Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-12

one and therefore must be pursued ana
practieed mentally. We have also seen
that the activities of human life are
all mental, that even matter and ma
terial existence are mental; that the
state of our existence is determined by
our mental condition, our sense of
things, and that it is this human sense
which needs to be enlightened.
Now that we have everything on
mental plane, it is important to know
what real Mind is. The ordinary hui
man concept of mind 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, omniscient,
omnipresent, the all-inclusive, eternal,
unchanging, all-wise Being, the only
cause and creator.
This is a 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 are life and intelligence in
matter.
The Need of Differentiation
What a difference between this So
called mind, and the infinitely good,
intelligent, loving, divine Mind And
how important for us to clearly dis
tinguisn and constantly differentiate
between the divine Mind and it's mani
festation and the mortal human mind
and its beliefs. AS Mrs. Eddy says
(Science and Health, page 82):
I'm world of sin and sensuallty
Fastening to a greater development
of power, 1t is wise earnestly to
consider whether it is the human
mind or the divine Mind which is
influencing one"
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. There
fore everything that is evil pertains 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 magnetism 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 essen
TALLY and entirely evil.
Healing Methods
The difference between the method 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 pa
tient 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 not
risen in the scale of being, he has no
more manhood or moral courage and
does not know any more about God
and His Christ than before.
How is it possible for anyone to be-
lieve, as has been said, that Christ
Jesus healed through hypnotism, when
hypnotism is the dominating activity
of the carnal mind, and the Bible de-
clares 1.-THE carnal mind is enmity
against God?" How could Jesus as the
Son of God use power that is opposed
to God? He said "Of mine own self
can do nothing. The Father in me he
doeth the works."
1t may be needless to say that the
teachings of Christian Science are in
no wise the same as those of the EN-
manuel Church Movement. The pro-
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have emphatically declared this.
Christian Science Healing
The true Christian Scientist reflects
the divine Mind, stands on the basis of
God, man and the universe as Spirit
and spiritual, as Love and it's manifes-
tation, as Mind and it's ideas-perfect
and harmonious. Hence he under
stands the unreality of matter and evil
hot fe5 anf clio hut
that the patient is simply suffering
from false mesmeric belief. From
that standpoint he proceeds to correct
the errors of belief with the Truth of
being, and thus establishes harmony on
a spiritual, scientific basis.
The patient is not improved merely
physically, but morally and spiritually
as WELL because the divine Mind, God,
has reached his consciousness. His be-
lief in matter, sin and disease is les
sened and the understanding and love
of God, of His Christ. and of the Bible
is greatly increased. He has begun to
let that mind be in him which was
also in Christ Jesus, the ''sound mind"
which st. Paul declared God has given
us.
Correction Fundamental
Through Truth, the Christian Sci
enlist overcomes error, whether in the
form of sin or disease. He recognizes
what is wrong and proceeds to correct
it. This correction results in harmony
of mind and body.
Hypnotism or mental suggestion
would persuade the sufferer that he is
all right, that he does not suffer, ETC.,
without recognizing or knowing how to
correct the error in thought which pro-
duces the outward trouble.
Such mistaken method can never
bring about radical Improvement in
wrong conditions of business or body,
for it's only effect is temporarily to
mesmerize those concerned into ac-
cepting one belief for another. The at
tempt to destroy false belief in any
other way than by means of Truth does
not heal and is dangerous.
In true Christian Science healing d.
vine Truth corrects error, good over
comes evil, Love destroys hate. 1t is
divine law superseding and neutraliz-
ing false material law and its effects.
1t Is the awakening of thought to the
perception of what is right and real,
and so establishing harmony and peace.
1t is the appearing of the Christ, the
divine idea, in consciousness, right
knowing of the true God and His Son,
and of the power of His might.
Thus it is seen that 1t is not the
human mind that does the healing, but
divine Truth which is brought to bear
upon the case by reflection. Truth Is
reflected by knowing. The human
mind reflects Truth by knowing Truth,
knowing God Alright.
This is a cardinal point in Christian
Science healing, that it is God. divine
Mind, that does the healing, and not
human thought. In Christian Science
healing the human sense serves only as
a vehicle for Truth. 1t is the Truth
alone that effects results.