Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-08
WHATISTHETRUrH
Mrs. Sarah A. King Discusses
Christian Science
WITH IT'S BASIC PRINCIPLES
Chrstian S1aencs IS Only Right Thinking
sad Disease Exssss "A the Body
through Mental Errors.

Grand Rapids Is Christian science
Mecca. The cult has several score
more or less consistent deyotees IN this
city. some CT them are unwayerIns
opponents Of the faith. Others are like
the Missouri nan who wrote his pray
ers on a snlngle. aud nailed Il against
the wal. On ecld nlgnts he lerked his
thumb over hss shoulder. toward the
inscription and said. "Inem's my
sentiments, God"
There are about 200 persons In the
city VINO make = practice OF treating
themselves BY Christian science mind
cure. TIE other 90, 500 accumulate
doctors bllIs aud swallow drug store
decocTions. Both classes die IN The
end.
There are TWO different. sects or Chris
tian scientists. Both exist here One
Is known As the conservative, orthodox
sect; the other Is the liberal, broad
guage One - a sort CT Unltsd- Presby-
terar Christian science; tue other Is
Unitarian niversalist Christian sci-
ence. one proclalms that Allah -
great, and declares that Mrs Eddy IS
nls prophet; the other comedies the
greatness OF Allah; but questions the
copyrighted Inspiration Of Mrs. Eddy,
and regards her IS only ono OF many
prophets.
The Local Apostles
Edward RI. Hammond IS the local
anOstle OF one school. Mrs Sarah A.
King leads the ceyotees OF the other.
All Christian scientists agree upon
one thing-the ascendency OF mind over
matter; OF brain over body, of the spir-
ilnai over the temporal; of the cause
over tbs effect That Is the funds-
mental doctrine of the belief-the
psyceIs principle. which Is the founda-
too for Cnrstian science healing. The
man whose mind IS we'll must have a
well bsdy. SO say they all
''Ce-Ist.an science Is right thinking"
said Irs. King To . reporter for The
HERALD, who called to see her the
other day. Mrs. King IS 3 venerable
little woman. who talks as gllbly about
the great psychic phenomena involved
IN the CHRISTIAN science cures as =
school girl rsttles Oft memorized
speaking pieces"
ssWhy DO | believe in Christian
SCIENCE" she continued in response TO
q question. "Wny, my boy. why do l
believe IN the truth? Christian science
is truth-it "a science IL IL no longer
n fad. Its principles have been intelli-
gently studied until they are now un-
derstood by thousands. There are at
least 1000, 900 students OF Christian
science IL the country today. SO great
n number of intelligent persons are not
TO be deceived by mass OF rubbish
nonsense masquerading under the
81 49,
clple Of right.
old NJ Philosophy.
Neither is Christian science a nine
teenth century outgrowth. Ii IS as old
as the history OF philosophy. Paracel-
lus.s Moses, Buddna, Confuscius, the
Christ and all the great philosophers
and teachers of the world have taught
the precepts. which, as class, We call
Christian science.
"Now what 10 this science and what
are us principles, There can be no
effect without . cause There can be
no matter without energy. There can
he no physical action without mind.
All these are principles universally &C
cepted by scientists and philosophers.
Now, you see, there can be no evil
without . source. Where is that source?
You say the cause, naturally; for the
effect IA only the result: OF the cause.
Wei. tho body is the effect, and the
mind the Inentality-ls the cause:
therefore evil cannot exist apart from
the mind. Disease is the result of
thought-of thinking that is not right
thinking. Physical disease canno; ex-
10. separate and distinct from mind.
A Hypothetical Case
''I have typhoid fever. The doctors
say It "a an inflammation or liberation
of some glands-Peyer's glands in the
small intestine. lie treats me for that
disease. Does ne :rest the cause or the
effect The effect. Ii be cures me he
has not eliminated the disease, has ne?
] may have the disease next year, and
the wear after Others will have the
disease. Zach decade will see more
TYPHOID fever than the previous one
did. Other diseases increase and null
tipiv. There were never so many diff
ferent types of ailments before in the
history OF tbs world. Anybody that
has lived two score years can remember
the discovery of nearly IS many new
diseases They are increasing with
startling rapidify. Most OF them are
affections o. the mind. Psresls and
amiiar forms Of mental degenerscy
have multiplied a thousand fold n less
than decade.
Has the medical profession. then,
eliminated disease Has It cured dis
ease--upro0ted It, destroyed IT. At
beat the physician can aid only specific
cases. Disease itself = beyond his aid.
Bot what IS dlsesse} Only negative
Sinking. / worry; Overwork my
brkin. exhaust NY nervous energy.
NJ physical condition u thereby weak
ened. I eaten cold. Am stricken with
pueue10nia. Nov while that - nom
iusllY . disease Of my lungs. vet the
cause does not exist IN the lungs, bat
N tls mind. A person whose foot Is
beng lacsfated By q nail IN his shoe
would nos Try 20 heal the sors first. lie
would remove the nsil from the shoe.
Then with the cause Of Toe disorder re-
moved he can treat the effect. IL
have pneumonia | should seek 20 re-
nova tbe cause before 4 attempted 20
doctor my lungs. 7 mus, 20 TO the
mnd Rho Ego.
mesfth -na a. ght TbSpght..
re- oue w shea 60 he we'll he must
thirs Eht thouInis. THAT j. the sum
and substance .t nraItn. All good
fhiasng u cortue Fr cf E0ud living.
Al wrong ihmAug must resuit in Ger
tan niarY 90 tH~ pHY*csi body.
/ bold tnst Al eva = the result Of a