already opinion, to accept almost infinite kingdom, or a material locality. literal and the spiritual meaning of God, and how complextiles and biens, However, he dung to the the fact that our real being rig is already complete and perfect, to see how simple are the things with his pressing business pro-ence of Christianity we awaken to done all things, that true creation possibilities Faster air service. The poly kingdom that ever can in the Scriptures they must be radiocasting, television are but a be within must be in the realm of spiritually understood. The unin perplexities set in when we attempt uavice. After three days or so, he nates in divine Love, and is there these petitions may be partly or few evidences of that expansion of our thoughts, our consciousness. It spired statements con

to explain existence through the begin to police, that matters did fore one with divine Love The wholly exchanged for declarations thought leading to these inventions was Christ Jesus' intention to con- change the unalterable nature of medium of the material senses or not become worse. On the con- practical proof of our tew-found stating the divine facts of God and and discoveries which in their turn vey to the people of this time, and Delty as revealed by Christ Jesus large stream of books is being some unexpected solutions came lovingis, considerately, and under-everything that is not in reement by merely human knowledge. A trary, they somewhat improved knowledge is assured when we act Hl expression, man, and dentals of contributing to those in all time to come, that the and others when they saw the per poured out upon benumbed rear began to decrease, His thought standingly toward others, since with the divine perfection.

only heaven or harmonious, being, fection of the great First Cause Those who have been studying the only rule of God or suprema and its eternal, immutable, con humanity, books trying to solve the was losing its overanxious concern every act is prompted by and inBy reason of the ziness of Gad and practicing Christian Selence, good, cannot be established anytinuous operation

world's problems from within these le became clearer and more con- thought, the loving act is of true it is readily discernible that what- and who have seen and proyed the i flere else than in the realm of in-

You will find that the atheist je

problems. The only possible and ident, better conscious, of the, all-worth only when it is based upon ever in portrayed as finite or actual truth of ită teachings? wel" (dividual consciousmiesă. :

not opposed to divine logle, but Practical way of solving the ills of of God, more sustained by in the recognition of our fellow beingsmaterial, imperfect or discordant, come this expansion of thought

mortal existence is by dndividually finite good. Consciousness Primal

only to the human misconceptions

| as having their source of existence whether we call to a man or a beast. and action, as coinciding with the

After all, out consciousness is about God. Thus, if he holds to rising into the altitude of divine In short, a new power Had ep in the same infinite Love by which or a plant, days not belong to the discovery of the Science of Chris factor of the utmost significance logical reasoning, he cannot be understanding, wherein the dampered in his consciousness and we know that we live, and move, divine realm, and therefore is an tianity, and its growing influence for our existence. Indeed, without consistently opposed to. God as cuity is recognized as unreal, as thereby in his disnes de a result, and have our being" At the same unreal temporary faise concept upon human existence. They dis- consciousness there would be no understood in Christian Science. lacking divine authority and divineof the Christian Science treatment time, let us be alert in not accept On the other hand, the truthy con- cern that their individual practice existence, This is such a self-

God's Real Nature consent. Harmonious being is ex- and his own steadies reliance on ing the way of depicting our neigh-cerning man and everything else of this Science will progressively evident truth that one might al Particularly interesting is it to perienced in fast this way: that is divine Truth. The power for good bour as offered by material sense, is here and available for us all reveal to them existence as it ori- most call it a mere commonplace acquaint the affelst with the de! on his individual mission of self-initagligt often working in part, imperfect and detuated by in- concepts of God. Since they are in the measure that one enters up be found never to be cruel or un- that is as being for the greater through right ideas the spiritual ginally and fundamentally At the same time, it is a profound anition of God as found in Ecience meant to be. and 18-absolutely truth, the spiritual understanding and Health (p. 165) "God is in reformation

sulle a fanerent way than he and ferior motives

the refection & God 16 is our and everlastingly harmonious of which is of great practical value: corporeal divine, supreme, infinile

humanly outlined. Grateful and The practical value of the com- privilege to make, use of these without any of the harassing and we are conscious of a number of Mind, Spirit, Soul Principle. Li

entered the once of the mand, "Thou shalt love thy peth divine, ideas constituting our real discordant experiences which thoughts and things which to Truth, Loye. If not, devels of all the

one day and told how bour as thyself," is in this under- and only individuality as God's frequently seem to beset the ves gether constitute what, we term that is reasonable he must admit

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tors of standingTojove one's neighbourikeness, of individuals and nations. Sourworld. It is an individual the existence of mind, spirit, soul, 4281

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Hatian Science prayer or It is the purpose of this lecture world; no two people, even living principle, life, truth, IoveThen, mang

devoid of a -as far as it will be possible in the in the same spot, have the same by divesting, these concepts of asked short span of time allotted to ne Life: For instance, the world of an everything which is corporeal toner quaint you at least with a few of optimistic person is different from mortal subordinate and noite, pngman thebaste elements of Christian that of a pessimistic one, even tres at the right concepts Solace.." It is my privilege to they are sitting day by day in the are synonyms of God. -speak to you of the practical pos- same price and are doing the same – Chr

sibilities that Christian Science and of work. Hereby is indicffed | through -opens to you for a happier. Hest- tur - Consciousdem 13 Höe only, evident truth that

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