The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-12
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:: HEALING THE SICK. :
!. Reprint from the Christian y
!. Science Journal.
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There is one question upon which
the nations of the world will all agree.
| We desire that our sick be healed. The
next important question to consider is,
How shall they be healed? The author
of cience and Health With Key to
| the Scriptures, our text book, has CIV
en- a simple solution of it. She shows
how to take Gods word and apply it
/ in overcoming sickness as well as sin.
Having experienced the healing power
of the one Mind, she has been enabled
to explain. to humanity what this great
Love will do for them. In doing this,
| the inspiration of Truth as expressed
in Gods word, has been her only
guide.
Jesus was governed by this one
Mind. So far as mortals afe governed
| by this Mind they are enabled to e&-
| press their true Being with the Faith
er, The command Heal the sick
was as imperative as Preach the Cos
pei for it is good tidlngs to all man.
kind. His followers nineteen hundred
years ago proved the Principle he
taught to be practical. Should not
those who profess to follow him now
, ' re able to give the same proof?
America is called land of Bibles,
and because of this, it should be
known as a land of robust, healty,
happy people, for this Book is a sure
guide to the destruction of every fear,
every sorrow, every sickness, every
sin. To be healed through the nuder-
standing of Gods word, or Christian
Science, we must search the Script
ures for what we want.
Are you suffering with sickness?
Search for what it says about health.
Are you overcome with sorrow? Find
its antidote in joy Do you believe
your strength is failing you? God is
our refuge and strength" DO you
seem to be overcome with fear, so
that your physical body appears full
of confusion and suffering? Perfect
love casteth out fear" Accept this
Scriptural statement as made for you,
and you will be enabled to drink at
the life-giving fountain that heals the
sick.
The practice of Christian Science
enables us to overcome our belief in
sickness, sin and all evil We are prac-
Using Christian Science only as we
\ are growing less envious, less greedy
less selfish in all of its expressions
by striving to love our neighbor as
ourselves, and keeping Gods com
mandments. Such an example viii
reflect Gods ideas and heal the sick.
1t has been asked, What would yor
do in an extreme case?' We would
employ the very best physician tina
could be found; and follow his instruc
tions and take his medicine. Divine
/ Love is the great Physician, and
would dare trust no other. Jesus, b.
his great works, has shown how thi
! great remedy heals all manner of sick
= ness and evil If one half of the tim
: and care had been spent in searching
Gods word in the light of Christial
Science that has been spent in tn
: study of materia medica for the wis
dow that will overcome the ills of tn
flesh We would have little sin an
suffering in our land today
Jesus came to do the will of tn
f Father and destroy the works of tn
' devil He destroyed fear, sorrow, SUI
= come by him. He expressed Gods wi
t in healing the sick and reforming tn
, sinner. He brought joy where sorro'
seemed to reign, helath where sickness
, appeared to have control; he coole
( the fevered brow, Gained the trouble
) breast; he overcame every obstacl
{ with the understanding of the powe
of the one Mind.
f When you go to the bedside of tn
sick, can realize the presence of Low
that knows no fear and become cons
Gus of the presence of our Father, S
that those who believe that they SUI
, fer in flesh catch the tone of harmon
, that prevades immensely, and they a
so acknowledge His presence in tn
absence of discord, is it not a proc
that you have applied the right REM
dy
Ezekiel says lin speaking of the tire
whose leaf shall not fade), And tn
fruit thereof shall be for meat, an
the leaf thereof or medicine" Yo
need have no fear of giving overdos
of this medicine Is your physicf