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''In Christian Science the healing
power is not the thought or will Of
the Christian Scientist. 1t is inner.
ent solely in Truth itself, the divine
Principle. The Christian Scientist
simply does the knowing through his
cultivated spiritual understanding
and the truth that is reflected by his
knowing is the power which correcta
and heals: in accordance with Je-
sus' statement, 'Ye shall know the
truth and the truth shall make you
free.'
This is a cardinal feature OF
Christian Science healing which dis
tinguishes it from all other methods
of mental therapeutics. namely. that
it is the divine Mind and not the hui
man mind which heals. Those who
know only of the human mind some
times believe that Christian Science
healing results from the action of
this mind, as in mental suggestion,
hypnotism, or VIM power, and so
they confuse it with t hose methods.
But when we know the divine Mind,
then we can see that Christian Sci
ence healing is Truth healing, where
in divine Truth and Love correct hu-
man error, and wherein human will
and mental suggestion have no place
any more than they have in mathe-
MATES.
Healing q Change Of Consciousness.
In Christian Science healing it is
the Christ Mind alone that effects
the patients consciousness, it alone
illumines and transforms apprehen-
sion, corercts the erroneous concepts,
establishes harmony in consciousness
and then externalizes this haromny
In health OF body. This effect fire.
quently takes place as a result of the
reading of Mrs. Eddy's explanation
OF Scripture teaching in Science and
Health There have been hundreds
of cases of organic and functional
diseases which have been healed
through the reading of this book,
and, being a physicians son, l
know what am talking, l have
personally inquired into too many
such cases to be mistaken.
Such healing illustrates the fact
that when spiritual Truth enters the
receptice consciousness it brings
about a change In consciousness and
externalizes that change in a we'll
body. This is totally different
method from that of any other sys-
tenn Of healing, and it is quite impos-
slble to obtain such results from the
use Of non-intelligent drugs.
True Basis of Healing.
There is no other basis on which
we can understand the healing re-
corded in the Bible, the healing work
that has done and is being done
through Christian Science, save this,
that all reality Is the divine Mind
and its infinite manifestation, and
that discordant. material existence is
but an erroneous concept.
"On the basis of matter as a SUD-
stantive actually. it is impossible to
understand this. much less to demon
strate it. But when we can see mat
ter for what it really is, but the pro-
jected concept of the mortal mind,
then we can see how spiritual Truth,
the divine Mind, entering conscious
ness can bring about a change in con-
seriousness and externalize that
change in harmonious phenomena
and right living. The effect of the
divine Mind upon the human mind
Is always to bring about harmony, re-
moving what is right and needed, re-
moving what is wrong and not
needed.
Indeed. this belief in matter is
the veil of flesh that hides the Spirit,
and much must be understood and
overcome before spiritual conscious
ness and salvation can possibly be at
tained. Christian Science makes it
possible for US all to begin to make
substantial progress in this direction
here and now.
Mrs. Eddy Loved and Honored.
1T is not to be wondered at, in
deed it is inevitable, that Christian
Scientists should love the founder of
this movement for having brought to
the world this Science of Salvation,
this demonstrable knowledge which
affords deliverance from evil, t his
spiritual understanding Of the Bible
which reveals the true nature of God
amid the power Of His Christ. There
are thousands upon thousands of
people in all the world who are to-
day experiencing great blessings as
result Of Mrs. Eddy's teachings,
and who are demonstrating that say
ing faith which alone leads to
heaven.
She is loved not only for the rev.
citation of the demonstrable Christ