The Daily Missoulian., 1909-07-25

lies nothing more nor less than the
laws Of psychology. the power of mind
over the body and the gentleman's
further discussion of the subject in
dicates that he places the exalted work
OF the Master on the basis of human
suggestion, the force of his will over
material things and conditions and
over the minds of others. Jesus at
tributed his demonstrations not to him.
self but to the direct influence of the
Father
Another clergyman has declared that
Jesus healed the sick through mag
netic manipnlations; still another
claims that he was controlled by good
spirits. DIR. Elwood Worcester ex-
presses an opinion that If there had
been proficient medical practitioners in
the day of the Master, he would have
had physician to diagnose the cases
OF sickness which came to him, and
that he would have turned over the
cases of organic diseases to the medi-
cal practitioners. IT appears that each
particular Individual is prone TO be-
speak the Masters commentator OIL
whatever the individual himself would
recommend and to credit the Masters
good works to whatever means is re-
ouired, in his Judgment, to produce
given result. Inasmuch as Jesus was
unincumbered by any sort OF material
means or methods, 1t follows that he
had the most expeditions and conven-
lent method the world has ever known.
He certainly would not have acted the
part of wisdom in seeking or using any
imperfect means when he already had
in his possession the perfect. pos
session which he demonstrated by the
perfect results which he obtained.
Dr. Godolphin is right in his declara-
ton: II believe when some Of us fail
to get an answer 1t is because We are
lacking in faith. We have got to learn
to submit our lives to God" This
leads US to say that Christian Science
contributes very largely toward ones
faith in God by enlarging ones under
standing Of Him. Our confidence in
creases as our acquaintance enlarges,
II we know only little about God we
may have a small faith. If we have
misapprehension of God and look upon
Him as the author of discord and ca
lamity we may dread Him rather than
trust Him The understanding that
Gods love, that He is infinite mind
an onlnipresent intelligence, that con-
stantly upholds, sustains and protects
His creatures, fosters strong faith
IN Him It would be impossible to
entertain this infinite and exalted con-
sciousness OF God without having in
finite and abiding faith in Him. Such
faith amounts to understanding and
destroys evil and disease.
Suggestion.
One authority on mental suggestion
declares There are two auto-sugges-
tions that will cure most cases of in
somnia The first is this--when you go
to bed make up your mind that you
are going to have a sleep. Say to
yourself. I am going to have a good
sleep tonight The other idea is that
if you don't sleep 1t doesn't make any
difference" This authority says he
explains to his patients that sleep Is
a "bad habit very wasteful Of time"
We are reminded of the convenient
G.GInOu OIL Ille iIldIl wiz aou6ht W
prove the obedience Of his dog. The
master said to his dog. which was un-
der the bed "Gyp. come out here Gyp
did not move Then his master said.
s'Gyp, stay under the bed sGyp re-
naained under the bed. Now, said the
man to his friend, Did I not tell you
that Gyp was an obedient dog"
DR.. McComb declares that the pa h
tient needs to assert again and again
/, himself, I will Sleep" This is about
as simple dose Of human will as one
could imagine 1t is sheer human de-
termination. without even a material
basis for its utterance and Is certainly
in striking contrast with the Masters
declaration. mot as | WILL II 1t =
said "You are in a good atmosphere,
il a comfortable bed. and, therefore,
you will Sleep the answer may be. II
acquired the habit of insomnia in this
very atmosphere and in this very bed
Thus we might name one suggestion
after another until we have exhausted
every argument which human con-
seriousness is able to produce AMI still
not find one which has a logical. truth
1Ul anu SuDS LdliAldi DuSiS vi any iSd-
.ure whatever. that could nationally be
expected to convince the patient thai
he will surely sleep, and yet the eus
eastionist informs US that by such ar
..ulnent he has put his patient TO sleep.
The inevitable conclusion is that what
ever result is produced by such a
process is not by the argun1rut or
arguments employed. but by the EN-
ployment itself. that is, by the force of
will or magnetism put forth in the ef
fort.
Professor Dickinson S. Miller, in Il
letter which appeared in the New York
Times, November IA, 1908, declared
we almost never can truthfully say
tc patient You will get we'll We
do not know whether he Will or not
confess to the 'unpracticaF moral
squeamishness of wishing to Danish tie
lie from suggestion altogether May
we suggest to the gentleman that there
is but one possible way of doing this,
and that is by adopting the Christian
Science method.
Mark the striking contrast between
fte ahnye nra ctica and that of the