Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-01

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that which is supposed to result from
the action of the gray matter 81
Christian Science makes it clear that
material existence is not the manifes-
taticn Of this divine Mind. out the phc-
nomen of the counterfeit, called NOR
tai mind.
1t is this false concept of existence
that does all the wrong thinking; that
believes III 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 is The ac-
tivity of TIE di,'ine Mind. the only real
thoughts or ideas are good Therefore
everything that is; evil, pertains to evil
or results in evil is not Mind nor in
GUIDED in Mind. hence is not real Hu-
man thought. will power. hypnotism,
mental suggestion or magnetism are
III capahl. of evil and hence are not
Mind or the activity of Mind. are not
of God ard SO lr" not good but essen
italy and entirely evil.
Healing Methods.
The difference between the method
of healing through mental suggestion,
or hvnnotism ana that of the divine
Mind, the Christ healing. must be
clearly seer.
when the effort is made to heal by
suggeStion the operator endcavors by
means OF mental manipulation to make
the patient believe that he is not sick
He attcmptS to change the belief but
the cause OF disease remains and in
time manfestS itself even in worse
forms. The natient is no better off, he
has not risen in the scale of being, he
has no more manhood, or moral cour-
age, and .,ocs not know any more
about cod ana His Christ than before.
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 its manifeS
tation, as Mind and its deas-perfect
and harmonious. Hence he under
stands the unrcalitv of matter and evil
and knows that man is not sick but
that the patient is simply suffering
| from a false mesmeric belief. From
| that standpoint he proceeds to correct
the errors of belief with the Truth of
heing and thus establishes harmony on
| a spiritual. scientific basis.
This is q cardinal point in Christian
Science healing. that it is God, divine
Mind, that does the healing and not
human thought. In Christian Science
healing he human sense serves only
as a vehicle for Truth. 1t is thc Truth
alone that effects results.
| Another cardinal point in Christian
Science healin" is that it works from
tho STANDPOINT of the unreality Of mat
| ter ana evil and thus proves the allness
and suprt macy of God. II includes the
knowing and affirmation Of Truth; the
recognition ana denial Of error
Mrs. EGdy Loved and Honored.
| It Is not To be wondered at, indeed
| it IS inevitable, that Christian Sclen-
| fists should love Mrs. Eddy for having
brought to the world this Science of
| Salvation, the trlc knowledge Of Coo
| and man. the spiritual understanding
| of the Holy Scriptures which enables
| them to know themselves and t. hem-
onstratc that saving faith winch
alone leads u heaven.
|. We Low" her not only for the reNcla-
| ton of the dpinunstrable Christ truth.
which is CnHtlnei in her wonderful
| book "Sciencc and Health with Key t"
the ScrinrnreS'' and her Other writings.
but for her cunSecration ahd "rEoi'crl
in continuing t. lead the great rell-
gious movement she has nauSuratfo.
She mas remained steadfastly ut ncr
most Of duty and continued to instruct.
guide. advise admonisn he: followers
and to lead on her great Cause III ITS
stately progress.
Mrs. Eddy did not simply state her
discovery to the world: she first dem
onstratcd il md then offered ii as a
de,nonstra Scierce for all mankind
TO profi; nv This Science overcOmcS
evil. by giving a true Knowledge OF
God and His Christ: it enables all
humanity to work out Their own saliva
ton and reach that pure consciousness.
which Jesus called the Kingdom Of
haaNpn