Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-09

verse of which man could be afraid.
There is no good in fear, for fear
hath torment" hence there is no God
in it, and no truth in it. Christian
Scientists do not, however, claim to
have demonstrated as yet that they
are entirely immune from fear; but
theyare entirely immune from fear; but
are much less fearful than formerly,
and consequently, much less subject to
disease and disaster.
Heredity Not Law
No more discouraging and distress
ing thought confronts mankind than
the belief in hereditary transmission
| of disease or of certain evil tendencies
and traits. When the so-called law of
heredity seems to have resulted in a
vigorous constitution and relatively
good traits of mind and character, We
are apt to rejoice that the individual
has derived these from his progeni-
tors. But when the inheritance is that
of diseased physique or evil mentality,
there is regret and despair in place of
rejoicing.
If we are to admit that good tenden-
cies can be transmitted by heredity,
We shall also be obliged to admit that evil
is likewise transmissible But Mrs.
Eddy has freed thousands from bond
age to belief in hereditary transmits
sion by her teaching that Incredibly is
not a law" (Science and Health, D.
1879. Christian Science teaches, as
Jesus taught, that God is the only
Father of man. 1t shows that in his
true nature man is the offspring of
Spirit. Mans origin being divine Mind
and that Mind being infinitely good,
man can have no evil heritage His
heritage is the heritage of good and
of good only. He is therefore not
subject to hereditary faint or contain
ination. Purity and perfection are
mans divine right and are derived
from his heavenly Father. Today in
many instances Christian Science is
healing so-called hereditary diseases
understanding that there is no law of
God to sustain them and that, there
fore, they have no right to exist.
Man-Made Laws Not Good
The entire category of human be-
liefs, such, for example, as those that
claim to control the effect of food,
climate, cOntagion and many other
generally accepted beliefs are being
proved not to be law. The under
standing that God is the only law
maker shows at once that SO-called
material laws not being of His ordain-
ing have no divine authority and no
real power over man. Take the ques-
ton of climatic influence. Christian
Science teaches that it is not the
weather, but the belief about it, that
makes climate injurious or otherwise.
Consequently it shows that only right
thinking will change wrong believing
and free one from fear of climate or of
its supposed effects.
Mrs. Eddy once treated a woman
who breathed with difficulty when the
wind was in the east After treating
her few moments the breathing be-
came natural. The wind, however
continued to blow directly from the
east. (See Science and Health, p. 184)
This proves that it was not the direc-
ton of the wind, but the belief about
it, that had made this woman's breath
ing difficult before she was relieved
by Christian Science treatment. 1t is
evident that such changes take place
in consciousness and that the mental
process which substitutes the correct
idea for the mistaken belief and it's
supposed penalty, is not at all affected
by the state of the weather This
tends to show that real atmosphere
is mental, or spiritual, as was indi-
Gated by Paul when he, said, For in
him Esprit or Mind] we live, and
move, and have our being" (Acts xvii.
28).
The beliefs about infection and con-
tagion are constantly changing, but
practically all physicians agree that
calm and fearless state of thought
is a great protection to the individual
in times of epidemic or threatened
epidemic of disease. DR.. Robert Coll
yer, the celebrated Unitarian minister,
writing of his childhood experience
and of his parents, said, 1.-THE most
wOeful fevers would break out in the
cottages all about us, and decimate
the neighbors, and they This parentsl
were always at hand to help, going
and coming as the sunshine goes and
comes, never of thinking of changing
their garments. Yet they never caught
fever, nor did any of their children,
nor felt the slightest touch of fear.
Health Is Universal
1t should be understood that the best
health insurance" one can have is
real presence of Mind, or the God
given ability to think truly at all times
and under all circumstances.
Health, according to Christian Sci
ence, is universal. 1t is mental whole
ness or completeness. 1t is spiritual
perfection. 1t is reflected by the indi-
vidual. 1t does not originate with
him, nor does it belong to one more
than to another. 1t is like the light
impersonal and universal. For one to
have it does not prevent all from
sharing it.
Real wealth or true substance is not
only universal, but indivisible. For
one to possess it does not make it nee
essary, or possible, that others should
be deprived of it. Even in daily
experience it is seen, from a purely
human point of view, that those quail
tiles or characteristics which make for
true success are intelligent activity,
faithful persistence, courage, honesty.
fidelity, etc. Christian Science shows
that these qualities, if enduring, are
HoC pei oondI, DuL Oh the contrary,
are attributes of the one infinite Mind,
or God. Therefore they are universal
and may be reflected and manifested
by all. Thus all may be conscious of
the only enduring substance, and to
be conscious of its ever-presence is
to reflect and manifest divine Love,
which, Mrs. Eddy says, "is impartial
and universal in its adaptation and be-
stOwals." (Science and Health, , 49,
So real wealth, or abundance, is as
free as the sunshine and as univer-
sally available as truth. But the hui
man sense of substance has often been
that which is finite and divisible-that |
which may be bought and sold, Dor
rOwed, leased and lost. Our greatest |
American poet, discriminating be- |
tween the falsn and trl,n cnncn cE -..I. [