The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-24

mental, and we will, therefore, con-
slider briefly the nature of divine Mind
and of true Mind action.
Christian Science teaches that Mind
is much more than mere human
thought or limited consciousness since
it includes the cause and manifesto
ton of all true existence. Real Mind,
infinite consciousness, is the divine
Being, which expresses true ideas and
constitutes all reality; the intelligence
and creative Principle and substance
of the universe; the omnipresent good;
the basis of all manifestation and
right thought, the absolute Truth.
Real thinking is therefore the activity
of real Mind.
Since the human sense of mind is
finite and is externalized as material
discord, it is manifestly evil, and it is
necessary to make a clear distinction
|, between the Mind which is Truth and
wholly good, and the consciousness
which claims to embrace both truth
and error, good and evil, between that
which is actually real and that which
only seems to be so.
Truth is fundamentally infinite in
quality, in quantity, in presence and
in powers Therefore, all that is real
and true is indestructible, everywhere,
and eternally perfect. Human sense
concepts resulting from matter and
mortal belief involve limitation, I'M
certainty, discord, and death. This il
Illustrates the difference between the
actual and the seeming.
1t is possible then to distinguish be-
tween real Mind, which is infinite, i'm
mortal, spiritual, and which expresses
itself in perfect, indestructible, har-
monious ideas, and the s6-called NOR
tai mind which includes the belief in
matter, evil, limitation, disease and
death. This latter therefore is not
real Mind, but is a false concept of
mind, and hence its suppositional &C
tivity is not real thinking.
Thus it is seen that Christian
Science healing is fundamentally a
corrective process wherein the aflsity
of discordant material conditions be-
comes evident from the basis of abso-
| lutte Truth. 1t involves knowing divine
| Truth, recognizing human error and
applying Truth to the error. 1t is evil
| dent that if divine Truth comes into
consciousness, change will be
brought about, right concepts will be
established in the place of wrong con-
cepts, and harmony will be external
lied.
| Is it any wonder that Christian
Scientists love Mrs. Eddy as they do
and are so grateful to her, not only
for her great discovery but because
she has made it possible for them to
begin to demonstrate its truth, to be-
gin to understand Jesus teachings and
to experience his promises? Her up
lifted human consciousness was so
closely allied to God through simple
goodness, that she was enabled to per-
ceive the divine idea,-the nature of
| spiritual being,-and this vision of
perfect God, perfect man, perfect be-
| ing, made her the discoverer of this
hitherto unknown Science underlying
all true existence.
Because Mrs. Eddy has revealed the
wonders of infinite Truth, Christian
Scientists recognize the fact that she
must have understood divine Mind,
Cod transcendant degree, and
hence was far more capable than any
one else of declaring what should be
done with her Church and her Cause.
They are eager, therefore, to know
what she teaches and advises in order
| that they may be benefited by the
! wisdom of her superior spiritual I'M
Outstanding, an understanding so far
above their own.
They are seeking the revelation as
the revelator has given it knowing
| that their safety lies in doing this
They study Mrs. Eddy's writings very
thoroughly, and more carefully then
/ ever before, in order to make sure, by
securing an Interpretation of them
directly from her own words, that
they are really gaining correct un.
Outstanding of them, and are thereby
avoiding the great danger of misin-
depreciation by some uninsplred hui
man thought. Mrs. Eddy needs no in
terpreter other than her own words.