National Republican., 1888-01-28
MENTAL HEALING.
An Informal Talk on the Subject by
Mrs Mabel MaCCoy.

A very large audience was assemblcd In
Willard Hall to listen to "An lufofn;N I2lk
on Christian Science or Mental Healing" by
Mrs. Mabel MacCoy. This lady is amos. in
terestingand fluent speaker, and many OF her
auditors were vsibly impressed by her lecture.
Mrs. MacCoy stated that her investigation OF
SSnIi,iiuah Sdii H. sGiehee Sl came apont thtongn tne
invalid of many Yeas, given up to die by the
physicians, and that, since she had found the
way to health and strength, she. felt that she
must tell the truth to others, and not hold her
peace, "lest the very stones should cry out,
She made very plain to her hearers the diff
ference between Christian science and the
fhith cure. While no doubt cures were done
through simply believing the promises, yet
Christian science appealed TO the reason, aud
reached people whether they declared them.
selves believers or lacking altogether in faith,
but each child Of God, She continued, may
heal himself when his mind Is trained into II
correct way, Of thinking, making each one his
own physician.
Jcsus of Nazareth has said, "Ye shall know
the truth ana the truth shall make you irec;"
aud as the world IS still struggling under the
burden of sin, sickness, and miserles OF every
sort wc must conclude that the freeing idea
of truth is not yet understood.
Nearly all who come for instruction in It's
principles enter through the door of sickness,
for they do not yet understand that IL Is a
knowledge Of truth that they are seeking, and
must find, If they would show forth health Of
body and this comes largely because they do
mind of God and his relation TO Him not only
affects his character, but shows forth in sick e
ness or health, according as he deems Him to
be Jealous, angry, revcngefu God or tender,
loving, mercihiI Father, for man will ever seek
to be like the Being he worships as God.
All sickness of whatever sort comes from
wrong thinking and the fundamental sin the
basis of al others is the acknowledging Of u
false God. To have more than one God is
idolatry, and the world Is giving power intel.
ligence, and presence to something named evil.
N Ia In NtV.n-
tence, onlniscience, and omniprcscnce of God
(the good, with the next breath we ackuow.
edge evil in the form Of sickness and sin as q
reality aud crouch in icar and trembling be.
fore them. Men are wont to think OF God as
alar off when the great teacher has said: "The
Kingdom of God is within YOU" God Is the
love and Intelligence. We are His children,
made in His image aud likenes. spiritual men
aud women here aud now. Ever does
the eternal fiat 20 forth, Let rs make man In
ment OF our existence, and we have but TO
realize this, declare Our oneness with Him. and
cry Abba Father, and then health shall come
TO our bodies, peace to our mind, that shall
show forth as clcansed aud upli tied moral char
actcr and satisfying knowledge of truth such
as We have nevcryet dreamed OF.
She said 1t was almost impossible to tell the
principles and its WORKINGS in one short hour;
but she hoped the time was near at hand
when 1t might be told with such tongues OF
fire that like the pentccostal sermon of old,
ranks in single day. She then related some
remarkable cases OF healing done by the
science, and offered to give the names, If any
desired, of those thus healed, although the
cures by the different scientists had now he.
come so numerous that the most Skeptical no
longer doubted their truthfulness. she didn't
believe in forcing or urging any To study the
science, but told them TO walt unit they felt
the need OF some help other than what can be
obtained through the old channels.
She sought 10 show her audience that the
spiritual birtl-Of which mupl is told bv
the wise men of the past, aud especially Jesus
the Christ, the only yet born Son OF God may
be brought to pass through the power OF the
spoken word, which word, practically Illus
tratcd, Is this God, the good, is everywhere
all in all; am a.creatton, an emenalion of the
One Intelligence, and as n spiritual creation
of u e infinite Creator | am whole already
And with this declaration sin aud sickness.
disappear as darkness before the light of the
MONDAY sun.
Mrs, MacCoy will omen class for inStruc.
tion in the practical application OF this science
to the healing of diseases at the Riggs House
on Monday evening, jan 80.