The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-02

the conclusion that the healing of both
are thus in posision to canine into the
method by which Christian Science heal
ing is scientifically demonstrated.
the healing wrought by the Master and his
disciples. was mplished thru mental
or spiritual means alone, that is thru some
ing is brought about in the same way
mental. and knowing this, We are led to
action.
Nature of Mind.
Mind is evidently much more than
mere human thought or limited conscious
nomena of all existence. Christian Science
teaches that Mind is the infinite con
sciousueSs which expresses itself ideas
and constitutes all being; the intelligence
and creative Principle and substance of
the universe; the basis of all manifesto ton
and right thought, the absolute Truth.
This infinite actually means boundless-
ness. without beginning, or end, without
cumulative dimensions; it means immn-
liability. projections, indestrucubility it
means omuipresence, omniscience, omnipo-
tence; il means oneness, the au-embracing,
self-existing. eternal being.
Since the human sense of mind is exter-
nalized as material discord. it is manifestIy
evil. and it becomes necessary to make
clear distinction between the Mind which
seriousness which embraces both truth and
error, good and evil.
Real Versus Unreal.
First, a distinction needs to be very
clearly drawn between that which is actu-
ally real and that which only seems to be
pearance, furnishes no evidence of the
truth of the appearance, as for example,
In order to determine what is real and
what is unreal in any case we have to
consider whether it is absolute or merely
relative That which is absolute exists by
and of itself. is independent of all else.
That which is called relatives appears really
only by virtue Of our belief in it. A thing
is therefore absolutely true or noumenaI
when it IS ectual and does not depend upon
human sense thing is said to be rela-
upon, or is the projection of imperfect
sense.
Furthermore. that which is true has no
dimensional Limitations. As for example,
there is no place where two times two do
not make four, nor is there any limit to the
application Of this rule. Truth Is funda-
mentally infinite in quality, in quantity, in
presence and in power. Therefore, all
that is real and true is indestructible
sense concepts resulting from matter and
mortal belief involve limitation uncer-
tainty. discord, decay and death This
illustrates the difference between the &C.
tual and the seeming
Again. the infinite is not an aggregation
of the finite, it IL not composed Of an as
never be obtained by adding dimensionaI
particles The result is always finite
Neither can the infinite be divided into
finite particles, or be expressed in finite
quantities. The quantity two is not a
finite quantity: but an infinite mathemati-
cal idea, existing everywhere and forever
sented by a figure. the finite numeraI is
not the idea but only an imperfect I'M
cept Of the quautitatiye mathematical value
everywhere present Thus since reality is
infinite and matter is finite, matter is IN
real
Divine Mind and Mortal Mind.
We can thus distinguish between the
real Mind, the infinite, spiritual, immortal
consciousness which expresses itself in
perfect, indestructible harmonious ideas,
and the mind which includes the belief IN
matter, evil. limitation, disease and death
This latter therefore is not real Mind, but
a false concept of mind, the Adam dream
which st. Paul terms 'the carnal mind
which is enmity against God" in other
words Gods unlikenesS or opposite Paul
also writes. TO be carnally minded is
death: but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace" This carnal mind Christian
Science further defines as mortal mind
discordant and mortal 1t is the inversion
or counterfeit of the immortal divine
Mind, and its betraying characteristic is
finity opposed to infinity; therefore,
since all that is real is infinite, all that Is
finite is unreal, and these unreal beliefs CT
the carnaI mind have neither place, pres
schooIboy's erroneous belief that two times
two make five. 1t is simply q false con-
eept. 1t has no existence
Human Consciousness
Here we need to consider the human
consciousness which according to belief
well as Of spirituality and good. 1t con-
ceives the matter, of discord, of death, and
Life, can know God. it includes a sense of
both right and wrong, both truth and error
Mrs Eddy writes:
q. the heavens and earth to one
human consciousness, that conscious
ness which God bestows, are spiritual,
while to another, the uniIlumined human
mind, the vision is material" Is. q H.
She also writes -
sin and disease lose their
reality in human consciousness and dis
appear naturally and necessarily
as darkness gives place to light and sin
TO reformation. Now, as then, these
mighty works are not supernatural, but
of Emmanuel, or God with us-a d.
vine influence ever present in human
consciousness Is Il ?.
XI}
This is the consciousness Of the man on
the street which enables him to feel that
he may be healed BY the renewing of the
mind" by putting off the old man and
the Christ Truth; therefore, it is the con-
seriousness wherein reformation and re-
generation take place and TO which Jesus
appealed in his healing and teaching. Here
salvation Is to be worked out; here good
can be brought to bear upon the evil to
destroy it: here Truth can meet error and
correct it: it is the consciousness which can
begin to know God When all evil, all error,
is DESTROYED in the human consciousness.
by Truth asserting itself, then nothing re-
mains but the knowledge of God, and the
real divine consciousness of the real man
is attained and our salvation is worked
out-we have demonstrated our atone
ment with the Father.
Mrs. Eddy'S supreme declaration is this
| that there is one infinite Mind which Is
wholly good, perfect, indestructible. i'm
mortal This infinite. absolute, omnisefent
! omniprese1t. omnipotent Being is the in
corporal Father-MOther God whose true
nature is revealed through Christian Sci
ence. This divine actualfty is the scien-
| tific basis which all Christian Science
healing is demonstrated, the divine Prin-
ciple whose everpreSence is utilized In the
| overcoming OF sin and sickness, through
4 the available transforming power of the
! Christ. coming to the human consciousness
The Universe and Man.
From this ii follows that the real uni
| verse and the real man are the expression
I of msuife stations Of this infinite Mind sul