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

stumbling blocks. We can then see
hat whatever enters our existence,
enters it mentally, as a state of con
;ciousness, and consequently disease.
disaster and death are but experiences
n consciousness. What else can they
De? Where else can they be? What
would they be to us il not in con
seriousness?
Here it becomes important to note
chat the consciousness which has {
Unite dimensiOnal concept of exist
ence, and thus which cognizes mater
tally, evil and discord, ST. Paul called
the "carnal mind" which he said sis
enmity against God," in other words
in Gods opposite. Since sin, disease
and death are its inevitable products,
Mrs. Eddy further defines it as NOR
tai mind" thus distinguishing it from
the immortal divine Mind which is
conscious only Of good. She also
makes, this noteworthy statement,
Physical force and mortal mind are
one," (Science and Health, p. 4S4.)
Thus giving the key to the mental ma
ture or mortal existence and the rela,
:ionship between consciousness and
physical phenomena.
We thus see that all discordant con.
ditiOns OF Whatever name and nature
exist solely as phenomena and expert.
ences of the canal mortal mind, as
states OF mortal consciousness. There
fore they are wholly mental and moi
only can but should, he dealt with
mentally. Hence, in order that they
may lie healed, it is very evident tina;
a change must be brought about in the
human consciousness, a transforms.
ton by the renewing OF the mind, as
st. Paul puts it. How can this be done !:
TRANSFORMED BT TRUTH.
This human consciousness, while
embracing the beliefs of evil, disease,
materially and mortality, has at the
same time faculties OF knowing wha,
is good and right and true. Thus il,
is a kind OF clearing house where good
can be recognized and applied to evil,
where Truth can be known and error
be corrected, and where harmony can
be established. In other words, &
plane on which the real can reach the
unreal transitional stage of expert
ence in which transformation takes
place, through the renewal Of the
mind; an imperfect consciousness
still influenced by error, hut one t
which the saving Christ can come
healing it of its erroneous beliefs anC
renewing it with the mind of Christ
This spiritual awakening will event
tally SO transform this consciousness.
that all error will be destroyed and
the perfect, spiritual, harmonious con
sciousness of the real man be estab
lished. 1t thus becomes necessary tC
consider the nature of absolute Truth
and to distinguish between what is
real and .sWhat is unreal. N
n Truth lis defined as actually, tina
which is, that which constitutes real
as distinguished from phenomenal be
ing..ss, therefore,, its very nature
Truth is infinite, without dimensions
or limitations; infinitely intelligent
omniscient; infinitely powerful, omni
potent; infinitely present, omnipres
emit; it is indestruct ible, eternal. Thi
infinite Truth is absolute, ,fundament
al, self-existing, harmonious and per
feet, the source OF all real being. Thus
it is the infinite Principle and is iden,
titled in Christian Science as Spirit
the indestructible substance; as Mind
the infinite consciousness; as Soul, in
Guiding all spiritual identity and in
dividuality; as Life, the creating ant$
sustaining Spower of#all activity ami
continuity; }as the supreme Ego, tM;
great sI AM, the Being who was ant
is and shall be; and thus the one iii
Unite and only true God; the God whit.
is declared in the Scriptures to b.
the God Of Truth whom St. John de
Zines as Love, saying, God is love-
The universe which is created ant
forever sustained by God, must bt
like its Creator, since like begets like
hence man, the real man, as defined
in the first chapter of Genesis, is no
material, but spiritual consciousness
not evil, but good; not mortal, bu
immortal. Thus we see that all real
ity, every expression of the divine
activity, all that really is, is infinite
indestructible, unchanging, perfect
harmonious spiritual; consequent!
whatever has not these qualities is NJ
part of Truth, not real Hence, mat
Ter, mortal mind and all the phenom
ena of material sense, being unlike
he divine reality, are unreal. On thi.
scientific basis of infinite Truth W.
are enabled to distinguish at any time
between what is aosolute, divine, real.
and what is merely relative, human
unreal.
TRUTH AND ERROR DIsTlN .
GUiSHED.
Rightly experimenting the distinc
ton between the real and the unreal
we are in position to grasp the fac
that all discord, disease, disaster ant
death are the products of false sense
and that they are to be healed, as Je
sus said, by knowing the truth. They
certainly can not be healed spiritually
so long as they are believed to be
physical or mental realities. We can
not correct a mistake until it is recOg
nized as such. Even as we are accus
.omel to do in physical sciense, 81
We must do in metaphysical Scienct
or only in this way can we begin tt
separate the wheat from the tares, dis
inguish between the actual and the
seeming, the real and the unreal, il,
1uman consciousness, without which
step, Christian healing cannot be sci
antifically achieved
Thus we overcome the second grea
stumbling block in Christian healing