The Bismarck tribune., 1919-04-04

as light dispels darkness. Mrs. Eddy
describes this process on page 445 OF
Science and Health, as ''the unlab0ret1
motion of the divine energy In healing
the sick" Let us make use Of the
Illustration OF life passing through
the transparency Of window. 1t is
evident that it is the light that de-
stroys darkness, and not the window
through which the light passes. Sc
in Christian Science practice it is
divine Spirit and not the human men
And the Christian Scientist is striving
to keep the window pane" of his
thought SO clear and clean that il
will not obstruct the light. Il
1t should not be supposed that all
Christian Science Mind healing il
the result Of what is known as treat
ment, either present or absent. Some
times people are healed in conversation
With one who speaks the Word Of God
with conviction and understanding
Frequently healing has resulted from
the reading of the Lesson-Sermons 1t
Christian Science church services, and
from public lectures on Christian
Science He sent His word and
healed them" Many person have been
perfectly and permanently healed, Of
chronic cases Of sO-called incurable dis.
ease by studying the Christian Science
textbook. It will be seen that since
1t is divine Truth that brings free
dom from human error, it matters not
whether Truth comes to the individual
through silent eatment, through the
spoken word, or through reading and
study. The essential thing is that It
comes to the one who IS receptive.
When 1t does come to such an indi-
'vidual, it is. as certain to displace in
consciousness everything unlike itself,
as that light will destroy darkness.
And what happens when there lisa case
OF Christian Science healing? Merely
this: the light of Truth or divine in
telligence penetrates the consciousness
of the individual sufficiently clearly to
,dispel; at least in part, the, darkness OF
ignorance, superstition and fear, and
sin, and the body responds to the
changed state of consciousness The
body cannot do otherwise, for it does
not of itself have any power to be sick
or to be well. The human body is
.grasped by, and held in, thought, as
surely as the doll or the rubber ball Is
held in the hands OF a little child. How
important It is, then that our thoughts
should be controlled by Truth instead
of error, by Life instead Of death, by
Spirit instead Of matter. For as Mrs.
Eddy says on page 425 Of Science and
Health, Consciousness constructs q
better body when faith in matter has
been conquered"
JESUS, THE CHRIST
What was it that enabled Jesus to
heal "all manner Of sickness and all
manner OF disease" among the people
of his time What did Jesus mean
when he Haid, come unto me, all We
that labor. and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest? Surely. he
could not have meant that there was
anything peculiar to the personal Jesus
that could give rest and cure for
he later said, fireworks that I do
shall he do ALSO" Must he not, then,
nave meant this 7-.Come unto the
Christ, the true understanding of God,
which declare ant. teach and that
will give you rest? It was the Mind
OF Christ that healed, that Mind which
was also in Christ Jesus" and it is
that same Christ-mind which heals
to-day in Christian Science. There is
no other redeemer or savior but th:,
able, ominpotent, divine Christ. Christ
is the way, Jesus was the Wayshower.
1t will not b0 seriously contendel
that Jesus the Christ used drugs in
healing, or that he depended upon
matter to facilitate his cures. The
gospel record shows that he healed
the sick, reformed the sinner, raised
the dead by the power Of God, divine
Spirit, alone. II this spiritual method
was Gods way Of healing in the time
OF Jesus, it must be His way now, for
God is unchanging. II, on the other
hand, the use Of drugs is Gods way,
why did not Christ Jesus use them?
II the combined use of prayer and
medicine is Gods way, why did NOT
Jesus combine them IN his practice
It is obvious that IL medicine is of
itself able ato heal, prayer issnot a
necessary. adjunct of the healing art
IL prayer is. efficaciOus, medicine is
not needed. Christian Science teaches
that Gods grace is Sufhcient" at all
times and tfAt His hand synot "short-
e4ei that It cannot save" But Chris
tian Scientists do not claim that they
never fail in their application Of this
infinite Science. They realize that
they are just beginning to understand
and demonstrate, Christian Science.
In spite, however, Of persecution and
Misrepresentation 1t has been proved
In hundreds of thousands Of instances
that Christian Science is iemonstra-
BILE and adequate.
IMMORTALITY OF WORKS
The life Of Christ Jesus makes safe
the conclusion that he put his work
above his words Although Jesus had
sufficient faith in what he said to de.
clare though heaven and earth pass
away, my words shalt mot pass sway
still he also said: IF I do not the
works Of my Father, believe me not.
But II do, though ye believe me not.
believe tho works" Perhaps no other