Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-11-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A Subtle Snare OF Satan.

A Subtle Snare OF Satan.
This is an age of speculative
philosophy, in which science.
"falssly 10 called" Il Tim. 6:2O),
ahounds in varied forms, which
are continually multiplying. False
teachers arc unwsaried, inpress,ns
uPoa the public ssr nsw doctrines.
enforcing them by quotations from
the Scriptures, without regard to
their context or plain, literal
meaning. To the student Of the
word Of Ged, "who BY reason Of
use has his senses exercised to dis
Germ both good and evil" and
thereby becomes skillful "in the
word Of righteousness" (Heb. 5:l3,
14, these misapplied texts fail 70
entrap, however, much these teach.
ings introduce God and his word.
A pamphlet lies before me-the
Christiaa Science Journal, for Oc-
tober, 1885. A careful look within
its pages reveals one Of the most
subtle snarss which it would seem
that even the devil himself can in.
vent, though 'transformed into an
angel Of light" e Cor. 11:lD, and
seeking. if possible, to deceive the
very elect. For those who cannot
bs caught in the trap Of modern
spirtualism, he has set . nsv
snare. which in reality 10 but .
refined. scientific spiritualism. and
also . counterfeit of the scziptursl
method OF faith-healing for sick
ness. This snare 10 set for Chris.
tians, and concealed by the name
"Christian Science" and much
talk about God, with quotations
from Scripture.
Christian Science teaches that
there 10 no personal God ; God is o
principle; that mind is immortal
and controls matter; sickness is
only . bslie-an illusion-and that
both sickness and sin can be treat
ed and removed by Christian
scientists. They talk much about
God and Jesus, but if God is .
principle, and sickness and sin
can be treated successfully BY the
Christian scientists, what nesd has
the world ofa divine Saviour? They
tell US that whosoever liftsth his
voics against Christian science
"blasphsmsth against the Holy
Ghost" yet in the face of so ter
rible > denuncistion We dare to
sound the warning note. Let
Christians beware of hidden dan.
ger-''By their fruits ys shall know
thsm." We give . few quotations,
which speak for themselves. Read
the extremes to which they go,
and judge the tree BY iss fruit.
"By thy words thou shalt be iusti.
fed, and BY thy words thou shalt
bs condemned" says the word Of
God. Matt. 1897. Tho following
10 from the Christian Sciences Jour.
nal Of October. 1885, p. 133:-
"a little boy got angry With his
brother, and threw . stone at him.
That night he was taken violently
i'll with diphthsrio sore throat.
high fever, and pain in his head
and limbs. His mother, . Chris.
tian scientist. treated him unavail'
ingly; he grew rapidly worse. just
at . point where the case seemed
alarming, the little fellow looked
up and said, "Mamms. If I hadn't
thrown that stone at my brother
I shouldn't have BEEN sick" Their
the mother handled the sin viii
science, making the lesson salutary
and the child was cured suddenly
Another illustration that sin may
be treated scientifically is found
lin . testimonial from one whe
signs herself "A PATIENT" Sht
says:
ations back . family trait, callee
pride of BIRTH" A I grew X
womanhood, it developed into Al
ugly sgotism, which fostsrsd ,
sarcastic and critical attitude O
mind toward others. These dis
eases became chronic. and thsil
attendant physical conditions baf
fed the skill Of tho best medica
faculty. Finally I became know,
to my myself and others - bat
case Of nervous prostration.
have heard many people aay the.
objected to Christian Science bs
cause through it they lose thsi
personality. Never was I SO re
ljoiced 40 when I learned tha
through science I could lose Per
sonslity and its attendant selfish
ness, and in the place Of it beoom
q partaker Of the divine nature il
the image and likeness of God
Now I am in perfect health physi
cally, but that 10 of far less impoz
tancs than that I am . better wo
man In every other way, thereb.
proving tho power Of Christial
Science to destroy sin as we'll q
sickness. I'D, p. 134.
"Christian Science proves ther
is NO sin, and why P-Because Co
never made I'D. p. 132.
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