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A pretentious little publication, called "The Mind Cure," has appeared in Chicago, and copies of the same are freely circulating in other cities. Its editor, while yet not disclaiming Spiritualism, mediumship, mesmerism, etc.
From the cautions dabbling of the great Boston dailies, to the wholesale dipping of the imitative smaller cities' publications, the newspaper world seems to be alert to get mis informed on Christian Science— Metaphysical Healing, Mind Cure. At hand is the Worcester Evening Gazette of Jan.
The new pamphlet, "Historical Sketch of Metaphysical Healing," advertised on page 7 of the Journal , is winning for itself wide favor for its timely appearance just now when the subject of the origination of scientific metaphysical healing is paramount to the former one, Are cures really effected by the Christian metaphysicians? Mrs Eddy, the author of the work, runs concisely, but definitely, over the beautiful history of her "divine leadings" to the discovery that "all physical effects are traceable to mental causes," and that "the remedy for all discordant, physical manifestations lies in harmonizing mental processes," thence to the section on "Faith Cure," where understanding, which with our getting we are above all enjoined to get, ( Prov. iv 7 ), is shown to be more desirable than "blind belief, (mental blindness,) admitting Truth without understanding it.
"How much did you say this was?" "Oh, a dollar and a half. " "That's a big price, isn't it?" "No, I assure you; the drugs are very costly.
The annual meeting of the Christian Scientists' Association was held Jan. 7, at the Massachusetts Metaphysical College.
A Scientist, in correspondence with a Chicago publication, says: The occasional use of the Master's hand in healing, does not prove that he meant to assure his followers of the essential need of external, or visible instrumentalities, for bringing out the practical application of his metaphysical teachings. But every action had with him its spiritual significance, or mind lesson, and the "laying-on of hands," in each recorded instance, was the most suitable movement to emphasize a lesson just ended, or call special attention to a miracle about to be performed by the methods inculcated.
"For the kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. "— Matt.
I know little of pictures. I have had, in my judgement of them, one rule only.
An impression obtains in the minds A correction was made in the January 1885 Journal: Fourth page, third column, sixty-first line, read, "minds" for "mind. " of outsiders that Christian Scientists take no interest in the live questions of the day,—political issues, public schools, the Woman movement, labor questions, etc.