Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-17

disease is fear Fear is markings
worst foe. Consideration of some of the
many things of which people are afraid
will convince you of this fact They
of criticism, of failure, of poverty, of
disease, of death. Mant other phases of
fear, too numerous to mention, are
familiar to us all. And, it may be said
Christian Science removes fear by
first removing the Ignorance which
causes fear. A really intelligent or
truly enlightened individual could not
possibly be afraid. True spiritual en-
nghtenment shows that God infinite
power, and destroys the ignorant be-
lief in an opposing power called evil 1t
is Impossible for one who Is really en-
hghtened to believe the divine Love, the
only creator, would create man in His
Image, and then make evil conditions to
brighten and overpower him. The
universe Of Mind, Spirit, includes only
those ideas that express Love. 1t does
not include anything that man could
fear. This universe of God is the only
real universe. There is nothing in it Of
which man could be afraid; hence fear
has no real basis, and, absolutely speak
ing, there is no fear.
THE process employed by Christian
Scientists in overcoming fear is the same
as that used by them IN destroying all
of the human mind 1t is a process Of
education, or spiritual enlightenment,
which substitutes consciousness, right
Or true Ideas" for wrong beliefs This
process is liberating one, and, eventual
ly, IL will bring complete freedom from
all ills. Jesus said, If We continue in
my word, then are We my disciples In
deed; and We shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free'-from ig-
norance, superstition, fear, and sin
free from the false, material beliefs, or
man made Jaws which seem to hold
humanity III bondage.
SCIENCE ANNULS SICKNESS
AND DISTRESS.
THAT the asserted laws which are be-
lieTed to result in sickness, accident,
failure, poverty, and distress are not real
laws, was proved conclusively by Jesus,
as it had been proved 20 Il great extent
by the prophets of old. When Peter s
wife's mother lay sick of fever, Jesus
rebuked the fever (rebuked the fear),
and she was well In so doing, Jesus
not only. freed this woman from fear and
from the consequent fever. but he also
that fever must continue for certain
time is not a law. If ii were a law
Jesus could not have healed this woman
instantaneously.
'At another time Jesus was approached
by leper, who said, Lord, if thou wilt
stretched forth his hand and touched
him, saying, L will, be thou clean, and
the man was instantly healed Thus
Jesus proved, at one and the same time
his fearlessness of contagious disease
and that the so-called law of contagion
is not law When Jesus raised Lazar-
us, he oyercame for him the asserted
laws of mortality, dissolution, and de-
cay When he walked on the water, he
overcame for himself the so-called law
Of specific gravity, and proved it to be
only a theory. when he fed the multi
tude he set aside the material laws Of
production and of demand and supply.
He revealed supply to be the ever pres
ent fact, and showed that supply is
mental. 1t was as easy for Jesus to
multiply figures. He understood the
process to be metaphysical not depend
ing in any way upon matter or material
laws. 1t is neither irreverent nor in
accurate TO say that Jesus OF Nazareth
was at once the worlds greatest inca
physician and its best business man. He
was engaged in The most important and
exalted business there ever was: the
business OF knowing good and doing
good, the Fathers business Jesus
was absolutely successful in his business
He neither faltered nor failed He al
ways had what he needed when he
needed it, When money was needed for
tribute, it was found in the fsh's mouth.