Evening journal., 1905-06-09


be understood as saying is that every
kind Of sickness Is the result of long
ages Of human error. Of straying away
from Gods law. and the innocent suffer
with the guilty because we are all, more
or less, under the ban of these long
ages Of transgression until we come into
an understanding of the divine law by
virtue of which the error may be over
come and destroyed.
The Cause Of Sickness.
1T is APPARENT from what has thus far
beensaid that Christian Science teaches
that sickness Is the result of sim in its
broad definition as human error. Let
me briefly explain All win agree that
the sin of lust. or licentiousness. is a
prolific cause of soclSness. It is the
source of loathsone and fatal diseases.
Physicians agree to this.
Another fruitful and appalling cause
of sickness and death is drunkeness
the excessive use of intoxicating Hq-
uors.
These are among the grosser sins of
mortals. They are admitted by all to be
wrong. They are the cause Of more
sickness than all other causes. Remove
them and you have taken away per-
centage of the source OF sickness that
would reduce its aggregate to an amaz-
ing extent
"But these are not all there is that
produce sickness. Sorrow, grief, the
multiplied form of disappointment, dis
lcouragement and depression, these mem
tai conditions act upon the physical and
bring about many of the disorders and
complications which are called physical
diseases.
"Other prolific causes of sickness are
the disorders arising from business wor-
ry and disappointments. These are
mental, although producing myriad
forms OF physical disturbance. But the
Christian Scientist goes further i'm his
analysis OF the cause Of sickness. He is
aware that there are many other
qualities of the human mind that are
health destroying / enumorate these
briefly as hatred malice. revenge. jeal-
ousy. dishonesty, distrust, anger and
kindred qualities. Remove them and
heaven has been brought vastly nearer
to earth, and an enormous work has
been done toward establishing good
health.
"Now, my friends, let me ask you.
can these multiform mental causes of
sickness he cured by any other than
moral and spiritual means? viii ma
torial medicines reach and destroy
mental conditions and moral defects
In other words, and more plainly. can
inanlmate drugs destroy sin? The
soporific effect of a drug may stupefy
the mind so as to produce temporary
relief. but cure it cannot; heal, finally
! al a. frs %
dealt. at best. only with effect it has
not reached root-cause.
Nor can the surgeons knife cut out
mental conditions or moral defects. The
utmost it can do is TO remove the
physical effect of these
I'm saying this I wish 10 cast no re-
| Election upon those who are practicing
medicine and surgery. They are work
ing up to the highest standard of the
healing art. Their purpose and effort
are to relieve human suffering and stay
the ravages OF disease. The question
here submitted is: Are they practicine
the highest and best methods of heal
ling2 Have they reached the true
remedial standard? II not. and a bet
| ter exists, then the truly unselfsh
and sincere of their class win welcome
land endorse that which is better as
soon as they become convinced that
there is a better.
$50 far as Christianity has been sue.
/ ccssful in improving the world morally
and spiritually, just 50 far has it re-
lduced the percentage of all sickness
which is the result of sin. The preacher
whose labors have reduced the per
lcentage of immortality or wrong Twins
| I'm any form has contributed his part
toward reducing the percentage Of al
sickness resulting from such wrong liv.
| ing. Sc with the temperance reformeri
and so with all who are laboring foi
better standard of life.
"And I say to you in conclusion thai
this God is your Physician, as we'll as
mine. We can go to him daily, hourly
momentarily. in sweet and silent prayer
and If we pray Alright, He will heal us
OF our diseases and remove from us ou
linnrmities. We can know, in the very
depth OF our being, that He is our Ply
stefan, our Comforter, our Life. oui
Health, our All-in-all and in the fullest
ana most absolute sense, n very present
lhelp I'm trouble; and that in Him w,
live and move and have our physica
and our spiritual being.
May I not, then, appeal to all goot