Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-07
DAILY KENN1 aAc JOURNAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7,

But she saw in it as present a posi-
oility as are goodness and honesty,
and she was instantly healed. That
vas in the year 1866. She could then
say with Paul, the law of the spirit
of life in Christ Jesus hath made me
free from the law of sin ana DEATH.
In the effort to learn the explana-
ton of her own healing, Mrs. Eddy re-
sumed her search in the Bible and con-
tinued for a period of years, until she
re-discovered how Christian healing
operates through spiritual law-the
law which Jesus fulfilled. She began
to write out her observations concern
ing the Christian These writings
formed the basis of the more complete
record known as Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" first pub
lished in the year 1919
This Christian Science text book is
not a Bible. Indeed it can never dis
place the Bible Its one purpose has
been to interpret the spiritual mean
ing of the Bible. Every Christian ser
mon that has ever been preached mas
essayed to interpret the Bible. so the
Christian Science textbook mas no
other purpose than to interpret the
spiritual meaning of the Bible. 1t mas
so far succeeded as actually to restore
to Biblical truths the healing ana
saving grace that originally character
lied them.
Opposing Mentalities.
Although it is generally admitted
that Christian Science heals both sick
hess and sin by mental process, fully
90 per cent of the popular misconcep-
ton concerning it relates to the men
tai quality that heals. Some mistake
II for the human WILL others sugges-
ton. and they are the polar opposites
of Christian Science We need there
fore to recognize with Paul two types
of mind. for to be carnally minded,
says Paul, lis death: but to be spir-
itually minded is life and peace.
Jesus repudiated the use of human
will. for he said, Il can of mine own
self do nothing: because ] seek
not mine own will, but the will of the
Father" We might repeat those
words and substitute honesty for an
added meaning. Il can of mine own
self do nothing because I seek
not mine own sense of honesty, but
the honesty Of the Father, from Prin-
Principle that has the spiritual power
TO overcome dishonesty. 1t is only tnat
goodness from Principle that has the
spiritual power to overcome evil. 1t
is only that Mind or will of God,-the
divine Principle.-that has the spirit
uaI power TO overcome sickness and
disease Christ Jesus specifically de-
clared that he used or employed only
that will or Mind which is God,-the
pelar opposite of suggestion Christ
ians are. moreover, enjoined by the
Scriptures to Let this MIND be in you,
which was also IN Christ Jesus
One Mind.
Job declared concerning God, Thou
art in one Mind" and Jesus recognize
ed but one Mind,-the Mind which Is
God. He referred to Him as MY
God and your God" He is therefore
my Mind and your Mind. He is my
life and your life; my honesty and
your honesty; my intelligence and
YOUR intelligence; for, as Paul says,
In Him we live, and move and have
our being" Endowed with that mind
which was also in Christ Jesus We
NAV fulfill the sscriptural ENJOYMENT
evil with goed.'1 Some might say,
however, IF good will overcome evil
81. will evil overcome good But that
is not true, tor7the reason that good
and evil are not alike. They bear pre-
cisely the same relation TO one anotn-
er as do intelligence and non-intelh-
gence, as do the positive and negative
as do light and darkness. Intelligence
will destroy Intelligence, but nom
intelligence can never destroy intelll-
eence. So it is that light destroys
darkness, but darkness cannot destroy
light.-cannot so much as put out a
lighted candle.-and it matters not
whether a room has been maintained
in darkness for five minutes or 90
wears. the light will dispel the dark
ness with the same ease. In like man
ner it matters not whether an lndl-
vfdual has been maintained in the
darkness of despair and disease lNe
minutes or 50 years, the light or spir-
itual intelligence will dispel it with
tne same ease. 1t will illuminate
oonso;o,rS strength in the