Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-14

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mot been and cannot be accounted for
IN any other way. Christ Jesus proved
what is. called matter to be wholly
mental when he walked on the water
stilled the tempest, and overcame
totheF so-called material conditions.
Material Mentality. -..
Having seen the mental nature OF
matter. let US now consider the ma
ture OF the mind which perceives ma,
terial things and of which matter is
the objectified concept or eXternaliZa,
tion, the. mind which largely consti-
tutes human consciousness This
mind is a consciousness of which the
factors are dimensional, variable. de-
structible. and our concept of the ma
ture Of these factors is gained through
the testimony of the five physical
senses. IL is a consciousness OF evil,
sin, disaster and death It claims to be
intelligence, but is inherently non
intelligent: it knows nothing of it
. self, 1t has to be educated. II claims
to be substance, but is really shadow,
since it is based on false testimony.
II claims to be life, but is really death,
since it is not self-sustaining. Recog-
nizing the nature Of this so-called
/ mind, St Paul named it "carnal," and
] Mrs. Eddy designated it "mortal."
since sin, disease, and death are its
inevitable products. ."
| Thus We see that all discordant
conditions exist solely as phenomena
and experiences of this carnal, mortal
mind, as states of human conscious
mess; hence their healing, their cor
1rectiCn or destruction, involves a
transformation of this consciousness.
1 As existence implies consciousness,
and as the body is externalized con.
/ seriousness, the conditions OF existence
and Of the body depend upon ones
mental state A discordant conscious
ness results in discordant existence.
! 1t is therefore necessary to change the
| human consciousness If we wish to
have changed conditions How is this
4 to be done? IT,. FL. ...:.... -. >tI2..
First, it is necessary to determine
1 whether the mortal or carnal mind
with it's experiences is true, for we
know that the initial step in the cor
rection of any mistake is the percep-
ton of the mistake We recognize an
error when we know the truth which
| it falsifies. When we apply the cor
receive truth to an error, it disappears
and right, harmonious conditions pre-
vail. If the phenomena of mortal
mind were true. they could never be
altered. If untrue. they cannot be
corrected until we know their falsity.
1t is impossible. to correct an error
until it is recognized as such. For ex-
ample, if we receive a wrongly com.
Eputed bill and believe it right, we are
deceived and suffer for It. Yet we do
not perceive that it is wrong until we
know what is right. Directly we know
4 the truth about the facts involved,
| this knowledge corrects or displaees
the error. the wrong concept.
The Nature of Truth.
! Let us theft examine into the essen
tiaf nature and character of Truth,
Of that which really is, and learn
whether matter and mortal mind are
true and real, for we have seen that
matter and material existence are
mental. and we must now determine
! the truth regarding this mentality.
Truth by its very nature is infinite,
everywhere Being that which Is,
there can be no place where Truth is
not; therefore Truth is omnipresent
Truth is Intelligent, always knowing
enough to be itself and never any
thing else; being infinite, it is infinite
" intelligent: that is, omniscient
Truth is almighty, having power tc
be itself and resist being anything
else, power to correct that which
seems to falsifg it. Truth being in
finite, the power Of Truth is infinite,
ominpotent. Truth is indestructible.
/ since it is impossible for any element,
quality, or particle Of cmnipresence
or real being to. be annihilated.
/ We thus see that Truth is actual
lily; absolute. fundamental, independ-
ent; without beginning or ending,
without Dimensions or limitations; it
is immortal, forever self-sustained; it
is eternal Principle, the source of all
true being, harmonious and perfect.
Truth is thus identified in Chris
tian IScience as Spirit, Mind, Soul,
/ Life, the supreme Ego, the great |
AM, the enc infinite God. the God of
abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Col
whom Jesus called his Father, the God
whom ST. John defined as Love This
infinite, all-inclusiye, alternating ON
inpotent, onninresent, omniscient d.
vine Love, is the incorporeal God re-
Lvealed through Christian Science.
Man as the. image and likeness of
God. the real man of the Scriptures,
must be Ike his Father, not corporeal
but Incorporate; not material but
mental, spiritual consciousness: not
mortal but immortal The universe
created and constantly sustained by
God must be like Him, for like pro-
duees like; therefore the real universe
is not finite but infinite; not destructi-
fble but indestructible; not material
hut spiritual
: The Nature Of Reality.
! Thus reality is essentially infinite,
without limitations or dimensions, in
finite in extent, in presence, in wis.,
dom and in power It is unchangipg,
! indestructible eternal. It is harno-
nicus, perfect, spiritual. Therefore
the standard CT infiintv, jndestructi-
bility, and perfection is tie test Of
reality Whatever has not these