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'uarv text season. of dollars 111 ('IN [TY )RI FIER Bldg? wit a plan a so desire. ally and in have work I' arrange- ING ROOM of the that you bbery so () UR f Hzghland Park dAy School in:- 4F Servsce at 8:00 {When we consider the unsettled con- '~ and turmoil prevalent in the 53?“ may, thought naturally reach- Mont for both their cause and their infioh. Tho World is an aggregn- a“ of indivuluals, honce its condition, h. quality of its thinking, the char~ r of its fluthltleS, are a composite these {acturs in its constituents. other wards. world conditions are product the lives and mentali~ of “A pwple. their habits of ht, their ethics, their ambitions, their resultant conduct. If the Sign of a community live rightly, .; community will be measurably Ingenious, healthy. happy, peace- .3 if they live wrongly, are selfish. 1 1nd vicious. the community ’5‘ but correspondingly discurdant, “my. unhappy. Right Desire Essential mug mm inquire into the Science I ' t lii'niz. what is the Principle “3w .m Wed. Most people want 3" rightly and do right, but; many mg knmv what right is. and there #9 annu'. grasp the advantages of rum“ hung. They really do not to «Vim “rung but mistakenly- theft 1‘ some advantage in it. .llurenx-n: of Sin ani illâ€"gutten his seen unly from a. selfish vicw~ In; Peupn: UftQH do wrong because do nu: Believe in life after death do nu: recognize that thcir hts an: .iv'cs hcre and now make mu rzxw r lf‘ullVldual character. 11 outlzi-u the wwallml pleasures vi] induigvncc and determines their nmen: " \Vhervn-r that CHRISTIAN SCIENCE “ERMANN S. “ERIN“, C. S, B, iivercd at First Church of Christ. Scientist. Friday Evening, November let When we consider the unsettled con- W and turmoil prevalent in the‘ rid today, thought naturally reach- out for both their cause and their ntion. . . . g of individuals, hence its condition, quality of its thinking, the char~ .1 of its anth’ltleS,_ate a composite these {actors in its constituents. other wards, world conditions are ,prodm'i the lives and m_entali~ . of its people. their habits of ht, their ethics, their ambitions, Riv-ii- resultant conduct. The World is an aggregay If the ‘ I Those who admit that Christian ' healing is even desirable in the attain- iment of right living, will welcome a ‘ consideration of what it involves, and 5 what it de mi: upon. ‘ We he then to consider first the Inature of human existence in order Ithat we can clearly understand what constitutes consciousness and appre~ hend what is involved in demonstrat- ing the Science of right living. Nature of Human Sense It is very evident that our existence is our consciousness. To each one of us there is no existence except that of which we are conscious. Acquired knowledge simply enlarges human consciousness. The objects cognized by the physical senses are the effects of materially mental activity. These eifects inturn impress one. become a part of human consciousness, though their nature and relations remain hid- den. For example. when we believe we seen an object. we really become conscious of a mental impression which we accept as the object's ex~ istence. I, be. The influ: :- r'u'onmexr x't“. Re for Mr rum our deslrv-x n that '»\ hut be corn-“u -1 tion :1“. ‘ n peopw I“. ‘yevil is a ’ le for \‘Ul‘ mums u: mm W .1: as we}; our deslrv-x M11. J. :~ m-Itvz'ully adr mad that “i L: ls \\ rue: m all these {be CL)rrl“fl.k'1 v'nrnugh x‘mnt mural ntion :1": uppeu': t.. reasnn. '1; p90?" z-uxH/m that ”mulgence evil is a Axum: tixszuivzmtage tn I And that 1: results m mentahle firing, arm- " "ther when they see K the prac' 4- uf good. rlgnt. and use reszzt, in real benefit. they ibe more careful of their thoughh Ilcts. 1 : wâ€"cuiled pleasure of mad the suferim: uf disease enter Meme because they present them; PC to thought m a way which ap~ Hi to human belief. his 11w. Christ Jesus demonstrat- this conclusively, and yet there 'e Ahnys been many who disbe- re in the practical application of tuchings, because they never real- understood them. From the incep< Iof Christianity. however, some I striven to obey its teachings and :nifest the Christ spirit which salvation from both sickness “in. This spirit was strongly in Ience in [htI hczilint: Works which cterize the early church. until time when (‘hristianiziy was en~ ted in formalism and its vital spir- enched. y many thinking people are be ling to see as they have not seen . that the healing Work of the church is yet possible, although [hetling work rebukes the gent-ral- epted supremacy of material law. perceivv that there is such a u spiritual law. a law apart hysics; that this divine law is nld be sovereign ovur so«call- physical law; that it has dominion .vhat is termed matter; and all In spite of the bias of materiaL thought which declares that any e apart from the material can- be conceived. It is encouraging Christian peoples are beginning ke out of their sleep and to their right to the freedom and ny 0f the children of God. Healing l’rinciple Available .n men realize that there is 8 Pic Ul‘ult‘l'lylnt: all existence. Opt‘rfllv‘s according to divine Ind quitw regardless of time and they Will wt- that the physical acroiiipaiiyini: spiritual heal- lre due 'i. thi- operation of this 'ple. in accordance with law; Lu!!!“ um" ['l'lni'lplt‘, law and op- _ C‘Vblfliii Si-lt-iii‘t', Recipe in the Bible L Paul writes: "Fur the law of the it of life in k'hrist Jcsus hath bme free from tlk‘ law of sin anxl i.” (Rum. €12» he Bible mntuins many i-loar anl lite statz‘nmnts ut' the healing law he gospel and its rvlativn to ev- Iorm oi o\':l tiiiiikink and livmg. it shows that klwl heal.»~ nut only but alsi. sli‘knvss through the apâ€" Ition of :‘ne Principle mnbmlied I01! corms {is evxdpm Nd tth n- th! factur ude u a n v fnr he‘ 4. he, mp \\ I180"; \w h; §ristian xvi E to by] Ipiritua I like 9! on I like: Y and 1:: of th? m heat 1:: use ..I' n ETE LECWRE 0N CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 11m: \‘hnst .Ivsus con- vnlmg wmk u very es- 1f his mnnstry; 1ndeed ‘1 11f L‘hnstian Jesciplt- :1111. "Hv that helioveth IIkK that I «in shall hk h means that he who is 1 le AUDI [11 wal spir- «vb-1} 1‘ 1r1>tlzm must .121 121 an K: practi‘e nmlumg M1111 meom- ‘h II‘UY‘Q than «an drugs. ‘ 111295111-nt Illw'n Recog- 1':1‘:1'..!1-,: puwvr 1»: Jinn" 12:11". withuut 1molxmg m! r \x 1n:1{11\\h1. m heredity ['0’ ence thereto, would be a cessation of unison-ow, sickness and wrong Hm. Further. it is evident that the char acter of human existence depends largely upon the character of hu- man sense. We cannot avoid ..iis con- clusion when we consider existing dif- ferences in personal characteristics, in educational bias, environment. as- sociation and experience, and see what a widely varying sense of exist- ence these differences produce in difâ€" ferent individuals. In every day ex« perience we learn that no two mem‘ bers of any group of persons. if ask- ed their impression of any incident appealintr to the material senses, will give similar accounts, Each one can give only his own mental impression, Sense phenomena are. therefore, not to be ui‘ceptL-(l as absolute because they depend upon the quality of the perceptive faculties, both native and educated. For example, let a tree be viewed by a botanist. an artist and a lumberman. The botanist views it from the standpoint of his botanical knowledge He sees its botanical makeup and structure. thekeharacter Furthermore. thv soâ€"(xilled charms; teristics of the objective universe such as size. shape, distance and color, do not seem the same to any too persons. for since the lenses of Lhe eye vary. the image made on the retina also var‘ “'5. and the resultim: mvntal ll)lpl‘l‘$< sinns are necessarily (lifl'erent. all 0f which shows that human percep- tiun is not absolute but variable. Hf leaf, finwcr.hark. etc The artist \iews it mainly from a purelv 8r» IlStlk‘ standpnint. He notes the color (”111 farm of the tree and the way it rclatvs itself to its setting. Coinciâ€" ilentally with this he analyzes his im- pressiun (If it and thinks perchance uf tho combinations uf pigments he must us.» tn reproduce it upun can- xasi Thc lumhorman sees the tree as sn much available building material. To him a beautiful branch means 3 Limit in a hoard which reduces its val- 111', His estimate of its worth is not in terms of butany or beauty but in hum-d ft‘e‘t. Mental Nature of Matter Physical scicnve does not explain not account for anything: beyond sense testimony; therefore, in order to an- alyze causation. we must go beyond the realm of the senses. and interpret and correct our mental impressions in order to gain a knowledge of the facts. When we look at a plant. for example. we experience an impression said to be due to vibration called light. which produces a certain mental ef- fect which we objectify as a plant. It is no: necessary for the plant 30 tiiaiily to exist outside of our consci» oiisness if We can but get a mental impression which we identify as a plant. In fact. all that mortals eX» perience is the impinging: of ditfei‘eiit forms of vibration which are various- ly interpreted and objectified. To illusâ€" trate. the markings on the record of the phonograph are merely wavy lines. When the needle of the phonograph follows these lines. the listener is iiii. pressed by a multitude of intricate air waves in which he detects the tone qualities of the orchestral instruments and of the human voice which were thus recorded. In a similar way. it is not necessary to have anything more than these kindred vibrations to imâ€" press upon consciousness any sense experience. and possibly we can thus see that the human consciousness in cludes simply mental conceptions which comprise what seems to be our individual universe. and that matter is a mental phenomenon. Matter .Vot Substance One of the ditficulties in acceptintr the statement of the menetal nature of matter. is the belief that matter is substance, The fundamental proper- t_\' of substance is sulistantizility, which is defined as being that which is last- ing. that which has real perpetual existence. that which is actual and not illusory. This means that sub- stance is indestructible and perma- nent. and matter therefore cannot he real substance. since it is both de- sti'uctible and transitory; it is a men tal concerpt and not a substantive acâ€" tuality outside of consciousness. Substantt' is that of which any- thiner is constituted. it’ body. its structure. Hence vhatever really ex- must have substance and this _t be iitdesiriictablc. To illustrate. a mathematical idea. because true, has substance. This substance is not ma, (vital, if is not the Visible figures nor the chalk nor ink with which they lia\t' l-ccn made. since thcsr- can be destroyed. Its substance is its truth. . ht idea \xhich can 'never be de stroyeii. It is unchanzing. perma~ !‘i."lI. it has the pt-Wer to remain it- »eli'. The substuiicc of all real things ' 'sically but mentally. c. is not «distance s’il‘SCIHJI‘in’. It has ‘we b3; phy- '1 {hp x‘cann of pun-i; 3 mm thv from the material sense 0! things is the dimensional concept of existence. Physical sense can perceive only fin- ite of physical things. For example, the dimensional concept which the senses have of mathematical ideas is projected as finite, concrete fir Yes or quantities, but it is not the ma mat- ical’truth which these senses I. ,,‘ for this truth is not in the figures. It is in mind and is cognixed mentally through mathematical understanding. Physical things are but misconcep~ tions of realities. The ideas which they imperfectly express are not limit- ed to the physical expression but ex- ist everywhere. Every truth is un- limited, thst is, infinite, for it is ev- erywhere'and indestructible. There is but one idea six and that six is every- where, can be known and used by ev- eryone, has its own individuality. can never be altered, exhausted, nor destroyed. and consequently in that sense is infinite. Matter Not Life All this leads to the perception that there is no life in matter, since one of the fundamental characteristics of life is continuity of existence. which, as we have seen, cannot be predicated of matter. We cannot afi'ect mathe- matical truth by anything which may he done to the figures. nor can we af- fect the real life of anything by what we may do to its matt rial appear- ing or symbol. When figures are written down at random without re- gard to law. they they have no mean- ing,_no power. It is only when they are correctly used that they express truth or life. So, too, when human thought conceives of ideas as frag- mentary, discordant. temporary. with- out Principle or law, this concept is without suhstnace. truth. life or pow- It is thus swn that there is neither substance nor life in mattvr or materâ€" ial phonnnwm. that existence is not matvrial hut mental. a state of con- sviuusness, and that truth and life can i)t' cnnvoix'wl of only metaphysically. On this plane alunv can we analyze existbnw lngivally and intelligently, and SUIVV it: pruhlems. Body Is Mental Having swn that all the phenomena nf naturv zm- lilL'lllui. tho projection of impori‘wt human wine. we see that dimmw i.~ nit-11ml uiul must be healed mentally. and thurofnn- it is essential l'nr u~ 10 SW l-lz-ai'ly that body i> muntal. Mattcr hem}: r000. mmd as a men- tal phenomenon. a state of mortal consciousness. \w ‘muivully mnclude that 3.5» Suw‘illiwi material body is mental. It is (~v1dent that {his body 15 not the man sincv he is not lessen- is not the man since he is not lessen- ed though he lose ii limb. A mortal's >Ulfhvm<i or individuality is in conâ€" >L‘ii)UhlleSS. and this is obviously menâ€" ial. Therefore, his body is the em» lmdiment and exteriiulizatim. of his mentality. L‘nnM-ious and unvonscious. (if a mortal, the Sn-riptures say “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he." The appearance as well as the actions of a man express his individuality and parâ€" take of the nature and quality of his mentality. Therefore. thoughts of sin and disease. together with fear. anger, and grief, will externalize diseased conditions. This is admitted very generally by phpicizms and can cea- dily be proved. \ ‘ A ma‘n duos nut live in :1 body not can he he contr~llul by it any more than mathematical truth lives in fig- ures or is controlled by them. The body of a man is h ‘ an outward sign or means of humzm identification, and to encuumgc us to think of its existence as apart {mm the material hody St. Paul tcll> us that it is betâ€" ter “to be absent frum the body, and tn be present “ith the lord.” Let us remember. therefore, that discurdant conditions of the body are in fact due to discordant conditions of human sense, a sense which is not always expressed as conscious thought, but which is nevertheless a part of the mentality that conâ€" structs and governs things of which we are nut Conscious. For example, we are not conscious of the circula- tion of the blood nor of the assimila- tion of food, nor of the growth of tisâ€" sues, yet these pmcesses are all the manifestations. of mentality and would instantly cease were mentality removed. A wrong: thought, a fear may cause a disturbance in organic or function- al action. and then We become con- scious of some inharmony. In other minis. as a man is an individual con- sciousness, and as the body is an ex- tcrnalization of human consciousness, of which discordant conditions are but a state, healing can result only as a change or transformation of this consciousness is brought about, and this must evidently be accomplished mentally. through some action of thought. since only in this way can the quality of human consciousness be changed, the morbific conditions and their causes be eliminated. and a nor mal harmonious state he established. Havim: thus come to see that so- called human existence and all that it includes ix’ mental, we can begin to grasp thy luqiv uf the cunciusion that thv healing of lmth evil and disease is a mvnml px‘ucoss. We are thus in a pusitiun to oxaminv into the method by which (‘hristizm Science heuiin: i.‘ svicntifin-ully demonstrat- 0d. THE HIGHLAND PARK PM HIGHLAND PARK. ILLINOlh f Mum! and mmd Am-mwiim: tn the _KI‘.I\. Ihv iwulin‘: >hu‘s {hr ”111» a‘mnz l\\ Healing 3 Mental Process im: tn the Sm‘iptural ac- hv iwnlin: xxmuuht by the :11} hi~ distiphw‘. was accomâ€" 'hrnuuh mental nr sph‘itual me. that is thruuuh some ac- zhunuht. (‘hristizm Science \ Ill‘wmrht almut in the same URL. the healim: Principle m- mvntal. and knowimr this, ‘2 m oxamme into the nature ‘J! llllntl ill'llhll. ¢:': . - ‘ - :1; Mrs. Eddys supreme declaration IS .\'a1ureof.\1ind 7‘ :his. that there is one infinite Mind (*Viiicntly much mmo than V hivh is wholly good, perfect, inde- w 13mm: .q- limited tun-w» truntible. immortal. This infinite,ah- sin-e it invludos- the causcé‘nlute. omniscient omnipmsent, 0m,â€" ' 1;; (-xislvn u. hr1"w ipotont Poim: H 1110 imuipv wul lalh .mw' that \11 :21 R the ‘r~.\lothcr Guli “h so true nature is n \xpx-cssm evcalml thruugzh ("nristian Science. .51; ‘1 :xmzm.‘ all be his divine awtuulily i< the scit-ntifii' .r: 1- .mz wvativv gasis mm which al? "iii'islizn Scienti- ' 'x'm-sc; mu'inir is «lumnrt-Lru .l. L‘m- «livin- {If [inn U quxluc i' vion In: this.‘ ‘1 km maturet 'ath ’thout quantitative dimensions; it ns immutability, perfection, inde~ , ctibility; it means omnipresenoe, A”niscienoe. omni tence: it means fieness, the all em racing, selfoexist- ' eternal being. ince the human sense of mind is externalized as material discord, it is iu'anifestly evil, and it becomes neces- my to make a clear distinction be- tween the Mind which is Truth and wholly good, and the consciousness which embraces both truth and er- ror, good and evil. Real Versus Unreal : ’First, a distinction needs to be very clearly drawn between that which is actually real and that which only seems to be so. To become conscious of a sense appearance, furnishes no evidence of the truth of the appear- ance, as for example, the apparent obnverging of railroad tracks. in or- der to determine what is real and what is unreal in any case we may hau- to consider whether it is absolute or merely relative. That which is ab- solute exists by and of itself, is inde- pendent of all else. That which 18 called rtlative appears real only by virtue of our belief in it. A thing is therefore absolutely true or noumenal when it is,actual and does not depend upon hu- man sense. A thing' is said to be rela- tively true or phenomenal when it de- mm! s upon, or is the projection of erfect sense. , urthermore, that which is true has no dimensional limitations. As for example, there is no place where two times two do not make four. nor is there any limit to this rule. Truth is fumamentally infinite in quality, in iantity, in presence and in power ; lierefore, all that is real and true is indestructible, everywhere and eter- nally perfect. Human sense conce ts resultinLr from matter and mortal liefe inVuiVC limitation, uncertainty, discor‘ decay and death. This il- lustrates the difference between the actual and the seeming. Again the infinite. it is not composed 61! an aggregation of finite quantities. Infinity can never be obtained by add- ing dimensional particles. The re- tult is always finite. Neither can the infinite be divided into finite particles, or be expressed in finte quantities. The quantity two is not a finite quan- tity. but an infinite mathematical idea, existing everywhere and forever pres- ent and unattainable. When represent- fd by a figure, the finite numeral is not the idea but only an imperfect unstable tymbol, which gives no correct con- cépt of the quantitative mathematical value everywhere present. Thus, since reality is infinite and matter is finite. matter is unreal. Divine Mind and Mortal Mind V We can thus distinguish between the real Mind, the infinite. spiritual, immortal consciousness which "82(- resses itself 1n p.erfect indestructible lurnluniuus ideas, and the mind which includes the belief in matter, evil 1i- mitafion, disease and death. This lat- ter therefore is not real Mind, but I {also concept of mind. the Adam dream which St. Paul terms “the car- 'nnl mind which is enmity against God " in other words, God' 3 unlikeness pr opposite. Paul also writes, “To be parnally minded is death; but to be ‘a iritually minded is life and peace.’ his carnal mind Christian Science further defines as “mortal mind,” sinc° it includes all thét is sick, sinning, l divine Mind, and its betraying h araiteristic is finity as o posed to hfinitv; therefone since all t at is real is infinite, all that is finite is unreal ‘and these unreal beliefs of the carnal mind have neither lace, presence. nor wer; any more t an has the school- ‘fiy’ ’s erroneous belief that two times No make five. It is simply a false onncept. It has no existence. Human Consciousness E ‘ Here We need to consider the human consciousness which according to be- lief includes a sense of materiality and jvjl as Well as of spirituality and good. i t conceives of matter, of discord, of ath. and and yet can conceive of pirit, of harmony, of Life, can know . od. It includes a sense of both right find wrong, both truth and error. i; Mrs. Eddy writes: fixscordant and mortal. It is the if:- Versxon or counterfeit of the immor- ‘f. . . . the heavens and earth to (me human consciousness, that con- gciousness which God bestows, are Trix-final, while to another, the un- lumined human mind. the vision is material." (S. 8; H. p. 573) :1 She also write'szâ€" ‘fl. . . . sin and disease lose their reality in human consciousness and disappear as naturally and as necesâ€" fiarily as darkness gives place to light nd sin to reformation. Now, as then, ‘ ese mighty works are not superna- 'ral. but supremely natural. They 're the sign of" Immanuel. or ‘God With us'â€"a divine influence over pros- a'nt in human consciousness. " 8- H. p. x1) ‘ This is the consciousness of “the an on the street" which enables him feel that he may be healed by the irenewing of the mind," by putting qfl' the old man and putting on the ‘ew, by being awakened by the Christ gruth; therefore, it is the conscious» {less whcrein reformation and regen- «ration take place and to which Jesus appealed in his healingr and teaching. filere salvation is to be worked out; ere good can be brought to bear upon Eli] to destroy it; here Truth can 'eet error and correct it; it is the ' nsciousness which can begin to know god. Whn all evil, all error, is de- 'troyed in the human consciousness. y Truth asserting itself, then nothing lcmains but the knowledge of God, and ‘lhe real divine consciousness of the ‘08] man is attained and our salva» 'ion is worked out,â€"we have demon- i'trated otr at-onement with the Jather .‘drs. Eddy's supreme declaration is h‘n‘k‘dhfi!‘ GM} ‘Vh’k‘t‘ LTUE “Ature H ”1w: man” u x .1 h ‘ nuvw.h :u-‘L revealed thruugzh ("nristian Science. -" (hrwtxan S‘H‘me “31”)" the” ’f this divine autualnv i< the h-“OHLLfiA' "“ ”3’5”” 0f "V'r‘m ”WW?” thruuxr‘n iasis mm which a]? ."En'islizm ‘ .ienw- mental 5"“:‘1‘50-"3' n "r hypnotwm Lou'inz is dummy{mm}. L‘m- divina (Misha); S inn!» A know run er ’rim‘iplc \vhl <2 evc‘nregonr‘e is utii- rm‘ienu that th- (‘im'txzr‘umn . .(i . {A 7.94} in the nvcrmmw. " isir'kv ‘za'nm «f '1 with x21?) thUish nar- ne.~s. thruugh thnavailahlo transform m, r} in thouvm and hm} ail aches I ' pmwr of the Christ. coming to and pains. Thrvy aim km.“ mat Kim» Discrimination Necessary But if all reality is spiritual and perfect, there arises the question, “What of evil, material, discordant conditions?” Here Christian Science explains that because Spirit, the abso- lute good, is infinite, everywhere, there [can be no place for either evil or matter, and it therefore classifies all phenomena and all experiences which are unlike perfect God and perfect man as unreal, as false concepts pro- jected by erroneous human sense. as untrue beliefs; and it sustains this contention by destroying these con- ditions, thus proving them untrue, for Truth is indestructible. the human condom iex reunion or nite Mind and the spiritual_ pain Méhdbn tthq min-am 9.93 this Hind. name; an the ideas a! God are perfect, ineo eternal and harmonious, they he, move and is“; their be!“ in God, in divine m . ' The ml man is tile imnge and like- ness of God as he is defined in the first chapter of Genesis. the expres- sion of Mind, Spirit, Soul, Life, Truth, and Love. )lortsl‘ mu: is but a human corposell concept of the mortal or cnrnal mind. “The physial universe expresses the conscious end unconscious thoughts of mortals” writes Mrs. Eddy. (S. H. p. ‘84) It is the conuterfeit of the divine uni- verse ,which is embraced in the con- sciousness of the real man. So also the “natural man” as St. Paul mmes him, is a counterfeit of the spiritunl idea, a product of. physical sense, which originated in and is dependent upon materiality. universe and thé Christian Science explnina thetrue nature of the divinely created man. :3 not the man created of the dust of the ground but as the image and likened of God, the man whom God pronouncâ€" ed good and to whom He gave domin- ion .ver all the enrih. The perfect nature of God and the real man was revealed to Mrs. Eddy. The Scriptures spiritually understood reveal this truth, and Mrs. Eddy first stated it in scientific and metaphysi- cal terms which, when understood, make it possible for anyone to begin to demonstrate it. The creat- ive principle operates positively through divine law, it embraces and supports all real existence,â€"perfect God, perfect man, and perfect uniâ€" verse. Human thought has always believed the objects of sense to be real, but now that the true nature of reality has been revealed, a clear distinction can be drawn between what is actual and what is merely an appearance. This is an essential element in the practice of Christian Science healing and must be clearly understood for the reason that solong as we believe and appearance or condition to be real and attempt to deal with it as a real- ity and at its own valuation, we can make no progress in mastering it. A mathematical mistake cannot be cor- rected until it is recognized as sich. Even so, discordant human conditions cannot be scientifically healed until ther are recognized as errors and di- vine Truth is applied to their e‘limin- ation. Christian Science teaches that because God or good is the only pres- ence, subsbnce and power, there is no place for evil to he, no space for matter to hccupy, no discord for mor~ tal mind to experience except as a false concept. When we look at an object through bent glass we see a distorted object, not because the object is distorted. but because the medium through which it is perceived makes it seem so. The distortion exists only as a belief, an illusion, and we do not ac- ('Ept the appearance as real because we know it is not. Similarly, existence apepars to us in a material, finite, evil form, .not because it is so, but be- cause mortal mind so presents it. Christian Science by sevealing to us the nature of real existence, together with the illusive character of material sense testimony, enables us to dis- tinguish at any time between what is real and what is unreal, to recognize material error to be error, and there- by to begin to free ourselves and oth- ing it. The more clearly we make the era from the bondage and fear attend- distinction between the actual and the seeming, the more effective will be our efforts in healing. Healing a Correcting Process It should be clearly seen that al- though Christian Science denies matâ€" ter by revealing its unreality, it does not destroy the sense of existence. The denial of matter does not produce a blank, for matter ca‘nnot be efl'ect- ually denied until the substance of Spirit has been clearly apprehended. The metaphysical process involves a realization of Truth and a correspond- ing denial of error, a recognition of what is real and actual, and a result- ing perception of the illusion of ma- terial appearance. This brings about a change in the human consciousness, and this improved quality of thought produces a more harmonious sense of existence. Evil habits. depraved appetites. lustful passions, all forms of sinful desire, activity and wrong living, are no part of the real man. God’s idea, and they must be clearly separated from him. Sin cannot be removed by fastening it upon the sinner. It must be seen as the mortal mind lie about man. Knowing that sin is not real and that God‘s man has no sin» ful appetites, is not the slave of pas- sion, nor the victim of vice, but that man is the idea of God, reflecting di- xixxe Love and governed by divine Principle“ this healg the sick St. Paul puts it. “the word of God (Truth; is quick, and powerful." (Heb. 4:12. How Truth Heals It is often asked h'vw and why Truth heals. why healing follows when W0 think Truth. lxut especially how it heals others to wli-wm it is (loclarexl and about wh’vni it i< knrvwni Finn- .n (‘hristian grit-me ltezilini7 them i» no transfer of mnr‘m? ihhug‘nt thruuxr‘n mental augmwti- n hl' hypnotmn rad The [Inherit ‘3!!! In From thiajtfpllpv; um the pleee beam discord is error theknowing‘of'l‘rutheorncu. sefloainthetnetsphysiellrsslm is mrslleled in the msthemsticd By“ its very umre Truth is indie Vidal, since it Ms its owiisfinctive. complete, indiviseble chancter which identifies it. Therefore it an express only itself, its on nature end char- scter, nsmely tint which is true and truthful. Truth being infiniie Princi- ple. it is pover sud expresses itself with power, and since there is no pow- er in error, error cannot resist the power of Truth. A mathematics! truth corrects s msthemsticsl error to which the truth is applied, because of this essential quslity and property of Truth, by which it always expresses itself and identifies itself. manifest- ing its: own being in truthfulness. 3%? In a similu way. a metaphysics] or spiritud Truth applied to l human error, corrects that error because of the self-expressing property of Truth, whereby it ulwnys identifies itself when it is brought into action. There is, therefore, no difl'erence in the action of a silent treatment given to I person nearby or far away. In both of the cases the truth of the trentment reaches the latent thought and correct: the error. In the case 0! ln audible treatment the truth my reach the pntient‘a mentality through his conscious thought. In both an audible treatment end in listening to the Lesson-Sermon at Christian Science services the con- scion: thought recognizing the truth and good of what is heard or read, opens to this truth which then Acts upon the unconscious mentality, and by its essential property of self-iden- tification, it corrects error and estab- lishes what is true and harmonious. Divine Love the Real Healer Right spiritual knowing i.- real thinking, an expression or activity of Truth in consciousness. The knowing of God is the appearing of Christ in us. This healing conscious comforts the sorrowing, brings hope to the un- believing, awaken: the sinner, and heals the afiicted by destroying the darkness of error with the light of Christ, Truth. A Christian Science treatment or the scientific application of divine Principle. consists fundamentally -of the clear knowing «If the na- ture of God and ti": rval man. and the consequent perception of the unreality of matter and evil. It involves an analysis of that which is to be healed, a spir.tual discern- ment of the mental cause: of the trou- ble, and a correct application of the antidoting divine Truth which corrects and removes these causes. This is not a mere repetition of words but is a scientific mental process. the refloc» tion of divine Love through spiritual consciousness which demonstrates the healing through right knowmg and right living. ‘ -,,a, Christian Science healing brings about not merely a physical change, but improves the patien t morally. mentally, and spiritually. It brings a man nearer to God and changes his standpoint from a material to a spiritual basis. It uplift> thought. gives him power over evil. and im- proves his whole being in the degree that he can grasp the truth. Christian Scientists know that “with Godall things are possible" and that Christian Science can show forth all the wonders of infinite Mind. Hence they are striving day by day to have in them more of the Mind that was in Christ, that they may demon- strate this healing power more and more effectually. They are deeply grateful for the good that has already come to them and the good that they have been able to do for others. especâ€" ially that they have learned to know the unreality o! evil and are thus able to defend themselves against every tern tation or assault of evil mind, anâ€" ima magnetism. They are grateful to- lmow that there is a perfect and com» passionate God who will guide them and sustain them, “a very present help in trouble.” Principle and Personality Christian Science clearly shows that Principle and personality are oppo- sites. To be governed by personaliâ€" ty means to be influenced and controll- ed by the thoughts and opinions of some finite human being: whereas to be governed by Principle means obedience to the infinite, divine law of right. of justice, of Truth. and of Love. We may be wrong when gov- erned or ifiuenced by personality since personalcharacteristics play so large I plft in humnn opinion; but mo who is governed by, Principle can new er be wrong, since Principle 1: God1 the infinite, divine Love. In order to approximate governâ€" ment by Principle, therefore. it is 35 cessary to know that God, divine Love, is the only Mind, Life and pow- er, and we then know that there is no mom] or personal thought which can deceive or finfluenge us. This consciousness'of the oneness of Mind and the powerlessness of me nope site, makes it possible {or us to be guided rightly, and prevents us from being influenced wrongly by human will, by persona! Opinions. or by hyp~ notism. Principle should not In thought. in be cold, abstract, or sewrc since the vital element of Princip‘n 1F thereby missed Principle is Low . and with out Love there is no Prim-ink. 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