St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-10-17
By Paul Stark Seeley, c. S

namely that matter is indeed notsa ]
substance of itself but mental phen- I
omena, the externalized concepts of
the human mind. A prominent physi-
cal scientist in one of the best known
European universities has within the
past few years said, Matter is a thing
of thought which we have construct
ed for ourselves Another says, The
universe as known to US consists
wholly of mind, and matter is
doubtful and uncertain inference off
the human intelligence.
If Mrs. Eddy's premise was correct
and everything. was in truth mental, /
the next and FAR more important ques-
ton was, how evil, mortal mind, and /
it's sinful and diseased condition, was
TO be mastered and destroyed by the
one true Mind, Goo. This question
she met without compromise and
through her writings so clearly elucid-
ated the laws of the one true Mind and
the scientific way in which these laws
can be used to. subjugate, overcome,
and destroy al evil and disease
that millions of mankind have
through their application in thought
been healed, comforted, and purified.
Her promise, which is in perfect ac-
cord with the Bible, that there is but
one God, divine Mind, who creates on
| ~ good, has been proven by irrefuta-
| BILE works to be the basis and start
| ing point of right thinking.
EVIL CAST OUT THROUGH RIGHT
THINKING
| Tl,o ict; RI l,,vf Nll1sc4 ION
Science between the mortal and the
immortal, the material and the spr-
itual, is no new thing, no personal
J opinion. It is a spiritual and eter-
nal fact, the central truth of the
Bible. The Science points out that
it is through the correct understand
ing of the one true Mind and his
relation ship to that Mind that man
may free himself from al evil con-
ditions. He learns to put out of
thought the evil andetemporal sense
of existence, with its sinful and dis
eased beliefs, and gradually gains
that consciousness which knows only
good and is not subject to sin, disease
or death. This is but the reiteration
F in present-day language of the state
ment made by Paul 0 the Romans
: that, ito be carnally minded is death
, but to be spiritually minded is life and
peace There is nothing strange
about spirituality or spiritual minded
4 ness. Spirituality is simply goodness
6 Spiritual mindedness is right thinking
that is, thinking in accord with The
= one true cause, divine Mind. II al
9 evil, sim and disease is mental, then i
n must be apparent that the thing to b.
: done is to stop thinking evil and II
+ think only good. From the world
J. point of view it may seem monumen
: tai if not an impossible task to cas-
q out all evil thinking. Without a sur
, and certain law to go by it would b
n so. But to the man who has game
8 even a slight understanding of tn
RI demonstrate supremacy of the divin
.s Mind over all evil the Accomplishment
"a seems hut the natural and inevitabi
outcome Of the law of God. operatin
through right thinking. or spiritua
l. understanding.
THE NATURE OF MIND
Cause signifies power. Divine Min
~ being the one cause, it must have a
- power Being the only Mind, it mu
- be all-wise. Being the only true sui
~ stance, there is nothing to limit
- therefore it must be eyerywher
- Minds expression OF manifestatio
- which is its creation, must necessa1'i
~ be mental and spiritual. since effe
must have the same character ar
= nature as its cause. Minds create
u too must be harmonious and 900
- being the creation OF an aI-Wise III
sH-intelligant cause. There being
- cause precedent to Mind, there can
~ no subsequent cause. Mind, therefor
must be and is self-existent and etc
f'n nal without beginning and Witho
'u' end Now this Mind. as stated befol
- IS the one God. and as understood
-. Christian Science is synonymous wi
tei Esprit Father Love names which t
- Scriptures apply to Deity. Loving co
dly sideration must then character
rce Minds relationship with its create
III Intelligence, wisdom, love, goodne
'he harmony, are seen to mark the matt
nee order of this creation. Perfection
an it's standard and no element of evil
Una destruction is there.
t I'll Acknowledging. the divine Mind
III the alone cause, Christian Science tt
OK reasons logically from cause to eff
on and brings out what must be II
about man and the universe WI
,o- spring from and are the expression
Mind This is the second step toWs
getting true basis for right think
ally and brings to light the correct 8
the complete idea of creation-Mind g
der its manifestation, God and His u
all verse, including man, cause and eli
but as the basis for all true though
op- Here then is to be found the true {
is complete standard, Gods standa
niz- exact, scientific, unchanging.
ere
ual Man . hE11A l.- -.
rnai Reasoning then from Mind as
true primary cause. let us sec. what n
ne really is. How is he related to Nil
he What is his function, his destiny?
here Bible designates man as Gods ina
are son and heir. 1t also SAYS that II
IL in made after Gods likeness, thus no
and ing him out to be the living represt
vine alive or expression of God. III
stan terms of course apply to the real
dian eternal man. not to the mortal
lie of transient sense of man. But 1t is
real man we want to know about