The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-21
New Philosophy or Health.
SrH PAPER.

healing seem Co make use of the same
principles and In, this the general public
are more nearly right than The adherents
themselves of some Of these sects. Tho his
{ gry of bigotry and sectarian division in
the Church of Christ is not without its
parallel among that portion of the church
who have revived the methods of healing
practiced by Christ and the Apostles Il am
of Paul, " "And of Apollos, And of
Cephas "And / Of Christ, Is still
repeated by the different members of
Christ's body, until one Is fain To ask with
Paul, "Is Christ dividodY When the
disciples came 10 Jesus saying that they
had found one casting out devils In Ills
name and had forbidden him because he
followoth not Us, Jesus said, FORBID
him not, for he that is not against us Is
on our part.
IL is true that tho different schools give
different explanations of their methods,
yet each except perhaps those who employ
hypnotism, claims 10 heal by the divine
power, each claims that IA genuine spirit
ual regeneration Is an important part OF
the healing work If not an essential TO OBJ
tanning the result The chief point of
difference is their attitude regarding the
faith required. some say that the patient
must have faith at the outset some that
thoy will teach him faith and some that
he need have no faith at all. This appnr-
ent contradtion Will be understood when
IL is remembered that unconscious faith
may be developed by thought transference
from the healer To the patient. The pa
tient places himself willingly lder the
healer's influence, full of desire To be
taught, and the healer simply "leads in
prayer" the patient unconsciously follow
ing and making the prayer his own. Thus
IL is that the healer has faith for two, and
actually leads his patient To the Divine
Fountain OF healing changing his whole
mental attitude for the time being. The
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extent for no one thus healed can fail 10
be filled with reverence and conscious be-
lief in the divine pOwtr. Upon the pernia-
neGce of this change depends the perna-
nence of the cure and the possibility OF
self help for the future. Tho varying ex-
plantations given 10y healers can make no
difference in respect To this. "For whether
Is easier, 20 say thy sins be forgiven
thee, or To say arise and walkf' He who
said this also recognized the necessity for
"A permanent spiritual regeneration, when
He said TO one whom He had healed, sin
no more, lest worse thing come unto
thee. "
Any .one who has been healed by
psychic methods has been lifted tenn
porarily TO higher spiritual plane
of living. 1t is comparatively easy
To induce sick person TO lift his
thoughts To spiritual things with con-
scious longing; lie is far less satisfied
with self than when that self seems co be
prospering unchallenged by shadow OF
adversity. We all know how when
1.-The Devil fell sick,
The Devil monk would be
But, the healing once accomplished, Is one
TO be allowed To relapse Immediately into
his old life? Not unless he wants the former
chastisement repeated; the same conduct
will certainly bring him again into the
same condition If not into worse one.
A larger light always brings larger re-
sponslbilities, and should bring also
strong enthusiasm to walk according to
the larger light That is what all must
do who learn self help by these methods.
The first truth To be accepted is that of
our own responsibility for our bodily CON-
dition, together with faith that we can
always by divine assistance overcome
disease. Then begins self discipline, a
long gradual process of education and
growth, whose efficacy is attested 10y the
thousands of men and women who, after
coming into the new life, develop q
strength, buoyancy and sef-poisc such
as they never knew before. They can do
more work. endure more fatigue and loss
of sleep, boar bravely the severest trials,
and through all keep youthfulness and
sweet content that others well may envy
The very beginning, however of this
new life is an inner illumination in the
light of which soul-lifc becomes the all
important consideration, and all physical
of high and holy thinking. 'Seek ye
first the kingdom of God and His right
eousness and all these things shall be
added unto you" To be continually
treating ones SELF will not bring this
transcendent self-mastery but TO forget
self in others, in efforts TO help others to
"a higher life, in the contemplation Of
pure ideals ana in cleansing the heat q
even shadow of low or frivolous
thoughts. To learn to love ones ideals SO
much that they fill tho consciousness and
crowd out other thoughts except whendaily
duties demand strict attention. this Is To
"pray without ceasing, Ito live in the
world yet not of it,; this Is indeed the
life that is "hid with Christ i'm God F"
Ii is true that this seems only descrip-
tion of the ideal we have all held of n
perfect Christian life. 1t Is that and
nothing more, yet that we have not at
tanned il is evidenced in n thousand ways.
The charm and glamour surrounding
the history of the early church is due
To the fact that then such lives were
common; and their power TO heal and to
defy contagious; together with perfect
contempt of danger and love To all the
world, hcathen as 10 then was, made the
Christians perpetual wonder to their
neighbors and brought To the church the
popularity and power that have well nigh
been her ruin This Is but the renais-
sance of Christianity. Some hold that it is
n sign of the speedy coming of Christ,
some that He is already here e-one Christ
| life in the hearts of men.
The Christ life How inexpressible in
terms of human speech Self-cOnscious-
ness lost In the Christ st-consciousness, death
swallowed UP in victory Human life,
after its long estrangement comes again
into vital union with the Infinite Life.
Now we can understand the language of
the birds and flowers for now we too live
only to express tho divine purpose; our
wills once given us have been surrendered
again To Him who gave them, and we are
become heirs of God and joint heirs with
Christ. All the infinite treasures of
the Fathers house are ours, riches so inf
mite that all that we can use are as Moth
ing TO the unsearchabe depth of riches in
store for us, To be taken as we need them
day by day.
The strength Of the Christlife is i'm it's
ropose lt Is the strength of nature; the
same peaceful, unhurrying strength that
blossoms in the rose and waves in the
giant branches of the forest trees lt Is
drawn direct from God. and IL grows with
the using. Ii is not only sufficient for the