The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-10

and more fstuously than In its
worship Of the false gods Of medi-
cine. Belief In the curative power
% matter u inherent in mortal
man in all the history Of the hn-
man race. Through the centuries
the gods 81 medicine have changed
form. but not their matter bass
and false claims In All ages ma
terial medicine has been a faiss
claimant 10 the healing and say.
ing power Of Christ. The case Of
Christian Science against material
medicine calls for a proper redue.
ton Of diseases 10 It's falsely men
tai state. Science and Health Ways.
the mental state Ia called a ma
teriAl state" We need 10 know dis.
ease. the material state. for what
II u actually. an erroneous con
dition 81 thought. subject 10 cor.
rection with Truth Truth revers-
ing. rejecting. and replacing error
OF belief makes the case Of Chris.
tian Science against material
medieine In the words of
Science and Health. Jesus DEM
onstrstions show his disregard of
matter and It's so-called laws .
Can We call ourselves Christians
rightly when we regard matter
and its so-ealled laws by acknowl-
eging them and making conces-
sions 90 them Are We not rather
bringing forth the fruits q Chris.
tainlty only - We scientifically
disregard matter ard it, supposed
laws We should always rsmsm-
Der that Science and Health de-
clsres unequivocaliy. There Il
no disease This 10 a literal state.
msni ~ truth 10 b. taken literally.
Then n there Il no disease there i
surely no cause ~ dl-eaas and no
effects from II. There IL no stlo-
logy. no pathology. no baotsrt.
oioRy. no diagnosis. no proRposls
These all are idols and like al false
gods. they originate In and thriys
on fear OF false belief. n 10 -
idoiatrous then 20 adhere 70 fhs
theory ~ disease hs q the prscs
ties ~ material medicine Spirit
uaiiiy and the christiY power 70
heal and save u not gained mere.
~ ~ throwing away drugs While
retaining faith IN matter and ma
tsriAl methods and In the theories
~ material medicine Theory ana
practice are not properly separ.
able One cannot believe ln ths
material theories 81 disease With
out believing also IN the material
treatment THIS may explain
why under stress many q Jesus
own disciples went hack. ard
walked no more with him" They
could accept 81 miracles the heal
inRs Jesus performed but could
not follow CHRIST In The Fspudla-
ton II matter and - Laws In
ths history ~ the children u
israsi. Ws rad that although -
I pesiesily. under a wise sinF. fhey
destroyed the IDOLS ost - the lard
yet ths groves and ths high PLACES
ssrs not removed A portion u
the Canaanitss escaped dssirs5es
ti0n because the imr1siften NeFs
lacking IN spiritual disesrnmsnL
But ss have chngfian Bcisnss
and mat 10 q eomplets equipment
All the gods u ths heather are
IDOLS All uafhiHkinK. hastuAi
worship based - u - On matter
And ~ human mind. = hssft~ns
ish snd vain. Every PEI ingsstse
- prayer - ne faiss Eods ~
nsaIeins. HaN erids - sNsiieN
= riH - ~ nnsssh IT = fsiss -
hsf Every physical diaEapsis
accepted every material theory II
di~sEs ard nasslicins hanorsd IL =
boNinE Own 70 Sese1lNpisls
Every added Concession % mate
rial usth<slk. u q rsssrniOn 70
Canaan Every eiinginR - ths
old natsrishsm IL a preservation
% ths groves sn1 the hiFh places
The Isf4elites Cd nol have fss
final revelation - Truth. They
needed ~ RroN Into = fitness sHa
strength - szferminsfs to Cana
snitss, 70 eat down ths groves. %