The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-28

tive methods. since the advent of Chris
tian Science. The bad dollar is not
counterfeited. The prestige of Christian
Science is great and growing. Its spir,,
itualizing influences are profound and
widespread, They already have pesne-
thought and life, like the genial warmth
Of the farreaching currents OF the
mighty Gulf stream has recovered vast
regions which otherwise would be en-
braced in eternal winter. II
The practical effects of the teachings
Of Christian Science, supported and rem
dered conspicuous on all sides by it's
practical and evidential works, are of
such high character as to deserve the
most grateful recognition on the part Of
all true lovers of their fellowmen. For
example, as the direct corrollacry Of its
teachings that all disease is Of primary
mental causation, it has constantly tier
ated to its followers and to the world
that such cankerlng passions as greed,
hate, lasclvlousness, malice, and their
like, and such destructive emotions as
fell enemies Of human life and health,
as well as Of happiness. AS another di-
rect cOrollary Of it's doctrines. it has in
sistently taught its followers and the
world the mischievous effects of talking
ana th at the
peril by physicians as we'll as their pa
tients. The current literature Of the
day proves how widespread have become
the benefcent effects Of these persistent.
Christian Science teachings. 1t is with
rejoicing and gratitude that Christian
Scientists discern these signs Of the
times.
They discern that the leaven Of truth
is doing it's work-a work often unsus-
pected by the world at large.
Let me give an instance. read from
the page of medical advice in this agri-
cultural monthly which I hold in my
"I advise you,' says the writer,
"not to dwell upon the subject and not
to suspect you are threatened with ap-
pen3dicitis or cancer but as far as pos
eons TIE mind has much TO DO W
our health. Seek diversion so that your
mind may be carried away from
Sensible advice, such as Christian
Scientist gives, with the, exception that
he would teach that the best way to re-
thoughts, is to teach the. truth, instead
of merely seeking diversion. Truth is
the surest and safest antidote for false
Let me read further from this same
medical sd Wis knowledge of medi,
have changed more as the years have
gone by, than any, other branch Of sci
ence: thus medical books published ten |
years ago are of but little value today"
/ refrain from comment on these sig
true ea admissons Sl IS corrobo a g by the the
memories Of the older persons in this
audience, who can recall the lancet and
the denial Of water to fever patients,
and so forth. I read to yoq, further:
cine cannot do the -hundredth part
Now what is this Nature, this great
restorer9 Is it a star, or an aggregation
Of material objects9 What is he trying
to personify as a substitute for Coda
there any CLAWS Of nature' which are
apart from the laws of God9 Has ma
ture any power which is not the power
Of God? The medical profession has
the Latin phrase, "Vis medicatrix ma
er Of nature. Let It be changed to
read, Wis medicatrix Del, the remedial
power of God. and then it will cease to
| be materialistic in its concept, will no
longer be unscientifcally loose and mac
curate, will no Longer e TAKE aMay the
and power of God. Said Whittier:
~ dare not fix by mete and bound,
The love and power of God. -
But the medical :, Latin phrase seeks to
to. an unknown, mysterious underlined,
supposed power which it.calls nature
avoiding the name Of God. .- ~
| When the medical writer, in the pas
sage have read to you admits that the
power which he calls nature, but which
power of God, performs the ninety-nine
hundredths part in the healing Of sick
ness, and drugs only the one hundredth
part, how is he able to prove even this
one-hundredth parts. He cannot, No
physician is able to describe scientiieal-
1y the supposed remedial power of
single drug. It is suppositious, at the
most. - =. -..--,:~ .-~ g..
If God performs thru his benign laws
the ninety-nine hundredths part Of the
cure, had we not better study those
itual in. their origin and character.
Material laws is an evident misnomer
to all who are not materialists Mat
ter cannot legislate and make laws.
Let us study these spiritual laws and
seek to understand them, and to test,
Christian Science is doing successfully.
Let me read a. further paragraph
from this same writer: HWays to in
lure health: Giving way to fits Of an
ger; continuing to keep up a continual
worry about something or nothing
Most excellent. Sound christian Sci
ence doctrine. It follows, then, that
} the right mentality is the way to pre-.
, serve and restore health, does TT not?
And how can the drug physician sup
pose himself to be competent to meas
ure, define or limit this remedial power
of a right mentality9 It is not a mat
ter of physics at all; it belongs to the
realm Of metaphysics.
Let me read just one more passage
, from this same page: "New York
Journal Of Health Hints-Try popcorn
for nausea; try cranberries for ma;
7 LARA ii Try tomato sauce in your cod
That g it; try, try, try; and mean
while, suffer, suffer, suffer; but do not
try to know the truth that shall make
you free, do not try the Great Physi-
clan who 'forgiveth all our iniquities,
who healeth all our diseases, who is
, the Fountain al < Of "a, al Life, who is. the
The most optimistic Christian Sci
entists cannot expect the great lethar-
gic masses of men and women at once
F. abandon their loved medicine bot