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

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is defined as being that which is last
ing, that which has real existence,
that which is actual and not illusory
This means that substance is indie
structible and permanent and matter
cannot therefore be real substance,
since It is both destruetble and tran
STORY. ii is relative, not absolute q
mental concept and not substantive
actually outside Of consciousness.
Substance is that Of which any
thing is constituted, It's body, its
structure. Hence whatever exists
must have substance and this must
/ be indestructihle TO illustrate. "a
mathematical idea, If true has sab
stance This substance lis not mater
/ ial. it is not the visible figures nor
/ the chalk or ink with which they
/ have been made since these can be
I destroyed It's substance is It's truth,
/ a right idea which can never De de
stroyed 1t is unchangng, pcrmau-
/ ent, 1t has the power to remain itself.
( The substance of all real things is
right thought which We do not see
/ physically but mentally Matter
therefore, is not substance since it is
not substantive. II is but an appear
lance of substance TO physical sense.
In the analysis Of being ii is eX-
4 tremely important TO perceive that
/ there is substance apart from what is
commonly called matter This eX-
lists solely in the realm of mind or
metaphysics and is conceived of pure
/ IN metaphysioally, for thus only can
1.-The substantially Of truth or spirit be
seen, and that which ST. Paul refers
/ TO as THE substance Of things hoped
for be realized
Another difficulty i'm getting away
/ from the material sense of things is
the dimensonal concept of existence.
/ Physical sense can perceive only finite
or physical things. For example, the
/ dimensional concept which the senses
/ have of mathematical ideas is pro-
! jeoted as finite concrete figures or
/ quantities. But it is not the mathe-
NAUTICAL truth which they see, for this
truth is not in the figures. Ii is in
mind and is cognizcd mentally through
mathematical understandings.
Physical things are but the symbols
of reality. The ideas which they may
express are not limited to the physical
expression but exist everywhere. EV-
cry truth is unlimited and thus infin-
tie for il is everywhere and indestruc-
uble. There is but one idea six and
that six is everywhere, can be known
ana used by everyone, it can never
be altered, exhausted or destroyed,
and consequently it is infinite
life Apart From Matter.
All this leads TO the perception that
there is no life In matter since one OF
the fundamental characteristics Of
I life is continuity of existence which,
as we have seen, cannot he predicat-
ed Of matter
We cannot affect mathematical
truth by anything which may be done
to the figures, nor can we affect the
real life Of anything by what we may
do 10 it's material appearing or sym
boil When figures are written down
at random without regard TO law.
they have no meaning no power 1t
il only when they are correctly used
that they express truth or life. 50
too when human thought conceiNes
of ideas as fragmentaiY, discordant
temporary without Principle or law
this concept is without substance,
truth. life or power.
Ii is thus seen that there is neither
substance nor life in matter or ma
teria phenomena that our existence
is not material but mental, state 81
consciousness. and that truth ana ire
can only be conceived of metaphSsl-
cally. ON this plane alone can we ar
alyse existence logically and lntelli-
gently. and solve its problems.
In the preface to the textbook Of
Christian Science, Mrs Eddy SAYS,
"The time for thinkers has come.
This IS surely true. Christian healing
being contrary to the TEACHINGS OF
physical science, cannot be interpret
ed on a material basis. it can be uh-
derstood only as We gain metapiy-
steal or spiritual view point, Mrs
Eddy makes il entirely clear that
material existence is not real exist
~ fssss .s'sElGtt~ segot y4dL s,.a ssssss.s,
TO be- and that WC cannot saioT~ST ~
1.-THE evidence of the physical senses
Her writings lead thought into the
realm of the immaterlal and divine,
they show us that we must look Ne
lyond physics into metaphysics Tor
lcausation and truth the world Is
now beginning to feel this demand
Inquiry into the mental nature or
Things is becoming more general anu
the call is for an intelligent nterpre-
ltation of experience, Of physical phe-
lnomena. and of the nature of the hu-
man consciousness. Many OF the
points for which Mrs Eddy has CON
TENDED are today finding corroboration
as result Of advance in physical
fScience and in Psychology.
We are now ready TO concede the
possibility of Christian healins that
which is effected through spiritual
means, the power Of divine Mlnd.
Those who still have some lingering
doubt of this possibility should pear
in mind that many PHYSICIANS are
now admitting the mental causdtloh
Of disease. the effect Of the emotions
upon the secretions and upon func-
tional and organic activity having
been abundantly proved.
II is further evident that the hl4ho
or Intelligence which is the source OF
all right ideas, is the intelligence ana
power which may logically be looked
TO as a remedy for all wrong IDEAS OF
conditions of human experience Inc
natural healing power must be me