The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-22
INTERESTING Lecture ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
DELIVERED BEFORE FARGO AUDIENCE LAST night
Prof. Hermann Herring Of Concord H. Discusses the Merits Of the Science
Of Salvation Before Large Crowd at the 0prahouse

matter. in a mere impression,
accounts for the ills of the flesh. Is
1t any wonder that the body gives out
under the strain put upon 1t so long
as we declare that our life depends
upon IL, upon a false concept that cam
not even sustain itself? Think Of the
responsibility the burden, we place
upon 1t, making 1t not alone our de-
pendence in normal living, but also the
scapegoat of all sexcessesl Is 1t any
wonder it does not make good?"
We take an advanced step when we
see that the body lis mental instead Of
physical and that we do not live in
a matter body but in consciousness.
Bodily conditions are relieved in so
far as we realize that God the in
finite divine Principle, is our Life.
Mrs. Eddy says in Science and
Health page 14),
Become conscious for a single
moment that Life and intelligence
are purely spiritual, neither in
nor Of matter,-and the body will
then utter no complaints. If suf-
fering from a belief in sickness,
you will find yourself suddenly
well. Sorrow is turned into Joy
when the body is controlled by
spiritual Life, Truth and Love-
What Is Mind7
The ordinary human concept of nina
is that which thinks, feels or wills, the
intellect. or the activity of the brain.
Christian Science reveals the fact that
Mind is divine Principle, the infinite
Life, Truth, Love, omnipotent, om-
niscient, omnipresent, the all-inclusive,
eternal, unchanging, all-wise being, the
only cause and creator.
This is very different Mind from
that which is supposed to result from
the action OF the gray matter called
brain.
Christian Science makes it clear that
material existence is not the manifes-
tation Of this divine Mind, but the
phenomenon of the counterfeit, called
mortal mind.
1t is this false concept of existence
that does all the wrong thinking; that
believes in sin, disease and death;
that claims there is life and intelli-
gence in matter.
Since God is Mind, this Mind is
good, and it's effects must always be
good, never evil. AS real thinking is
the activity of the divine Mind, the
only real thoughts or ideas are good.
Therefore everything that Is evil, per-
tains to evil or results in evil is not
Mind nor included in Mind, hence is
not real. Human thought, will power,
hypnotism, mental suggestion or mag
netism are all capable Of evil, and
hence are not Mind or the activity of
Mind, are not Of God, and so are not
good but essentially and entirely evil,
Healing Methods.
The difference between the methods
of healing through mental suggestion,
or hypnotism, and that of the divine
Mind, the Christ healing, must be
clearly seen.
When the effort is made to heal by
suggestion, the operator endeavors by
means of hypnotism to make the
| patient believe that he Is not sick He
attempts to change the belief but the
cause of disease remains and in time
! manifests itself even in worse forms
The patient is no better off, he has no
risen in the scale of being, he has nj
more manhood, or moral courage, ant
does not know any more about Coz
and His Christ than before.
How is 1t possible for anyone to be
lieve as has been said, that Chris
Jesus healed through hypnotism, whel
hypnotism is the dominating activit.
of the carnal mind, and the Bible de
clares "the carnal mind is enmit
against God?" How could Jesus as tn
Son of God use a power that is op
posed to God? He said "Of mine ow
self I can do nothing. The Father il
me he doeth the works"
It may be needless to say that tn
teachings of Christian Science are
no wise the same as those of the EN-
manuel church, Movement. The pro
jectors of that movement themselve
have emphatically declared this.
Christian Science Healing.
The true Christian Scientist reflect
the divine Mind. stands on the basis {
God, man and the universe as Spir
and spiritual, as Love and its NANTES
; tation, as Mind and its ideas-per
and harmonious. Hence he under
stands the unhealthy of matter and ev
and knows that man is not sick bJ
that the patient is simply sufferin
from a false lnesmeric belief. FroI
that standpoint he proceeds to correC
the errors Of belief with the Truth {
being and thus establishes harmony o
spiritual, scientific basis.
| To- al
physically, but morally and spiritual
as WELL because the divine Mind, CO.
has reached his consciousness. His be
lief In matter, sin and disease is less
ened and the understanding and Low
OF God, of His Christ, and of the Bib
: is greatly increased. He has begun
: let that mind be In him which was ais
: In Christ Jesus, (the sound mind
which St Paul declared God has give
us
S Thus 1t is seen that 1t is not the hi
1 man mind that does the healing, bl
D divine Truth which is brought to be;
: upon the case by reflection. Truth
!. reflected by knowing. The huma
!, mind reflects Truth by KNOWN
!, Truth, knowing God Alright.
This is cardinal point in Christie
: Science healing, that it Is God, diyir
j. Mind that does the healing and nj
i human thought. In Christian Scien'
5 healing the human sense serves only
d a vehicle for Truth. 1t is the Trut
Il alone that effects results
Two Fold Process in Healing.
Another cardinal point in Christie
2 Science healing is that 1t works fro