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Convincing Evidence
| There is an old saying that, THE
proof of the pudding is in the eat
ing" When l.. first heard of Chris
tian Science and began its investiga-
ton, it seemed to me necessary to
determine whether the claims regard
ing its healing were true. I therefore
made a very careful investigation oil
number of cases of healing, follow
ed up cases of abdominal tumor, OF
cancer, of consumption in the last
/ stages, of shortened limb. of dislocated
hip, and others, and / found in each
case that the physicians diagnosis
! had been correct; that the patients
were now we'll and that no healing
remedy had been used except this
Science. / found to my entire salts
faction that Christian Science heals
How the healing was done was still q
mystery but I was at least convinced
of the fact.
| Especially was 1 convinced when
found that i could obtain these re-
only limitation of ability being my
degree OF understanding, as is the case
in every science or art.
| The fact that some few people do
not seem to be healed through Chris
tian Science treatment is no more to
! the discredit of Christian Science
than is a boys failure to solve a
mathematical problem a discredit to
mathematics. Both failures are en-
planned the same way. 1t is said that
Jesus did not many mighty works
in his home city because of their une
belief
When John the Baptist sent two
of his disciples to determine whether
Christ Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus,
according to. Luke's statement, hav-
ing cured many of their inf1rmities
and plaques. and of evil spirits, and
given sight unto many that were
blind, answered them, saying:
go your way, and tell John what
things We have seen and heard how
that the blind see, the lame walk. the
! lepers are cleansed the deaf hear
the dead are raised, and to the poor
the gospel is preached. And blessed
is he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me-
The fact that Christian Science heals
can readily be determined by any sin
cere Investigator, and the supporting
evidence reveals its coincidence with
spiritual healing, thus proving this
healing to be true and possible to-
day and establishing the fact that
Christian Science is Messianic.
The Philosophy of Christian Science
Healing
We are now in a position to en-
anime into the method by which
Christian healing is scientifically
demonstrated.
According to the Scriptural ac-
counts, the healing wrought by the
! Master and his disciples, was accom-
plished through mental or spiritual
means alone, thus through some ac-
\ fioY nf thnlphf Christian Science
healing is brought about in the same
way. In both. the healing Principle
and law are mental, and we are thus
| led to examine into the nature o1
Mind and mind action.
| Christian Science teaches that Minf
is that which thinks, that which eX-
presses itself in ideas, intelligence
| consciousness. Thus it is the basis o
all manifestation, the Principle and
intelligence of the universe. 1t dis
closes that Mind is infinite. and thai
| Mind and its ideas constitute all he
ling. Mind is that which manifests
and that which is manifested. Thus i
is Truth or actually, and there car
be no place where Truth is not In
fnity means without limitation ol
boundary, without beginning or end
without quantitative dimensions. I
means omnipresence, the everywhere
present. 1t means omniscience, The
Iall-knowing consciousness. It means
omnipotence. the almighty power
This infinite Mind is Spirit, the sub
stance and essence of real being: i
is Soul, the identity and individuafit!
of all right ideas: 1t is Life, Tho
creating and sustaining Principle o.
all activity: it is Truth, the actually
of being: the Love. it Is substance ot
all goodness and harmony. This in
finite. absolute, perfect, indestructihle
omnipresent, omnipotent beina is tht
lincorporeal Father Mother God. tbs
divine 'Us" of the Scriptures whose
true nature is revealed through Chris
tian Science.
This divine actualitv is the scientific
basis on which all Christian healine
| is demonstra ted. the divine Principle
whose unlimited power is utilized II
the overcoming of sin and sickness.
1t follows automatically that per,
! feet Principle is manifested in perfect
| ideas: hence man and the universe
the representation and expression o.
Mind. must partake of it's perfect in.
finite, spiritual nature. Thus we are
| led to accept the truth of one of The
fundamental statements OF Christian
Science. viz: "All is infinite Mind and
its infinite manifestation" (Science
and Health, p. 4sSl. Because mar
is the image end likeness Of God. like
his Father. il follows that he mus
he incorporeal spiritual nerfect. ant
that't the universe must bn harm onious
indestructible. spiritual. a realm
wherein perfect law governs perfectly
Christian Science maintains thai
divine Mind is the infinite. divine
reality. which embraces and supports
all real existence: constituting perfect
God. perfect man. and perfect uni.
verse, which cannot be perceived
through the physical senses but only
through understanding.
Unreality of Evil Mind
But if reality is spiritual. perfect
there arises the question, what OF
evil. material discordant conditions?'
Here Christian Science explains that
as Spirit the absolute good, is infin-
lite, everywhere, there can be no place
for either evil or matter. 1T therefore
classes all phenomena and all ex.
periences which are unlike perfect
God and perfect man, as unreal, a.
false concepts projected by errone.
GUS physical sense; as untrue beliefs
and it sustains this contention by
destroying these conditions thu.
proving them untrue, for truth is in.
destructible. Thus it differentiates be-
! tween the actual and seeming and en-
ables Us to recognize error as error
thereby making the separation be-
tween error and truth.