Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1919-10-13

and degrading rather than elevating
and inspiring. Human will has no more
intelligence or power to heal the sick
than matter has, for they are kindred
and inseparable from the beginning.
A falsity may seem at times to change
another falsity, but this appearance is
deceptive or mesmeric. In the words /
of Jesus, "the last state of that man |
is worse than the first. One error |
cannot destroy another error.
What is called the influence of the
human win is aggressive, not Chris |
tian, and is known as mesmerism or
hypnotism. 1t is the very opposite of
the uplifting and strengthening nature
of spiritual thought or divine Mind, |
which awakens. upbuilds, and regene-
rates. The healing action of Christian
| Science is the exact opposite of sys
| TENS founded upon the use of blind
faith and human will, and as the beliefs
OF mortal mind are legion, such sys-
| TENS are legion in name and variety.
Departing in a degree from matter into
the realm of mind, their methods would
sometimes deceive the unwary who
may associate them with Christian
Science, but material sense cannot
possibly be related to spiritual sense,
nor be departure therefrom. This
wire distinction must be clearly under
| stood, as it will be in the proportion
that the oneness and allness of divine
Mind are diScerned, and this Principle
and operation of Christian Science are
demonstrated Then it no longer can
be thought that the operation of Chris
ton Science is the mere parrot-like act
of saying there is no sickness, or that
trouble is nothing. Sin and disease
cannot permanently be cured by any
such method of superficial and shallow
suggestion. Suggestion is an implement
of the human will, and does not destroy
the cause of disease.
Operation of Christian Science
The operation of Christian Science
in healing disease and overcoming sin
is the action of the divine Mind, God,
the Principle and power of the uni
verse through good thoughts, that is,
thoughts which, admitting that they
have action and power, are equally
good for everything and everybody in
creation. These thoughts come to a
/ human being through the study of
Christian Science, and reveal this d.
vine power which is omnipotent, and
make this divine power available in
t cepted by means of such thoughts. In
D this sense, and in this sense only, is
the operation of Christian Science the
| operation of good thought on evil
\ thought, true thought on error, and the
a ERECT is the same as the effect of an
S al-poWerful positive upon its negative
r as, for instance, the effect of light
n upon darkness. AS light is reflected
s from the sun and annihilates darkness
= Just SO the qualities of divine Truth
n and Love are reflected by ones puri-
" lied consciousness, and penetrate anC
e destroy any dark, evil diseased. OF
: tearing condition of thought in human
consciousness. 1t is the realization O.
the alIness and omnipotence of Spiri
n or divine Mind which constitutes thi,
) spiritual reflection, and when spiritua
i" reflection heals the sick or the sinner
d error and evil are cast out, and tn,
Il cause and the effect of the disease ar,
v then, and only then, fully and perma
: nently destroyed. Spiritual reflectio,
WIZ uproot and entirely remove wha
willful suggestion only smooths owe
IL or changes into a different evil form.
al The relapse of disease and its con
q tlnuance in new forms, a difficulty 8
ID prevalent and mysterious under ma
ID terlal modes of treatment, is now I'm
n oerstood, and such experiences are no
,e possible when divine Principle has de
3 stroyed the evil thought germs of NOR
90 TAI mind. 1t is also understood in Chris
"a tlon Science that acute, chronic. an
AT organic forms of disease are only i
IN essence more or less deepIv seata
m states and stages of mortal beIiet
~ which require in a like degree NOR
40 positive and radical spiritual realiza
~ ~ ton to heal.
n Jesus the Way Shower
IN My friends, Jesus once said to hi
id followers, He that believeth on m
s. the works that l do shall he do also
IL and greater works than these shall h
ry do" 1t is quite universally accepte
nd that Jesus did his healing worl
ed through spiritual means and method
cir through his spiritual understanding
as God, and not by means of drugs, bli1
of faith, or will power. Surely jest
de meant that his followers should III
.ul derstand what he understood and VIC,
ay as he worked. Otherwise how cou
ue he be the Way shower? He must hal
in regarded sickness as mental the san
IT. as he regarded sin, and he cast the
MT. both out of mind, as when healing II
ill palsied man, he said "Thy sins be TO
Sc, given thee" and to the man who hi
cd been physically infirm. Sin no moi
he lest a worse thing come unto thee
w If Jesus understood that his Faith
ed was our Father, as he declared, he ce
ng tainly knew that this spiritual Faith
he was the one Spirit, or Mind, and d
Ter sired that his followers have this saI
he Mind that was in himself. Morrow
that they employ the intelligence a.
-ed understanding of this divine Mind
m overcome every i'll.
;ed Jesus daily proved the divine Pri
cal ciple of his being, the oneness and a
lin, ness Of divine Mind, by casting out t
an sins and errors of mortal mind, and
the was the cross or burden of his care
full that his mission to humanity was
is little comprehended and that tn
cal were unready to understand the ma
Ugh things" of the kingdom of heavt
of which he strove by parable and SINH
the tude to teach was within them, co
nee dition of Mind here and now, and not
lex condition of matter to be hoped
md hereafter. 1t is not probable that Jes
ice. would experience the same angui
nod could he be here in the flesh today W
his Messing the terrible hatred, confli
,ir- want, and woe consuming the wo
is simply because most mortals ha
sin. failed as yet to understand the me
nts meric nature of material sense in
use subtle, selfish, willful, and autocra
rhe processes? 1t is indeed encourage
nee that the leaven of divine Principle
in the spirit of worldwide justice and
j l.