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wholly mental it must be accom-
plished through the activity Of
thought, and in this connection. it is
well to consider what thinking is in
order that We may think Alright, may
engage in right mental action A
wrong belief cannot be corrected with
wrong thought
Thinking is the exercise Of intelli-
gence of mind, therefore real thinking
is the activity of real Mind Real
Mind is the infinite intelligence. the
divine consciousness, the all-inclusive
entity. Spirit, Love, the Principle OF
all real being, called God Real think
ing is thus the activity of the divine
Mind, or Truth. The activity of Truth
in consciousness is the knowing Of
Truth, therefore real thinking is right
knowing.
AS disease is an untrue experience
of the human mind, Truth must be
brought TO bear upon consciousness
in order that the wrong belief and its
cause may be destroyed When we
think rightly of any truth this truth
is present with us. just as when we
think rightly of the multiplication ia
BILE the principle OF mathematics is
with us in thought or we could not
think mathematically. Likewise when
we think rightly of divine Truth, Life.
Love.-God which Christian Science
makes possible today. Truth is pres
ent with us in consciousness, God with
us. St Paul wrote to the Ephesians
(4:6) of the one God who is 'in you
all" omnipresent. He has but to be
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reflect Truth, so by knowing God we
reflect Him, and it is by this right
knowing of God that divine Truth and
Love are reflected in consciousness
and brought to bear upon our prob
| lens.
When an i'll or sin is healed in
Christian Science, it is not the
thought of the Christian Scientist
which does the healing but the spiri-
tual truth which he knows and APP
plies to the human error. The power
is in the truth itself and not in the
human will. Jesus said, aye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free
This definitely distinguishes Chris
ton Science from hypnotism, magne-
tism, or metal suggestion of any form.
So also with the healing of sin, the
overcoming of evil. We must see that
it is not of God the divine Mind, that
| ii is therefore unreal and powerless
and no part of man. This correction
OF thought with divine truth destroys
the error, the impulse to do wrong.
1t should be borne in mind that
Christian Science healing is not a
mere method requiring simply the en-
| tertainment and repetition of certain
thoughts. Being scientific ii calls for
accurate, logical, metaphysical reason
ing and analysis it necessitates intel
| ligent discernment and a correct APP
plcation of its Principle; but above
all it demands that clear consciousness
of the allness of God, Spirit and the
nothingness of His opposite, matter,
which spiritual sense alone appre-
/ hends and which divine Love alone re-
fleets, for Love is the real healer in
Christian Science.
MRS. EDDY'S DISCOVERY
1t is important to recognize that
Christian Science, the Science of
Christianity, the demonstrable knowl-
edge of the Christ teaching, is dis
covery, not an invention. This no.
table discovery was made by Mary
! Baker Eddy in 1866 and it was pro-
claimed to the world in her great
book, Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" which was first
published nine years later in 1878.
This book contains a complete state
ment of the teachings of Christian
Science and of its practise. 1t inter-
prets the Bible so that il can be I'M
derstood, its redemptive truth be prac-
tically untitled. Thousands have
proved this throughout the world.
Very many have been healed of or
ganic. structural and functional dis
eases while reading this book. l
know this to be a fact for | have per
sonally investigated many such cases.
NV acquaintance with Mrs. Eddy
for many years and my association
with her on many occasions enables
me TO speak of her exalted Christian
character
Fidelity to her highest concept of
right. conservation to the work divine
~ demanded of her, spiritual wisdom
| in leading and directing the Christian
Science movement, unfeigned love for
God. for His Christ and for all man
kind; these were dominant traits of
character in that great yet gentle wo-
man who discovered and established
| Christian Science. The modern wise
men should say of her as was said of
old:
Give her of the fruit of her hands;
let her own works praise her in the
gates" prov 31:5D.
CONCLUSION
Those who question Christian
Science healing should ask themselves
whether they really believe in Chris
ton healing or the healing work done
by Christ Jesus and his disciples. If
they do not thoroughly believe In the
spiritual power exercised over mate
rial conditions, and its possible avail
ability for all time, as declared in the
Bible. then their opposition IS not TO
Christian Science but TO the Christi
anity which Jesus taught and prac-
tised.
The fact that Christian Scientists
do not yet do all the wonderful works
| Jesus did is a cause for regret but not
for encouragement or criticism. We
are glad that Jesus work proved
! Christian Science TO be true. and that
Mrs. Eddy rediscovered the Science OF
Christian healing and has given Il 10
the world This healing is possible
in proportion to our spirituality
| Mrs. Eddy writes: "Our Master
fully and finally demonstrated divine