The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-03

ltAn DC ustQ III tne line OF SII1CI, SClGn-
tific legitimacy TO heal the sick. The
action of the divine Mind upon the hu-
man mind disabusss and deprives the
the human mind of the error that evil
is real and that matter is intelligent
The action of the divine Mind. in this
way. disabuses and deprives the hui
man mind of It's false consciousness
and the human mind, being deprived
of its false consciousness---or Its con-
seriousness OF falsity.--fs healed. In
this way. briefly stated. the sick are
healed and the erring are restored TO
useful lives through the ministrations
OF Christian Science. A very different
| way. all will agree. from that involv-
ed In the unholy practice of hypnotic
suggestion. The use of hypnotism or
suggestion. in any form. Is to be con-
demned; IL is an evil which cannot be
too strongly guarded against.
One hears occasionally of some per-
son who makes use OF the erroneous
method of hypnotism in the conduct of
business. One such person endeavored
to justify the use of this method by the
ILLUSTRATION of a four horse stage-coach
saying that with a four horse stage
coach 1t is necessary for some one per-
son to hold the reins." This person
overlooked the true point Of his illus
tration. which is that sometimes dur
ing dark and stormy night on dan
gerous mountain trail when the driver
is unable to see the road he is COM
PEELED to let the reins lie loosely upon
tho backs of the horses. while they
pick their way 20 safety. The great
danger in the use of hypnotic sugges-
ton is that it deprives the person who
uses It, as well as the one who is acted
upon. of the inalienable right TO think
and to act under the influence of the
divine Mind or God.
Erroneous and harmful methods are
sometimes set before the public and
said TO be the same as Christian
Science A man representing himself
to be Christian Scientist announced
that he would teach metasph sizes or
Christian Science; he was not, how
ever. authorized in any way to teach
Christian Science, and therefore the
| teachings involved was not Christian
Science. A lady who knew just
little concerning Christian Science
Iwen. to this TO be taught.
During the first lesson she was taught
TO say. Il am God" She replied, But
l'I am not God" She was then told TO
say. II am Spirit" To this the lady re-
piled: NO! I am not God. 1 am not
Spirit. am spiritual. and you do not
know what you talking about" The
lady was right because the declara-
tions referred to do not coincide in any
way with the teachinf of Christian
Science.
| The evidences of confusion and the
indications of wrong procedure multi
| ply. Sufficient, however, has been said
in this connection to indicate that
there is basic need of a divine Prin-
ciple, and OF an Influence in human
thought which Will move mankind in
the direction of their highest good.
| THE MOTHER CHURCH MANUAL
| Some one will doubtless say that
safeguards should be established to
protect the public against rnisrepre-
sc ntations which are made in the name
of Christian Science. The snswer to
this is that such safeguards already
have been provided. Mrs. Eddy long
ago foresaw this need and provided
in the Manual OF The Mother Church
the necessary measures to protect and
TO preserve Christian Science, its
| teaching, and its extension Jas well
as to protect the public from misrep-
1
out this wisely conceived protection,
for which Christian Scientists are pro-
| foundly grateful the teaching and ex-
| tension of Christian Science might
soon be filled with misrepresentation
| authorizations and human philosophy;
and thus the effectiveness OF Christian
Science be lost. The teachings of Jesus
were lost for time because those
teachings were adulterated with phil
osphies and religious dogma. Had
| spiritual and right unity with respect
to Jesus teachings been maintained.
those teachings never would have been
contaminated by erroneous dogma and
| by multiplicity of personal opinions.
| In the Manual of The Mother Church
! the means are divinely provided which
will maintain the integrity of Chris
tian Science. the purity of its teach
| ings, and the permanence OF its ex-
tension.
! During a long and active career de-
voted to the demonstration of Chris
| tian Science, Mrs. Eddy learned that
certain rules or methods of procedure
were necessary. desirable. and might
we'll be used In the successful carry
| ing forward Of any Christian Science
demonstration. Mrs Eddy says in
speaking of the Manual that these
rules were written at different dates
and as the occasion required" They
We're finally brought together by Mrs
Eddy herself: and they are recognized
today to be the Manual OF The Mother
Church
Speaking of these Manual rules Mrs.
Eddy says further that they will do
for the race what absolute doctrines
destined for future generations might
not acompli sh' (ManuaN One who
has even named upon himself the name
or nature of Christian Science knows
that, in the degree his thought is held
in obedience to these simple rules, hrs
demon stration is rrespondingly sue
eessful and happy. Far from limiting
thought and demonstration, proof Is
always present that obedience to these
methods of procedure enlarees and
perfects thought. and ensures the at
tainment or harmonious experience. i
state which reflects divine Principle
government by God Because Mrs.
Eddy's life reflects in so remarkable
o degree the nature of pure and unset
fish thought. Christian Scientists ac-
knowledge and accept the Manual of
The Mother Church to be the express
sion of divine Principle. uninfluenced
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