Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20

their thoughts ana 6cIS- Line bO-cdlISN
pleasure Of sin and the suffering or dis
ease enter experience because they pre-
sent themselves to thought in way
which appeals to human belief.
ST. Paul writes: For the law or the
Spirit Of life in Christ Jesus hath made
me free from the law OF sin and death
from. ~.
The Bible contains many clear and
definite statements Of the healing law OF
the gospel and its relation to every form
Of evil thinking and living, and 1t shows
that God heals not only sin, but also
sickness, through the application OF tue
PrincipIa embodied in this law. Christ
Jesus demonstrated this conclusiveiy, and
ret there have always been many VINO
disbelieTed in the practical application
Of his teachings, because they never
really understood them. From the in
cenf5on Of Christianity however. some
have striven to obey his teachings anu
TO manifest the Christ spirit which brings
ealvatiop from both sickness ana SIN
The spirit was strongly In evidence "
the healing works which characteEILeu
the early church, until the time wnen
Cvhrstisnity was engulfed in Journalism
and its vital spirit Quenched.
CHRISTIAN PEOPLES
AWAKE OUT OF SLEEP.
Today many thinking people are beglh
ming to see as they have not seen before
that the healing work OF the early cnutCh
Ia vet DOSSiDIe. &lilOuSu LIS hca4A >
work rebukes the generally accepted su-
premacy Of material law. They perceive
fhat there is such a thing as spirltuaI
law. a law apart from physics; that tnls
divine law is and should be s0Ferelen
over So-caIled physical law; that II mas
SomtnIon over what is termed matter ;
and all this in spite of the bias OF ma.
terialistic thought which declares tina.
any existence apart from the material
cannot be conceived. 1t is encouraging
that Christian peoples are beg -
awake out of their sleep and 10 assert
their right to the freedom and harmony
Of the children Of God.
when men realize that there is Prin-
eipIe underlying all existence, when
operates according to divine law anu
ouIte regardless Of time and place, they
will see that the physical changes ac-
companying spiritual hesling are due TO
the operatfon OF this Principle, IN ac-
cordance with law; and that such PIln-
cipIe. law and operation constitute SCI
ence. 49,,
cred this healing work very essentlai
factor OF his Ministry; indeed, ne mace
II test OF Christian disclpleshlp, LOT
he said, He that believeth on me. the
works that do shall he do also; when
means that he who is a Christian VIII
he able To heal spiritually. Surely every
Christian must desire TO believe IN ahu
To practice that spiritual healing, WINCH
accomplishes so much more tnan can
drugs surgery and an tmpotent IalIn-
Recognition Of the healing power OF a.
vine Truth heals men without involving
the fear. pain and risk OF death Wnlcn
so often attend surgical operations ana
the use Of nOs5rums.
MOST PEOPLE LIKE
TO OVERCOME EVIL.
Most right-minded persons, too, would
ike to overcome evil with good II they
ncN Of rEnT1lH
TO overcome their failings, and to .
right by their neighbOr, but, because OF
their faulty religious education, tney
have not known that the ablllty 10 &C
complish these things naturally follows
the knowledge that good has more power
than evil. How few in all the world to
day realize that the logical, and lneFl-
table seouence of an understanding OF
the Masters teachings, together with
strict obedience thereto would be ces-
gation Of all sorrow, sickness and wrons
Those who admit that Christian healing
Is even desirable in the attainment OF
right living, Will welcome consideration
OF what It involves, and what 1t depends
upon.
ture OF human existence IN order that
we can clearly understand what consti-
tutes consciousness and apprehend Whai
Is involved in. demonstrating the Science
Of right living
II il very evident that our existence is
our consciousness. To each Of Us there
IL no existence except that OF which We
are conscious. Acquired knowledge sim
ply enlarges human consciousness. The
objects cognized by the physical senses
activity. These effects In turn i'm
press one, become a part of human con
sciousness, though their nature and re-
lations remain hidden. For example
when we believe we see IN object, we
really become conscious of q mental I'M
preston which we accept as the object
existence.
EXISTENCE DEPENDS
UPON HUMAN SENSE.
Further, it is evident that the character
Of human existence depends largely upon
the character Of human sense. We cannot
avoid this conclusion when we consider
existing differences in personal character
istics, in educational bias, environment
association and experience, and see what
a widely varying sense OF existence these
differences produce in different indiyid-
uals. In everyday experience We learn
that no two members Of any group OF
persons, II asked their impression OF any
incident appealing to the material senses
viii give similar accounts. Each one can
give only his own mental impression
Sense phenomena are, therefore. not to De
accepted as absolute because they depend
upon the quality OF the perceptive facul-
ties, both native and educated. For ex-
ample, let tree be viewed by a botanist
an artist and lumbermsn. The bOtanist
views It from the standpoint Of his hotau-
ical knowledge. He sees its botanical
makeup and structure, the character oil
leaf, flower, bark, etc. The artist views
II mainly from a purely artistic stand
point. He notes the color and form OF
tae tree, and the way It relates itself
to its setting. Coincidentally with thi.
he analyses his impression Of it and
thinks perchanee Of the combination OF
pigments he must use to reproduce l.
upon canvas. The lumberman sees the
tree as so much available building ma
terial. To him a beautiful branch means
knot in the board which reduces IL.
value. His estimate Of it's worth is no,
IN terms OF botany or beauty but in
board feet
Furthermore, the so-caIIed Characters
tics of the objective universe such as size
sbApe, distance and color, do not seem
the same TO any two persons. for since
the lenses OF the eye very, the ina e
made on the retina also varies and the
resulting mental impressions are neces.
human perception is not absolute, but
variable.
MENTAL IMPRESSIONS
MUST BE CORRECTED.
Physical science does not explain nor
account for anything beyond sense testI-
ONy tHeheAOte, III OEuer 10 analyze
causation, we must go beyond the realm
OF the senses, and interpret and correct
our mental Impressions in order to gain
knowledge of the facts. When we look
at plant, for example. we experience
an impression said to be due to vibra.
ton called light, which produces a GER
tain mental effect which we objeetify as
a plant II is not necessary for the plant
actually TO exist outside of our con
sciousness II we can but get q mental
impression which we identity as a plant
In fact all that mOrfals exnarienca Is