New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-07

me me lace to flush or pale. the heart n
'ASlp' the voice TO change
VOW grief. anger and the like are Oh
on tba niehtal but because their effect
cI SIe Douy is or everyday occurrence as
iIooaiInaInonplace as eating and drinking. the
,eSSon they disclose is lost upon the man
fo ro nddstens to censure Christian Science
sihls "' NE what he styles the impos-
siDoe' yet which has been part of him
b5inoe the DAY when as a crying infant
tears. ''N "is H's'
Healing with Mental Medicine.
cS Sesg is,P proved for all time and for all
wa. was mental and he healed it with mental
nieuiclhe; lie gave himself no concern
stroyed pH W5a, symptoms. but he de;
little about what the sick man mad been
tSStLhIf, put much about what he had been
thinking. He said in so many words,
- Iot mat which goeth into a man
s %niCIl ueIiieth him. When he healed the
S StCA ne gave no parting directions about
eie1 ana rest but on at least one occa-
son SAID. Sin no more lest a worse
| thlhg come unto thee" thus indicating
me mental origin of the disease. The
SICK were healed by him through spiritual
understanding, not by human will. Chris
tan Science, similarly relying wholly
' upon olvlne Principle. has no relationship
with Will power. mental science. hyp-
i
thought transference, spiritualism or any
| or the other cults or schools which rely
wholly or In part upon the influence of
one human mind or human will upon
| another. These are essentially adverse
10 the teachings of Christian Science.
wherein the human mind and the human
VIII are made wholly subordinate and
suDserVlent TO the divine Mind, the will
I OF God Success in Christian Science is
only attained as falible human mental
lty is eliminated. This implies self-de-
Mai, the denial of the human sense OF
| SELF and the affirmation of all good, and
is condition 10 which all must come
sooner or later AS i live. saith the
Lord. every knee shall bow. and every
tongue shall confess to God"
In considering the Immortality OF man
one IS confronted by the questions.
| What OF the hereafter How am | 10
regard the change called death? What
makes direct answer to these very nat
ural questions. That which is called
death. though always an enemy and
! finally to be overcome as the Bible de-
/ clares, Is no more 10 be feared than Is
sleep. In the present state of our de-
Nelopment both are incidental to the eX-
\ perience Of mankind. both interfere for
the time with mans activities and the
awakening-alike in both cases-will, We
! believe. show no substantial change n
Individuality or advancement. The gates
/ or heaven do not swing open al the touch
/ or death. but are to be entered by riSht
thinking and right living mere and here
after
Christian Science puts aside the mytho-
logic iGea Of heaven as a place. and shows
1 II 10 be state or condition OF mind II
! follows. therefore, that its attainment
] depends upon the mental processes of he
individual Ia other words II afbrms mat
/ iiSht thinking leading to right living is
/ the sure passport 10 heaven. Turning to
/ the life OF the great exemplar, Jesus the
4 Christ. we find in him the ideal thinker
whose thoughts and actions coniormed
4 IN q q fFl 10 NrG
touching lightly upon matter and things
material only as tolerated concomitants
OF his dwelling on earth among men.
Most men have found they can get al
they want of heavens antithesis. he'll,
right here on earth, and there are many
who believe they have already had more
than their share OF IT, and perhaps they
have But they should know that IL does
not come from the hand Of God. SIN
brings its own punishment II has been
truly said that man IL not punished Tor
his Sis but by his sins by sin is meant
what Paul defines as transgression or the
law. whether due 10 mans ignorance Of
Gods law or 20 his wilful disobedienc3
Of H. The child who. through ignorance
or disobedience. picks up piece of hot
iron suffers because of his ignorance or
disobedience. His loving father has had
nothing 70 do with his suffering. and
Our Father which art in heaven low
ing every one Of HIS children, sends upon
them neither pain nor penalty From
HiIn cometh only the good and perfect
gift"
Not a New Message.
There is a short and cheering message
that Christian Science has 10 deliver 10
all who have ears 10 hear. 1t is not
new message IL mas treasured the chill
dren OF men ever since they first felt the
chill OF fear. The loving mother encour-
aging her toddling infant the gallant
captain cheering his men 10 greater valor.
the gentle Saviour quoting his affrighted !
ntNtHEE
BE not afraid
Christian Science emphasizes the fact |
that hen fear is eliminated from ;he
Consciousness OF the sick man-nO matter
what the nature Of his illness-he has /
taken a long step toward recovery. 10
declares also that people who are habitu-
ally free from fear. worry. anxiety, ap-
prehenSOn and the Ike, all or which are
the children of fear, are far less suscepu-
bic 10 illness and misfortune than oth r.
II has uncovered in fear an agency or
evil. an enemy OF health. a destroyer OF
peace and a bar 10 mans progress heav-
onward. IL Is not 10 be wondered, then,
that the elimination Of fear from human
consciousness is an important feature OF
the mission OF Christian Science.
Frequently IL is said, It Is all well
enough 10 say do not be afraid but how
am j 10 get rid Of fear and worry ana
anxiety? ] use all the will-power and
not get rid OF worry. II comes in about
as fast as ! drive il out"
Attempting 10 gel the mastery OF rear
and worry BY will-power alone is Ike
trying 10 beat back the ocean with a
baseball bat or trying 10 chase clouds
away with q broom You cannot get rid
of them by fighting them, but you can
readily get out OF their reach by rising
higher The waves Of fear and the mists
OF worry do not extend upwards and y
YOU will but climb 20 the hilltop Of SELF
lessnees where Love STANDS waiting 10
welcome YOU with outstretched hands,
Won will no longer be ouffeted by fear or
befogged by worry. For centuries 81.
John mas been telling this TO the world In
these words, Perfect love casteth out
fear" .,,,
Discouragement wears the invisible
livery of evil and rs constantly and con-
sistently working for It's master. IL IS
always pulling down and never oulld-
ing UP. - a. 1900,
Did you ever know any one 10 accom-
plish anything worth while when IN the
grin of disbursement? II paralyzes ell
fort. stupehes thought and dissipates
There is a ridiculous side also 10 the
condition of the man who Is mentally
! sick abed with a bad case Of discourage-
rneut RE is. only happy when ne rs mis-
ersble. the worse ne feels the better he
! likes II: the things that please MN most
are the things that do not please him at
all He is continually stumbling INTO the
| two extremes Of self-Justlhcatioh anu
| self-cOndemnation. Both are pad DUN
are modelled after plans drawn IN the
devils workshop; both are Obstructive 10