St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-11-16

SuDpose the case of large number or
hospitals is the city and new one to be
established which was to take care OF the
cases which none of the others could cure;
would 1t be fair to say nothing regarding
the cases of failure in all the other hos
pitals and to condemn as murder the
death of a patient in this hospital which
was trying to do what the others con-
fessed themselves unable to do?
If in the desert a man was cyng OF
thirst and a friend brought him lite
water, not enough we will say to save
his life and yet all that he had to give,
would it be fair to say that It was the
water given that caused his death? Or,
suppose that there were enough Of water
to satisfy his thirst and that he in his
wild rawlings split II on the sand whence
It could not be gathered up, would II be
fair to accuse the friend Of evil motive
because he brought to him the water
which was not received? Those who are
dealing with the sick have either love or
its opposite in its consciousness. Love
heals, hate kills If there be gust OF
malice blowing bitterly against those who
by the Science Of Christianity are seeking
to heal patient, may that not be the
real danger menacing the Pickering life
Of the sick man?
The majority of those healed in Chris
tian Science are such as have gone the
round of medical treatment first. They
are often those given up to die by doctors.
The normal action of good Is shown by
their recovery Is it not then fallacious
in every way to say that in any case
Christian Science can cause the opposite
of Good?
THE OPPOSITION OF MATERIAL
SENSE.
Material sense always brings limitation
1t decetfully promises joy from the IT'LL
lation of the senses, but soon the one de-
ceived must increase the dose Then he
finds that the greater the dose the less
the satisfaction, and the stronger his be-
lief in the senses the greater his bondage
to them. At last it may happen that
sensuaIity will seem to have obliterated
every life-evidence of spiritual sense, and
may enclose a man in darkness like
that Egyptian blackness which could he
felt. Or take the matter of giving from
the basis of material possessions. When
we divide material goods there Is lessen
ing with every division So Andrew
thought when he calculated how far five
loaves would go towards feeding five
thousand people. Should we try to benefit
mankind in this way vast fortune would
come to almost nothing as far as an in
dividual man would be concerned. The
spiritual Is the opposite of this. The new
10y to which d man awakes with reversal
of material sense abides with him and
cannot be lost. Joy gained on true
basis grows perpetual.y, and giving doth
not impoverisf." Material possessions may
be like the clothes which make no part of
the man, but spiritual understanding is
the character. Spiritual understanding is
the real man who has immortality
In Christian Science the attack Is made
at the root of the error, at the belief or
life originating apart from God, and abid-
ing in matter, and the healing of sin Is
considered the important thing. Jesus
spoke about the denseness and grossness
of the people to whom he came, which
prevented them from taking the first step
towards healing. He said that sensuality
dulled and stupeficd them lest they should
"be converted and ] should heal them"
That which was consequent upon CONVEX
sion was healing, but material belief pre-
vented conversion.
The waning belief in drugs has been one
Of the phases of opposition to the Spirit
,al When oecnle said the works of Jesus
we are told that they glorified God.
The followers of Jesus are exhorted to "let
their light so shine before men that they
who see the good works may glorify the
heavenly Father" The use of drug IN
attempted healing Of the sick cannot De
said to glorify Cod for such reliance
practically rules God out of the question.
II God is to be glorified all Scientists, all
Christians, should through Mind heal the
sick. and give those signs of the solved
problem of life mentioned in Marks ma
chapter. Spiritual sense will bring the re-
suit.
THE PRETENCES OF HYPNoIlSM
AND MESMERISM.
There is only one true method of heal
ing. and that is healing through the
Christ-truth. Hypnotism processes 10 nea
nv the influences of educated wili-po"-
err" 1t is admitted that this wlll-powei
very frequently does work In evil ulrec'
tons. Mesmerists have caused their VIC
Tins TO appear intoxicated when no strong
drink had been given them. Hypnosist'
have suggested crimes which their pa
tents carried out in dumb show, but witt
as great fear as if actual crime had beei
perpetrated; and yet, Ky both these meth
/ DDS men profess to heal the drunkard an'
reform the criminal. The strifes, alterca
lions. competitions, rivalries and wars II
the world are due to connecting Wills
| Nothing could be more certain thah ina
will-poWer claims to do both evil ana goo'
And how, If l put myself under the IN
fiuence of the will-power of another nov
do know whether the operation Will D
evil or good? l have no assurance tina
undesirable elements from the numa
mind influence may not be impressed upo
me. Only in Christian Science can OF
have certainty, because the meaning Wor
is done by impressing upon the patent
mind the eternal Truth regarding man
, being and origin which is found in tn
Bible and calculated in Science an
, Health. This book is the textbook whic
gives the method and morale OF Chri!
tan Science. There is no word IN thf
text hook contrary to the higl
, est wisdom and strictest morality; cons
:. nuently no evil can be given by the hea
; err who keeps to what is taught, and II
y patient who studies the book may be Il
:, Judge of this. This book says "Scien'
!, cannot produce both disorder and order
:. and thus arraigns the methods which pr
- fess to produce both crime and reform,
:, unscientific.
y Should there be healing done to appea
y ance by means of hypnotic and mesme1
!, methods it is really the error OF the WI
% power of another displacing the patient
error of fear, ana the stronger error
= mains in possession of the field 1t Is
~ argument of material sense that Sat
"a casts out Satan. Does one evil cast
~ another? We say that pain is cured
peace, but material sense uses morphl
to cast out pain; then will provi
to strychnine or cocaine to cure the me
or phine habit, or prescribe drunkenness
e. the last resort for the victim. In the sal
ut analogy revenge seeks to cure hate
IN murder. 1t processes to do good to
re | 1nuenner throMph evil done To the Nicl