St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-10-25


simply an imitation or counterfeit
obtained from finite, dimensional,
mortal basis.
Now it is not the appearance but
only the original that has power,
| intelligence and substance. The
manifestation of growth, action or
being in matter is but material
concept of spiritual facts.
The objects, action and power ex-
pressed in moving picture" are
not in the picture and we do not as
sociate them with the picture, but
with the original which the picture
reproduces. Similarly, life, growth,
action. power, substance, law, ct
cetera, are not in matter, physical
existence or the smaterial conscious
ness; but in divine Mind, the only
cause and Principle of being, and
should be so thought of.
When we recognize God as the
only Mind, the only cause, Truth is
reflected in consciousness and exist
ence is harmonious. When we be-
lieve causation to be material or
in mortal mind, we put our trust
and dependence in a shadow, a false
belief, and existence, so called, is
discordant, liable, to disease, dis
aster, death. In order to work out
our salvation we therefore need to
understand causation.
Matter a Sense-Impression.
Everything that we know or see or
believe, all our thoughts, acts, or
experiences go to make up our uni
verse, our sense of existence, our
Consciousness.
AS we gain our concept of exist
ence largely through the physical
senses, it is very important that we
be able to weigh and sift their testi-
mony. We all know how deceptive
these senses are. The distant house
is not actually small because it seems
to be so, neither does the sun move
because it appears to move. So also
hearing, taste, touch and smell are
all fallible. In fact, the impressions
received by the senses and recorded
mentally require explanation and
and Ineligible.
These senses bring to our con-
sciousness only Impressions, from
which we form a concept of things
If therefore the testimony of the
physical senses is so unreliable and
unsatisfactory it is apparent that
the consciousness gained through
these senses cannot be true and re-
liable.
What is the true nature of sub
stance, or what is back of these ap-
pearances, material sense does not
and cannot determine. Only a sense
that can perceive truth and reality
can declare this.
If we can see existence as mental
instead of physical, we have taken
great step onward. The next step is
to learn what is true and real and
thus correct our impressions and OBJ
tain a truer consciousness of exist
ence.
What is Mind?
The ordinary human concept of
mind is that which thinks, feels OF
wills, the intellect, or the activity of
the gray matter called brain. Chris
tian Science reveals the fact that
Mind is divine Principle, the infinite
Life, Truth, Love- omnipotent, ON
niscient, omnipresent, the all-in-
elusive, eternal, unchanging, all
wise being, the only cause and crea-
tor.
This is very different Mind from
that which is supposed to result
from the action of the gray matter. -
Christian Science makes it clear
that material existence is not the
manifestation of this Divine Mind,
but the phenomenon of the counter
felt, 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 is life and
Intelligence in matter.
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. 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, 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 es-
Sentially and entirely evil.
Healing Methods.
The difference between the method
of healing through mental sugges-
ton, 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