The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-27

that God never ordained c,lI OF an,
rogt and that I need not suffer nn
other moment from tho belief that
lie dld oFdaln b.
Since that umt healing Christian
Science has relieved me ~ chronic
indigestion, ueurtis. defective HlEht
for which 4 wore glasses for several
years, the tobacco habit. and other
disabilities almost too numerous tu
mention, ] saw that my condition
'yas mental not physical, and that
mg body became harmonious in Tho
proportion that my thinking changed
from material 90 q spiritual basis,
from material belief Ga spiritual uu
/ drrtandlnE, Then Il was that !
understood az never before the words
az Paul. who wrote. and Doe not
confomcd 10 this world. but be Sc
transformed by the renewing OF your
mind. that SO may prove what is that
good. and acceptable. and perfect.
will of God"
80 INCGRABLE DISEASES
Here someone lu the audience may
be saying that some diseases are
more than mere beliefs. We may be
saying that be- knows they are real,
because be has disease for which
hc has tried an SORTS or treatment.
/ has even been operated upon. and
that tho doctors have pronounced
him incumblc. Does Christian Sci
cneo presume 20 heal lncumblc dis
eAsesf Tho answer n. Yes. and ia
accordance with divine authority. No
doubt many people Ia this audience
have been healed by Christian Sell
enrr ~ Eo-cailcd inrurublo diseases
Let us understand clearly AZ tho out
set. however. that f0-ealled incur
able disease b. merely one which the
doctors arc unable % cure. In the
sight 81 infinite Love there are uo
incumbls diseases The psAlmist
knew this when he kauE. "Blcss the
Lord. o my soul, and forget not all
his benefits who forEiycth an thine
/ iniqultics who heaieth all thy dis
eases Note well that Il reads all
our iniqui,ics and all our diseases.
not some Of them.
Here ist "a suppose CASE 90
which a surgeon b. called owing 10
fear or some other phase 90 mortal
mind Tho patient believes he has
growih IN or on hls body which can
b. gotten rld Of only By an operation
Even though tho growth. which must
have been conceived mentally before
u became evident physically. be re-
moved, tho cauar-thnt ~. the IA.
ticnt's belief In and fear % tho con-
diiIon-ls uncorrceisd, This VIII cE-
plain why some diseases. supposedly
/ cured by drugs or surgery have been
known TO return Ia ono form or an.
I other. Christian Science. on the oth-
er hand viii take such cases and ft.
move The physical effect by rfldJeat.
[ lag the mental cause Instead ~ pro
I Stunning 90 heal a man Who ia sick
ur a sinner Christian Science aims 90
demonstrate tho spiritually scientific
fact that man. Gods man. ~ now
and forever harmonious and upright
I a. inaepamblc from Upd a. effect
from cause. when diseased condi-
ton IL overcome In this manner. tho
patient II benefited no; only phyuic-
ally. but mentally and morally. hence
the disease cannot return.
TREATMENT
Thus u will DO seen tina, the prRr.
I tiso ~ Christian Science y wholly
metaphysical -. Il IL above tho
/ physical u aims 90 sec man as God
secs him Now. how many types Of
man are thcrc1 Only ono. And what
one ls thatT Why. n ia Gods man.
Z spiritual man. IH this man alex or a
sinner n nc deformcd or n cripplcg
Has be had an accident n he ad
! dlcted 90 alcohol or druEs7 II hr
I poor. discouraged. or q fauurr7 IN.
fact. is thcro anything tho matter
with Coda Image and likencss7 No.
not unless there Is something the
matter with God Arc you or are
you not Gods image and likcucsgg
. In reality there ls ouiy ono ~ you.
Which one nfe YOU To believe IN
sr'f-hood apart from God. Spirit. puts
one IN much the same position as
that " an electric lamp without cur
rent. Before the lamp can give out
my light, n connection must BE- ~.
tablishcd. Likewise. In order for
Z mortais 20 pnriakr n Gods blessings
and show forth Ills goodness. they
must establish q connection by rccog.
MIXING and claiming tho divine rcla-
I ionshlp that exists between God and
( the real man
PRAYER
Christian Science Ia teaching man.
Kind 60 have faith IN ono Creator
ono creation. ono man. one iaw. and
that ono spiritual and good. Nothing
needs 20 be added 20 Gods perfect
/ creation. and nothing can be taken
I from H. Hence Il viii be seen that
prayer as Understood In Christian
Science is not primarily an appeal 10
tho Giycr OF all good 70 do some
I thing moro than ifo has already done
I or 20 grant tho special request OF
I petitioner. Rather IN Il grateful rec.
/ oEnltiou and acknowledgment Of the
forever fact that God has already
done all things well True prayer
enables us 10 look through and be-
yond tho mist Of sense testimony into
the prefied atmosphere Of spiritual
reality. This prayer reveals the
glorious fact that mortals need not
be out Of health. happiness. money.
or anything else that is necessary
and good 80 long as they understand
that man cannot be outside the realm
OF God. infinite good. In reality.
God has not made poor man any
more than He has made n sick man
or a sinner. Furthermore. the divine
law that operates In our behalf 20
silence pain and heal n broken heart
may be depended upon TO roplenish
depleted purse.
Argue the senses what they viii,
God Is ever saying to man, His
image and likeness, son. thou art
ever with me. and all that have Ia
thine" God is no respector OF per-
sons The divine Mind has no ia