Editorial March 5, 1966 Issue

There Is No Disease

William Milford Correll

To many individuals it may seem that the Christian Scientist takes an extreme position when he states, "there is no disease," right in the face of the material evidence of disease. But there is a good foundation for such a statement. In like manner it may seem extreme for one to state that there is no accident right in the face of evidence to the contrary. One who will study the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, will find the explanation for these statements.

It must be understood that the spiritual reality is not the same as the material appearance. The human, material universe and mortal man are counterfeits of the divine universe and man in the image and likeness of God. The spiritual creation is real and eternal, while the material sense of things is temporal and unreal. According to Christian Science, the evidence before the material senses is not the truth of being.

One who understands mathematics can see through the evidence of a mistake and get at the fact. There is no hesitancy in this instance to declare the fact in the face of the falsity. Even though the mistake is repeated many times, intelligence still would enable one to stand for and assert the fact and see through the wrong evidence.

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