Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-09

Christian Science, Mrs Eddy says
"The time for thinkers has come.
This is surely true. Christian heal
ing being contrary to the teachings OF
physical science, cannot be interpreted
on material basis, it can be under
stood only as we gain metaphysical
or spiritual view point. Mrs. Eddy
makes it entirely clear that material
existence is not real existence; that
matter is not what it seems to be, and
that we cannot safely trust the evi-
dence of the physical senses. Her
writings lead thought into the realm
of the immaterial and divine, they
show US that we must look beyond
physics into metaphysics for causa-
ton and truth. The world is now be
ginning to feel this demand Inquiry
into the mental nature of things is be-
coming more general and the call is
for an intelligent Interpretation of ex-
perience, of physical phenomena, and
of the nature of the human conscious
ness. Many of the points for which
Mrs. Eddy has contended are today
finding confederation as a result of
advance in physical science and in psy-
chology.
We are now ready to concede the
possibility of Christian healing, that
which is affected through spiritual
means, the power of divine Mind.
1t is further evident that the mind
or intelligence which is the source of
all right ideas, is the intelligence and
power which, may logically be looked
to as a remedy for all wrong ideas or
conditions of human experience. The
natural healing power must be the
Mind or intelligence which is the I'M
DERIVING Principle of being. 1t is OBJ
vious that Truth alone corrects error,
hence the discord or disease which re-
suits from false sense, can be put a.
way, OF healed only through Truth
Many who believe in God as the Great
or are so illogical as to believe that al
though He knew enough to make all
things, He does not know enough to
correct our false sense of what He has
made.
Having seen that all the phenomena
of nature are mental, the projection of
imperfect human sense, and that dis
ease is mental and must be healed
mentally, it is essential for us to see
clearly that body is mental.
We have seen that matter is men
tai phenomenon, state of human con-
sciousness, hence we logically conclude
that the so-called material body is
mental. 1t is evident that this body
is not the man, since he is not les
sened though he lose a limb Mans
real selfhood or individuality is in
consciousness, and this is obviously
mental.
Convincing Evidence
There is an old saying that, "The
proof of the pudding is in the eating"
When John the Baptist sent two of
his disciples to determine whether
Christ Jesus was the Messiah, Jesus,
according to Luke's statement, having
cured many of their infrmities and
plaques, and of evil spirits, and given
sight unit many that were blind, an
swered them, saying:
go your way, and tell John what
things We have seen and heard; how
that the blind see, the lame walk, the
lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the
dead are raised, and to the poor the
gospel is preached. And blessed is
he, whosoever shall not be offended
in me-"
The fact that Christian Science heals
can readily be determined by any sim
cere investigator, and the supporting
evidence reveals its coincidence with
spiritual healing, thus proving this
healing to be true and possible today
and establishing the fact that Chris
tan Science is Messianic.
The Philosophy of Christian Science
Healing.
We are now in a position to exam
inc into the method by which Chris
5ian healing is scientifically demon
strated.
According to the Scriptural accounts
the healing wrought by the Master
and his disciples, was accomplished
through mental or spiritual means a.
lone, thus through some action of thot
Christian Science healing is brought
about in the same way. In both, the
healing Principle and law are mental
and we are thus led to examine into
the nature of Mind and mind action.
Christian Science teaches that Mind
is that which thinks, that which ex-
presses itself in ideas, intelligence,
consciousness. Thus it is the basis of
all manifestation, the Principle and in
telligence of the universe. 1t dis
closes that Mind is infinite, and that
Mind and its ideas constitute all be-
ing. Mind is that which manifests
and that which is manifested. Thus it
is Truth or actuality, and there can