The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-28

: asserts Christian Science. and the
3 Christian Scientist refuses TO be
r moved from this simple scientific
; base BY any. or all. OF the testi-
. mony Of matter and material
, sense. Mrs. Eddy says in Science
/. and Health. on page 20. The testi-
mony OF the corporal senses can
not inform US what is real and
what Is delusive." BY the corporal.
material senses " meant material
seeing. hearing. smelling. tasting.
touching. They eognize only what
IL temporary and material. never
God. His man, or the things that
ara eternal.
Material Senses Unreal
Christian Science and the senses
are At war" declares Mrs. Eddy In
Miscellaneous Writings" Up. 1o1D.
Why7 Because the material senses
would have Us believe life, mind,
substance, truth. and man are in
matter, which IL unreal and unin-
tslligent, and that matter II cause
10 Ia. Here IL the best OF reasons
for taking issue with them and
vaging q war of determination on
their falsities, mortality. ain. sick
ness, death Jesus lifework lives
on and on because II was built on
an understanding Of spiritual real
ity outside Of. and above, material
sense. We can find reality only
where he found II. in the spiritual
Idea, the saving idea of Life, often
called the Christ.
To sense something. that IL, to
Be sensible OF something, means to
be conscious OF that something. II
you say. see a house or hear
noise. you mean that you are con-
scious Of the house or noise. You
sense them only as you think them.
Without thought action, or mind
action. there can be no sensing or
sensibility Of anything. even hu-
manly. Material sense and sensi-
billy are Of and in the material
mind But since there IL only one
true Mind, the only true percelving
or sensibility II In that Mind. Real,
permanent sensibiiity. or pure per-
ception, Belongs 10 Mind, God, and |
the permanent sensibllity Of this
all-seeihg, all-hearing Mind IL the
only true perception man can have.
With the spiritual sensibility or
perception OF infinite Mind. he. as
the conscious expression Of Mind.
IL forever endowed. Since Mind,
God, II mans Being. Mind. God.
constitutes and Is the substance Of
mans seeing. with the permanent
sensibility Of all-sseing Mind, man
perceives and understands spiritual
life. creation, and his sonship with
God.
The material senses are the sens
Ing Of mortal mind, Gods opposite.
An image Of mortal thought, re-
Elected on the retins. is all that the
eye beholds." (Science and Health,
p. t7s) The five material senses
can sense nothing outside of NOR
tality's realm. They are therefore
n devoid OF reality and truth AZ
IL mortality. the negative opposite
Of the kingdom Of God. To God and
His man there are no material
senses. for all true sensibility is
Of and in eternal Mind.
MAJ Il Not In Matter
Christian Science reveals as real
lily only what partAkes of and AK
presses God, only what evidences
Mind and II spiritual and eternal.
What IL etsrnally true IL inevitably
now true. Apply this to man.
On page AIS OF Science and
Health. MIRA Eddy makes state
ments in her definition Of man
which shake the foundations OF all
m a I rial systems Of thought.
Bluntly she answers the question,
What IL man ?" Man Is not mat
ter: he il not made up of brain.
blood. bones, and other material
elements. The Scriptures inform
u that man Is made in the image
and likeness Of God. Matter Is not |
that likeness -. Man Is spiritual |
and perfect: and because he Is
spiritual and perfect. be must be
20 understood in Christian Science.
Man Is idea, the image, OF Love:
he Is not physique. He Ia the COM
pound idea Of God. including all |
right ideas; .. the conscious iden-
tity Of being As found In Science.
In which man u the reflection Of
God. or Mind. and therefore Is
eternal"
Christian Science Il radical. as
radical as IL eternal Truth TO tenn
poral error. 1t repudiAtes the dual
ian which would encourage men
to worship matter more than they
do the almighty God. Says Mrs.
Eddy In The First Church Of
Christ. Scientist and Miscellany"
lp. 242l: You can never demon
strats spirituality until you de-
clare yourself 10 be immortal and
understand that you are 20. Chris
tan Science u absolute; It Is
neither behind the point Of per-
lection nor advancing towards II:
it Is at this point and must be prae-
tised therefrom."
Mar. then, Is not blood. bones.
brain, cells. tissues. organs. There
Is no mention Of these IN the first
chapter Of Genesis All these are
but modes OF negative material
thought Ths transient material
body IL mortal minds body. not
really YOURS or nina An anw nrfenff-