The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-05-12

aited vision Of law and prophesy OF
the mount of TRANSPORTATION, the hu
man representative of law ond proph
esy became apparent to those nea,
enough to get the lesson. 1t is equal
ly certain that the human representa-
tive Of scientific Christianity car
never be separated from the spiritual
treasures which she has opened to
our use. -.... .....
Disease Mental.
Jesus healed physical disease on
the basis that the truth makes free
Four thousand years Of medicine has
endeavored to force the conclusion
that disease is purely physical, and
that 1t requires physical remedy.
The result is that diseases have ac-
tually multiplied.
Today our medical schools are be-
ginning to teach that certain nervous
disorders are mental; for though the
person may be sick almost to distrac-
ton. examination may disclose no dis
eased organ, tissue, or nerve. He
may have apparent physical all
ments, such as that trinity of dis
orders known as dyspepsia, heart
palpitation, and insomnia; but an ex-
animation discloses no organic d.
sease. The patients troubles are ac-
tually real, in the sense that they
have no physical cause. But to the
patient they are decidedly real, in the
sense that he feels them constantly,
and cannot free himself from them.
Though patient may be perfectly
sane while suffering from some ner-
vous ulment, his belief must be
changed before he can experience his
healing. That is never brought about
by imagining himself well. Such
primitive emotions as fear and anger,
SO common to men and beasts, are
said to product depressing and pois-
onous conditions. The thought of
guilt is said to be even more deleteri-
Gus. Anger may cause a person to
become flushed or pallid in the face,
indicating the mental control of the
Indeed 1t may stop ones
digestion altogether, showing how
ones thought has equal control over
the digestive system. A severe ex-
animation may affect students with
retarded digestion due to their fear.
With the proof that functional dis
orders are mental in their cause,
due to erroneous thinking, investiga-
ton has continued until medical ex-
periments have proved that diabetes
is entirely the result of fear or emo
ton. AS the consuming effects of
fear and emotion have been observed
on the kidneys, so 1t is more gener-
ally conceded today that consumption
may be just consuming fear. That
may be the reason why no drug or
medicine ever healed them. The
Christian Science textbook says:
THE procuring cause and foundation
of oil sickness is fear, ignorance, or
sin" (Science and Health, p. AID.
1t teaches. in other words, that all
sickness is unreal in the sense that
1t has no physical cause.
So long as one believes his malady
is physical, he naturally feels help
less. But when he knows 1t is the
result of erroneous thought, then he
is encouraged in the conscious ability
to change that thinking by the pres
ence and power of Gods truth. Some
fears seem more real than others.
They seem more real when tissue
is apparent. But
when examination discloses no di-
seased organ or nerve, those fears
are regarded as intangible and SUPER
stitiuos. The fear from sup erstition
Is called a delusion, and Is said to be
The patient is said to be de-
ceived 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