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To those who have not looked deeply into the teaching of...
Ripon Gazette
To those who have not looked deeply into the teaching of Christian Science, who do not yet comprehend the nature of God as divine Mind, and have not experienced any of the wonderful results of the application of its divine Principle to false human beliefs, it may seem that the so-called human mind is used to bring about these results; but to Christian Scientists it is beyond question that it is the spirit of God—available at all times and under all circumstances—and the understanding and application of God's spiritual laws which produce these results. The human mind is not a factor in true healing at all. The belief in the power of the human mind or will is an effectual preventive of the practice of Christianity, and, therefore, of Christian Science. Jesus stated for all time the means whereby individuals could heal themselves and others when he said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." It is the truth about God, man, and the universe understood and applied that destroys the errors of the human mind made manifest as sin, disease, and death. If a child believes that twice two is five it is not necessary for his teacher to hypnotize him in order to heal him of that belief. He declares the truth about it, and brings home that truth to the child, and the false belief disappears into its native nothingness. In the same way those educated spiritually know and declare and apply spiritual truths to false human beliefs, and destroy them, thus freeing individuals from sin, sickness, and other inharmonious conditions which they had previously believed to be real. Beginning on page 181 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," Mary Baker Eddy writes: "Any hypnotic power you may exercise will diminish your ability to become a Scientist, and vice versa. The act of healing the sick through divine Mind alone, of casting out error with Truth, shows your position as a Christian Scientist."
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January 12, 1924 issue
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The True Healing
CLARENCE W. CHADWICK
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The Gaining of Eternal Life
MARIE C. HARTMAN
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Laying the Corner-stone
ANNA E. HERZOG
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Effect
EMILY EDWARDS
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Gratitude
ADA PICKLES
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True Giving
EUGENE P. COLLINS
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To those who have not looked deeply into the teaching of...
Stanley M. Sydenham, Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England,
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Christian Science practitioners do not personally attend...
Van Buren Perry, Committee on Publication for the State of South Dakota,
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Divine metaphysics, as taught in Christian Science, needs...
Peter B. Biggins, Committee on Publication for the Province of Alberta, Canada,
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Christian Science is the practice of healing through the...
Mrs. Alice T. Caruthers, Committee on Publication for the State of West Virginia,
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The teachings and practice of Christian Science, as set...
Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
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Christian Science has nothing in common with suggestion,...
Mrs. H. J. Jewson, Committee on Publication for Norfolk, England,
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Letters from the Field
Emma J. Leplow
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Longevity Increases
Albert F. Gilmore
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The Love of God
Ella W. Hoag
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Healing through Mind
Duncan Sinclair
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The Lectures
with contributions from Viscountess Astor, Howard C. R. Thayer, Ella J. Bolton, Ralph O. Brewster, Frank Bell, Charles E. Hallenbeck, Fredda R. Gratke, Ethel Colwell Smith
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Christian Science has freed me of various acute and...
Wallace Morton Woodbury
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It seemed that my life had been made up of unfortunate...
Ernest E. Harriman
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Nine years ago, when all sense of human happiness and...
Cassandra Porter
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I wish to express my gratitude for all that Christian Science...
Frieda Reichmuth
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It is with a heart full of gratitude for what Christian Science...
Amanda S. Procknow
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Joy and gratitude are the words which most nearly express...
Emily Jane Sprackett
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Christian Science came into our home twenty-one years...
Louis B. Dvorak
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Recently I had some dentistry work done, and one...
Louise Hope Driggars
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Trust
MILDRED EDWARDS GREENMAN
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Signs of the Times
with contributions from Herbert Dwight Ketcham, J. W. Skinner, John Leighton, Herbert S. Houston, Canon Barnes