The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-07

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the human consciousness that We
might differentiate accurately between
the appearance and the actually
Christian Scientists are frequently
criticised for not believing all they
see. They happen to know better, ev
en- as the astronomer who does not be
lieve in al celestial appearances since
he knows better
Because Of their limitations, Truth
cannot be perceived through the five
physical senses. Truth is discerned
only through the understanding
which is faculty entirely apart from
physical sense. This point SHOULD be
clearly seen. To illustrate: We de
not see the truth Of mathematical
problem through the sense of sight, OF
oy merely looking at the figures used
The truth lies back of the figures ani
is discernable only through mathemat
ical understanding So too, the rea
God, the real man, the real universe
are not perceived through the five
physical senses, but only through
spiritual understanding. This under
standing. the perception and apprehen
sion of divine Truth, Christian Sci
ence now makes possible to all.
HEALING By Right MENTAL
. ACTION.
Since Christian healing IS thus &C
:omplished through transformation
correction, a change of conscious
less, it is done mentally and must re
Quire some action of thought. There
lore, we need to consider what think
ing is, in order that we may think
Alright, for. we know that wrong be
lief cannot be corrected with wrong
.hought. Truth alone corrects error
md We must learn to think Truth il
We wish to heal spiritually, for God
Truth and is Spirit hence Truth is
Spirit and spiritual.
All will admit that thinking is the
exercise of intelligence or mind, and
hat real thinking is the activity OF
real Mind. lteal Mind, as we have
seen, is the divine consciousness, the
infinite intelligence or Truth. There
ore real thinking is the activity, OF
liyine Truth in consciousness, the
activity involved in being conscious, OF
he truth, which is right knowing, tne
moving of Truth. Obviously we car
inow only Truth, we can never know
error. For example: We can never
ln0w that two times two make five
because they do not; we can only be
ieve that they do. Thus we can new
,r know anything that is wrong; evi
)r material, we can never know sin
disease or death: we can only be
ieve them.
Since disease is an untrue expert
,nce in the human mind, in order tina,
may be healed, it is evident that the
erroneous concept must be corrected
md to do this, divine Truth must be
Jr0ught to bear upon the error in
consciousness. AS when mathematic
i error is corrected by applying math
,matical truth to it. How is this cor
ection of human errors to be made
spirituality? Whenever we think
lightly Of any truth, that truth is pres
mt with us in consciousness, becomes
.ctive in thought by virtue of that
linking. For example, when we think
lightly of the multiplication table, the
ruth of mathematics is present with
is in our thought and becomes active
here in consequence. This is not
he case, however, when we do not
hink rightly of it. In a similar way
when we think rightly of divine Truth
Life, Spirit, Love, God--this Truth
present with us in consciousness
Ind becomes active there by virtue OF
his right knowing.
You will recall that st. Paul, in
writing to the Ephesians regarding
he one God and Father said: He is
through all, and in you ALL which
means everywhere present. Being in
mite, God is infinitely everywhere
thus He is already present, "a very
present help in trouble" He has only
o be known We have but to become
conscious OF Him. AS by knowing any
ruth we reflect that truth and be
come conscious of it, so by knowing
.iod, we reflect Him and become con
cious of Him. Thus it is through the
light knowing of God, which Christian
Science makes possible today, that di
line Truth and Love are reflected in
he human consciousness, brought in
action there and so are brought to
ear upon our human errors and prob
ems. Thus change of conscious
less takes place and healing results
As physical darkness disappears when
light is brought TO bear upon it, sc
he mental darkness Of despair, dis
ease and death disappears when the
light of Christ, Truth, is brought tC
)ear upon it by Icing reflected in con
;ciousness through right, spiritual
knowing.
This knowing of Truth is real con
;ciousness, the consciousness OF the
cal man, Gods man. 1t is commun
on with our heavenly Father-Mother
Tod, infinite Love. 1t is true Christian
prayer, Not my will, but thine be
lone" the almost constant prayer OF
he Christian Scientist, and such pray
IF in His name is answered in healing
he sick, reforming the sinner and
SUPPLYING all our human needs.
A NECESSARY DISCRIMINATION.
This scientific Christian healing is
Christian Science healing and involves
he knowing of spiritual Truth, the
ecognition of material error as error
md the application to the specific, an
idoting, divine truth which corrects
and heals it. Therefore this healing
not hypnotism, not mental sugges