Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-21
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In the article in your issue Of few
days ago, relating To the fatal treat
m,nt Of n case Of consumption by
Christian science teacher" the terms
Christian science and faith cure are used
iuterchangcahly, as many speak Of divine
healing as faith cure. II IS calculated TO
make the impression that il is one and
the same thing
Also rcmcmbor ring that more than
year ago a correspondent Of the Dispatch.
I'm writing about a convention held by
Rev. \. B Simpson. Of New York. who IN
clldes divine healing In his teaching,
stated that his work was I'm connection
with Christian science this being mis-
take. l leg the privilege of stating the
difference between tho two. IN order 10
correctly present his attitude towards
this great evil. and the belief OF all be
longing 20 the "Christian Alliance" | viii
give Il quotation from his writings in rc-
ference 10 it,
What IS commonly known as mind
cure, or Christian science, Is one OF the
most familiar forms Of metaphysical heal
iug. II puts knowledge and intellect, or
the mind Of man in the place Of God.
i is not healing ~ remedies, but hy
mental force. II is n systen of f. ID"
Ihl'u.0phy. and skeptical theology. l.
ing. and q theology which is athcistic
AL iuhdel. The basis or il s. that the
material world is not real What seem
To be facts are simply IDEAS. - the teach
crs # this error 90 on 10 say taat there
H. ~ disease. There cannot be, for the. q
is no BODY. Disease, therefore, is not
real, because it has no basis % wo'N
ON It h4s captiyateI hundreds of thou
sands cf people u ibis country, and
hundreds OF thousands Of .liars have
been made out OF #. lt j. the Oil
philosophy OF Hume revived again. Ine
Bible is treated by tncSe teachers IN the
same way as the body. 10 is beau
tiful system Of IDEAS. but they are only
IDEAS. This philosophy denies that Jesus
Christ has come Ia the flesh. IL denies
th. reality of Chr.sts body. therefore, b,
is antl-ChIlstlan in its teaching. Tais i5
not d.:iue healing There is no follow
ship between the two. Some OF Us have
de-piseI X 50 much that perhaps We
have not sulrded others against 1T as
We should We have felt IL was So silly
thtr. could be no harm IN n; but We
forget how silly human nature is. D-
vine healing is not faith-curr. The term
e..es "a wrong imrres ion, and | am glad
IT, mas been discarded. There IS danger
of getting ones mind 50 concentrated on
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