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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1005.
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Emmanuel Movement and Christian Science
BY ALFRED FARLOW
JCIUI Wat « P*ycholOBl»t.
»... Francis R. Oodolphln, Grand
o Michigan, declares that "Un-
?‘? v i n '(r the success of Christ's mln-
f.t?v llfs nothin* more nor less than the
of psychology, the power of mind
"L. f.odv" and the gentleman s
? V rth.r h dlscusslon of the subject Indl-
12 « fha he Placed the exalted work
5 ?h. Master on the basis of human
2, .se*tlon the force of His will over
JKinl things and conditions ond over
!ul mindsof others. Jesus attributed
HI, demonstrations to the direct Influ-
C Tno't f he t r clergyman has declared that
. heated the sick through magnetic
manipulations, still another claims that
S iaa controlled by good spirits. Dr.
nnood Worceater axpresies an opinion
inat If there had been Proficient martl-
iaf practitioners In the day of the Mas.
P He would have had a physician to
iusanoae the caaea of sickness which
f me to Him. and that He would have
mmed over the cases of organic dls-
eases to tha M. D.’n. it appears 'that
I,,h particular Individual Is prone to
to-cnatk tha Master's commendation of
«?atever the Individual himself would
rscommand and to credit the Master',
rood works to Whatever means Is re-
Sired. In his judgment, to produce s
given result. Inasmuch as Je»u. was
unincumbered by any sort of material
means or methods. It follows that He
had the most expeditious and conven
ient method the world has over known,
lie certainly would not have acted the
part of wisdom In seeking or using any
Imperfect means when Me already had
In His possession the perfect, a pos
ition which Hs demonstrated by the
perfect results which He obtained.
I)r. Oodolphln Is right In his decla
ration: *l believe when tome of us fall
to get an answer It la because we are
I,irking In faith. YVe have got to learn
to submit our lives to God." This leads
p, to say that Christian Science con
tributes very largely toward one's faith
la oiil by enlarging one’s understand
ing of Him. Our confidence Increases
us our nriiualntftnceshlp enlurges. If
we know onlyia little about God we
may have a small fa'lth. If we have a
misapprehension of Go<l and look upon
Him n» the author of discord and ca
lamity we may dread Him lather than
trust Him. The understanding that
God is Love, that He Is Infinite Mind,
r.n omnipresent Intelligence, that con-
stantlv upholds, sustains and protects
His creatures, fosters a strong fa th In
Him. Itovouid be Impossible to enter
tain this Infinite and exalted conscious
ness of God without having Infinite and
abiding faith tn Him. anil such faith
amounts to understanding and destroys
evil anti disease.
Suggestion.
One nu.horlty on mental suggestion
declares. "There aro two onto-suggas
tions that Will cure most case of tn
tontnla. The first Is this—lien you go
to bed make up your mind that you arc
going to hove a sleep. Say to yourself.
•I nm going to have a good sleep to
night. - The other Idea Is that If you
don't sleep It doesn’t make any differ
ence." This authority says he explains
to his patients that sleep Is a "bad
hiblt, very wasteful of time.”
We are reminded of the convenient
method of the man who sought to prove
the obedience of Ms dog. The master
said to his dog, wtjleh was under the
bed, "Gyp, come out here,” Gyp did
pot move. Then his master said, "Gyp.
Stay under the bed.” Oyp remained
t.nder the bed. Now, said the man to
his friend. "Did I not fell you that Gyp
was an obedient dog?"
Dr. McComb declares that the patient
needs to "nssert again nnd again to
himself 'I will sleep.'" This Is about
>s simple a dose of human will ns one
rnuld Imagine. It Is sheer human de
termination without even a material
lasts for Its utterance and Is certainly
la striking contrast with the Master's
declaration, "Not as I will.” If It said.
"Von are In a good atmosphere. In a
i ■ inforiahle bed and therefore you will
sleep," the answer may be. "I acquired
ihe habit of Insomnia In this very at
mosphere and In this very bed." Thus
us might name one suggestion after
another until we have exhausted every
srgument, which human consciousness
I, able to produce nnd still not find one
which has a logical, truthful and sub
normal basis or any feature whatever
that could rationally be expected to
convince the patient that he will surely
•kep, and yet the surgestlonls! Informs
its that by such argument he has put
his patient to sleep. The Inevitable
conclusion Is that whatever result l»
Koduced by such n process Is not by
tbs argument or arguments employed,
jut by the employment Itself; that Is.
by the fores of will or magnetism put
forth In the effort.
Professor Dickinson 8. Millar, In a
lotter which appeared In The New York
Times November 14, 110*. declared.
»e almost never can truthfully say to
* patient. 'You will gat well.' YVe
di not know whether he wilt or not. I
confess to ethe 'unpractical' moral
•wesmlshneaa of wishing to banish
”te lie from auggestlon altogether.”
,, y we suggest to the gentleman that
[here Is but one possible way of doing
J" 1 * i n *l that Is by adopting the Chris
tum Science method.
. »>•« the striking contrast between
.7', above practice and that of the
hrlstisn Sciential who with calm aa-
•urwnee elucidates to hla pattent the
!*[! ,l >*t he la In the very presence of
fiod. Infinite Love, and that his rest la
1"°™- L n whom man lives and moves
fir hat hl» being. The patient Is made
to know why and how Godja ever prea-
*“• why He auatatns His creatures
iwiif.. * * h * m P«ace at every moment,
nnstian Science gives a definite, com-
i r * h,n » lv *. truthful understanding of
mm. . , of station to Him. Ths
■* ,h u» lifted Into a conioloua-
«*»* « v *r present Spirit, the Infinite
‘O' 1 this Good overcomes evil
vuT.. In *_ to the admonition of the
ti' a ’ , * r - Thu# we note that In Chrls-
h.c 8 ,s!*" c * I* •» God alone who heals.
h 2" tl,n Science heals by the
«bect Influence of God.
m«t th * t nel, ber an honeat de-
lh « reality of disease nor an
c“Mlrmatlon concerning the re-
of * PfiHent can aver be made
shtSt, , °* her baala than that. on
»hlch Christian Science ream,
n, ‘, * r It said by all bellevara In the
•imcL* ,' r r alm * nt of dleegae. that the
"W” 7 ot ho P* aHJ cheer to a
him* *•> means of great benefit to
w 1 - ’*,««• W* readily agree. Then.
„*<?*'<» ask. what shall we offer the
Jf * mean* of generating hope
^ h **r? W. m|ght place him In th.
, of . beau11 fu 1 surroundings and
»hich l - hlm wKh «n the comforts
th». J!’ 0 "*/ c,n buy ond yet fall to
resdv h. m ’ ? r hl * experience may al-
^dy have^been like that of Solomon.
understanding of God and man and
WWHkttMM* Is more practical than
anything In this world. Then why re
sort to any lesser means? Why depend
upon uncertain human suggestion as a
means of destroying sin and alckness
when the divine power Is more availa
ble, more powerful and more practical?
An Effect of Suggestion.
■ A* a® argues, the mental suggestlon-
ist holds his patient In consciousness as
w vorpovni person, a body of matter. He
thinks of him as such and this
amounts to a direct suggestion to him
that he Is material and mortal and
Implies that as such he Is the subject to
discord, disease and unrest. On the
other hand, the Christian Scientist
thinks of his patient’s real Individuality
aa God's Image and likeness. His spirit-'
ual reflection, and his denial of slck-
■nesa la baaed upon his understanding
that ateknesa ts only a false sense. Ruch
an argutnerit Is consistent with Its
premises—premises which are based
upon eternal truth.
The thought of the medical practi
tioner. ns well as Ihe suggestion which
the act of dealing mil druga glvea to
his patient. Is on the exact basis of Ihe
Suggestion!*!, and hence not Inconsist
ent with the practice of the psycho-
loglsl. If the doctor gives the patient a
dose of medicine, he practically sug
gests to his patient. “You are material,
taking materiality," though he utters
not a word. Thua by hla auggestlon he
Intensifies the patient's belief In mate
riality, especially If there Is any result
from hla treatment. Though the pa
tient may take 'the drag with a doubt
as to Its efficacy. If thereafter apparent
good results are forthcoming, he Is
thereby convinced that he had mistaken
and that after all there Is something In
It. Under, such circumstances matter
has become more real to him. He has
bullded higher In material belief and
thus has drifted farther away from
faith In Spirit as the only real Life,
substance and intelligence. On the
other hand, if the patient falls to ob
tain good results through the uso of
material remedies Ms faith In may-
rlallty decreases and he Is thus brought
nearer to the truth, for. having lost
faith In matter, he Is more ready to
accept that which emphasises faith In
Spirit. Similarly, he who Is apparently
benefited by mental suggestion Is given
a stronger faith In mortal mind and Is
Ihus carried away from his faith In
the one and only Mini). Thus we may
prove that tha supposed benefits de-
rft'ed from the use of drugs and mental
suggestion are In reality harmful to the
spiritual growth of the individual. The
tendency of such benefits ts to fasten
the Individual to erroneous beliefs and
thus Interdict his seeking and finding
the better way. This, however, should
not be looked upon as a hopeless con
dition. for Christian Science offers a
way out of the dilemma, after he event
ually fails In his mnke-believe benefits-
Here it may bo well to mention that
sometimes when nn Individual Is suf
fering too greatly to grasp the spirit
ual thought sufficiently to gain relief
therefrom, he may find It a lesser evil
to seek temporary relief by material
remedies in order that he may regain a
position from which he Is able to ef
fectually demonstrate Christian Sci
ence. In the case of a broken bone he
may. because of his limited under
standing. find It advisable to resort to
surgery, nnd In her text book Mrs.
Eddy advises that surgery be left to the
fingers of a surgeon.
It Is ndvisnble and In accord with the
teaching of Christian Science that we
practice absolute Christian 8clence as
far os possible. Beyond that we choose
tht lesser of two evils, nnd few Indeed
are the occasions when It becomes nec.
essnry for a Christian Scientist to re
tort to material remedies ns an emer-
all results upon a human basis and to
credit oneself or the human ntlnd with
a power to heal Is to leave God out and
to^ drift Into Infidelity and atheism.
Modus Operand! of Suggestion.
YVe are Indebted to Mr. Rollln Lynde
Hart for some definite formula used
In the "psychological" treatment of In
somnia. In a magaslne article pub
lished In December, 1*07, Mr. Hart
quoted a formula of treatment and cer
tain Ideas concerning the essentials of
health which he credited to Dr.
YY’orceater.
He says, "for Instance, here Is Dr.
YVorcestsr'b mental cure for Insomnia—
say to youraeif, ‘I am going to sleep. I
am drowsy, drowsy, I can not keep
awake, I am drunk with sleep.’ This
Mr. Hart designates as "the fine and
beneficent art of fooling the body Into
good behavior."
In Isaiah 29:9 occurs .the following
rebuke; "They are drunken, but not
with wine; they stagger, but not with
strong drink.” Is this the sort of sleep
that our critic proposes to produce?
Doea he contend that Jesus and Hla
Apostles employed this kind of reme
dy for the unrest of the world? Doea
he offer this sort of remedy as a sub
stitute for that of the Master?
There la another class of individuals,
who seem to think there Is "Joy” in
drunkenness, and yet, who that la sober
will deny that the hilarity of the
drunken Is based upon pure Imagina
tion.
Mr. Hart declares tt ts not essential
that the reason shall be put to sleep In
order to render the sub-conscious self
responsible to suggestion, nnd yet he
affirms that the patient must be
"fooled.” Such advice Is open to no
other Interpretation than that he ta
made to lose hla senses In that he Is
"fooled," which means of course that If
very great respite are to be forthcom
ing he must be "fooled" to a very great
degree. To "fool" means to deceive, to
cheat, to trick, to dupe, to delude, to
Impose upon, to hoodwink. YVe men
tion these points for the purpose of
showing what Mr. Hart, who decries
Christian Science ns a bit of "non-'
eenae" and "moonshine," has to offer In
Its stead what he recommends aa a lat.
ter day presentation of the method by
which Jesus and the apostles healed
the sick, or as a substitute therefor.
treatment for Insomnia tha
Chrlsttan Scientist, through prayer,
helps his patient to be conscious (not
unconscious) of God's ever presence,
helps him to realise that this divine
presence brings constant peace, har
mony and rest, and that the discords
and troubles of earth, which would In
terfere with his harmony, can no more
affect the reality of his being than
the clouds can blot out the sun. YVith
this simple truth, the fear of the pa
tient ts destroyed; he becomes calm
and peaceful and Is nt rest, not be
cause he has been "fooled,” but be
cause the truth has been whispered Into
his consciousness nnd the error which
prevented Ms steeping has been de
stroyed. The Psalmist says; "I will
both lay me down In peace and sleep:
for Thou. Lord, only makest me dwell
In safety."
The distinction between the argu
ments of the Christian Scientist and
those offered by our critic Is that those
of the former are based upon eternal
Truth and clarify the mind of the pa
tient. while the latter are based upon
falsehood, hnve no scientific foundation,
tlon." I believe Dr. YVorcester would
not object to our supplementing the
further affirmation that a direct appeal
to the child's better natire le tho most
Important thing and that the reforma
tion can not be completed without teach
ing the child's better nature. For thla
reason the child should early be In
structed In regard to hla moral respon
sibility, and there is no better way than
that which Is outlined In Christian
Science. The child should early be
taught his relationship to God, that In
his real Individuality he Is'a child nt
God, a good child, and that he should
live this fact and cease to fall short ot
this individuality by permitting
"naughty thoughts and deeds.”
In his sugestlon to the child, Dr.
YVorcester uses the words, "Gotf Is
truth and you will be truthful." This
Indicates a reaching out after a more
spiritual method and ta really scientific
and Christian so far as It goes, but be
cause of Its Incompleteness It does not
carry sufficient conviction. May we
ask what relation does the statement,
"You will be truthful," bear to the
statement. "God la truth?" If It ta
based upon the teachings of Christian
Science, the statement that "God Is
truth" means to the child that God’s
child Is the reflection, the inantfesta-
tlnn, of Truth, and therefore expresses
only truthfulness and ran exprssa
nothing else. YVith such an under
standing the argument Is wholssome.
truthful snd effectual. It 'is based
upon the eternal science of God and Its
result Is surs. Dr. Worcester argues
to the child, "You do not wish to be a
liar. You know It la wrong," but he
gives no reason why the child does not
wish to be a liar, nor why the child
knows It Is wrong. Therefore there Is
nothing In the suggestion per se which
could convince the child.
If the child Is taught that to bs un
truthful Is to deviate from Truth, God,
and thus deflect front Ms real Indi
viduality as God's child, and that ths
evil results of lying are thus perpe
trated, and that the chtld "know# that
lying Is wrong" because such practice
Is out of keeping with Its true self as
the reflection of God, good, there Is a
reason for the "hope within.” There Is
basis of conviction and the argument of
truth Is permanently effectual. If,’
however, a child Is told, "You do not
wish to be a liar," nnd he has no reason
for believing this except the mere fact
that he Is being told, so Ms acceptance
of It can not be more than temporary.
If he Is taught a scientific truthful rea
son, why he docs not wish to be a
Mar, the conviction ts likely to be last
ing. for Its foundation Is In truth. It
la more than a mere suggestion; Mark
the suggestion, "You will do Just what
I tell you, for you and I are gobd
friends.” Is It safe to accept an argu
ment simply because one Is on friendly
terms with ths one who presents It, or
simply because It Is hla declaration?
It Is only safe to accept and act upon
that which Is positively right, and ws
can always bs surs that ws are right If
ws are arguing from the standpoint
that God Is good, that tha child Is His
Copyright, 190S, by Alfred Farlow,
ulne result, but a mere seeming. If land have our being,” and that we are
we are unwilling to believe this we will therefore safe.
surely bs convinced by the logic of The "Unlversallst Leader" declares,
events. Error may be temporarily sub- | "For the church to attempt to add to
tun* uuu ig buwu. uiui tun vimu l« mn
likeness and manifests only the good
characteristics of Good. Take Dr.
YVorceater’s argument, "You are a
brave boy." The question Is, where
Is ths evidence, since the senses de
clare that he Is not a brave boy? Ho
who believes material evidence could
not believe that tho child Is a brave
boy, and -for such an one to declare
«
thsft-t* 11 '* v « n| ly- YY'i aver
hone ’? fiMMng ao conducive of
irtrai.I?? c 5** r H » ‘he abiding con-
u»n*ss of the constant presence of
Iren.. u . ■ consciousness affords
bssea*..*"* “"hounded hope, for It Is
E* “K® that which Is known to be
ggwaMe end eternal. It haa been
•oce rVlft 8 through Christian Scl-
>»or» ,.“* t thus created will do
U h-.'T* * lc h m *n than anything else
been proved that the iplrltual
gency means.
A Curative Suggestion.
Dr. YY'orceater defines "cttra'lv? stlg
gestlon" ns "an effect obtained through
the conviction that It Is about to take
place." A curative argument in Chris
tian Science Is one that Is based upon
the everlasting truth tltut man Is nl-
ways at rest because he lives and moves
snd has Ms being In God. Dr. YVorces
ter soya, "I earnest! ytrll him thqt In a
few moments hr will ht asleep," adding,
"If he'knows that hundreds of other
persons have undergone thla experience,
ho will be more certain t" accept my
assurance and tn obey the suggestion.”
Thus he bases his assurance of results
upon a prospect, a mere speculation. He
has no assurance that the patient will
bo asleep. He pins Ms faith
to the belief that he will be
able tn produce the result. This Is
not depending upon God, but upon
oneself. This Is In direct opposition Jo
the Master's healing, who prayed, "Not
as I will, but as thou wilt." Again,
Dr. YVorcestsr declares. "I convince
myeslf that the patient's Inability to
move does not proceed from true par
alysis, and I assure her that sho' can
rise, snd I earnestly command her to
do so, w hich she proceeds to do." How
or by what meana does he convince
himself? There are only two ways of
answering this question, either he must
declare that he has or that he has not a
reason for this declaration. If he af
firms that he has a reason therefor, he
must explain either that he bases this
declaration upon a mere hope or that
he rests upon the understanding of ths
spiritual facts of being and the unreal!
ty of paralysis.
He declares. ';l divert her mind, place
my hand on the suffering part to
heighten the Impression that something
Is about to be done for her, and I confi
dently Inform her that the pain Is di
minishing. that It Is going down by de
gress. and that In a given time, five
minutes. It will have disappeared?"
Again, we ask. what assurance hss he
that ths pain will disappear? Upon
what ground does ho "confidently in
form" the patient that the pain Is di
minishing and will disappear? YVhy
will the patn have disappeared? Has
pain always disappeared under such
treatment? Statletlce of rtsulte which
Dr YVorceeter ham offered to the public
Indicate that a large percentage of
those treated were "not perceptibly In
fluenced." How doee he know that this
patient will not be one of thoee not to
be Influenced? How doee he know that
he Is arguing the truth? To declare
something as truth which one does not
know to be true and probably does not
even believe to be true, te not a Chrle-
tl *t fs^ertainly very plain thatthers-
eulte Juet mentioned are effected wholly
by the will of the operator, and In con
trail to euch a practice. It may be wall
tonote that every effort of theChrie-
tian Scientist Is a plea In behalf of the
omnipotence of God, good. The Chrle-
tian scientist pleads only that the di
vine will may “be done, and leaves
the consequences to God.
Auto-8uggestion.
When the Christian looks away from
earth to his Infinite Heavenly Fetber.
as Life Truth. Love, and In this con
templation loses hie pain. It Is no more
sey that this has occurred
and therefore darken the mind of the t that he Is a brave boy Is to declare
patient. Hence our critic's argument,! what the suggestions believes to bs a
"I nm drunken with sleep," Is Incon-1 falsehood. There could, therefore, be
a'UV surest ™n than to d£,ara
panted through auto sugestlon. It
slstcnt with his general proposition. If
by such an argument apparent rest is
produced, such rest could only bo ficti
tious.
Mr. Hart declares that the practice
which he recommends Is calculated to
"arrest" the "reason" of the patient,
but this Is not In harmony with Jesus'
teaching, for He Ueclafd, "And ye
shall know the truth and the truth shall
make you free.” He did not say. ye
shall lie stuplfled. and drunksn, bereft
of reason In order that you may be free,
but you shall know the truthl
Is tlfere anything that can possibly
Inspire greater hope nnd courage—Is
there anything that can act aa a greater
preventive and destroyer of fear than
the understanding of the cver-presence
of divine Love and the assurance of
snfety which ebmes from such a con
sciousness? The Psalmist said,
“Though I pass through the valley of
the shadow of death. 1 will fear no
evil, for Thou nrt with me, Thy rod
ond Thy staff they comfort me."
It Is written. "He that dwolteth In
the secret place of the most High shall
abide under the shadow of the Al
mighty. I will say of the Lord, He Is
my refuge nnd my fortress; my God, In
Him will 1 trust. Surely He shall de
liver thee from the snare of the fowler,
and from the nolseome pestilence. He
shall cover thee with .Ylls feathers, nnd
under His wings shntt thou trust; His
truth shall bo thy shield and buckler;
Thou shnlt not be afraid for the terror
by night; nor for the arrow that flleth.
by day. Nor for the pestilence that
wnlketh In darkness, nor for the de
struction that wasteth at noon-day. A
thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten
thousand at thy right hand; but It .shall
not come nigh thee. Only with thine
eyes shall thou behold and see the re
ward of the wicked. Because thou hast
made the Lord which Is my refuge, even
the most High thy habitation. There
shall be no evil befall thee, neither shall
any plague ennte nigh thy dwelling.”
YVe have quoted at some length from
this chspter because It so pointedly
names the fact that one's real refuge
and fortress Is God, and that His
"truth” "shall be thy shield and buck
ler." YVhat can bring greater "peace”
tn the "conscience"—what can kindle
"greater hope”—what can "create more
substantial faith''—what Is a more ef
fectual remedy for the sadness and In-
harmony in the patient's life than the
quiet wakaful consciousness of Ood’s
ever-presence and His protecting car*?
It Is Imposslle for any Individual tn
atop thinking. If one It to ha rid at
the consciousness of fear, if one Is tn
rid oneself of "sad thoughts," “Irrita
bility." he must have something else
in their place, and the question nat
urally arises, what kind of thoughts
shall be entertained as a remedy for
sad thoughts, and what shaH-prompt
them and whet shall be their basis?
Christian Science Is a systematic
scientific method of “renewing" as welt
as changing one's thought,' not by
means of deception, not by means of
"fooling" oneself, but by reminding
oneself of the eternal truth, by lifting
one's thought thus above .the frail, mu
table, temporal things of life to a com
prehension of the spiritual and eternal
facts of being. Christian Science de
stroys unrest by the teaching that man
Is, In his real Individuality, a child of
God. that he has no occasion to worry
because he Is contlnuallMprotected and
r”f omnipotent
sustained by the powet
and ever-present Spirit.
Suggestion” to Children.
Sr. YVorcester. In an article on the
subject. "Whet Suggestion Can Do for
Children." declares, "In all coses affect
ing the moral life of the child I. regard
.. a direct appeal to the child's better na-
seems ai thSSb the effort to explain ture as quite as Important as augges-
effect from such an argument ex
eept In the will force that presents It.
The argument In Itself could have no
force whatever. Is this method scien
tific? Is there anything about It that
1s definite, precise or accurate? It
what way does It suggest Jesus' meth
od? Take again the argument, "You
will be able to speak without hesita
tion nr stammering." YVhat Is ths basis
of such an argument? If It Is founded
upon the prospect of Improvement, It
Is not based upon a certainty, and at
best could be nothing more than a wish
that the patient might bs able to speak
without stammering. Is such a eug
gestlon more rational than the argu.
ment of ths Christian Scientist that
stammering Is no pnrt of God's child, no
part of God's creation, that the child It.
self Is Spiritual and perfect, and there
Is, therefore, no Imperfection In him?
Such an argument Is founded upon the
everlasting truth. It Is advanced with
positive assurance by the practitioner
and carries strong conviction to ths
patient. It corrects the false sense of
man's true nature and the Ills attending
this false sense therefore depart.
Christian Science Versus Mental Sug
gestion.
Although w# may concede to every
non-material method, by which results
are sought, ths propriety of being called
mental, yet we mutt learn to mark the
distinction between that which Is mortal
—that which results from the action of
the eo-called mortal mlnp—and that
which Is spiritual and Immortal, ths
action of the divine Mind. It Is not al
ways easy to determine, from external
observation, the difference between the
effect of Christian Science and that uf
mental suggestion, for, so far as con
cerns ths outward appearance, tho Im
proved condition of the beneficiary of
mortal mind Influence le very similar
to that of a beneficiary of Christian
Science. The chief distinction Is likely
tn be seen In Ihe menial and moral
status of the Individual. Jesus knew
this when Hs counselled that wa “Judge
not according to the appearance, but
Judge righteous. Judgment." It Is some
times possible to produce changee In
the physical condition of a subject
through the Influence of mortal mind
because of the close relationship be
tween thought and the bodily organlem;
but we can not be assured of the per
manency of such changes, even though
they appear to be changes for the bet
ter, because they are not based upon a
fixed principle.
A mental mode of healing the elck
which depends upon a mere change of
human thought, or belief Irrespective of
Its absolute truthfulness, though pro
ducing a temporary change In external
appearances can not be considered a
real cure, but ts on a par with that
which le mentioned In the Scriptures
aa healing "The hurt of the daughter
of my people ellghtly. earing. Peace,
peace; when there Is no peace.” Even
as far back as the days of Moeee and
Pheroeh there were the counterfeit as
well as the genuine manifestations. Ths
Egyptians for a while appeared lo du
plicate the wonders performed by
Moses, but there cams a time when
they could no longer follow him. Their
efforts failed, they could proceed no
farther In their attempted wonder
working# and they said of Moses' pow
er. 'This Is tht finger of God." Thus
wt note that experience developed a
conviction which mere phenomena could
not produce.
It has oftentimes been argued that
silly healing can not be considered
i absolute evidence that Christian
Science Is the truth, since results can
be had by the application,of other
mental theories. This seems plausible,
but we Insist that a result which le not
stituted for error, but only truth can
destroy tt, therefore It la wise to learn
the truth nnd make our result:: perma
nent. Evgry step taken scientifically Is
really a step In advance and hence a
step for eternity which needs never to
be retraced, in original Inveatment It
costs no mors to possess the true than
It does to possess the counterfeit. One
Is as available as tho other. It there
fore behooves us to have the best, to
adopt that which can be permanently
retained, the "better part," which the
Master said could never be taken away.
To, believe that Chriatlan Science heals
by the same methods which are em
ployed In suggestion 1s detri
mental to one'a well-being since
It obscures the line of dis
tinction between the Influence of Spirt,
God, and that of human will, which Is
more or less misguided, and, therefore,
prone to seek the enforcement of that
which Is not good.
Meqtal operations should have for
their motive something more exajtetl
than the mere purpose of Influencing
or being Influenced. They should have
In consideration the character of the
Influence Involved as welt as the char
acter which It begets. Those mental
modes which aro not prompted and
governed by divine Intelligence, but
which are at the mercy of human Judg
ment, are quite as likely to be wrong
as right. It Is more easy ta determine
the difference between Christian
Science and mental auggestlon by con
sidering the basis of operations than
by noting phenomena, but In the long-
run the boats of results will be un
mistakably evident In their virtue and
permanency.
To attempt to curs disease by mortal
Influence, ths same Influence which fa
thers all disease, Is Ilka trying to rid
one's self of error by covering It up; to
use a common expreaslon It Is like tell
ing one falsehood to cover another.
Such practice could not be considered a
cure.
The argument which measures hu
man woes by an abiding consciousness
of the dlvlnejtower and presence aa un
derstood In Christian Science Is as con
vincing as a known mathematical truth
and hence certain nnd permanent In Its
results. Mrs. Eddy declares tn Science
and Health, page 270, "Only by under
standing that there Is one power, Mind
—not two powers, matter and mind—
are scientific and logical conclusions
reached." The practice of Christian
Science consists of arriving at logical
conclusions based on ths premiss that
God Is Infinite Truth, Life and Love,
and that He Is the only cause and crea
tor. These conclusions are accompa
nied with it deep nnd overwhelming
conviction and serve the purpose of de.
straying the opposing evils quite as
effectually as the suhllght dispels the
darkness, for they are based upon Im
mutable and eternal Principle.
Ths basts of all disease and sin ts the
belief that there are other creators,
other powers, besides Ood. There can
therefore be no real cure except that
which destroys this foundation of ths
trouble. A form of mental treatment
which Is Itself based upon the same
error that caused It can not cure IL If
a belief In minds many or powers man”
caused the trouble, only the under
standing of the one Infinite power, God,
can cure It. There Is something about
the truth which brings with Its appear
ing a conscious and conclusive convic
tion, which begets the assurance that
no further Investigation on the given
point Is necessary; whereas random
arguments which nre not based upon
divine principle and which are merely
the suggestions of what ons would-have
come to pass, are more or less weak
and uncertain In their resulta.
This marks the distinction between
the nature and effect of Chriatlan
Science end those methods which do
not depend upon Ood. The "stately
operations" of Christian Science begin
with God, and every argument em
ployed by the Chriatlan Scientist Is
based upon his understanding of Im
mutable Principle. His effects are.
therefore, elevating and psrmnnent.
The application of Chriatlan Science
must Invariably produce good results
tn character because they constitute a
|>lea which opposes nil error and which
Is In behalf of the divine will. A con
sistent Christian Scientist can never
do anything but good. To do wrong
necessitates an Immediate departuro
from Chriatlan Science, and the Insti
tution of human methodn of mental
operation. Human suggestion Is unre
strained except by the moral status of
tho operator, while a Christian Scientist
Is restrained by the spiritual apprehen
sion which governs him In his method.
The effort to overcome disease by
the exercise of human wilt does not rid
one of Its cause; It leaves the patient
still In ths belief that hs has a mind of
his own, still without any recognition
of the divine Power, still without a
knowledge of the basis of s healthy
mental condition. Ths practice of
mental auggeatlon leaves the patient
where It found him save that hs has an
Intensified belief In a mind of his own
—the same belief which constituted the
basis of his disease In the first instance.
He Is not, therefore, healed even though
his condition appears to have changed
for the better. He has simply a new
form of belief which must be destroyed
In order that he may have permanent
health.
One would not argue that to open
the window and let In the sunlight and
dispel the darkness Is a method of
mental suggestion, and yet such an op
eration exactly Illustrates ths practice
of Christian Science. It opens the door
ot understanding to the sunlight of
Ood, which destroys evil and disease.
It l«, therefore, manifestly unfair to
the public that one should coin a defi
nition of mental suggestion broad
enough to Include the practice of Chris
tian Science without making a clear
distinction between Christian Science
and thoee forms of mental practice
which depend upon something besides
divine Mind to heal.
Healing Inevitable Fruit of Gospel.
Tha I'nll'Af«illl*t f.Axlav .tt A »»4I I
the cure of souls the care of bodies
will be a colossal blunder." No doubt
the writer of this article had In mind
that the physical condition Is of lesser
Importance than the spiritual well being
of the Individual, and with thla we
agree, but we should not overlook the
Master's promise, "Seek ye first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness,
and all tnege things shall he added unto
you." It would bo Impossible to live
under the government of the Infinite
good without being affected bodily, for
It Is a scientific fact that a healthy body
Is the manifestation of a healthy mental
condition. The "Leader" further de
clares: "The healing ministry of the
early Church lapsed for good and suf
ficient reasons." YVe Imagine that tt
would tax the ruminating capacity of
the "Leader" to Its utmost to discover
what these reasons may bs. It adds that
"because ths Apostles treated the sick
Is an argument that' Ignores the de
cisive lessons of the Intervening his
tory* of many centuries of progress and
discovery." "To argue that wo ought
to re-establish the treatment because It
was an apostolic practice Is to Ignore
the fact that Providence Itself put a
stop to the practice by changing man's
conception of ths universe and human
life."
Such reason would be equivalent to
the argument tliat there la no such
thing aa a lost art. that If any particu
lar useful or truthful thing Is forgot
ten ths fact proves that It was worthy
only of being forgotten. Moreover the
Scrlpturea do not warrant any such
belief. Jesus said, “I am ths way, the
truth and ths life ” and He also de
clared, "I am with you always, even
unto the snd of ths world," meaning
undoubtedly that His way was the
way of truth and life and that It would
continue to be the way out of human
woes even unto the end, even unto the
time when tho kingdom of Ood, good,
shall be established In Its fullness and
all evil nnd discord shall be ruled out
of existence. Jesue said, "Ho that be-
tleveth on Me, ths works that 1 do, shall
he do also.” This declaration evi
dently applied to to the future as well
ae the present. He meant that ln
every age of the world those who un
derstood what He underetood and prac.
tlced what He practiced would eecure
the smae results; and history haa dem
onstrated the truthfulness of His pre
diction.
To be oontinued next Saturday.
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ATLANTA.
LEGAL NOTICES.
anuBirr sales to* January, iso*.
»old before the eeurt home door In
tn# city of Atlanta, Fulton county, Georgia,
on the flr.t Tuetday In January, lias, within
ii! ''.'"J h . 0 . nr » “ • «o tha hlfheat bidder
Mrwlt* h ’ 1K ® ,o,|0w1d * deafribed property,
Tha following deicrlbed real aetata, altu
ton and atata nt Ueorrli, tn-wlt: In tha
Fourteenth district of Fulton county, Geor
gia, In land lot ninaty-aereu (*T), comtoenc-
Ing on the watt aide of Ueorgls Aro., two
hundred 1200) (act south of Pina gt. uni run
ning westerly eh,nr the line nf Haperllle
Land and Improvement Company's land four
hundred (400) feet to Fulton are.; thence
■"“'fc'f'r •> ■ right angle along tha east aide
of Fulton Aro. to Fattsrson St.; thanes tail-
arly In i straight line four hundred (400)
feet to Georgia Are.; thanes northerly along
ienn?*;' ?*?*<♦ Aro. two hundred
(200) feet to Ihe beglnulng point; being two
aerea, mure or lees, making plat *001400
email corner cut og by Patttr-
Also lot lying immediately south and eon
tlruotiB. an foliowa: Oomntnelnc at south'
«*ost corner «f Above described lot and run.
nlnf north H5 decrees, 83 mlnutM, west
hres hundred nnd ninety.live (•»}) feel along
the south line of aald lot to Patteraon Ht.:
thence eouth along rattereon fit. dvo bun
drrd and twelve ($13) feel to Georgia Ave.
thenre easterly along Georgia Ave. four bun
dred and tiny <400) fatl In beginning, ton-
talnlng one and one half aerea. Held dred
waa nn the 10th day of Aegual, 1105, duly
recorded in the office of the dark ot tKe au-
perlor court of Fulton county la dead book
tl3. page "35, a deed haring been Med and
recorded for the purpose of levy and ante, aa
required by law.
purpose of levy and ante, as
led on aa the property
, . - .. - to aatlafr a 9. faT la-
aned from Ihe city court of Atlanta in faror
of J. R. Harris re. said George IT. Downs.
,scribed property, to-wlt.: All li
trael or parcel of land lying end being la
the town of Fast Point, In land lot lil of
tha Fourteenth district of Fulton county.
Oeorgla, and being a part of the aub division
of Ihe Thomas if. Danas eatate, beglnnlag at
a point on tha line of C. B. YValhir'a p'op
arty, formerly owned ‘ “
conveyed hy her to C. _
day of August. 1004. one hundred' (100) YmI
eaat of Btyard St., and running aisl along
aald line one hundred and thlrty four (1»4)
feel; thence aonth atvenly-gce (75). feat
thence weal one hundred and thirty (|g0<
feet tn the ifethndiat church lot; theuea north
—mty-ffv*
g the
Walhev Is
January 10. tspg.
Ths Unlversallst Leader nf April IS,
1(01, eommentlnff upon the "Mind Cure
Department” and the church, declares:
“In the snd ws shall have more dis
ease, more unhappiness, marc scandal.”
No doubt there Is a peculiar form of
mind practice which might result In
such an snd, hut It Is not necessary for
ths church to adopt such a form. That
system of Mind healing Is most effica
cious and commendable which relies
most Implicitly upon God, and we as
sume that ths “Unlversallst Leader”
did not Intend to condemn the prac
tice of an Implicit, an unreserved and
an tintmunded faith In Gcd, nor to
overlook the Scriptural teaching, "God
Is an ever present help In trouble," nor
ths teaching, "Because thou <iat made
th# lord, which Is my refuge, even the
tnoet High, thy hsMtatlon; there shall
no evil befall thee, neither shall any
plague come nigh thy dwelling." God
le Spirit, and to dwelt In spirit Is tn
have an‘abiding consctouancsi of the
ever presence of Ihe Spirit, to under
seventy-five (75) feel in tha beginning point,
holng the asms property ronveyed hy B.
Waihav to Mary Long by warranty dead dated
Janaary 10. taps. Levlrd on aa tha prop
erty of W. B. long end Mery Long to aotiafy
» *■ fa. laeued from Fulton auperlor court In
favor nf Eaat Pole! Lumber Company va.
said W. B. long and Wary Long. F 7
, A 1 " !* end PUea tha fob
lowing daaerltwd property, to-wlt: All that
tract or parrel of land altuate, Irlng and being
in the Fourteenth dlatricl of Fulton county,
■fate of Georgia, part of land lot ono han
dled snd forty-fire (145), more drdnltely de
scribed ta follows: Beeinning at a point
no the west aide of Eeelvn Place, taro
hundred and twenty-alrbl (33d) fast north of
the northwest eorner of Mason ft Turner'#
ferry road and Evelyn Place, thence rui
ning north, along the weal side of Evelyn
Plac* one hundred (100) teet, thence run-
uing west one hundred pnd, aiaty-two (Ida)
feet, more or lese, to n dfteen (15) foot
afiey, thenre running southwardly one hue-
drrn (tool feet along tho east aids of aald
alley, tbene, running eaat one hundred snd
alaty-nlM (Id*) fact, more nr lass. Is Evalyn
Piece, tha point of hestnning. Further de-
■rribed ns lot No. E of tha Evelyn Place
park nf the aubdivlslna of Weal Atlanta
f>»rk. «« sureeyed by Ransom Rogers, and
recorded In book ». page I3S, according to
the record! of Fulton ermnty. Georgfl
deed having been (led nnd recorded ISr ....
purpose of levy and sale at required hy law.
Levied nn aa the property of Joseph 8.
Rhetleawortb to aatlefy a if. fa. Issued from
the city const of Atlanta In favor of E. W.
Grove va. sold Joseph 8. Hhetlraworlh.
Also at the same time an-
lowing described property.
P[»re 'J» fob
of the.northwest gna’rtif'oMend lot fcfof
In the souttienet eorner of lot 77.
"P." on the wear aide of Central avenue
(formerly loyd street), at n point about
width aa front one hUlAAl
fret, being Improved -property, tha efght-
roim residence thereon Iretng somber MS
Central nrrnue. n deed haring been died
nnd recorded for the pnrpoae of lerlt and
sale ss reqnlrrd by Inw. Levied on as the
property of Lena n. Reams to antlefy a d.
fa. leaned from the rity court of Atlsnta
In ftp* of Sire. it. A. Thompson va. aald
Ions I). Itonms.
Also at tha some time sad place the fol-
towing deerritied property, to-wlt; AU that
tract or parcel of bind lying snd-bring In
Innd lot el. of the ltth district of Fulton
comity. Georgia, fronting twenty-nine nnd
three-fourths i25t»l feet an llie vivsi-elde of
Pondera secmie fn th- ettv of Atlontn amt
miming back west name width na front on*
hundred end thirty-seven nil) fatl. wore
COJLI COAL!
Steam and Domestic Coal
Wholesale and Retail.
See me before buying—prices
are right and quality is the best.
Asa G. Candler, Jr.
City Office, Candler Building.
Bell Phone 3274-M.
Yard, 122 Krogg Street.
Bell Pbone 2581-Ivy.
ITS!
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i PenuD8otl)Cmdb|
DA. KLINE‘8 GREAT
'NERVE RESTORER
ooxamino*, •* *r »*n, »4
. 83 TRIAL JIOTTLK FRBS
|P«ra>8nei;t Curs. to| oat, retwf tm
| Yumei Jo.-I’itf, Bpllepsy, SpAauift, at. vims*
I Duos, Debility, Susutloa. IwaMiW.
t ini gt.
*nt numhorfng of th* street! of Atlant* ai
number 38 Pondera avenue. Levied on a a
the property of J. M. Dnliblnl, defendant,
to aatlafy a. (1. fa. fanned (rom.N. P. and
e*-officio J. P. court. 10M dlatrlct. O. M.. In
favor of C. E. Norrla and brother va. aald
J. M. Dobblna. Ltvy tunde t»y R. F. Mauld-
luff. I*. C.. and banded to me.
Afao at the earn# time and place, tha fol
lowing described property, to wit: On
one Tionae' and lot auunted nt the
aouthweat corner of Cbeatnut and Tariona
atreeta and known aa 104 Cheatnut atreet,
Atlanta. On., and adiofnlnjt the property of
Emma Wllaon. Lot forty-aevan (IT) feet by
one hundred (100) feet. In land lot 109. 11 th
. Jennett Lumber Tompanv va. aald Neal
Wllaon. Levy made by M. F. Rarnea, L. C.»
and handed to me.
Alao at the aame time and place, the fol>
->wln* d*»erll»ed property, to-wlt: A lot
In the-city of Atlanta, ronnty of Fulton,
and ftate of Oorfla, tmunded by Edge-
wood avtnue. Pryor atreet and nn alley on
the aide nnd rear, on which there nre three
brick etorea which nra now occupied by F.l
yen-Auatell Company, Tripod Pnlnt Com
pany and Word Brothera. altuated on th**
eontheaat eorner of North Pryor atreet
and Edaewood avenue. In land lot aeventy-
eeven (77)’ of the 14th dlatrlct of Fulton
county. Oaorgln. aald property belnr In
the eonatructlve poeeeaalon nnd control of
W. W. Austell nnd In the actual poaaei-
alon of Klyea*Auntet! Company, 85: Tripod
’nlnt Company, 89, nnd Word Brother!, 4t
forth Pryor atreet, ant) !>elng levied
, Company, 85: Tripod
Company. “ '— 1 ^
Pryor atn
he one-fonrth
aald property an .
undivided remainder lnterat In f.*e In anld
property belonging to W. W. Austell, de
fendant, In fl. fa. Said Interest being aub-
, ect to the dower of Mra. F. c. Austell.
Property pointed out by plaintiffs attor
ney*. Written notice given aa retired hy
lnw to defendant and tenants tnponsesnlon.
Levied on ns the property of W. W. Ana-
fell, to satisfy n fl. fa. Insned from Fulton
superior eoort In fnvor of J. M. High ft Co.
v*. said W. W. Austell.
Alao at the aame time and place, tho fol.
iwlng described personal property, to-wlt:
ne Innovation ft. ft. otylo 4S-B. 8 feet and
. Inches long fountain with f-foot return
counter, uefnna counter. nmrMe refrigera
tor. mahogany top. one reliable c*rl»enator.
two show cases, one clgnr wall ease, one
cash register, one fan and electric fixtures
and one heater, all located In the ator#
room at aonth west corner of MltchaTl and
Forayth a treat a, lo tha city of Atlanta, for
anld amonnta. Levied on as tha pronarty
of C. M. Nison ft Bro. to satisfy a fl. fa.
Uttied from tha city coprt of Atlanta In
favor of Cmlckahank Clgnr Company va.
aald C. M. Nixon ft Bro.
Also at tho same time and place tho fol*
lowing described property, to-wlt: A cer
tain parcel of land, lying nnd belnr In land
lot number lift. In *ho Uth district of Ful
ton county, Georgia, dorrll"'-! n« nJtuated
on the north aide of Jett street, nt a point
•* “* 1 avenue, running
_ et. having a depth
of elghty flre <86> feet of uniform width
as front, being lot number iO of the II. M.
ftentt and L. B. Bavla aub division, n daed
having been filed and recorded for the pur
pose of levy and aale aa required hr lew-
Levled on aa the property of It. P. Lan
to Mtlafy a fl. fa. Isatied from Fulton
baaed upon divine Truth Ig not a gen- stand that *'ln Him, live and move Iim. to an alley and known In tke pres
lowing
parcel or land i
pnth district of
a, being part of land lot 149, bein_ ,
oek 4i. marked exhibit “A” in plat ah«»*r
g sob-division of McDonald property, and
described aa commencing on the weal si.lo of
Ccnt<T f»t- on* hundred and ten (110) feet
north of Ethal-at.. running Ihcnra north along
the weak side of Center fit. fifty (50) feet,
thence weal one hundred and ninety fire (195)
feet to a ten (10) foot alley, them* south
along tha fait alia of said ntlcy fifty (50)
feet, thence east one hundred and ninety*
(Ire (195) feat to the beginning point, a
deed bavin- been fi>d and recorded for.the
' ‘ by Uw.
. .. ^ Cora A.
Oghurn to antiafy r. fl. fa. i«aued from tha
city etoirf bf Atfaat* vs. said Mrs Cm i
the fol*
and’YhngTn’inud U&'i?thc iVth' divVw
of Fulton county. Georgia, bv-ntml on the
Vduth able of Rankin atreet nnd being lot
No. K of tbp Woodlawn pint of the Hail
survey, on file In the office of horsey,
Brewster A Howell. Sabi lot fronta #0 feet
on the aonth aide of Rankin strew ntul ex
tends back aonth same width aa the front.
ViO feet, levied nn ni the propem of Mr*.
Mary Oobny to satisfy n fl. fa. from tha
Htr court of AttantA In favor of \\ K
Treadwell v*. anbl Mr*. Mary Onbnv, e .1.-1
for levy ami wile hating been flb*d ™.l re
corded according t«» Ikw. Advert l-e-i i>* rha
property **f Mr*. Mary '*obay nt the risk of
W. II. Withers, who failed to comply with
hi* Idd r»t former sale.
Thla Dccem»*er l?.
JOHN W. NELMS. Sheriff.