The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-04

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uaid his followers should do Ike
wise.
One who for many years has
been distressingly limited In In
come or salary found himself try
ing vainly to use his early
glimpses Of Christian Science 10
enlarge the salary by some mys-
terious process. Finally he saw
that what needed 10 he enlarged
first was his understanding Of man
as Gods image and likeness. II
was his narrow. plnched sense Of
self that was bringing forth after
it, kind" In his personal expert
enes. cultivating larger and
more spiritual concept OF God and
man, az he learned to do IN q per-
fectly natural way through the
teachings Of Christian Science. he
soon found this clarified vision re-
Elected In his affairs Men and
things began to manifest an UNI
mistakabls tendency to help rather
than TO hinder. Unexpected OPP
portunities appeared and unsus-
pected capacities came TO light.
Human relationships became more
fruitful Of good. after the manner
of true brotherhood.
Christian Science cannot be used
for the mere acquisition Of money
or other material things. but h u
successfully employed to the over
coming of that abnormal sense Of
lack which is the result Of ig-
norance of spiritual substance and
which in turn bears fruit IN human
fear and poverty.
Mastery of materially " The
secret Of wealth and health. u u
the mastery that comes 10 light IN
daily experience through ths
Christianity scientific cultivation Of
Observation-Disclosures.
INTELLIGENT CHOICE or
REMEDIES
The use Of spiritual means IN
healing IL consistent with the Az
surances that come 10 the student
OF Christian Science that realities
are spiritual, not material.
From the standpoint Of ma
serial mindednsss. and with merely
physical ends IN view, material
remedies might be considered rea-
sonabls. Probably nobody con-
tends, however, that man . wholly
physical. Generally he IL aeknowi-
edged 70 be both material and
spiritual.
Some natural scientists admit.
with reservations. that material
things are not the detached real
tiles they appear 10 be. but are
objects IN thought Medical men
frequently say mental states are
involved IN disease. 80 far. %
good. But these cautious advances
seem to get into = bit OF a jam
az they approach consideration d
the thing called tins brain. For n
the asserted seat on thought h
itself but q thing Of thought.
where II material sense b hang
iss hat
Nothing n 10 be gained ~
pressing these oommsnta sDduiy.
We rejoice 10 know that so-cailsd
physical science u yielding. step
by step. 10 spiritual facts.
The human body being = marital
ly mental concept IN conscious
ness. ~ conditions must b. de-
tsrmined b. the stats u mind.
particular or general IA which
II IL held The same must b true
OF the material remedy. No organ
or member Of the physical body
can decide toT itself how OF wnen
II VIII act No drug has ntsl-
hgsnoe.
Material remedies therefore are
but roundabout substitutes for ths
right kind q thinking Since man
y not IN matter anyway, = remedy
directed only AZ . material accom-
plisnment would not serve ths ends
OF Christian healing.
II everything claimed Tor o. ex-
peeied Of material medieins were
possible the Christian stili would
be justified Ia choosing rather ths
medicine q the Great Physician,
VINO said. Take no thought +.
for your body" Tins flesh profit
eth nothing ut IL tns spirit that
quickeneth.s Thy faith hath made
thee whole" Go. and SIN no
more
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