South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-28

AtttA.-'4H lAfpA LiiL ignorance anu
false belief have no Part or place In
Gods creation.
IN the consideration OF Christian
Science IL a. absolutely essential 20
understand the nature OF good and
EVIL 20 be able 20 q ElngUish be-
tween that which is .ntrinsically
good and that which presents mere
~ the appearance OF good. Chris
ton Science declares In no uncer-
tain manner that God is the source
Of all good and that the human
the carnaI-mind IS the procuring
cause OF all evil Il presents logical
irrefu,a bic proof that man lives by
divine decree, and. that the Scrip
turoi tex, I'm HIM we live and
have our being" declares the real
status OF man and not merely an
emotional theory u declares en-
phaticaIlY that evil IS not a person.
place or thing: that Il IS not a
cause or creator and that there IS no
realm or dominion over which evil
is the sovereign power In fact.
it denies that evil has any power
except such az Z assumes in human
belief and Il then destroys this as
-umcd POWER by overcoming the
N~nan mind with the divine mind
Tristan Science presents 10 you
the conception Of God as infinite
Mind Spirit. Soul. Principle, Life,
Truth. Love II presents nothing
about Him save that which is sup
ported and sustained by Bible auth
GRITTY When IL lis perceived that
God is infinite divine Mind It N
once becomes apparent that like
produces like. hence HIS creation
must Of necessity be mental and not
material. God must be sought and
/ found If al all, through the avenue
Of divine Mind and not il or through
matter II then becomes clear that
The real man whom God prOnOunc-
ed good lives. moves and has his be-
ng Mind and is a spiritual. not
a material being. and because ne is
an idea in Mind he can and does
express the qualities of that divine
Mind which created him.
There is a very erroneous and un-
Christian belief ignorantiy enter
tanned By many concern ng the at
Z
the experiences called sickness ana
death The opinion IS oftsn errone-
ously entertained that thy are un-
mindful Of these distressing human
conditions and that they offer no
relief 70 those who unfortunately
suffer from these beliefs. Nothing
could be farther from the truth.
They freely admit that these con-
ditions call for the highest degree
Of human compassion and they are
/ proving their usefulness and COM
potency by supplying humanitarian
compassion in q most effectual
Christian manner.
They are healing sickness, sorrow
and dire distress in the most effec-
tual way. in fact they are doing il in
the only way that holds out ray Of
hope or promise for the final de-
liverance from these evils. CHRIS
tan Scientists. OF course, do not
agree with those who adopt tho
theory that there is something
wrong with matter and therefore
something material must be admin
isterol TO restore harmonious ac-
ton.
a Christian Science treatment is
a conscientious effort based upon
a sincere desire to bring into human
experience the enduring. the good,
and the true" so that by the re-
newing of the mind It can be proved
what is that perfect Will Of God"
/ In other words the reformation OF
the sick is but proof that divine
Principle. God. is present and avail
able and Is as we have heretofore
seen Emmanuel or God with us. This
happy and desirable mental cOndi-
tton is established through the me-
dium of prayer There is great lack
Of understanding among Christian
people as TO what constitutes true
prayer. This lack of absolute
knowledge is the procuring cause
Of much error and accounts for the
erroneous belief that Christian Sci
entists do not pray. Such belief has
no foundation in fact They pray
continually and Understandings and
/ the fruits of their prayers are rich
| blessings TO humanity. II must be
remem bercd. however. that in their
! prayers they do not supplicate God
4 to conform His will to theirs or TO
! change His infinite design. Neither
! do they charge Him with human de-
/ linquencies and as a matter of course
/ they do not petition Him 10 remedy
] or correct that which He has not
| created. They do pray 10 Him from
/ the standpoint Of sincere desire and
absolute faith that all things are
/ possible ~ Him" and such prayer
! IS answered by driving out of human
/ consciousness the diseased. errOne-
/ Gus images of thought and letting in
The light of Gods man created in
/ His image and likeness.