The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-23

and when we are well it is well
thought which is made manifest on
the body. Every function, every ac-
ton. every condition of the body is,
from one moment to the next, but
the expression Of human belief, un-
less such belief be corrected by Chris
tian Science
II a man were hungry and food
which was placed. before him had
something about it that was exceed
ingly unappetizing, it would appar-
emily be his stomach which protest
ed, because the thought which he
entertained about the food would be
made manifest on his body; but
what would his stomach know about
the food? Absolutely nothingl If he
believed that the food was all right,
this thought would be made manifest
in proper activity of the stomach
and if he had eaten food believing it
to be all right and had then discov-
cred that it was all wrong, his
changed thought would be made man
ifest in changed function-in nausea,
indigestion, and so forth.
In like manner, to believe that cold
or wet could harm us would be just
as disastrous to the lungs or the
throat as to believe that unappetizing
food could make the stomach sick
And when we come to investigate this
subject we find that there are my
riads Of thoughts which the world
has been entertaining and which we
have been making manifest on our
bodies in deranged functions of va
rious parts OF it,
It is not necessary to know each
particular mortal belief, or so-called
law, in order that we may appropri-
ate the sicknesses and troubles they
stand for, for we have accepted the
idea that disease may come upon us
unawares, so we take in these wrong
thoughts unconsciously and manifest
them on our bodies in sickness
There are many who admit that
some diseases are mental, but who
still believe that those conditions
known as germ diseases must be ma
terial
We are told that germs are minute
forms of vegetable life, and we all
know that vegetation likes a suit
able soil in which to grow 1t is pos
sible that you might find minute
forms of vegetable life in disease
conditions or i'll the products Of dis
ease; but when our thought is right,
our bodies are right. and there is
no suitable soil for the entertain
ment of any minute forms Of veg
etable life, whether you call them
germs or something else.
1t is not reasonable to maintain
that because you find germs in the
products of disease that they cause
the disease. No one would maintain
that because he found polliwogs in
a mud-puddle that they made the
mud-puddle The polliwogs are in the
mud,puddle simply because it is a
nice place for poliwogs, and If there
are germs in the products of disease,
they are there for the same reason
because they find a congenial soil
in which to grow.
Right Thought Brings Health
AS we see that both sin and sick
ness are simply manifestations OF
mortal thought, thoughts of imper-
lection, we also see that by putting
the thought of perfection of God
and all that God has made in place
of this wrong thought we shall rule
out the wrong thought; and with no
wrong thought there can be no
wrong manifestation. The Bible
makes this identical statement when
it says, Put off concerning the for
mer conversation the old man, which
is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts; and be renewed in the spirit
of your mind; and put on the
NJ man, which after God is Great
ed in righteousness and true holi
ness.
1t is the putting off of the old man
and the putting on of the new
| through the application Of the teach
! ings of Christian Science, that con
stitutes the healing The thoughts oi
sickness and sin are ruled out of hu
man consciousness by the under
standing and declaration of the per
| lection of that which God has made
Deception of Counterfeit.
There are those who feel that il is
almost a sacrilege to dispose of ma
terial man as just the counterfeit o.
| the spiritual, perfect man. This ma
terial man is so wonderfully made
they say, how can it be possible
that God did not make him. The,
feel II is dishonoring God to disowI
the material man as His product.
Material man does seem to be won
derfully made, but you will 'remem
Der that in the many better baby
shows that have prevailed about tn,
county though the best and mos
perfect babies are entered, il i
sometimes impossible to find on,
that is one hundred per cent per
feet. If material man is the creation
of God. it is not honoring God YER
much to have to admit that NOR
than ninety-five per cent of Hi
creation could be vastly improve,
upon in the very beginning. TIL
material man seems to be wonder
fully made. only because he is tn
counterfeit of that wonder of God
creating in His image and like
ness, perfect, spiritual and immorta
Others maintain that God mad
man perfect and gave him his ow
free will to do good or evil. but ma
chose to do evil. and the evt
brought sickness and other trouble
upon him; for that man unk,owing
transgressed Gods laws. but tia
God is in no way responsible. b,
cause had man chosen to do righ