Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-06

deed. To me after all the years have
spent In studying electricity, il IS more
a mystery now than ever
Sir oliver Lodge, again. The cleo
irons themselves must be explained,
and the only explanation which at
present holds the field is that they are
knots or twists. or worthless or some
sort OF either static or knctic modi-
ficaiions of the ether OF space. a small
bit partitioncd off from the rest and
indiNidualizcd By reason Of the idcn-
tiiying peeularity."
SO much for the eicetron; | am
sure that now you all know what mat
ter is. because that Is what it is said
to be made or
Prof. Karl Pearson of the UnNer-
sity of London says. "Not matter that
is seen, but sense-impresslons and
change Of sense -presslons
Herbert spencer wrote. as far back
as 1880; "Matter, then, in It's ultimate
nature, is as absolutely Incompetent
sihe as space and time. Frame what
suggestions we may. we find in trac
ing their implications that they leave
us nothing but choice between oppo-
site absurdities.
The natural scientists are fast con
Guiding that there IS no matter. but
they are doing SO upon an entirely
different basis from that Of Mrs. Ed
dy. They are concluding that there
is no matter because there are nu
tenable constituents that could make
II such Mrs. Eddy. on the othe~
hand, while recognizing that what is
called matter is to hc dealt With In
human experience, and that 1t can
be dealt with satisfactorily and sue
ccssfully only by rising above IL step
by step SO far as possible and hav-
ing the dominion over II which GOD
gave man, also recognizes and reveals
that God being spirit, and Spirit be-
ing infinite and all inclusive, not in
cluded by ALL there is and can be no
matter.
The Cause and Cure of Ills.
Eyes" hear some say, 1T Is plain
that il man is the image and likeness
of God. he is like God, perfect, Well,
able. ana never otherwise. blessed ur
happy, peaceful, intelligent loving.
ana immortal. but human experience I
contradcts this There are many
sinful, sick. incapacitated. SUFFERING. (
dying, dead What causes all this
Those who have to deal with what I.
is commonly called sin and with what
in a vague way is seen and acknowl-
edged to lac it's effects, sickness and
distress IN their various forms--and
who is there that does not have to
do so?--can net help asking the cause
of it an Christian Scientists rocog- I
nizc this seeming power of evil, and
e.. 70. Ina
and sickness, they are taught TO face
them squarclN, to analy@e them, tq
cope with them, an, rot to attribute
them to things that 10 not cause
them indeed. not to attribute hem
to any legitimate cause.
Until the success of Christian Sci f
cnce healing of all kinds of diseases
forced the schools 20 recognize mental .
process as at east factor N both
the procurement and the cure Of Ills, .
medical theories attributed sickness
almost altogcther to material raises
and tried tn cure it entirely by ma /
terial means While there have been
changes. many of them not for the .
better. especially those leadiup TO
hvpnotsm instead of to God. III the I
main material means are still employ
ed in the more serious or organic /
troubles /
Not SO did Jesus look upon hannah /
ills, or treat them. In speaking o. (
sin. which MS death Tor its wagca---
and most Frequently with sickness as /
the hard paymaster doing them oht--
the Master attributed II altogether to
thought processes: "Out of the heart
proceed evil thoughts" and "Thesc
are the things which defile man,
snid This great Teacher. Again,
speaking Of sickness, lie said. mot
that which gocth into the mouth de-
fileth a man. nothing from without
makes sickness, but the sinful De-
liefs entertained. finding expression
90 so. Another proof that tins was
the Masters attitude may be found
in his statement, Behold, ! give unto
you tthose who truly, adequately uh-
and practice his teachings
power to tread on serpents and scor-
pions, and over all the power OF the
enemy: and nothing shall by any
means hurt you
That Jesus understood what de-
Graded and dcfilcd men was amply
demonstrated by the fact that he re-
formed the most depraved and healed
all manner of diseases, and ms Chtis-
tan Science, as o whole, following ms
methods, has also done. II he was
right and he certainly gave ample
proof that he WIS and II SIN ahu
sickness remain the rule instead OF
the exception. do not mankind Sun
think wrongly, and are physical pun
lshmonls for wrong doing, and ma
teral remedies for wrong being, or
being sick. likely to cure them
Jesus indicated the sources and the
Effects Of right aud wrong thonghtai
but this had gone unheeded un'lI
Christian Science again revealed ms
teaching. In speaking TO the people
II his time Jesus sald, THE words
hat ] speak unto you, they are spirit.
md they are life" ard speaking OF
his words "The word which We near
Is not mine, but the Fathers when
icnt me-" This translated would
true and lile-BNlhH
thoughts | express enianatc from GOO,
he source of all good Again, speak
ng of the destructive element In hu-
nan experience. he said "fe are or
your father the devil. and the lusts
If your father ye will do. He was
, murderer from the beginning, and
lbodc not in the truth, because there
q no truth in him. This also. trans-
nted. would mean that his heal ers
we're the expressions of the THOUGHTS
,r beliefs they entertained: that the s
,eIiefs were untrue and the cause of
III that these people uhnleH ed~- |
heir words. feelings, actions. cir !
.unstances. pleasures and sufferings' I
hat all that these people manifested !
n the way OF sin, sickness, and death
Nas due To their untrue wrong be- 9
fafs thpir Ignorance or false educN-