The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-11-20

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efforts Cf a woman, Mary Baker Ed
dy, has come Christian Science with
its message Of cheer, hope, and sal
walton, giving to all who will search
with an unbiased thought, a God who
becomes a useable, prOvable Principle,
able and willing to meet every human
need.
That the public at large may more
fully understand the mission of Chris
tan Science, and to correct if neces-
sary, miscOnceptiOn arising about it,
we have what is known as the Chris
tian Science Board of L~ectureship of
The Mother Church, The First Church
Of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
We have with us a member of this
board, Mr. Peter V. Ross, c. s. b, Of
San Francisco, Calf, whom / take
great pleasure in introducing to you"
Mr.. Ross lecture follows:
Many and varied are the questions
which engage the attention of people
about US, but if we could know their
innermOst thoughts we should find
that there is one question common to
them all. We should find that bear
ing upon the mind Of every human
being, at some time or another and
with greater or less insistence, comes
the question, What is the true nature
of Diety? Who or what is God?
Why does this question so persist
emily thrust itself upon thinking peo-
pie? Is it not because, as Scripture
declares, "This is life eternal, that
they might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou
hast sent?" That is, for man to
understand God, and to understand
himself as an expression Of God, is
to rise above disease and imperfectior
and attain liberty and immortality.
The Divine Presence
All down the centuries the Bible
has taught and men have supposed
they have believed in a God who il
not only all-pOwerful, all-knOwing
and everywhere present, but who L
benign and good, who, as St. JOIN
has said, is Love, and who, moreover
is available in time Of trouble; ant
yet disease and all the hosts of evi
have seemed to hold almost undis
puted sway. Evidently there must
after all, be a lack Of appreciation O
the true nature of God and Of Our re
lation to Him, otherwise the complete
supremacy of good would be apparent
and evil would not seem to occupy tn
commanding place which it boasts /
human affairs.
Mental Origin of Human Ills
Christian Science constantly re
minds US of the Importance of shut
ting out Of our mental home wrOn.
thoughts Of every description, and o
welcoming good thoughts only, TO
everything has it's inception 1
thought. In other words, back Of a
things is a mental cause and prOpul
sion. The evil deed would not hav
been committed if it had not frs
been thought CT planned. Diseas
would never have made it's appear
ance if mortal mind had not frs
conceived and pictured it.
But someone may ask, "HOw ca
this be true in my case, for l neve
thought Of this ailment of mine be
fore it came upon me?" In reply
this question it may be said that "
do not recognize all that is going o
in the human or mortal mind, becaus
there is unconscious as well as COZ
scious mental action. The things an
the happenings which we see aDot
US are the outcome not only Of tt
conscious but Of the %uncOnscior
thoughts Of mortals. When we desIl
to move the hand, for example, y
consciously give the mental order ~
the resulting movement is visible. "
have no difficulty in tracing the me
tai cause and effect. But the san
mentality which directs the hand
move also, although we are quite VI
aware Of the fact, directs the circul
ton Of the blood and every oth1
function Of the body. Does not Il
fact that the body is largely COVER
ed by unconscious thought sugge
that disease may sometimes have
beginning in unconscious thought, al
eventually become outlined upon Il
body unless We put q knowledge
Christian Science into operation
annul its supposed laws and aggres
iveness?
Not only do diseases originate
thought but they are mental IN the
makeup. They are false mental p
lures. The proof Of this stateme
glies in the fact that disease me.
away when the mentality Of the 81
ferer is corrected and normalized
that inflow Of truth and love whiN
Christian Science so impartially q
generously brings 70 mOrtals. The