The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-26


that the very opposite occurs; that
the earth is forever revolving around
the sun. Likewise these senses de-
clare that parallel lines, such as the
railroad tracks. meet in the distance
and also that the sea and the sky
meet on the horizon, whereas we
know that they never meet A short
while ago | visited the home OF
friend at the seaside. and while there
what is commonly called a mirage oc- /
Cured. During the time of this mir
age a sailing vessel was seen as two
vessels. one above the other, and
some fairly low lying land opposite
appeared to be high and distant cliffs
Had the ten or twelve people who
were present and witnessed this oc-
currence believed the evidence OF
+, their physical senses. they would have
been wholly deceived.
These instances might be multi
piled indefinitely and it is on the
evidence of such senses as these that
we hope to perceive God and true be-
ing when they cannot even tell us
the truth about some of the simplest
material things. How little the mere
physical senses can perceive. and
how little they have TO do with true
being. is clearly illustrated in such
an incident as when several people
look at a good painting. To the one
who has the truest idea of art which
is of course wholly mental, the pic
ture is essentially more real and
beautiful. even although his physical
sight may be less good than the sight
of the others. And so with a good
book: two people may read the same
book. see the same words and letters,
but because of their different mental
attitudes. one will see in the book
what the other has never dreamed of
and this is particularly clear witt
10 regard to either the Bible or the
: Christian Science textbook. One per
IA son will read statements in thes'
books which will be so true and sub
- stantial TO him that with them b.
ie will heal so-called incurable diseases
90 whereas another person less spirit
q ually minded may read the sam
statements and see nothing in then
:. SO in many ways we can see hoy
= little the finite physical senses ca
!, tell us OF the beautiful and goot
!. which is always like God. that Is mel
:. tai or spiritual. and how the percel
ton of these godlike things is enur
8. ly dependent on Mind. II is recor'
ed of that great musician. Beethove
!. tha. during the many years when
was COMPOSING some OF his best m
sic he was stone deaf. thus clear
;. indicating that music is in no wa
dependent on the material sense
hearing. but is purely mental.
or Some time ago an engineer c
,se planned to a Christian Scientist no
ia impossible 1t was to get. even by u
oh most minute measurements, an abs
80 lutely correct material condition
80 related as an instance how he h
rod given an order for steel bars sol
.ny. time previously. with the most m
ove ute specifications, and that when
t...-..l .ha,, mara accppfpd aS sat
i've livered 'hey were aeoep'eu a. 90
,,;d factory and according to measu
no ment.-and they certainly were so
;ca, eording to the ordinary STANDARD
/, vet as a matter of fact when the
aao crometer was applied to them II
49,, were found to vary from the sti
M, lated specifications in many deta
!. The measurements given, however,
), i mental proposition did not
-. could not vary. but were theoreti
lv forever accurate; and in fact
"a engineer stated that the only al
80 uteIy accurate thing about the WI
-, transaction was the order, which
a. purelv mental. The measureme
nent ohlN Naiieu "'''i
=, il is seen that absolute exactness
80, accuracy. which is a quality OF
ltion. can ON! W io"i'' - -
-. Mind: and so it is with bea
-, health. holiness. etc, that to be
!. for ana ihNaiiao'e nus :,
oar,h spiritual because in and of this NJ
-, Even many physical scientist