Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
[ Continued from page eight.

one IS thought has equal control over the
digestive system. a severe examination
may affect students with retarded di-
gestion due to their fear. With the
proof that functional disorders are
mental in their cause, due to erroneous
thinking, investigation has continued
until medical experiments have proved
that diabetes is entirely the result of
fear or emotion. In fact it is more gen
orally conceded today that consumption
may be just consuming fear. That
may be the reason why no drug or
medicine ever healed them. The Chris
tian Science textbook says: "'The
procuring cause and foundation of all
sickness is fear, ignorance, or sin. 1t.
teaches, in other words, that all sick,
ness is unreal in the sense that 1t has
no physical cause
So long as one believes his malady
is physical, he naturally feels helpless.
But when he knows il is the result of
erroneous thought, then he is enocur-
aged in the conscious ability to change
that thinking by the presence and pow
er of Gods truth. Some fears seem
more real than others. They seem more
parent. But when examination discloses
no diseased organ or nerve, those fears
are regarded as intangible and supersti-
ti0us. The fear from superstition is
called delusion, and is said to be un-
real The patient is said to be deceived
by an unreality. In either case we
must know how TO prove to the patient
the unreality of his fear, just as Jesus
did when he said, peace be still, ]"
and the storm abated.
Physicians have observed that the de-
pressing and poisonous effects of fear,
anger, hatred, jealousy and so forth are
relieved by the wholesome effects of
faith, hope, cheerfulness and loving
Kindness which promote health. How
then shall they be administered to the
patient. The method taught by the
schools is by suggestion, human will,
and human reason, which are as mate
rial as the disease. They may be EN-
ployed Just as well by a wicked man,
by an infidel or pagan,-one VINO
knows nothing about the truth of God
The Christian Scientist on the other
hand, employs only the spiritual Mind
which transcends brain or matter That
is
gestion; because it is everywhere pres
ent, and its government prevails wher'
ever it is most needed by the patient
We simply have to understand the ever
presence and activity of that truth for
the patient, and the truth makes free.
The scripture says that "Fear hath
torment but 'perfect love casteth
out fear There is no remedy known to
the human conscienceness for fear OF
any sort, save alone divine love. II is
that understanding of the divine Mind,
whose nature is Love, that gives to the
Christian Scientist the spiritual power
to wipe out the fear of consumption
and to remove its physical effects. 1t
is on that basis that Christian Science
heals all manner OF disease
Human viii.
A well-known naturalist once de-
scribed an interesting experience that
illustrates the operation of human will.
He described two men on the western
plains, intent on observing on the dis
tant horizon two rapidly moving OBJ
jects. In their rapid movement these
objects drew nearer and nearer until it
could be observed that they were two
elk,-the larger one in hot pursuit of
the smaller. The smaller one was flee
ing for his life and relying on his
strength Of animal will for safety. But
even the animal had the instinct to
know that his animal will was getting
wearied and exhausted, indeed that it
had an end, and with its end would
come his own destruction. Whereupon
Ieven that animal began TO look beyond,