The Daily Missoulian., 1909-09-29
A Saving Power.

IsAshnt are the essentials or require
tnents nf "A power that Is to free hu-
iIsnits from its misery? obviously. 1t
must he a power that is able Ia re-
veal the cause of this misery and then
10 destroy that supposed cause II
must be power that will destroy evil.
all sin and sickness II must he able
to make mankind honest just. kind.
intelligent. This means that ii must
mot only supply the principle and
rnies for right living, but 1T must
nnAee ii possible for men tn know and
to put into practice these rules and to
overcome the opposing power of infiu-
ence that hinders mans effort tn prog
ress. 1t must deliver man from all
evil and bring him into the conscious
ness If good through spiritual under
standing.
1t Is our aim To show that Christian
Science is the science of salvation in
and through Christ: that II reveals the
principle of being and awakens that
spiritual understanding which enables
us To work out our own salvation
practically and effectively: that IL dis
closes the cause and occasion of dis
rordant conditions here on earth. the
nature of the bondage that holds lis "a
esil: tAaf e reseAsst eha as,snisGsasruslis
pfaheing. the truth about God and His
universe, inrlnding man, nnhlN,iG'
hludus operandi. by which. we can pro-
eeed to free ourselves from .evil ana
attain true manhood and womanhood
In 'the liberty of the sons of God"
Salvation Through Mind.
In working out our salvation we
must first see that salvation or deliv-
srance from evil IL mental process,
takes place In find: that 1t is trans
formation through mind. and thai 1t In
both ethical and philosophical.
The Bible declares that Ito be car
naily minded Is death: but To be spirit
uaily minded IL life and peace
All will admit that evil liz primarily
mental: that evil aims. and purposes.
all nLSjudgment. hatred. envy. jeal-
ousy, are mental, and that the correc-
tinn nf these mental conditions must
he mental. through education and exx
perience. the awakening and establish
ment of right thought Bad habit In
mental, hence its correction is mental
even though physical punishment be
used. If we are suffering from u mis-
take, we must first detect the mis-
take and then correct IL. This Is
mental process. All will concede, too,
that truth Id mental. 80 also Is good.
Intelligence. law, and It's operation;
that the correction or destruction of
evil with good is mentai-repentance
reforma atlon and regeneration are men,
tai-therefore the healing Of sin IN
mental 'sH
II law IL mental the supposed law of
disease must bee mental Therefore such
wrong law can be altered, corrected
and repealed by the law of truth and
right. the law Of God. A law that re-
suits in discord. Disagreement. dis
ease cannot be Il law OF right or good
hence cannot he n law of God. Such
law. therefore. has no Inherent power
and no principle: IL is. indeed. no law,
but only a false claim of law
We are all familiar with the physi-
cal effects of fear, anger and other
strong emotions. Such effects having
"A mental cause obviously can be healed
mentally. and Christian Science teaches
that NIL disease. whatever its name or
nature, has II mental origin and is Il
mental phenomenon, an experience of
the mortal material human mind.
which IL healed by the divine mind.