South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-16
George ShauU Cook, Mother Church,
Boston, Lectures at Local Temple


both yield exactly the same product.
The difference. then. is one OF belief
only. and the fact is that neither the
brain nor the stomach can originate
the least bit OF real intelligence.
Disease Mental.
Even slight recognition OF the un-
reality OF matter ls OF great practical
value ln everyday. human experience.
Take. for example. the question OF
disease which occupies the attention
Of so many people 80 much OF the
Ime. In the treatment OF disease,
knowledge OF the unreal nature OF
matter helps one 20 see that pain
and suffering are not conditions of
matter. but OF thought. To know
this Is 10 take the hrst step in the
direction OF the permanent eradica-
ton OF disease. If. as Mrs. Eddy
says, there IS no sensation nor IN
tenigence ia matter. 70 IS obvious
that matter cannot be sick or IN
pain, and that II there seems to be
"a sense OF pain or illness. IL must
be IN thought, and not in the body.
This fact having been discerned, the
futIty OF treating thought condi-
ions. or mental states. with material
remedies becomes evident. How i'm
possible ~ would be 70 remove an
erroneous mental condition by the
use OF drugs mineral water. mud
baths. or even by means of a surgical
operation. Yet every day adds TO the
list OF mental causes for disease ad-
mitted by physicians. Among tha
mental causes for sickness that, have
. been recognized by physicians are
fear. worry. hatred. and anger. To
these Christian Scientists would add
/ envy. jealousy. greed dishonesty. and
/ all fragrant and subtle phases Of sin.
Fear Is ignorance.
Chief among the mental causes
I for disease IS fear. Fear is man
kinds worst foe. Consideration Of
some Of the many things Of which
people are afraid will convince you
of this fact. They are afraid OF food.
I OF climate, Of germs, of criticism. OF
failure. OF poverty. Of disease. of
death. Many other phases Of fear.
too numerous 10 mention, are famil-
Jar TO as all. And, it may be said
that sometimes we just fear fear
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
enlightenment shows that God. in
finite good, is the only real presence
and power. and destroys the ignor-
ant belief in an opposing power
called evil It is impossible for ore
who lis really enlightened TO believe
that divine Love, the only creator
would create man in His image. and
then make evil conditions to fright
en- and OverpOwer him. The uni
verse of Mind. Spirit includes only
those ideas that express Love. II
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 speaking, there is nc
Gear.
"The process employed by Christ
ian Scientists in overcoming fear Il
the same as that used by them IN de
stroying all discordant, sinful. and
erroneous beliefs Of the human mind
It is a process Of education, or spirit
ual enlightenment. which substitutes
as consciousness. right or true idea!
for wrong beliefs. This process Il
q liberating one and, eventually i
will bring complete freedom from al
ills. Jesus said. IF We continue il
my word, then are We my disciples in
IL cho a f~rff n
and the truth shall make you free
free from ignorance, superstition
fear. and sin,-free from the false
material beliefs, or man-made law.
which seem to hold humanity in bon
dage
Mrs. Eddy's Leadership.
After Mrs. Eddy discovered this
/ Science Of Christian healing. she de-
monstrated it's truth in many won
derful instances Of healing through
spiritual power alone. She then
wrote and published the great text
book OF Christian Science, Science
, and Health with Key TO the Scrip
, lures" and other books on the same
subject. She later established the
system OF spiritual teaching ant
healing which IS rapidly extending
r into all parts OF the world. Sht
, founded The Mother Church, Tn,
/ First Church Of Christ, Scientist. fl
/ Boston, which includes all the acti-
: vities OF this worldwide movement
, and OF which all other Christian
Science churches are branches. She
provided this church with a Manu-
, al OF bylaws. which, she says If fol.
/ lowed in letter and spirit. will prove
adequate TO guide this great move
dom. courage faIthfuiness, consecra-