Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-17
LECTURE ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

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way. In both, the healing Principle
ana law are mental and We are thus
led to examine into the nature of
Mind aud mind action.
Christian Science teaches that Mind
is that which thinks, that which eX-
presses itself in ideas, intelligence,
consciousness. Thus it is the basis of
all manifestation, the Principle and
intelligence of the universe. 1t dis
closes that Mind is infinite, and that
Mind and its ideas constitute all be-
ing Mind is that which manlfests
and that which is manifested. Thus
it is Truth or actually, and there can
be no place where Truth is not. In
finitv means without limitation or
boundary without beginning or end,
without cumulative dimensions. 1t
means omnipresence, the everywhere
present. lt means omnisCience, the
all-knowing consciousness. il means
Umnipotence, the almighty power
This infinite Mind is Spirit the sub
stance and essence Of real being, 1t is
Soul. the identity and individuality Of
all right. ideas; it is Life, the creating
and sustaining Principle of all actiV-
ity; it is Truth, the actually Of being,
the Love. it is substance Of all good
ness and harmony This infinite, abb
solute, perfect, indesuucublei omnI-
present omnipotent being is the in
corporal Father Mother God, the di-
vine US OF the Scriptures whose
true nature is revealed through
Christian Science.
This divine actually is the scientif-
ic basis on which all Christian healing
is demonstrated, the divine Principle
whose unlimited power is utilized IN
the overcoming OF sin and sickness.
It follows automatically that per
feet Principle is manifested i'm per-
feet ideas hence man and the uni
verse, the representation and express
sion of Mind, must partake Of its per
feet infinite. spiritual nature Thus
we are led to accept the truth
Of one OF the fundamental state
ments Of Christian Science, VIZ.
IAN is infinite Mind and its infinite
manifestation (Science and Health.
D. 1872 Because man is the image
and likeness of God, like his Father,
it follows that he must incorpo-
real, spiritual, perfect, and that the
universe must be harmonious, nde-
structible, spiritual, a realm wherein
perfect law governs perfectly
Christian Science maintains that ul-
vine Mind is the infinite, divine real
ity, which embraces and supports an
real existence; constituting perlerl
God, perfect man, and perfect uni
verse, which cannot be perceived
through the physical senses but only
through understanding
Unrcality 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 intlh-
tie, everywhere there can be no place
for either evil or matter It therefore
classes all phenomena and all eXper-
fences which are unlike perfect GOO
and perfect man as unreal as Ialse
concepts projected by erroneous phl-
steal sense. as untrue beliefs ana ~
sustains this contention by destroying
these conditions, thus proving them
untrue, for truth is indesttucuble'
Thus it differentates between the ac-
tual and seeming and enables us 10
recognize error as error, thereby max
ing the separation between error anu
truth.
Christian Science shows that the
so-called mind which includes the DE
lief in evil, matter and disease, . hos
real Mind but false concept OH
iniud, the Adam dream, wnlch ,"