The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-13

cation on the given point is neces-
sary: whereas random arguments
which are not based upon divine prin-
ciple and which are merely the sug.
gestions of what one would have come
10 pass, are more or less weak and
uncertain in their results.
This marks the distinction between
the nature and effect of Christian
Science end these methods which do
not depend upon God. The stately
operations" of Christian Science begin
with God. and every argument en-
ployed by the Christian Chemist is
based upon his understanding of inn
mutable Principle His effects are,
therefore. elevating and permanent.
The application of Christian Science
must invariably produce good results
in character because they constitute a
plea which opposes all error and
which is in behalf OF the divine will.
consistent Christian Scientist can
never do anything but good. To do
wrong necessitates an imemdiate de
parture from Christian Science. and
the institution of human methods of
mental operation. Human suggestion
is unrestrained except by the moral
status of the operator. while a Chris
tian Scientist is restrained by the
spiritual apprehension which governs
him in his method.
The effort to overcome disease by
the exercise of human will does not
rid one of its cause; it leaves the pa
tent still in the belief that he has a
mind of his own, still without any
recognition of the divine Power. still
without a knowledge of the basis OF
a healthy mental condition. The prac-
tice of mental suggestion leaves the
patient where IL found him save that
he has an intensified belief in a mind
of his own.-the same belief which
constituted the basis of his disease in
the first instance. He is not, there
fore. healed even though his condition
appears to have changed for the bet
ter. He has simply a new form OF
belief which must be DESTROYED in or
der that he may have permanent
health.
One would not argue that to open
the window and let in the sunlight
of mental suggestion, and yet such an
operation exactly illustrates the prac-
tice of Christian Science. II opens
the door of understanding to the sun
light of God. which destroys evil and
disease. 1t is. therefore, manifestly
unfair to the public that one should
coin q definition of mental suggestion
broad enough TO include the practice
of Christian Science without making
a clear distinction between Christian
Science and those forms OF mental
practice which depend upon some
thing besides divine Mind to heal.
Healing Inevitable Fruit Of Gospel.
The Universalist Leader OF April Is.
1908, commenting upon the Mind
Cure Department" and the church. de-
clares: I'm the end we shall have
more disease. more unhappiness.
more scandal" No doubt there is
peculiar form of mind practice which
might result In such an end, but 1t is
not necessary for the church to adopt
such form. That system OF Mind
healing is most efficacious and COM
ly upon God, and we assume that the
"Universalist Leader" did not intend
to condemn the practice of an implic-
it, an unreserved and an unbounded
faith in God, nor to overlook the
Scriptural teaching, God IL an ever
present help in trouble" nor the teach
ing, Because thou hast made the
Lord, which is my refuge. even the
most High, thy habitation: there shall
no evil befall thee. neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling" God
| is Spirit, and to dwell In spirit is to
have an abiding consciousness of the
ever presence of Spirit, to under.
stand that lin Him, we live and move
and have our being" and that we are
therefore safe.
The "Universalist Leader" declares,
For the church to attempt to add to
the cure Of souls the care of bodies
will be colossal blunder" No doubt
the writer OF this article had in mind
that the physical condition is OF lesser
importance than the spiritual well be-
ing OF the individual. and with this we
| agree, but we should not overlook the
| Masters promise, Seek We first the
kingdom of God and His righteous
ness, and all these things shall be
added unto you" 1t would be impos-
sible to live under the government OF
the infinite good without being affect
ed bodily, for it is a scientific fact
that healthy body is the manifesto
ton of healthy mental condition
The Leader" further declares: The
| healing ministry of the early Church
lapsed for good and sufficient reas-
| ons." We imagine that 10 would tax
the Eliminating capacity of the Lead
err to its utmost to discover what
these reasons may be. II adds that
because the Apostles treated the sick
Is an argument that ignores the de-
cisive lessons of the intervening his
4 tory of many centuries OF progress
and discovery ITO argue that we
ought to reestablish the treatment be-
cause IL was an apostolic practice is
to ignore the fact that Providence IL
self put stop TO the practice by
changing mans conception of the uni
verse and human life"
! Such reason would be equivalent to