East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-10-15


reflection. When the truth OF being
is known and applied, It destroys the
false belief, and this improved con-
ditlon Is externallzed in harmony.
Right Mental Action.
As the body is an liberalization
of consciousness, II We change the
consciousness. the condition OF Its
GENERALIZATION will also be changed
How Is this to be done? In answer
we would say that since Christian
Science healing is wholly mental. II
must be accomplished through the
activity of the truth In human
thought and in this connection II Is
we'll to consider what thinking 49, IN
order that we may think Alright, may
engage in right mental action a
wrong belief cannot be corrected with
a wrong thought. Thinking is the ex-
ercise OF intelligence or mind, there-
fore real thinking is the activity Oh
real Mind. Real Mind Is the divine
consciousness. the infinite inteih-
gence. Truth. Real thinking is thus
the activity Of the divine Mind OF
Truth. The activity Of Truth In con
sciusness Is the knowing of Truth
therefore. real thinking Is rish'
knowing. We can know only the
truth never error. We can never
know that two times two make iiVe'
because they do not. We can oh'S
helieye II. We can never know sln'
disease and death, or anything tha'
10 wrong evil, or material; we can
only believe II. ,,.,,o
Being infinite, perfect and divine, e.
real Mind is good. Therefore eVii -
not mind. and evil thinking Is no.
true mind action: and all that Is eVli
ana material. limited. dlscordant' anu
mortal in human thought, is not IN
telligence. not mind, but counterfeit
of Il. that is. false belief. What -
termed the mortal mind is not real
Mini That mind action when ls
based upon belief in matter ana iOs
dlscordant conditions, Is not teal
thinking. because 1t Is not @ rIsn'
thinking. not right knowing gray
matter" so called. cannot know II
is Mind alone that knows.
How can Truth be brought 10 pear
rnon consciousness in order that the
belief Of disease and its cause may
no destroyed? when We think rish'.
l., of any truth, this truth Is present
With ne in consciousness, Is ae'lEe
,boro lust as when we think rightly
NJ the multiplication table the uu."
90 mathematics is with US In thought
mr. we could not think mathema'ioa'
lv Likewise when we think rlsh''S
~ divine Truth, Life, Love,-Gou'-
which Christian Science makes poss''
bla today Truth Is present with Us
IN consciousness with US sI
Paul wrote to the Ephesians OF s"e
ono Cod. who Is Through all tha'
ls omnipresent. Thus He Is aireaoS
nresent and has but to be known
And as by knowing Truth we reilec'
Truth and bring 1t into action IN our
consciousness, so by knowing Goa We
reflect Him, and 1t Is by this rlsh.
knowing of God that divine Truth anu
Love are reflected in consciousness
an, brought to bear upon our human
problems.
The spiritual knowing is real con-
sciousness. the consciousness OF the
real man: 1t is communion with Us
infinite Father Mother God. II Is
true Christian prayer,-"Not my Will
but thine, be done" Such prayer
ain his name Is answered In healing
the sick, reforming the sinner ana
in supplying all our needs,
Healing Not Through suggestion.
The healing power which Christ
Jesus utilized in his wonderful heal
ing work was not understood by inc
people who witnessed these WORKS
some who recognized the fact that
this healing was brought about
through mental means alone, refused
10 believe that the healing power was
divine, and said that 1t was evil' ac'-
ing through the human mind; name.
ly through hypnOtism. They crleu
out "This fellow doth not cast out
devils. but by Beelzbub the prince OF
the devils" SO also today many a9'
NIT that Christian Science heals men
tally. but they insist that this healing
is accomplished through hypnotlsm'
They do not understand the nature
and power OF divine Mind.
Since Christian Science healing IN
wolves a knowledge OF spiritual truth,
recognition of material error, ana
the application of this truth thereto
this healing is not effected through
mental suggestion or the Influence oil
one mind over another, It Ia not
mental domination, nor the exercise
of the human will, and It is essential
TO a right apprehension OF Christian
science that this should be clearly un-
derstood.
For example, When a mathema-
ticlan corrects a mathematical error
II is not his will which makes this
correction, but the mathematical
truth which he knows and applies.
The power Is inherent in the mathe-
matical truth and not in the will Of
the mathematician. When an i'll or
sin is healed in Christian Science. 1t
is not the will of the Christian Scien'
tist which does the healing, but the
spiritual truth which he knows and
applies to the human error The
power is in the truth itself, not in
the human will. Jesus said, "Ye
shall know the truth. and the truth
shall make you free" This definite
ly distinguishes Christian Science
from hypnotism, magnetism or mental
suggestion of any form. The hypno,
tlzer endeavors to secure control OF