Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-05

versal and primary cause of disease,
and the conclusions can not be resist
ed that the curative system which
fails to recognize it can not intelli-
gently abolish it's effects
"There are two books in the world
which entreat humanity to know that
fear is illegitimate and can be 'cast
out. These books are the Bible and
Science and Health. The latter,
with much elaboration, explains the
fabulous nature of fear and gives the
reason and rule for its elimination.
"Will not those of you who are
Christians consider as to whether or
not it would have been a moekery for
the Savior Of the world compassion
ately to implore man to resist fear as
if it really has "A scientific, inherent
right to infest humanity, and, there.
fore, irresistible7
"The matter physician declares that
the proper therapeutic or curative
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the use of material means.
"Now comes the utterance of Christ
ian Science, which is the science of
mind 1t declares that everything you
have or know; all that means religion,
politics, art, music, sociology, educa-
tion, finance, business, government,
the daily life and minutiae of your ex-
istence; all is in consequence of
thought. Thought ruptures empires,
Thought is the greatest potentiality
that the mortal knows of or is moved
by. The stage of human existence
which Oliver Wendell Holmes calls
disorder has been desolated by evil
mental conditions and must become
normal and righteous through the
transformation of mind Mindless
matter is not equal to the task. 1t has
no intelligence of its own and an all
wise God needs not to filter Himself
through non-iutelligence in order to ac-
complish for a sick man all that he
needs or to which he is entitled.
"We think the Bible is to be cred
tied, wherein it indicates that God is
the natural healer of all diseases, and
we know that this God is mind and
not matter.
"After this brief and fragmentary
allusion to these differences | ask what
think you of the difference2
cit really means the supremacy of
God and the Importance of error. 1t
means life and health instead of sick.
ness and doom. 1t means joy instead
of tears. 1t means n lawful Christ in
demonstration of a palpable salvation
for man who ought TO be like his
Maker
Mrs Eddy and Noble womanhood.
"For third of "A century Mrs. Eddy
has been pleading with mankind for
the recognition Of its right TO life,
health, and holiness according TO the
will of God. She has insisted that God
is the natural healer of the sick, and
that disease is contrary to God and
His will She has discovered and made
known the science of Christian healing
and has set forth the rule whereby hu-
manity is TO obtain mastery over dis.
ease.
"Every revelation of truth, every
scientific discovery has found its way
to humanity through some man, wo.
man or child. II so happened that
Christian Science was discovered, as
simulated. and disclosed by "A woman,
aud forthwith, and since then, there
have been many objections, all Of which
can he congreguted in one common he
lief that woman is not fit TO know the
truth II is not strange that this bar
barrie belief that mental inferiority in
heres naturally in woman should have
penetrated so many centuries, but il
is amazing that this generation needs
yet TO learn the scientific fact that
L NNtiN - no ANsANhiit HtNhANAs HlNieA W
material, physical, metaphysical or
spiritual why woman may not know
anything that is true, and know it as
soon as man and as well as man.
~ feel that | need not stand long
before a Salem audience TO debate the
question ms 10 whether or no its grand
women constitute dt ministers of God
TO them that sin and mourn aud suf-
fer, l know il is expected that a
chivalrous man will speak in gracious
terms of gracious womanhood, hut |
rejoice To know that the women | mean
need not, nor 10 they thrive on, un-
nutritious compliment, Because Of the
suhlimity Of inspiration, fidelity, cour-
age and character they stand on exalt'