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Winbigler, Charles F. (Charles Fremont), 1857-1925
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Study carefully and thought- fully the prayers and special instructions. Have confidence in yourself that you can be instru- mental in helping and healing those in need. The principles presented have been tried and proven effective. You may not help and heal all for efficiency comes from practice and realizing your oneness with the source of all Love, Wis- dom, Life and Power — which is God. A vital relationship with Him, consciously realized, will make you a great channel of power and help to others. Live a pure, noble, crystalline life and be filled with the Spirit and let Him work through you. "All these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will." (John 1 :16.) "Of His fullness have all we re- ceived." "All things are possible to him that be- lieveth." LIST OF BOOKS THAT CAN BE USED WITH HANDBOOK Suggestion: Its Law and Ap- plication; or The Principle and Practice of Psycho-Therapeu- How to Help and Heal One's Self; or, A New Outlook on Life. Christian Science and Kindred Subjects; Their Facts and Fal- lacies. These can be secured from the Author. Healing and Help A Handbook of Instructions for Healing and Helping Others Many persons seem to think that the matter of healing is confined to a few individuals who have peculiar endowments and qualifications and that the matter of helpfulness ought to be the duty of those having time, means, and opportunity. It may be a surprise to learn that everybody may be able to heal if they know how and that all are under obligation to help those in need if oppor- tunity presents. "No one liveth unto himself," but each is responsible for the talent he has. Persons Differ That certain persons have a forceful and magnetic personality cannot be doubted and that some are philanthropically inclined none will dispute, but all have these qualities in greater or lesser degree and God requires us to exercise our ability and He holds us responsible for doing what we know and can know and what we are able to do. 8 HEALING AND HELP Talents The man with five talents doubles the number and receives the commendation of his Lord; the man with two talents doubles the number and receives the same commendation, while the man with one talent hides his and receives condemna- tion. God does not require the man with one talent to increase it to five, nor the man with two talents to multiply them to ten, but He does require a man to use the talent he pos- sesses. God does not require anyone to do what he does not know or is not able to do, but He does require every man to do what he knows he ought to do and what he is able to do. Certain Principles There are certain principles that can be effect- ively used in recovering the worried, depressed, and the ailing from those conditions and there are certain things that can be done for those who need some personal help. This work and the Manual of the League of Healing and Helpful Service go together, and is intended as a handbook for Christian workers. There will be further instruction in my two larger books — "How to Help and Heal One's Self and Others; or, A New Outlook on Life," and in the advanced work that covers the philosophy and psychology of the great principle utilized in all healing, self- help, and self-development — "Suggestion : Its GOD THE SOURCE OF LIFE 9 Law and Application ; or, The Principle and Practice of Psycho-Therapeutics." The Personal Life The noblest, purest, and most consecrated per- son, all other things being equal, will be the most efficient in helping and healing others of their troubles, ailments, and illnesses. There is a pecu- liar magnetism about goodness and purity, truth and honesty that may be felt but not described. He who possesses those characteristics and is loyal to the Christ and science will be most suc- cessful in bringing relief to his fellowmen. Many persons may do very remarkable things seemingly but permanent and effective work is done by those having faith in, and vital relation to, God. God the Source of Our Life Since God is the source of our life we must be open channels to let that wonderful life manifest itself through us to those who may come to us or to whom we may go to carry helping and healing power. Conscious communion with and relation to God is all essential to the personal workers in the League of Healing and Helpful Service. This condition of mind and life will establish spiritual harmony, unity, and oneness with the Infinite Spirit. Whatever else one may possess as to talent, magnetism, personality, and knowledge, all good in their place, the condition referred to and 10 HEALING AND HELP emphasized is a prerequisite and the first require- ment in order to help permanently and make one efficient in his work. God Working in and Through Us This condition will make health, harmony, hap- piness, and heaven a positive and permanent real- ity to one's self and others. The failures of re- formers, individuals, and organizations, that have sought to relieve sufferings, transform society, and redeem mankind from sin, suffering, and sick- ness can be traced back to lack of conscious com- munion with and definite relation to God. No substitute can take His place. Ethical culture, theosophy, Christian Science, evolution and mul- titudes of other teachings and schemes have been tried and have failed and will fail to the end of time. The Holy Spirit must be embodied, Divine power must work through us, the human life must be transformed and man made fully and completely again in God's image and brought into complete oneness with Him. The Method The life of Christ illustrates how we become fully sons of God. The overshadowing of the Holy Spirit, a surrendered will, and a new birth are the preliminary steps, with a vision of one's mission. THE METHOD ILLUSTRATED 11 The Three Temptations Further steps are illustrated by the tempta- tions of Christ and His victory over them. His first temptation was through the physical senses. It was the call of hunger and desire. Christ does not deny the senses, but their claim of supremacy, and He thus gains the victory. In His second temptation the appeal was to His psychic power for self-preservation. He discerns the subtlety of this temptation and refuses to employ super- natural powers for any such purpose. Whilst in the third temptation He, a spiritual being, is asked to worship Satan and is promised the whole world as a reward. He realized His spiritual union with the Father and refused to give such homage. He triumphed over self and Satan, re- alized His oneness with God, and returned from the field of battle victorious in power, wisdom, and love. "As He was in the world so are we" to be in our relation to, and supremely victorious through, our Heavenly Father. The Method Illustrated There is a story about a teacher and a boy, who was hereditarily bad. He would steal when there was no reason for it except the pleasure that he seemed to derive from it. The teacher taught him the Commandments and emphasized especially the one against stealing. He loved the boy, and the bov's weakness seemed to cause the teacher's 12 HEALING AND HELP love to be increased, and this led the boy to love the teacher more and made him desire to do right. The boy promised that he would not steal. The habit was too strong, however, and he yielded. He was caught and put into jail. The teacher came and paid his fine and took the boy home. The boy was sorry for what he had done, asked forgiveness, and again promised not to steal. The teacher forgave him, but talked to him strongly because he realized that the boy had not the power to resist the temptation unless his mind was fortified with good suggestions. He said to the boy, "I am not tempted to steal. If you are willing I will take possession of your will and work through your mind and heart and help you with my mind and will. The only way that I can do this is for you to surrender yourself to me and obey my voice when you hear me speaking to you from within. If you do this the power of this temptation will be broken and the very desire to steal will pass away." The boy was interested, but mystified, and asked how the teacher could do this. He answered, "Never mind about the how. Will you trust me to do this and promise me to be faithful and quick in heeding the promptings of the inner voice?" The boy promised and. by mental suggestion the teacher transformed and awakened will power in the boy and the latter became peculiarly aware of a new force or will power acting within him. CHRIST IN US AND SUCCESS 13 When he was tempted to steal he would hear a voice saying, "I am honest.. I will not take what is not mine. I am strong and I do not and will not have to yield to this temptation. The tempta- tion has no power over me. I will not steal. I am master and I will not do wrong." It was not long until another character was enwrought in the boy's personality — incarnated in himself. The boy's personality was corrected, changed, and transformed by the teacher's suggestions. Ourselves and Christ This is a parable of ourselves and Christ's deal- ing with us, changing us, dwelling in us, and ex- orcising that which is sinful and wrong. His love for us leads Him to deal thus with us and bring us under His dominion, power, and love in order that we may show these things in our life and character. Our redemption and transforma- tion are not affected by accepting a creed, doc- trine, ethical culture, or any such expedients, but by loving Him because He first loved us, being controlled by His will, embodying His personal- ity, incorporating His spirit. It is not the evolu- tion of the natural man but a transformation pro- duced by the incarnation of the Spirit which is the real and eternal life. Christ in Us and Success In Jesus on the human side of His life and in 14 HEALING AND HELP Christ on the divine side we see what we are to be and do by obedience, submission, and trans- formation so that we shall be like Him in charac- ter, conduct, and conquest. There is no guess- work in being a true, sincere Christian and doing what the Lord and Master asks and requires. In Him we see what we should be, and will be, when God's plan is completed in our lives. Christ was a perfect example to all mankind, a true and per- fect type of humanity redeemed. Christ in us is the hope of glory and also the hope of those whom we can help and heal. God's love-life was manifested in and through Jesus Christ and it must be manifested through us if the world is to receive the benefit and blessing. Sacrifice is a manifestation of love and if we are to help and heal mankind we must sacrifice because we love. No success is possible in any field of genuine serv- ice without sacrifice and the measure of our love will be the measure of our sacrifice and that will measure our success in every respect. The char- acter and divinity revealed in Jesus, the Christ, are the character and divinity that are to be re- vealed in and manifested by every man when the incarnation — Christ in us — is effected by the Holy Spirit. This is done by the manifestation of the Infinite Spirit in regenerating power and indwell- ing energy, not by human devices, schemes, and designs. When this occurs then real spiritual power will be manifested in such a way that men SCIENCE NECESSARY 15 will know that God dwells in us and we in Him, and then our every word, look, and act will help those in need and heal those that are sick. Christ in us then will be life, health, and power. Two Great Things in Life One needs self-control if he is to be helpful to others. If this is lacking- people will lose respect for the one who professes to help and heal. One's life must be righteous. These two characteristics will bring out unselfish love to God and man and will produce the soil from which will spring flow- ers of joy. fruit trees that will bear fruit to satisfy the hunger of many. Self-control and righteous- ness will overcome selfishness, conquer lust, de- stroy fear, banish worry, exorcise vanity, restrain sensitiveness, and master undesirable traits in one's own life and in others. Science Necessary Science is the handmaid of religion and is the safeguard against superstition and erratic think- ing and acting. So much passes for science today that is pure speculation and mystical vaporizing. Theories that do not stand the test of scientific scrutiny, sound reasoning, and common sense can be safely rejected and ought to be. He who re- fuses to observe the laws of physiology and hy- giene, the laws of right living and honest dealing with his fellowmen, no difference what else may 16 HEALING AND HELP be mentally held, there will be physical ill health, mental strain and tension. He who neglects to bathe, eat good nourishing food, breathe good pure air, exercise judiciously, think good pure thoughts, and perform noble deeds will suffer sooner or later. We ought to learn all we can from science, observe its laws and utilize its prin- ciples so that we may get the best out of our lives in this environment and put the best into them. We have a body, the most wonderful piece of mechanism ever formed, a mind capable of the most wonderful development and manifesta- tion, and a spiritual nature which relates us to the Infinite and which is capable of the most remarkable unfoldment. This spiritual unfold- ment is subject to certain laws which men have discovered by experiment, observation, and rea- soning, and it is the sheerest kind of insanity to disregard them and call down punishment, dis- ease, and untimely death because of ignorance or non-observance. Other Characteristics He that would help and heal his fellowmen will become proficient in the measure of his consecra- tion to Christ and in using all reasonable helps in perfecting himself in knowledge and action. Let me illustrate what I mean by using all reasonable helps. Personal appearance has a tendency to impress a sick or nervous person favorably or SELF AND OTHER HEALING 17 unfavorably. Carelessness in dress, uncleanliness of skin, habits that are offensive, and general de- meanor will all affect the sick one unfavorably. A harsh voice, a nervous manner, jerky move- ments, and impatience have a tendency to nullify anything that the one trying to help may say or do. A dignified demeanor, courteous treatment, a true Christian spirit are all essential characteris- tics for one who endeavors to help and heal those that are depressed and ailing. Certain Things That Ought to be Known Self and Other Healing 1. There are two forms of mental work as related to health and its conditions; viz., self- healing and the action of one mind upon another. The former is the vis naturae medicatriz, the heal- ing power of nature, and tends to health and a normal condition unless interfered with. Wrong thinking is the first step in producing an abnormal condition of the body from which people suffer. Worry, fear, depression, and unhappiness need healing helpful thoughts and mental change, just as much as physical diseases need good nursing, hygienic measures, and new power. Probably more so, because those mental conditions may freojuently lead to physical diseases. Anyone can change his mental attitude toward adverse men- tal conditions if he knows how, and if he does not, 18 HEALING AND HELP he can be helped by some one who does know. Self-knowledge and self-healing in the last anal- ysis are the forces that can change the wrong thinking and incite all the bodily functions to do their work normally. That assistance can be secured from another is not questioned but ad- mitted, but that help must be manifested through the mental power of the one who needs help. Faith 2. Faith is a supreme condition by which help is received and manifested. Faith is the power that opens the way to health and recovery from weakness, sickness, and adverse mental condi- tions. Jesus healed and helped the people through their faith and He could not help them fully with- out it. In one place He failed to do mighty works because of the unbelief of the people. (Mark 6:5, 6.) Faith is made up of knowledge, assent and trust, and the person who has faith exercises these three characteristics. Faith is the same today that it has ever been as to these three conditions. Faith Unchanging P'aith is at the foundation of all cures whether mental, spiritual, or physical. Faith gives effi- cient power to the means employed whether med- icine, suggestion, or other mental processes are used. Thought without faith will accomplish WHAT FAITH DOES 19 very little ; with faith it can work wonders and produce almost infinite results. If one is to be permanently helped and cured of sickness and have a change of mind in his thinking-, it will be secured through faith either in himself or in some one else, who will assist him in the trans- formation of his thought or in the substitution of forceful suggestions for those that are in his mind, which have produced the adverse and ab- normal conditions. What Faith Does Faith opens the door of the mind to receive the suggestions given and when received they have a tendency to stimulate all the bodily functions, awaken latent energies, increase mental and bod- ily activity, and bring into the mind a vivid pic- ture of one's relationship to God, the source of all life, power, and health. These effects result from the kind of suggestions made by the operator or by one's self. Faith is also a channel for receiving knowledge, divine power, and peace, and cor- responding effects in the mental and spiritual life. A Photograph Gallery Hebrews, the eleventh chapter, is a photograph gallery of the heroes of faith, what it is, what it does, and what it secures. No piece of literature in the world presents the subject of faith in all its phases in a more graphic and concrete form. 20 HEALING AND HELP Great Effects of Faith Many of the great names of the Old Testa- ment, with a definite statement of work done and blessings received, are presented. Moses, Abra- ham, and multitudes of others are held up as a cloud of witnesses, who sympathize with and are interested in, the race we are running and the work we are doing. It is a fact of history and a truth of human effort that no great thing is ac- complished and no great blessing ever received without faith. Jesus Himself told the people that "according to thy faith be it unto thee." He em- phasized the necessity of faith for receiving heal- ing and help. He said, "Thy faith hath made thee whole." "Believe only and she shall be made whole." "Thy faith hath saved thee." He also reproved His disciples for their lack of faith and also the generation to whom He spake. Faith and Doubt Contrasted Faith and doubt are opposites. Faith is posi- tive; doubt negative. Faith believes; doubt re- jects. Faith abides in confidence; doubt fears and questions. Faith opens the doors to all bless- ings, possibility, and achievement ; doubt closes the doors against all these things. Faith awak- ens all the dormant energies of our spiritual and mental natures ; doubt represses, puts them to sleep, and holds up the picture of inability. Faith calls our creative force and energy; doubt lulls INTUITION AND FAITH 21 them into quietness and locks the door of the subconscious life like a jailor. Faith is the open channel through which God pours into man's life all blessings such as love, peace, purity, and power ; doubt is the effort to close the channel and shut out God and blessings. Faith brings us into definite actual relationship with the Infinite Power, limitless resources, and mighty possibil- ities ; doubt closes the way and shuts out all of these things. The measure of one's attainment, the great things one does, and the power realized in one's life are all measured by one's faith. "Where there is Faith there is Love, Where there is Love there is Peace, Where there is Peace there is God. Where there is God there is no need." Intuition and Faith If you are instrumental in helping and healing others the supreme manifestation will be found to be faith in yourself, in the power of God, and in your fellowmen. Faith and intuition are inti- mately related, so that when men accomplish great things they see the possibility and glimpse an interior power that they possess and then be- lieve that they can realize what has been ideal- ized or seen in vision. They knew, they believed, they did. Veni, vidi, vici. "I came, I saw, I conquered." Intuition and faith are the two great facts of our mental and spiritual life which bring 22 HEALING AND HELP us into vital relationship with God and make it possible to do great things, receive untold bless- ings, and see visions to be realized in one's own life and in other lives. How? Ask an artist how he painted his wonderful picture and he will tell you he does not know. But he knew that it was possible intuitively, and believed that he could do it and he did. This is equally true of the orator, sculptor, author, preacher, teacher, and others who have accom- plished some great work. They saw, believed, and did it. What Faith Does Faith stimulates faculties, awakens mental en- ergies, calls into activity the deepest powers of the human mind and soul and leads these pow- ers to concentrate on work, thought, or vision and calls into action the quiescent mental forces to accomplish the work and realize the result. Faith may lead or intuition may direct, but both have a part in all permanent work performed whether it is healing, helping, or subduing nature. Hope has also a place in the form of desire and expecta- tion and in a certain stage of mental activity be- comes a great handmaid to faith. FAITH IN LAW AND ORDER 23 Strength and Weakness When we are "In Tune with the Infinite," when we are right with God and our fellowmen, then faith in the divine order of things and per- sons never changes. It is only when we are out of harmony with these things that doubt asserts itself and saps our strength mentally, spiritually, and physically. The greatest things that have been accomplished have been performed by men who have had faith in God and man. The skeptic, the parasite, the pessimist have neither faith nor enthusiasm, which faith encourages, none of the force that carries the man of faith through deep floods and over high mountains of trial and trou- ble to conquest and victory. Faith in Law and Order Faith in God and His reign in the universe, in universal order and divine law is a necessity for man's peace, harmony, and plenty, and only doubt can destroy that faith and cause man to be an eternal wanderer. Paul— Wesley— Luther There are great difficulties to be surmounted, discouragements to be overcome, afflictions to be remedied, and new inventions to be brought forth. and the men of faith are the ones to do these things and they will do them because they be- lieve in God who rules all, and who overrules 24 HEALING AND HELP the wrath of man, and inspires him to noble deeds. John has been called the Apostle of Love, but Paul was the Apostle of Faith. Look at his history and work. At one time it seemed that the Roman Empire was determined to defeat and end his work. He heard the call of Macedonia and started the mighty missionary work of Eu- rope. He has given the world some of its most valuable literature and doctrines ; he established churches, wrote letters, gave addresses that shall live in influence and power throughout the ages. Faith was the inspiring motive in it all. John Wesley and his co-laborers by faith changed the religious condition of England and influenced the whole world spiritually. Martin Luther by faith made the Roman Church tremble and started a reformation the influence of which in Bible dis- tribution, true spiritual worship, and new hope cannot be told nor measured. Faith and Righteousness This universe is governed by righteousness, and faith in this, is the cause of so much charitable, spiritual, and moral work in the world by men who believe in righteousness. Faith gives new vision, new motives, new inspiration, and new activity, all of which leads to success. When one loses faith in God, in himself, and in his fellow- men he is started for the land of failure, hope- lessness and death. OBJECT OF LIFE 25 Changes Wrought by Faith Faith inspires every mental and spiritual pow- er, turns defeat into victory, fear into courage, depression into enthusiasm, it tunnels mountains, bridges streams, and wins battles against wrong and unrighteousness. Object of Life Every person is created for a purpose and mis- sion and a positive faith in one's mission means success. To believe that one is put here to fulfil God's purpose and plan puts zeal and enthusiasm into one's life and work. Nothing could stop Columbus and success came to him. Nothing could stop Luther and the Reformation became a fact. Nothing could stop Lincoln and the eman- cipation of slaves became a fact in history. These persons, and all others, who have accomplished great things believed that God had a purpose to be wrought by their lives. Faith Is a Real Force Faith is as real a force as electricity or magnet- ism. It is the force that keeps society together, gives confidence in the business world, and makes the home a place of love and safety. Faith is the binding link between God and man, between man and man, between man and his Savior. Faith cheers us in life, helps us in service, and comforts us in death. 26 HEALING AND HELP Three Things Related 3. There are three things that are related be- cause they are somewhat alike. They are called magnetism, suggestion, and mental healing. They are really one in which suggestion covers them all. The first is tactile or pass suggestion in which there may be something of a vital element transferred to another, and the latter — mental healing — is the use of suggestion to awaken the mind to new possibilities, and by telepathic pow- er aid in substituting good, pure, and spiritual thought in the mind of the one in need for the depressing fear-thought that has wrought such havoc in life. Mental healing embraces the use of every form of suggestion and leads to health of mind and body. A healthy mind is cheerful, hope- ful, and optimistic, and is in right relation to God ; a healthy body is free from pain, with a normal circulation of blood, normal nerve impulses, and strong magnetic energy. Avoid Extremes of Thought 4. It is unwise to think one's self a weakling or a god. However, when a man sees his limita- tions he has a right, by virtue of his creation and privilege, to lay hold upon the Infinite Resources at hand and all about him, for "he lives and moves and has his being in God." We cannot stand alone, although we are made in God's image, but we can stand with God through faith in Him, and TEACHINGS OF SOME CULTS 27 manifest His life, health, peace, and joy. We are not gods that we can do all things of ourselves. Mind and Body 5. It is generally admitted by all students of human life that the mind has wonderful power over the body and that the condition of the body has an effect upon the mind by a process known as reaction. It is almost impossible to cure and help one who is possessed with the thought that he is going to die. If one desires to help and heal others he must know something of the power of the mind over the body and the effect of nerve reaction on the mind. (See my book on "Sug- gestion'' for a full discussion of this.) Teachings of Some Cults 6. There are things taught by certain cults to-day that cannot be reasonably and safely ac- cepted by any logical thinker. Here are four statements at least that must be changed to har- monize with reality, common sense, and reason. (I) God is a principle. (2) The wrong use of the words "I Am." (3) The statement that all is good and there is no evil. (4) The statement that all is spirit and there is no matter. Belief and Actions. Inconsistencies. These statements are the great obstacles in the way of a general and widespread acceptance of 28 HEALING AND HELP the teachings of some forms of Mental Science. There is no process of reasoning that can ever make those four statements acceptable generally and it is only by a process of hypnotization that any class can accept them without question. Peo- ple who discard the teachings of science, logic, and common sense, and who are so gripped by the suggestions referred to that they will not hear, read, or accept anything else may contend that those things are true, and yet by their actions prove that they do not believe in them. They act as though they believed in matter. Will they butt their heads against a large rock and say there is no pain? Will they not try to swim in a flood to save themselves from drowning? Will they take material money for their mental treatment? Do they not build houses out of matter in which they expect to protect their material bodies from material elements? Do they not have their thoughts expressed by material type on material paper? It makes no difference whatever as to their statements as to what matter seems to be, and that it is only the result of slow mind vibra- tion. They act reasonably and yet in theory and statement contradict their sensible action. If they think, as they also say, that all is good and there is no evil, why do they treat people who are dis- eased, depressed, and infirm? If they believe their statement, they can see "mortal thought," — a phrase to conjure with and a key to unlock the FOUR PRINCIPLES EXAMINED 29 doors of so many mysteries to them, — in opera- tion in hospitals, leper colonies, in robbery, mur- der, suicides, and in other abnormal conditions. It makes no difference as to their explanation as to what evil is in their philosophy, yet they take due precautions against it by locking their doors to keep out thieves, watching their pocket-books, and jewels, and guarding against "evil" — "mali- cious animal magnetism,"' a bogey of a certain leader down to her grave. This philosophy ad- vocated by several cults is idealism run to seed and Berkeleyism revamped. Let us examine these four statements a little more carefully so that we shall not be deluded by them. The Four Principles Examined 1. The statement that God is a principle makes Him an impersonal God. A principle can- not love, is not good or bad, and cannot direct or determine its acts. A principle is a course of ac- tion or correlation in relation to personality or life. The people who say God is a principle either misrepresent or do not understand what personality is. Personality does not necessarily imply bodily existence. Personality is the pecu- liar characteristic of the spiritual and mental nature. The body is only an instrument of man- ifestation, it is not the person. Personality im- plies self-consciousness, self-determination, intel- lect, affection, and volition. There are other 30 HEALING AND HELP things also but these are basic and essential to personality. Such characteristics may be limited or unlimited, finite or infinite. The Infinite is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, and Omniscient. Our fathers believed in, and all who know God as Father believe in God's personality. Warning It is high time that we, who profess to believe God's word and in Jesus Christ, His son, raise our voices against the intellectual vandalism that is going on in certain circles to the injury morally and spiritually of hundreds of people in our nation and in the world. "I Am" 2. The second statement is another perversion of the truth and of language. This may be called the I Am theory. Some people go so far as to say that "I am God (Good) therefore I am all powerful and nothing in all creation can with- stand me, and all things are mine." The partial truths in these statements make the statements false. I concede that these suggestions may re- inforce the mind to grip large problems and solve them, meet great emergencies and conquer them, call into play certain forces, and gain success and means, but the implication is that this can be done all the time, when the statement is not true. A mental-religious frenzy is quite powerful and MAN AND GOD 31 at times is contagious but it dies down and event- ually leaves the life like an ebbing tide and only the sediment remains. That every one has a spiritual nature which potentially has in it God's image I do not doubt, but that does not make man the "I Am." Man and Cod That ineffable and incommunicable name never has been and never will be given to man and for him to assume it is to play the fool and pervert language and thought. A child is not his father and man is not God. Man is the child of God and not God Himself. Man's Possibility Man by virtue of his creation and potential spiritual existence can develop and grow more perfect continually, can increase in power and glory, but he never will become God and there- fore he is not the "I Am." It is time to call a halt to this kind of assumption that is unreason- able, unscriptural and unphilosophical. All Good; No Evil 3. "All is good and there is no evil" is another theory that becomes a blindfold for selfishness and produces mental astigmatism. Besides the reference above that has been made, let me add that there is evil, although it may be a "shadow" 32 HEALING AND HELP as some say. The power of mind may be able to turn it to good account although we may not always see how. Questions and Contradictions The Charleston, Messina, and San Francisco earthquakes were not primarily good, but good indirectly has come out of them in better cities, and in hearts made better through the manifesta- tion of sympathy and love and help for the suf- ferers. Take the slum and red light sections of our cities, young lives living in squalor and filth, the spirit of greed in business, the spirit of grind- ing in money lenders, the cry of poverty and the suffering of the innocent, the destruction in war, the suffering of the wounded, those bereaved, and the destruction of property as illustrations, and then let the purblind teachers of the theory say, "All is good and there is no evil." What a reflection it is on their reason, their commonsense, and their mental perception. These things may be overruled, for God can overrule the wrath and wickedness of man and "make the remainder of wrath to praise Him." They say, "All is good (God) and there is no evil." Let them explain how this can be harmonized with the facts of history and actual conditions. Positive and Negative It is more reasonable to assume that there are EVIL WILL GO DOWN 33 positive and negative conditions and both exist — the one because God causes them and the other because God permits them. The good things are positive and the evil, negative. To assert that the negative conditions do not exist is to stultify actual facts which is not wise. Call evil things shadows, unreality, good in the making, whatever you please, yet the facts remain and will until negative things are made positive and Christ be- comes actual King in this world. Evil does exist and so does good and out of evil good may come. The how we do not know but God knows. Evil Will Go Down I concede that evil is not only negative, but that a negative condition of mind produces evils and when all people become positive in mental atti- tude many evils will cease to exist or manifest themselves. This is true of liquor selling and drinking, unchastity, all impurity in thought and act, profanity, selfishness, and all other evils — they will cease when men become right with God and positive in their mental activity. Calling God "good" does not change the con- ditions of evil manifestation and only as we see I lim as a personal Being — loving, just, and merci- ful, having all power, wisdom, and knowledge, working in man to produce a positive as against a negative attitude of mind and life, will evil be conquered and good be established in this world. 34 HEALING AND HELP Good Will Triumph The I Am theory is an arrogant assumption and illogical, and the "all good and no evil" theory is a metaphysical hoodoo that changes things reasonable and actual into a self-satis- fied condition of mind that leads to self-right- eousness and lack of interest in and help for man- kind in its sorrow and cry for aid. Matter and No Matter 4. The "no matter and all is spirit" theory does not remove the actual facts concerning, and manifestation of, what we call matter. That mat- ter may be permeated with spirit, ether, or a subtle force we do not question, but it is matter nevertheless and is subject to certain laws. It may be slow vibration of spirit or mind or force, but in its manifestation it is matter. The people accepting this theory know this, act reasonably concerning it, consider it as a fact and act ac- cordingly. They do not stand on the street in the middle of a street car track or sit down on a rail and just spiritually will to go miles away. No, they get on the car and ride to their desti- nation. Certain Forms of Matter Certain forms of matter have a greater amount of spiritual power than others. For instance the human body has more of spirit than a stone or MIND CAN ACT ON MIND 35 a house, but the human body holds it a shorter time, and then the body dissolves into dust, and gradually into certain chemical elements and gases. The spirit has gone somewhere. One Mind Can Act on Another That one mind can act on and influence an- other mind is unquestioned by psychologists and persons that have had anything to do with other people in helping and healing them. Those, thus dealing with people, ought to instruct them also in the power of one's own mind to restore one if he is sick, informing the student or patient as to how he can use auto-suggestion and hygienic measures in restoring the health. No power is so great in one's self as auto-suggestion and per- sonal methods by which one can carry on ef- ficiently self-development, recover health, and prevent sickness. Ninety per cent of the cases of ordinary sickness would recover without a doctor because nature tends to the normal and if there is proper care and good nursing recovery is assured. Mental healers and others get numer- ous cases where the doctors have failed to help or they did not know how to make suggestions effectively or how to direct the auto-suggestion of the sick one. Those persons by proper instruc- tion and response to the healer's word, thought, or act recovered. He simply used the law that 36 HEALING AND HELP one mind can influence and direct and act on an- other mind under favorable conditions. Every function of the body is consciously or uncon- sciously under the influence of the mind and cer- tain remarkable results follow the proper direc- tion of suggestions so that the recipient's mind under the power of suggestion will work and re- cover him from the ailment. It is utilizing the law of suggestion in its power through the sub- conscious manifestation of mind. Mental Conditions May Produce Serious Effects The nerves which control the circulation of blood by carrying the impulses started by the commands of another's mind or one's own mind can increase or decrease the blood flow. Some- times a conscious manifestation of mind may in- crease or decrease the circulation, as in the flush- ing or paling of the face, under the power of certain emotions. Sudden fear, shock, joy, or sorrow may produce these effects and may also cause death. For example, some doctors blindfolded a crim- inal's eyes, took a sponge and filled it with warm water, put a basin under his arm, and allowed warm water to trickle down the arm after they had scratched it. They told him that they had lanced it. They suggested that the blood was flowing away rapidly and that the man was METHOD AND RESULTS 37 growing pale and weak. His mind under the power of imagination by inhibition slowed down every vital process and he died. Method and Results The healer usually talks quietly to the patient and he may or may not introduce mental heal- ing, but the patient, because he has come, settles into a receptive condition mentally and is desirous of receiving information or help. Patient and healer sit silently for a time and each may have his eyes closed or covered with the hand and each, especially the healer, concentrates on the desired result and to a certain extent on the processes leading up to the result. Different methods are used by different schools. What occurs? A power within and without works to- gether for recovery and uplift of the patient. 