The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-10-10

ence Of fog or mist Is always dan
geruus and Q problem 70 the aviator
When such fcgs do come In the path
Of the navigator. he usually tries 70
rise above the mist where the view
Is clear. and progress forward Is safe.
In Christian Science treatment. II
Is necessary 10 dispel and destroy
the fog or mist, or erroneous belief,
surrounding the patient by lifting
his thought above t. II he believes
himself to be material. and suffer-
ing from some Inflammation or dis
order OF matter. then such belief
needs TO be destroyed by denial. as
well as by afirmetion OF Truth. II
man Is really spiritual. then he Is
not material. and such q false as
sumption, In every case. needs to be
disputed, denied. and destroyed, and
the truth gained. The Christian Sci
ence textbook says. Denial OF the
claims Of matter Is great step
towards the Joys OF Spirit. towards
human freedom and the final tri-
umph over the body" (Science and
Health. p. 242). In nearly every case
OF illness there Is fear ON the part OF
the patient and his friends Surely.
all can see the necessity OF disputing
and destroying the fear and its
causes. II God Is wholly good and
man Is His child, then surely we may
believe and understand that no evil
can come to Gods child, or has
come. and there Is no reason for
fear. On this subject the textbook
says: Always begin your treatment
by allayfng the fear Of patients. u. Z.
II you succeed IN wholly removing
the fear, your patient Is healed"
(Science and Health. p. AID. AS we
study the healtngs done by Jesus
we are impressed with Jesus con-
fidence and composure. OF course,
such state OF mind Is easily under
standable when we are relying
wholly upon God. In Christian Sci
ence treatment, TO be successful we
must rely wholly upon God, and not
at al upon matter. In a number OF
the healings recorded in the Gospels.
Jesus definitely denies and disputes
the beliefs Of sickness held by the
patient and his friends. In other
cases. where It Is recorded that he
proclaimed the patient to be well, as
IN the case Of the withered hand.
there Is, Of course, the implication
OF denial Of the sense-testimony.
followed by the positive statement,
Stretch forth thy hand" In every
treatment there Is the need. then.
for the positive declarations, and
consequent understanding that man
Is spiritual, Is the child of God. Is
whole, Is well It Is TO be under
stood, Of COURSE, that there Is no spe-
.cial virtue or healing power In the
mere words Of denial Of sickness or
IN the affirmations Of health. but the
desired result comes with q change
OF consciousness, and Is brought
about IN the improved mind Of the
patient
When the patient has sufficiently
understood God TO expect Of HIM
lonly good, and understands enough
lof the nature OF the spiritual man to
know that he cannot be III. he should
be well on the way to recovery from
his illness.
Sometimes an inquirer asks, II
Christian Science Is true and the
practitioner does the proper denying
and Affirming. or gives the proper
treatment, why Is there not healing
IN every case7 II Is TO be understood
always that there must be an abso-
lutte faith in Gods power and avail
ability and losing of the belief In
the reality of material man.
Raising Of Jairus' Daughter
The heaiings performed by Jesus
are so clearly the result Of his un-
derstanding Of God. and his absolute
faith In Gods power, that 1t Is q de-
light to study them from this stand
point. The incident of his raising
the little maid from death Is worthy
of study as model treatment
1t viii be remembered that the
child's father camc to Jesus with
word that the child was at the point
OF death, and asked his assistance.
AS Jesus accompanied the father. q
messenger came with the news that
the child was dead, and be need not
trouble the Master with coming 10
the house. Jesus, however. never
hesitated; he simply Gained the
father and bade him have no fear
but simply to believe. or have faith
and the child would be made whole
Upon arrival at the home, Jesus
found the household weeping and
wailing over the child's death He
attempted to comfort them by assur-
ances that all was well He denied
that she was dead. The mourners
however, were without faith IN him
and laughed him to scorn. Jesti;
then put all Of them out, and tool
INTO the ehild's room her father and
mother and three Of his disciples
Then he affirmed, or declared, the
fact of life, by taking the child BY
the hand, and saying. Maid. arise.
Thereupon she rose UP, perfectly
well Such Is truly the manner o.
Christian Science treatment. to denJ
the seeming material condition, an<
to realize and declare that which L
In accord with Gods plan and God''
law.
In this case Of healing. and alst
In the case OF the raising from TIN
dead OF the widows son at Main
and the raising Of Lazarus at Beth
any, how interesting It Is TO con-
sider Jesus calmness and cDn-
dencel How differently he acted II
each case from the customary con-
duct Of people on such occasions
Humanity has always associated fea'
and grief and excitement with TIT
scenes Of death. but Jergs' actions
invited no such emotions. ne calmet
the fear always. and prepared thu
thought for life. At the grave o
Lazarus, the healing prayer began
Father, thank thee that thou has
heard me. And knew that tho
nearest me always" Then We called