Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-09-21

true Mind, where sensible evil is
lost in supersensible good (Retro-
spection and Introspection, page 73).
The new birth is therefore to be
attained by learning to know the
true God and the ideal man and
how it is that they are one. The
new birth is to be attained by learn
ing to distinguish between immortal
man, representing Spirit, and the
false belief about man which sins,
sickens, and dies and is mistak
emily called man. The new birth is
to be attained by learning to discrim-
mate between the divine thoughts.
which emanate from the divine Mind,
and the counterfeits thereof, which
are the suggestions, impulses, and
arguments of error. The new birth
Is to be attained by learning the
mental practice which enables us to
recognize and obey the thoughts of
God and resist and destroy aught
else. The new birth is to be at
tanned by learning to utilize the pow
er of Truth over error, thus gaining
and maintaining true conscious
ness.
This divine method of salvation;
the divine method of salvation from
sin, disease, and death. 1t is the
method and the only method by which
uvn int Ii,
God. The kingdom of heaven is at
hand because there is a scientific
method of entering it. The kingdom
of God is within you because the
real man is the reflection of the in
finite Mind, whose individuality is
divine good
This analysis of the new birth shows
that it is neither to be gained nor
advanced by death. Death is one
of the beliefs to be destroyed-the
last one according to st. Paul. 1t
is one of the enemies which Chris
tian Science is slowly but surely
overcoming. For Christian Scient-
lists death has already lost much of
its pain and fear; it is an expert
ence that comes to them less fire.
Quently than before; they have dis
covered the cause of mortality and
the nature of that which is sub
ject to it; they have learned the
conditions and elements of immor-
tally; and they have begun to put
in practice the Science which is des-
tined to abolish death and it's cause,
evil and it's effects.
HEALTH AND HEALING.
The world is undergoing a great
awakening upon the subject of health
People are no longer willing to ac-
cept i'll health as something natural
to man nor as a curse which cannot
be removed. They are demanding
of both science and religion a life
| that is less subject to disease and
death With his demand Christian
Science is in full sympathy; indeed
| the demand is in no small measure
| the result of Christian Science It's
|
walton broke the fixedness of mortal
belief and aroused the hope which
has now grown into a demand.
We have heard and read much of
late about microbes and preventive
medicine, but the understanding that
the lack of good health is in every
case nothing but the result of derang
edthought will do far more than the
microbe theory to promote both
health and morals 1t is now gener-
ally admitted that ones thoughts may
effect ones health, and the world Isl
| beginning to perceive what Mrs.
Eddy was the first in recent cen
turtles to discover, that health is
wholly a mental condition.
The gospels mention four cases of
healing in which the Master spoke
on the relation of sin to disease. To
the man at the pool of Bethesda,
which had an infirmity thirty and
eight years. he said, Behold, thou
art made whole; sin no more, lest
worse thing come unto thee" John
5:1-15). In he case of the woman
who twas bowed together, and could
in no wise lift up herself" he spoke
of her as one whom Satan hath
bound" duke 13;10-17). When they
brought to him "a man sick of the
palsy, lying on bed" what Jesus
said implied that for the mans sins
to be forgiven and for him to arise
and walk, were one and the same
thing whether it is easier, to say,
"Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to
say, Arise and walk?" Matt. gil
81. In another case,-that of a man
which was blind from birth the
question was asked, Master, who did
sin, this man, or his parents, that he
was born blind?" His answer was,
Neither hath this man sinned, nor
his parentsy but that the works of
God should be made manifest in
him" And the work of God mani
tested in him was healing John 9:1-
-.
A superficial conclusion from these
four cases would be that disorder
of health is sometimes the result OF
sin and sometimes it is not. more
discriminating conclusion would be
that the lack Of health is sometimes
the result of sin on the part of the
sufferer and sometimes it is the re
suit of evil in general A close OBJ
server might notice that, although
Jesus did not say that the Woman
in the second case had sinned, he
did say that Satan had bound her.
You will also remember that Jesus
often spoke of healing as casting
out devils; and once he said, IF
with the finger of God cast out de-
wills, no doubt the kingdom OF God