The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-12-02

arc impe4coeu py our own conscious
ness. but deliver1uce has come, for In
the light Of the teachings OF Christian
Science We are learning that II Is not
incumbent upon US to abuse or out
rage our common sense, just TO please
some one. or to uphold false and injur.-
GUS teachings and doctrines.
Dawn OF Salvation
I Surely the night OF mentsl inertia
is far spent. for the dawn of salvation
! the day OF spiritual understanding
is at hand. Perhaps we do not realize
this so vividly as we ought. for per
,ance we heed not the cry. Awake
thou that sleepest, and Christ
shall give thee light" and Arise,
shine: for thy light is come. and the
glory OF the Lord is risen upon thee"
4 Ministering to the needs of suffering
humanity through spiritual knowing.
is the most conclusive evidence OF
true Christianity OF which we Gao pos
sibly conceive. 1t is especially So
since such ministry is In fuifillment
Of Scriptural prophecy.
The practice OF Christian Science
has demonstrated that the false ma
terial laws which by common belief
and consent operate through fear, ig-
norance. and superstition TO incapaci-
tate mortals and cause inyaiidism, are
rendered null and void by the higher
law of Mind. The individual knowl.
edge of this. and its application. natur-
ally effect the eradication Of the dis
ccrdant conditions which may be held
in thought or externalized on the body.
There is nothing mysterious or mir
aculous about the modus operandi OF
hristian Science healing. since an In
mite and irrevocable law provides for
reconstruction. readjustment, restora-
tion. recovery, or redemption. in ac-
cordance with the supreme wisdom
and power OF the Principle which es-
established the law.
The changes wrought in conscious
ness. and which result in the healing
4 OF the sick according 10 the practice OF
| the Christian Science, are in no sense
due to the use Of hypnotism or sug-
gestiye therapeutics. The domination
OF a submissive mentality or conscious
ness by an imperative one. IS recogniz.
ed as a dangerous practice. the bulk
OF the results therefrom being evil
rather than good. Moreover the prac-
fice Is unchristian. because contrary
to the teaching OF Jesus. who denoun,
ed and repudiated such methods. The
exercise OF the human will as evidenc-
ed In one human or mortal mind
dominating another, Was characteriz-
ed by the Master as the equivalent OF
.asting out devils by the prince OF
devils
importance Of Right Thinking
The simplicity OF the mode OF heal
ing wrought through spiritual means.
Is iuily appreciated when one realizes
that wrong thought in responsible for
he appearance OF disease. Jesus re-
garded evil thinking as the source OF
all disorders. He indicates In words
which apear In two OF the gospels
Mathew and Mark-that tho denle-
ment or Contamination OF the body was
are to "evil thoughts" or the habit OF
wrong thinking. He thus taught that
an exceedingly close intimacy exists
bets cen consciousness and lis lower
suhstratum.-the body or embodiment
" e might designate their relationship
under normal conditions as that OF
master and servant. Following the
eaching by Christian science. aud by
educating consciousness In the way OF
,ighteousness and peace. many thous-
ands have found. to their great aston.
.shment and 10Y. that Il is possible to
obtain an improved mentality or cor
sclousness, and this In turn cxerts a
corrective influence over the body
I his experience has repeatedly operat
ed ndyantageously to ones recovery
fgom dlseofdB. which seemed TO appear
wherever and whenever the normal re-
Onship Of consciousness and body
that OF servant and master---w as not
defined or understood.
The warned experiences OF humanity
abundanuy prove that turbulent or ex-
treme mental conditions have caused
pain and disease In accordance with
existing mortal laws. The Bo-calied
mortal or material man SENS TO be the
yae who is especially subject TO these
experiences. To rescue all who be-
iieve In this standard OF man. and who
tuffer the bitter consequences OF such
belief. was the chief mission OF Chris,
Jesus 1900 years ago. and this Ia the
exact mission OF Christian Science To.
day.
Mrs. Eddy's Discovery
That there is divine law
opeating in the affairs OF men To nc
compiish healing and salvation through
spiritual understanding to1ay, is the
revelation OF Christian Science TO the
world. II. AS the Master and his din-
ciples proved. law existed and opar.
ated TO effect healing and redemrtion
IA their time. Il surely exists and l..
operative now. Mrs Eddy has often
in her writings illustrated the simple
manner OF accomplishing the healing
% the body through mental processes.
An instance In point is found on page
i2S OF Science and Health. which
reads as follows: I'VE must renliz.
the ability Of mental nigh, to offset
human misconceptions and to replace
them with the life which is spiritual.
not material" And aaain on page s9s
we have emphatic declarations:
Take possession OF your body, and
govern its feeling and action. Rise in
the strength OF Spirit to resist all that