The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
AS TO acHRrsT1AS SCIENCE,

The Herald gives space today to a
communication in defence of Chris
tian Science" as it is called by its adj
herents. We desire to deal fairly with
all people who are sincere in their
views and wish to present them to the
public. But we cannot do justice to
ourselves or our readers without stat
ing, however briefly, our dissent to
that which we have published on this
subject.
There are some excellent things in
the doctrines of the Christian
Scientists" They require calm, cheer
full and charitable department. The
general tendency OF the movement is
favorable to health of body and
serenity of mind. There are some very
pleasant people in the society. We
have no doubt that many of them have
recovered from aim ents through its in
fiuence. The power of mind over mat
ter is great, and they have learned
how to exercise it to some extent. so
far, so good.
But there are many vagaries in its
theories which susceptible and unre-
flecting minds should guard against. A
POA oooi O1 MIS-. Clt0y bOOh-
author of which is the great high
priestess of the system. if such it may
be called-discloses so many absurdi-
ties that one is apt to doubt the
sanity of people who seriously enter
tain them.
One of the avowed purposes of
Christian Science is to conquer evil.
Yet, according to it's doctrines. there is
no such thing as evil. It is to cure
disease. Yet there is no such thing
as disease. Spirit is to control matter
But there is no such thing as matter
The nothingness Of matter, of dis
"Christian Science"
Now when people tell those who are
sick that they are not sick, that it is
not in their bodies-because as mat
ter of fact they have no bodies-that
they are disordered but in their minds
only, no matter how kindly such peo-
pie feel and how good may be their
intentions, they are telling what is
palpably false. They are Geceivers. be-
ing themselves deceived.
Christian Science is a misnomer.
The healings attributed to Christ were
professedly performed by faith. go
thy way, thy faith hath made thee
whole" was his recorded word to
those whom his ministrations bene
flied. Faith is not science. Science is
not faith. Science deals with know
ledge. Faith with things believed.
knowledge may be added to faith, but
it is not faith itself.
The principles taught by the man
Jesus who is regarded by millions as
the Christ, are entirely different in |
many essential respects to the fanciful |
notions of the followers Of Mrs. Eddy, |
who claims originality for notions adj
vocated many years ago by Bishop |
Berkeley, and which amused logicians |
and sometimes puzzled philosophers in
his time.
The increase in the number Of fol- |
lowers and of the publication of books |
on Christian Science, is no proof what
ever of its truth. There are more
heathens than Christians in the world,
more Catholics than Protestants. and
more of most religious denominations
than Of so-called christian Scientists"
Those who choose to follow the foilies
of the fad should be permitted to do
so without molestation. They should
not be interfered with unless they so
far interfere with the life and health
of others that they endanger either.
Let them alone, and the mental dis
order will run its course and the even
ing of it's day will come.