Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-10

Christian Science society. delivered an
address Friday evening at City hall on
the subject of Christian Science to an in
terested audience. sMr. Chadwick spoke
in part as follows:
In the evolution Of human thinking
it il becoming more and more evident
that we live in thought world. What
ever confronts us must be Of mental
procurement, else there could be no
mental or conscious recognition of it.
What does the eye behold but men
tai image pictured on the retina? We
see thoughts because we think them.
Things are thoughts and thoughts are
things. Divest human existence of all
thought and there would be nothing
left to see, hear. touch taste or smell
Without thought there would be moth
ing to think or to talk about.
1t was in the year 1866 that Mrs.
Eddy made the all-important discov-
cry that "all causation was Mind, and
every effect a mental phenomenon
(Retrospection and Introspection, y.
24).
BY Mind she means not the carnal or
mortal mind which lis enmity against
God,'' but one infinite supreme creative
governing intelligence Of the universe,
eternal and Interchangeable.
Christian Scientists are a great deal
more interested in the subject of health
than in disease. They have found out
that the right idea Of health when in
telligently presented to humanity is
far more contagious than the thought
of disease. They do not believe in get
ting sick and then having to become
proficient in a knowledge of disease be-
fore learning how to be well. They
have learned that health is the normal
condition of man in Christian Science,
and that disease is mistake Of the
human mind to be corrected by a right
understanding Of health as an attribute
of God.
Jesus did not advise US to acquire a
knowledge of disease in order to heal
disease. He did not counsel his follow
ers to study medical works in order to
cope intelliSently with the ills of the
flesh. He did not say to study what
the world says about sin in order to
avoid its experience. What did he say?
This, Seek We first the kingdom of
God and his righteousness" which is
equivalent to saying, Seek ye first the
spiritual understanding of God and his
right thoughts or ideas" Christian
Science has come to open the door of
consciousness to receive this under
standing Of God and to apply it to the
correction of every human mistake.
The beneficent influence Of Christian
Science is far-reaching. 1T blesses him
who gives and him who takes" 1t is
no respecter of persons or ailments. 1t
appeals to all classes of people. bidding
them awaken from the daydream of
life in matter Those who listen to its
message of ION earth peace, good will
toward men" experience moral and
physical healing.
1t is very plain to the student of
Christian Science that the direct effects
of wrong thinking upon the body, such
as the indulgence of malice, anger, ha-
tired and revenge, cannot be healed
either by drug or knife. The root Of
the trouble is not visible in any phys
ical manifestation, but lies hidden in
the dark recesses Of mortal conscious
ness. In this consciousness must we
grapple with every mortal belief.
theory, opinion and suggestion, and
silence it's self -assumed right to ex-
istence, before real healing can be
accomplished. Only through men
tai surgery, in other words, do we
make practical use of the ounce OF
prevention. Dragging the poor limo
cent body to correct the effects of
Sinful thought is little else than trying
to erase a shadow on the wall without
interfering with that which is re-
sponsible for the shadow.
Christian Science deals directly with
the moral fault in the treatment Of dis
case. If one is receptive to the true
idea Of God, ready and willing to be
shown how to change his habits of
thought this idea will quickly supplant
a multitude of erroneous theories and
opinions and often bring immediate re-
lief from suffering.
The greatest reform movement on
earth today is Christian Science heal
ing, because it means the coming of
Christ to human consciousness. One
who honestly approaches Christian Sci
ence, even as a remedy for some So
called physical ailment, will meet with
the greatest surprise Of his life.
Mrs Eddy's vision of the Christ not
only healed her of the effects of So
called fatal accident, but enabled her
to reach a purified mental height where
she could spiritually discern the deep
things of God and give them to the
world. She named her discovery Chris
tan Science. She was, to use her own
words, 'only scribe echoing the har-
monies of heaven in divine metaphys-
les" (The First Church of Christ
Scientist and Miscellany, p. 115). conse-
quently she had no excuse to offer for
inditing the pages of Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
The world owes profound debt of
gratitude to this noble woman for
what is contained in this unique book.
There are many thousands who can
testify that the Bible was sealed book
before Science and Health came to
them.
Mrs. Eddy as the Discoverer and
Founder Of Christian Science, Fought
the good fight and bravely won her