Milford chronicle., 1963-05-17

periencing the harmony this trut
reveals. We must deny the belle
that we ever had a mortal con
ception, for the divine Mind ha
no opposite called mortal min
to conceive a mortal man, an
50 no such man actually exist.
Unreality Of Matter
Basic and peculiar to tn
teachings of Christian Science ]
its uncovering of the unrealit
of matter. Matter is not the sub
stance it appears to be. Eve
many physical scientists admj
this and in their researches hav
reduced matter to energy. An,
what is energy? A dictionar,
defines it in part as, "the capacit.
for performing work" But ther
must first be the thought Of tn
work to be performed, m st ther
not? There is no perfUrmanc
without the thought which ener
gizes the performance. And s.
consciousness is first and is tina
which conceives of the capacit,
for performing. Matter, there
fore, is not true substance bu
a mental misconception If tru,
substance. Mrs. Eddy define
substance in part as follows (Sci.
ence and Health, p. 468): "Sub.
stance is that which is eterna
and incapable of discord and de.
cay" And I'm sure that the mos
confirmed materialist would no
credit matter with this definition
The world in general believe:
that matter is real and, at the
same time, believes that it is de-
structible. And yet. how can that
which is absolutely real ever be
destroyed? 1t cannot, of course
Time and again, throughout
her writings, Mrs. Eddy is show
ing the unreality of matter and
evil. Perhaps one Of the most
striking exposes Of matter as un-
real and insubstantial ever writ
ten is to be found in Science and
Health in answer to the question
(p. 468), what is the scientific
statement Of being?" Here Mrs.
Eddy. with convincing logic, de-
clares that matter is devoid OF
substance, power, life, or intelli-
gence because all that is real is
God and His infinite spiritual ex-
preston or idea, the spiritual
universe which includes spiritual
man, and this constitutes the
only true manifestation. Thus,
man is seen to be spiritual, not
To those here who are not
with this remarkable
statement may / recommend that
you study it carefully. II is found
on page 468 Of Science and
Health. It will help you to under
stand tDhy matter is not actual
substance, is not real. 1t will
bring into your experience a
sense Of freedom from
bodily ills such as you have never
known before. You see, sickness
and disease are the result OF ones
acceptance Of the false claim that
matter is intelligent and real and
hat il holds within itself the
issues Of life and death. It does
aotl
Christian Science Heal Sin
Christian Science not only heals
sickness as we have but barely
indicated but it heals sin as well.
Il also offers salvation from Lu-
nan frailties such as less than
he strictest honesty in business
dealings, in marriage relation
ships, and from the temptation
% believe that genuine xatisfac-
ion is found in the use Of alcohol
,r tobacco. It i:berates from such
'alse traits as envy, jealousy, re
righteous indignation,
;elf-will, hatred. and the like.
How does it do this? On the basis
hat such errors are not in accord
With the nature and character of
God. Therefore, they find no ex-
preston in Gods image, man.
Christian Science lays great
Importance on the need Of the
to be saved from sin,
rom the erronee@s belief that
Indulgence in any form Of evil
an bring satisfaction, happiness,
AAccess.
In speaking Of the physical
brought about through
Christian Science, Mrs. Eddy says
n Science and Health (p. 1907,
but these signs are only
o demonstrate its divine origin,
to attest the reality of the
higher mission Of the Christ
'ower to take away the sins of
he world"
I once knew a man who had
'ecorne an alcoholic. Social
had bacosne compulsive
thinking as the pressures Of busi-
less and other demands mounted.
lis problem with liquor was not
Ielped by the fact that his wife,
90, was an alcoholic. His case
Iistory was typical of SO many
ombating this problem. He was
ighiy regarded in his industry
nd had q good income but
slipped to point
ghere he could no longer get a |
'osition in the line of work to |
which he had devoted years of
fort.
In desperate circumstances, he
vas directed to call upon q
christian Science practitioner,
ot knowing quite what to ex-
ect. The practitioner explained |
of the nature of God |
S infinite good, compassionate |
owe, and Of man as the sin
,ss, satisfied expression of all
mbracing Love, having complete |
ominion over his affairs and not |
Ile victim of baC luck or the
ctions of others. He was told
hat il was impossible for him to
scape from his true status as the
on of God. upright, pure, and
rec: but that he could escape
rom the belief that he was a |
inful mortal in bondage to a
lepraved appetite. The man was