The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-12-18

Christian Science shows that the socaee
mind which includes the belief in evil matte
and disease, is not real Mind but falls,
concept of mind, the Adam dream, which St
Paul terms, the carnal mind which is enmit,
against God, in other words, Gods unlikenes
or opposite. This carnal mind Christian Sci
ence further defines mortal mind. sine,
it includes all that is Sick SHINING, dscord
ant and mortal. 1t is the inversion or coun
terfeit of the immortal divine Mind and it.
betraying characteristic is finity as opposed
to infinity: All that is real is infinite, there
fore all that IS finite is unreal. The unrea
beliefs of the carnal mind have neither place
location, nor power, any more than has til,
School boys erroneous belief that two times
two make FIVE; It is simply false concepr
| THE INITIAL STEP IN. HEALING
This then is one of the initial and essential
steps in the Science of Christian healing the
recognition of the unreality of all that which
is unlike God, that it has but a seeming and
unequivocally taken and maintained. Christian
healing acnnot be scientifically successfully
demonstrated.
| The first step in the correction of any mis-
take is the perception of the mistake. So long
as we believe error to be real and true we
cannot correct it. Christian Science reveals the
untrue nature of mortal mind and its substra-
tum. matter, and shows that material, discord-
ant conditions must be dealt with as error, for
only on that basis truth heal them, as is
the case with sthe correction of any other err
ror.
| The order of scientific Christian healing
therefore is expressed first, in the knowing
of perfect God and perfect man, followed by
disease SIN and alt that L sas God hsn
| in the application of absolute truth to the
elimination of error so that right, harmon
iou IS. conditions may be. established,
Right spiritual knowing real thinking
expresses the activity of Truth in conscious
ness. The knowing of God is the appearing
of Christ in us. This healing consciousness
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tidel, awakens the. sinner and heals the af-
ficted by destroying the darkness of error
with the light of Christ, Truth.
A NECESSARY DISCRIMINATION
1t is thus seen that Christian healing is not
brought about through hypnotsm, will-power,
or mental suggestion in any form, for these
methods all involve belief in the reality of
matter and evil, and simply effect the exchange
Iof belief for another. They depend who'll
ly upon the influence of human mind over
another and the danger of this method be-
quality of the mind may be evil and may
thus transmit evil. In Christian Science heal
ing the human mind is not factor, for the
healing power is divine Truth, which dispels
error and its effects. The human will does not
enter Therefore into the operation, even as in
correcting a mathematical do not
use will-power but perceive the as such
and apply the corrective truth.
One of the cardinal points in Christian Sci
ence healing is to recognize all disease and
sin mesmerism and part of
man than it is of his Maker the infinite divine
Principle.
Writing to the Romans ST. Paul says:
THE good that I would I do not: but the
evil which l would not that I do. Now if
do that would not, it is no more l that do it,
but sin that dwelleth in me-"
In conformity with this statement of the
great Apostle, Christian Science teaches that
the evil is not the man but is always i'm
personal and only acts in so far as it is be-
lieved to be true by deceived human sense,
and this separation between and false
terial belief has a very significant relation to
Wy HUMAN SENSE HEALED
The healing work is accomplished in the
human mind by bringing about change of
ror which has to be corrected This human
mind is that quality of consciousness which
embraces error and yet which can begin to
know divine Truth. 1t is the plane on which
of clearing house where Truth be known,
where be corrected and where har-
mony can be established. 1t is transitional
stage of experience in which transformation
takes place, through the renewal of the mind
1t is imperfect consciousness still influenced
by error, but one to which the saving Christ
can come, healing it of its erroneous beliefs
and renewing it with the mind of Christ. Nor
tai mind or the carna mind is wholly evil and
erroneous but the human mind, although con-
tanning much error, possesses also some good
1t is this element of good which is quickened
and enlarged through the appearance of the
Christ in consciousness, and which will event
uaiiy be transformed that all will be
destroyed and the perfect. spiritual, harmon
ious consciousness of the real be esatb
lished.
Christian Sscience heals sin in the same
manner that it heals sickness by recognizing
the fact that evil is the opposite of good or
the absence of good and thus has neither
Principle nor power; that it is part of
Gods creation since in the infinity of good
evil is lie. ga liar, and the father of it,
as Jesus termed it, and that it exists in the
human consciousness only as a false belief
IF good. When Christian Science reaches the |
deceptive character of evil, and awakens him
from the mesmeric dream, the bondage in |
which he has been held. he is thus set
free and evil no longer appeals to him. He |
ceases INDUCING in it because the desire has
been destroyed by the presence and power of |
iivine Love, he has begun to work out his |
salvation through Christ
THREE MODES OF HEALING
:. Christian Science healing reaches the in !
iividual in three ways. First through reading
# Christian Science or hearing it spoken
| his healing is accomplished when the truth of
he written or spoken word enters recep
i've CONSCIOUSNESS and brings about change I
n the quality of the thought SO that there
$ an awakened interest, a view point
,earer vision, an uplifted sense, a removal of
ear, yearhing satisfied, the. darkness of evil
lispelled, and the brightness and power of
'ood made manifest; the majesty, glory and
presence of infinite divine Mind revealed This
improved consciousness is then externazed in
improved bodily conditions, and health and har-
nony expressed. 1t surely proves the div
nifty of Christian Science for the healing is
oley the result of the declaration of divine
ruth
Second. healing is effected through the effort
lade by a person to apply the Principle and
ule of Christian Science to his problem.
his is accomplished by the study of the Bible
nd the Christian Science textbook and by the
ppcation of the Masters teaching in sci
ntifc way, whether it be a case of disease
in other discord. This healing likewise
esults from the. destruction of erroneous be-
efs by the presence of divine Truth and
owe in consciousness.
lhird healing is effected through the effort