The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-04-09

sion was TO prove all knowledge OF
such things to be a false knowledge,
a knowledge of unrealities and non
entities. This was not and cannot
be done through human argument or
reasoning. 1t requires spiritual I'M
derstanding to do this; and according
TO Scripture this understanding is a
| knowledge of the holy" or holy one.
What would be thought of watch
maker who were to establish a school
Tor the purpose of teaching and
studying the subject OF broken
watches? Would not this be rather a
futile way to acquire a knowledge oil
the construction of a perfect watch?
Would the musician who advocated
a systematic study of discords ever
succeed in bringing out a true sense
OF harmony to his pupils?
Would the mOralist who spent the
most OF his time in delying into vice
and wickedness, be enabled to impress
mis- followers with a sense OF purity
and moral rectitude? Would not this
negative research on his part tend TO
dim his perception OF spirituality? IL
is the pure in heart" who see God.
HAS anyone ever heard OF school
Of mathematics where mistakes in
/
clusion of the rule of eXactness which
alone enables one 10 correct such mis-
takes2
What housewife would add to her
skill in bread making who devoted her
time and attention to analyzing and
classifying different kinds OF un-
/ palatable bread?
Would a human parent be very Ii
aI, to Itrfc Ia IN 10 a
| special study OF malice, envy, hatred,
and revenge, as necessary prelim-
mary to understanding the nature OF
ever-present, divine Love?
Then why make an exception in the
case of disease? Why insist that it
alone among the errors of the human
mind shall be feared, studied, investi-
gated, diagnosed, discussed and pub
nshed broadcast in the attempt to
lind health, that which annihilates
disease? Christian Science makes it
very clear to the world that this is a
very sure method of perpetuating dis
ease and OF eradicating ones true
sense of health 1t is an age-old
method; but accompanied by fear
disease and suffering.
One of the first lessons of Christian
Science teaches us to reverse this bar
barous habit of thinking, talking, and
heralding the symptoms of disease
There is nothing more enervating and
demOralizing than to magnify IN
thought some phase of evil which one
is striving to overcome Can the pop
ular theory of so-called disease germs
ever be eradicated without ceasing to
fear it, and without ceasing to hear,
think and talk about such subjects
Every processing Christian should
know that the mental image of dis
ease, next to that of sin, is one OF
his very worst enemies; and that it is
the mission of the Christ, or true idea
OF God, to rid him of this enemy. lie
will then recognize Christian Science
as his best friend and become a
staunch advocate of health and an
opponent of disease. He will study,
think and talk about the thing he
wishes to experience; and not about
it's opposite.
There is a lesson for us all in the
experience of the Specialist who Of
ten succumbs to the very disease of
which he has made a specially. Many
\ of us know the effects of reading
medical works.
Why should humanity be loath to
hear the truth about the action of
wrong thought and to take the neces-
sary steps to correct it? Why should
it be skeptical concerning the only
possible means of protection from
erroneous beliefs?
Protection
Protection is divine, not human.
The law OF right is the only law of
protection. Only an ignorance of God
could tempt one who is doing wrong
to ask for protection in that wrong
doing. Truth does not protect error
Love does not protect hate. Right
thought is no protection to wrong
thought But repentance, followed
by obedience to Gods law, enables
one to abide under the shadow of
the Almighty" He alone who is
thinking right and doing right is en-
titled to the protection of divine Love.
Inhumanity to man is entirely due to
a misunderstanding of God and man
Can such in humanity be done away
with without acquiring a correct idea
or understanding of God? Indeed
> not No more than could a mistake
, in computation be eliminated without
correct understanding of numera-
= ton. Whoever acquires the right
idea of Love will be protected from
the worlds fear and hate The study
) of a hundred volumes of expert, hu
2 man knowledge on the subject of dis
r ease will not protect one from tn,
l ravages Of disease. A scientific knowl
e edge of God is necessary to destro,
f disease. Whatever is inherently right
. being law unto itself, is its own pro
r lection Right thinking is right prac
tice. Wrong thinking is wrong o
{ malpractice. The one needs no pro
= lection, the other could not have it !
r it would
- Christian Science practice, being tn
Y operation of Gods law in human con
4 seriousness, is entitled to and will re
/. ceive the protection which is being S
e generously accorded it throughout tn
/. civilized world.
5 Practitioner and Treatment
!. Students of Christian Science, VIII
t have experienced healing and mora