The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-08-01
itrhe thira Of series of articles by

Our critic in the 'Un.versaifst Leader /
of April IS. 1908, declares that in the
days of Jesus and his apostles the
attempts at the healing Of The sick
were incident TO the popular belief Of
satan as the cause 81 disease" and
that they healed the sick by virtue of .
their power over the devil" He adds
that the method instituted by Mrs.
Eddy is an abnormal survival OF this
belief under such new names as ma
licjous animal magnetism
Mrs. Eddyts definition of malicious
magnetism is Identical with our Lords
description Of satan. II synonymous
with the technical word "resnicinns +
mental evil used by psychologists. I
and with the word dragon" Of the
Apocalypse. which Is said To he the
same cold serpent called satan and
devil. which st. John said .deceiveth
the whole world" II was called ser
pent because Of It's cunningness. The
/. Masters declaration that satan is
liar and that his own his offspring.
Is "a lie" is unmfstakable in Its mean
ing. Jesus referred to satan as nc.
but ,iesis n HI. ~
truth. that there is no truth in him.
and that he Is altogether liar. IL -
neither person nor Intelligence that
lies, hut a mere mystification Of want
Of Intelligence which appears as false
sense of things. The scriptures refer
to satan as a deceiver. Evil. like
darkness, Is not a real power. 1t simply
obscures and II disappears with the
revelation Of truth. Sin. sickness and
death, which are said TO be the works
sbf Tie devil. are the result Of decep-
ton. the offspring OF darkness. They
are oeeasi6ned b. n lack Of true IN
detstandlng and "are overcome by
truth, God Jesus spoke of the woman
as having "bean bound by satan. 10.
these IS years" and he said, ''Ye siiali
know the truth and the truth shall
make you free" II Satan is liar,
>sayan's bonds must he receptions. The
only way that a liar or devel can bind
Is by deceiving. Hence deception or
falsity is the proper name for the
works OF Inc devil, sin. Sickness and
death.
From this description ii Ii seen that
Christian Science does not fndorse the
tabled devil with horns and hnofs. but
regards satan In the hight Of scffptnrai
teaching. and while Christian Scientists
believe that Satan" is the cause of
disease they are not entertaining the
superstitions belief that a peculiar per-
sonage by some sort Of spell has pro-
duced this disorder, but that because
OF lack of understanding and prac-
tice Of righteousness mortals have lived
In that state of consciousness wherein
they are not properly protected and are
a. Nf.xlF
the Chrfsttan Scientist does not be-
lieye that lie can be doctored with
medicine. that am error of conscious
ness can be destroyed by drug. He
knows and demonstrates the fact that
II must be overcome by spiritual re-
generation.
II may be asked here how drugs and
Will power heal the sick. and II there
are two distinct mental methods Of
curing human woes. These questions
Involve a consideration of the prem
Uses of Christian Science as well as of
its conclusions. Human will is the
cause of all trouble. It's misconceptions
constitute the basis Of all disease.
Sickness Is a false belief based upon
the evidence OF personal sense This
belief may be temporarily displaced by
a form of suggestion which Is based
upon the same sense. but tho patient
would not be really cured because the
foundation af the disease would not be
destroyed. To illustrate: enc who he
lieves that four time three are eight
may by persuasion be convinced that
four times three are sixteen. and thus
be cured of his belief that four times
three are eight: but he has another err
ror In its place. IT, however one who
understands the truth quietly makes
clear To him the fact that four times
three are twelve. he Is permanently
cured of his selief that four times
three are eight. since he cannot again
believe that faisehood after the truth
Is made. plain to him. The false belief
has not been overcome by viii force.
nor by persuasion as In the former
case. but by u clear consciousness of
eternal truth.
sickness is based upon the belief that
man il material and has. therefore.
lapsed into discord. while science
teaches that materiality. evil. disease
are no more n part OF the real. spirit
,ial man than the smoke is part al
the objest which II hides, that the ma
teriai claims concerning hlail ai' NV
more thar a cloud Of false sense which
10 mortal sense temporarily hides the
spiritual face of being. and which Is
dispealed as the individual awakens
10 a realization of his true being
Hence the patriarchs, declaration: I
shall be satisfied when I awaken in his
likeness"
II one Is cured by "A suggestion when
is based upon the evidence of the
senses. upon the same belief which ad-
mits OF the sickness in the first place.
he Is not actually cured. though the
disease temporarily disappears. Tor he
still has the error In consciousness
which constitutes the foundation OF
his disease. namely. the belief that
man is mortal and material. Christian
Science makes il clear To him that he
is the reflection or manifestation oi
God, and thus destroys his belief that
ne is material and consequently MS
belief. that he is sick. Thus he is per-
.manently cured. In this manner We
illustrate the fact that there Is but