Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-26

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man never dies that death is an IL
fusion. Her son, to human sense, had
died. She went to the prophet Elisha
for help. In answer to his inquiry
is ii well with the child2" she an
swered, 1T is WE'LL Brave mother.
brave reply. That answer In the face
OF the supposed finality of sense evil
denee has cheered the wavering faith
Of unnumbered thousands down
through the centuries. Her vision had
pierced the veil OF materialism and
she saw that man is deathless. Her
steadfast reliance on God. despite the
opposing evidences OF the senses. was
rewarded and her son was restored TO
life thru the illumined prayer OF the
fearless prophet.
CORPORAL SENSE EVIDENCE
MISLEADING
Christian Scientists, therefore. do
not accept the conclusions of the
physical senses as they formerly did.
They truly have, to degree at least.
made the discovery that spiritual
sense alone guides them and that the
physical senses cognize world which
has no real existence. Like the great
spiritual thinkers of the Bible. they
see differently. think differently, and
act differently than they did when
they accepted the evidences OF the
corporeal senses. Let us notice their
attitude toward disease. Before they
became Christian Scientists, they as
sociated fear with disease. They felt
themselves more or less hopeless IN
contending with IT. They thought OF
disease as n condition or the physical
body, whereas they now know that
it is wrong state of mind. And
then, in the background of thought
always lurked the spectre tnat sooner
or later death would be the inevi-
table outcome. OF many things NOR
tails are uncertain, but or one thing
they believe that they are certain
namely that death is unacceptable.
How differently Christian Scientists
view these things. They know that
God never created disease, and that
right understanding of Him complete
IN destroys disease. They sec that all
there Is of disease Is fear and the ac-
ceptance by the sufferer OF n false
mental picture. When a mental pic
ture of disease gains lodgment In
thought either consciously or uncon-
sciousiy. II may sooner or later ap-
parently bo manifested on the body
rs SO called disease. How does n
Christian Scientist handle this situa-
tion7 BY prayer. scientific righteous
prayer. in which he declares the pur-
ity and perfection of God and His
creation, man and the universe. He
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NJ God, can manifest anything less
than the purity and perfection OF his
Creator. He reduces the disease TO
n false concept OF tho human MIND,
denies the power OF that concept TO
control the man. and when the mes
rucrism OF the false belief has been
broken through the application or
the Truth as revealed through Chris
tian Science. and the mental picture
eradicatcd from thought. tho patient
Is healed. This spiritual healing IL
lumincs the patient. He sees that
the healing Is OF God and he gives to
God the glory You remember that
when Jesus healed the sick. they
eiorificd God. when Peter healed
tho lame man at the gate Of the tenn
pie. We are told that he "entered with
them into the temple. walking. and
ieaplng. and praisinE God. JOY.
gratitude. and praise of God. always
follow spiritual healing. The healed
one enters into the temple. the con-
-ciousncss Of divine Truth, and be-
holds the glory and perfection OF God
and man. and the nothinEness or the
mortal dream.
In a like manner. Christian Scicn-
lists do not accept the teachings OF
physiology and medical works. Phys
iplogy and medical works arc deduc-
tlons regarding man gained from the
physical senses. These deductions
arc that man is physical. lives In the
flesh, and IS subject to birth, ma
turity. decay and death. Christian
Science accepts the statement about
man given In tho first chapter OF
Genesis: And God said, Let us makA
man in our image. after our likeness
Since God Is Spirit. man. Gods Image
and likeness, is spiritual. and this fact
IL oternaIiy truc despite all the medic
,nprft~tnna TO
the contrary. what then. Is wrong
about accepting the conclusion that
man lives In the flesh, Much. 1f
man accepts that belief. his conscious
ness or things divine ~ darkcncd. Hc
Is unable through prayer to prove his
divine sonship with Cod. He is shut
out from the Kingdom of heaven until
that false conclusion Is destroyed.
TIL: fALLACT OF DRUGS
on tho sane basis that they refuse
to accept physiology and medical
works. Christian Scientists do not use
drugs They have no occasion to do
rn. for tho simple reason that they
have found IN Christian Science
vastly superior system OF healing.
Furthermore. they have found That
reliance on drugs obscurrs spiritual
understanding and ulicnates men from
God. we cannot rely on drugs aud
Cod at the same time. Drugs do not
really heal sickness. Tho only power
of a drug is tho false human faith In
Its efficacy. when that fntth falls.
a. # surely will, the drug no longer
has any effect on tho body. our great
Master. Christ Jesus. knew that there
was no fanatic value IN drugs. never
recommended them. never used them.
He knew they had no power over the
spiritually minded. lie declared of
thosc who believed and Understood
the Christ Truth that az they drink
any deadly thing. II shall not hurt
them"
Now let us examine briefly thc re-
suits OF the drugglng EyEtam. I. ls
of pagan origin. Historians toll us
that the system has beer in operation
some four thousand years. what re-
suits have accrued 10 tho race from
this expenditure OF talent and effort
over forty centurles7 Several things
stand out prominently. Diseases have
multiplied. and today there is not
a.