The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-12

LAS we gain our concept or exist |
ence largely through the physical ,
senses, It ls very important that we
DC able to weigh and sift their tes-
timony. We all know how deceptive
these senses are. The distant house
Is not actually small because Il seems
to be so, neither does the sun move
because 1t appears to move. So also
hearing, taste, touch ana smell are
all fallible. In fact, the Impressions
received by the senses and recorded
mentally require explanation and
rectificatlon to make them coherent
and intellgtble
These senses bring to our conscious
ness only impressions. from which we
form concept of things. If there
fore the testimony of the physical
senses is so unreliable and unsatis-
| factory it is apparent that the con-
seriousness gained through these
senses, cannot be true and reliable.
MATTER A SBNSE-IMPRBSSION.
Material objects may ne defined
as objectified mental impressions
and since material sense is unreliable
and untrue, these Impressions are a
seeming only, that is counterfeits Of
reality. What is the true nature of
substance, or what is Da'ck of these
appearances, material sense does not
and cannot determine. only a sense
that can perceive truth and reality
can declare this. A mortal's uni
verse is projection of the concept
! of existence which he has obtained
through his FIVE senses and through
the educational influences of his
childhood and youth.
If we can see existence as mental
instead of physical, we nave taken a
great step onward. The next step is
to learn what is true and real and
thus correct our impressions and OBJ
tain truer consciousness of exist
| ence.
THE MORTAL BODY Is MENTAL.
| Through Christian Science we are
beginning to understand that the NOR
tai body is mental; tina, 1t is an EN-
bodiment of conscious and uncon-
scious mentality, the developed NOR
tai thought of self-hood, the external
ization of a personal sense of physical
being. This explains why II is so re-
sponsive to thought.
The prevailing belief that life is
in matter in mere se1se-impres-
sion, accounts for the Ills OF the
flesh. Is it any wonder that the
body gives out under the strain put
upon 1t so long as we declare that
our life depends upon it. upon a false
concept that cannot even sustain
itself? Think of the responsibility,
the burden, we place upon It, max ng
1t not alone our dependence in nor
NAL living, but also the scapegoat
of all excesses! Is it any wonder it
does not make good?"
We take an advanced step when
We see that the body is mental in
stead of physical and that we do not
live in matter-body but in con-
sciousness.
;. Bodily conditions are relieved in
SO far as we realize that God, the
infinite divine Principle, is our
Life.
Mrs. Eddy says in Science and
Health page 14),
Become conscious for single
moment that Life and intelligence
are purely spiritual, neither in
nor of matter,-and the body
will then utter no complaints.
If suffering from a belief in
sickness, you will find yourself
suddenly well. Sorrow is turned
into joy when the body is con-
trolled by sspiritua' Iife, Truth
and Love.
WHAT is MIND?
The ordinary human concept of
mind is that which thinks, feels or
wills, the intellect, or the activity of
the brain. Christian Science re-
veals the fact that Mind is divine
Principle, the infinite Life, Truth,
Love. omnipotent. omnscient, omni-
present, the all-inclusive, eternal, un-
changing, 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
manifestation of this divine Mind,
but the phenomenon or the counter
felt called mortal mind.
1t Is this false concept of exist
ence that does all the wrong think
ing that believes in sin, disease and
death; that claims there is life and
intelligence in matter.
Since God is Mind. this Mind is
good, and its effects must always be
good, never evil. AS real thinking
les the activity of the divine Mind,
the only real thoughts o. ideas are
good. Therefore 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 hypuotfsm men