Show False Impressions Regarding Christian Science May 12 1923 Duchesne Courier Dear Editor An address appearing in a recent issue of your valued paper reported as delivered by Father D. D G. G Hunt entitled Influence of the Mind in Healing contained some commendable commendable commendable commend commend- able statements but also left certain false impressions regarding ChristIan ChristIan Christian Christ- Christ Ian Science Therefore by way of correction I respectfully offer this statement for tor publication It was stated that Christian Scientists Scientists Scientists have ave gone so far as to say that there is no such thing as matter matter matter mat mat- ter and that soul and mind are everything every every- thing The following scientific statement of being as found on page of the Christian Science text text- book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy clearly and correctly sets forth the teachings of Christian Science with regard to mind and matter There is no life Ufe truth intelligence nor 1101 substance in matter All is infinite infinite infinite in in- finite mind and its infinite manifestation manifestation manifestation tation for God is in all Spirit is immortal truth matter is mortal er er- er Spirit is the real and eternal matter is the unreal and temporal Spirit is God and man is His image and likeness therefore man is not material he is spiritual In Christian Science Soul Is understood understood under under- stood to be God therefore it teaches that the true substance or soul of the spiritual man is God of which man is the image and likeness as Is recorded in the first chapter of Genesis Genesis Genesis Gene Gene- sis where we read So God created man in his own Image In the image of God created he him The gent gentleman eman Objects to mental menta healings being called religious and ana would classify Christian Scientists as mental healers The many many healings that have taken place through the demonstration of Christian Science are rightly termed spiritual healings healings healings heal heal- ings and should not be confused with the gentleman's concept of mental healing if It by this this this-lerm term Is meant the influence of the mortal human or carnal mind over oer the body Healing in Christian Science is brought about only through the operation of the divine mind mImI or principle prin prin- ciple God ciple-God God spoken spoke of f by Paul as that mind which was also In Christ Jesus Christian Science recognizes God as all powerful and seeks out oat only His Hia infinite power presence and knowledge in the healing or dis- dis of all forms of sin and dis dIs- dia- dia ease After admitting many healings by Mrs 1 Eddy and nd the Christian Science practitioners the speaker says Un fortunately their cures have bees labeled as religious cures Th 7 have deluded their followers t to think that God himself had performed perform perform- ed the cures through them God had nothing to do with It Jesus taught his followers W tb 1 principle of spiritual healing and aDd proved his teachings by his work in curing all phases of sin and sickness sIckness sickness sick sIck- ness even oven to the controlling of tha the tempest and rising of the dead and aDd yet he emphatically stated I can cas of mine own self do nothing as ashear 1 J hear I judge and my Judgment nU just because I seek pot not min will but the will of the father lather 4 hath sent me Jno 5 He a Q his disciples forth into the world V pre preach ch the gospel and heal the sick saying He He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also Jno 14 and to those Jews who believed believed be be- he said If ye continue ismy IB is my word then are ye my I indeed and ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make mako you free Jno 8 Christian Scientists accept as religious activities the teaching teachings and works of the Master which proclaim proclaim pro pro- proclaim claim God as the author of all good gifts and it is their sincere desire to emulate the example of Jesus in alli all i his ways The scriptures bear record of many healings of the sick the blind the lame the deaf the dumb the Injured ed the sinful as well as the raising of the tho dead by those disciples who had gained sufficient understanding of the Christ principle in accordance with Jesus' Jesus promise to accomplish these cures Surely it Is not unreasonable unreasonable unreasonable to believe that those who today today to to- today day are seeking and gaining this same understanding in Christs Christ's name should be likewise demonstrating this spiritual healing In order to correct the inference made that such cures are not being accomplished today through the spiritual healing of f Christian Science Science Sd ence I respectfully refer your readers readers readers read read- ers to the thousands of Individuals in all parts of the world who are daily dally proclaiming both through the Christian Science periodIcals periodicals periodicals period period- and by word of mouth in the regular Christian Science Wednesday evening meetings the facts regarding their liberation from such diseases and sin thus confirming the statement statement statement state state- ment made by Mrs Eddy on page of miscellany Christianity is again demonstrating the life that is truth and the truth that is life Ufe W. 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