East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-31

! and matter are seen as false morta
beliefs, mental in character while al
that is good and eternal is the mani
festation OF divine Mind, God. Thus
does Christian Science unite. not cut
the Gordian knot of mind and matter
the puzzle OF the axes.
The human mind sometimes stands
aghast when told that matter is only
mental phenomena. If perchance any
Of you may feel shocked at this as
sertion you VIII be interested to know
that physical scientists are now admit
ting what Mrs Eddy asserted long
before, namely, that matter is indeed
rot a substance of itself but mental
phenomena, the externahZed concepts
/ Of the human mind. y prominent
I physical scientist in one of the hest
known European universities has
within the past few years said. Mat
ter is a thing OF thought which we
! have constructed for ourselves" An
other says. THE universe as known
/ to us consists wholly Of mind, and
matter is a doubtful and un-
/ certain Inference of the human intel
I ligence."
If Mrs, Eddy's premise was correct
/ and everything was in truth mental
the next and far more important ques-
tion was how evil. mortal mind, and
/ its sinful and diseased conditions was
to be mastered and destroyed by the
4 one true Mind. God. This question
she met without compromise, and
4 through her writings so clearly eluci-
dated the laws Of the one true Mind
and the scientific way in which these
( laws can he used to suhiurate over
come and destroy all evil and disease,
that millions ot mankind have
throueh their applioation in Thought
/ heeu healed. comforted, and purified.
/ Her premise which is in perfect ac-
cord with the Bible. that there is but
one Cod. divine Mind who creates
only good. has been proven by irrefu-
table WORKS tn We the basis and start
iuc-point of right thinking
EVIL CAST orr rup0UGH RIGHT
THINKING.
The distinction drawn by Christian
Science between the mortal and the
immortal the material and the spirit
nal is no new thing. no personal opin-
ION It is a spiritual and eternal fact
the central truth of the Bible This
Science points out that it is through
the correct understanding o. the one
true Mind and his relationship to that
all evil conditions. He learns to put
ont of thouEht the evil and temporal
sense Of existence with its sinful and
diseased beliefs. and gradually gains
that consciousness which knows only
good and is not subject to sin disease
or death. This is but the reiteration
in present-day IangtaGe Of the state
ment made by Paul to the Romans
that, ITO be carnaliy minded is DEATH
but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace" There is nothing strange
about spirituality or spiritual minded
ress. Spirituality IS simply goodness. .
Spiritual mindedness is right thinking.
that is. thinking in accord with the
one true cause. divine Mind. If all
evil. sin, and disease is mental then. .
it must be apparent that the thing
to be done is to stop thinking evil and .
to think only good From the worlds
point Of view it may seem a mOnu-
mental if not an impossible task TO
cast out all evil thinking. Without a
sure and certain law to go by it would
be so. But to the man who has gain
ed even a slight understanding of the
demonstrable supremacy Of the divine
Mind over all evil, the accomplish
ment seems but the natural and in
operating through right thinking or
spiritual understanding.
THE NATURE OF MIND.
Cause signifies power. Divine Mind
being the one cause, it must have all
power. Being the only Mind, it must
be aIl-wise. Being the only true sub
stance, there is nothing to limit it,
therefore it must be everywhere. I
e.
which is its creation. must necessarily
20 mental and spiritual since effect
must have the same character and D.,
nature as it's cause. Minds crea-
ion too must be harmonious and good
)eing the creation Of an all-wise ana ,
.u-intelhgent cause. There being no
.ause precedent to Mind, there can !.
e no subsequent cause. Mind. there
ore. must be and Is self-existent and !.
ternal, without beginning and with
ut end Now this Mind, as stated be- i,
orc, is the one God, and as UNDER
TODD in Christian Science is synony ,
nous with Spirit, Father, Love, names
which the Scriptures apply to Deity. =
owing consideration must then char =,
cterlze Minds relationship with its 3.
reation. Intelligence, wisdom, love q
OOdness, harmony, are seen TO mark II
he natural order Of this creation. .,
IS its standard and no ele- T
lent bf evil or destruction is there. il
Acknowledging the divine Mind as O
he alone cause. Christian Science then o
zasons logically from cause to effect n
nd brings out what must be true ;,
bout man and the universe which 9.
lring from and are the expression Of
lind. This Is the second step toward
citing Il true basis for right think f.,
lg and brings to light the correct ~
nd com plete idea Of creation-Mind =,
nd It's manifestation God and His .,
inverse. including man, cause and vi,
,fect-ss the basis for all true 81,
lcught. Here then is 10 be found the o.,
'ue and complete standard. Gods a
andard. exact, scientific. unchanging. D.,
MANS REI.l- .ONSHIP TO MIND. =,
Reasoning then from Mind as the =,
rimary cause. let us soc what man o.
ALLY IS. How is he related to Mind? D.,
That is his function. his destiny? The