Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-07-21
{" Christian Science. /"

EDITOR JouRNAL-The article which recently
appeared in your, paper under the title of
Christian Science, by Charles E. Smith being
criticism on former article of mine. | feel
prised that my article was " a great curiosity -
to this gentleman who is minister of the Cos
pei (?) who, (if do not mistake his writings)
was so blind as never to have seen in the scrip
lures the doctrines of divine healing But it
does seem little queer that minister never
had read, or having read did not understand
lieyeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he
that believeth not shall be damned. And these
signs shall f2liow them that beliepe;
shall speak with new tongues; they shall take
up serpents: and if they drink any deadly
thing it shall not hurt them; they Shall lay
hands on the sick and they shall recover
Mark IS: IS to Is.
Jesus spake this to the apostles but he did
f No. d iay 5 v2u but t Haha them that be5ere
CHARLES s smith and Ills rsnas a and
ne said These signs shall follow them that
l1 do believe for the Bible says so.
G fhat all things M were made by Him, God, not
ed upon bis creation and pronounced it good
And also believe that Gods Wisdom which
pronounced His creation good, is superior to
the wisdom of mortal man who insists that
large part of Gods creation was evil
MIR. Smith asks If error has no existence
can an erroneous belief have an existence?
say yes. And to illustrate: Mr.. Smith saws
christian Science is neither Christian nor
scientific (evincing profound and systematic
knowledge-Webster) Hence there is nothing
of his error except his erroneous belief
The statement that christian Science saws
no one needs physician. because disease and
death are excluded. is either willful or ignor-
teaches first and last and all the time, the ne
cessity of constantly looking to- and depending
on the Great Physician and it also is corrobo,
rated IN the scriptures in warning against the
evil OF turning away from God, to men which
are misnamed physicians. and to materially:
and that disease and death are the wages of
tradict" Gods word And | also know that the
Bibe says says For what il some did believer
none effect? God forbid; yea. let God be true,
but every man a liar; as it is written, That
thou mIghtest be justified in thy sayings, and
mnlehtest overcome when thou art Judged
Romans 3: B. 4.
It would be advisable for Mr.. Smith to keep
well in mind the names of his $ educate " au-
cess to the writings of man who preyiousiv
taught this (Christian Science) if he has refer
ence to any other writings than the Scriptures
Webster IS good authority for using the title
If Mr.. Smith had looked 10 the Great Phys.
clan instead of the M. D.. he would not have
answers prayers when they are not asked
;. amIss But asking God to heal through ma
terial means, while the patient rebels against
being healed by God and Him alone, is fruit
obedience to the first commandments thou
shalt have no other gods before Me (God)
He says, How gladly would have allowed
thus looked after. If he viii search iI the the
Scriptures he will find that neither Jesus nor
his disciples ever nleddled with anyone's af-
fairs; but waited until they expressed in either
words or actions, desire to be healed by God.
in Gods way.
| am glad he can see that he has yet to thank
God for his recovery, since he has heretofore
given the credit to surgery.
II he really had faith, why was not his
faith productive of HorkS, when the Scrip
ture says, If We had faith as grain of mus
tard seed. ye might say unto this sycamine tree
be thou plucked up by the root and be thou
planted in the sea- and it should obey you ~
Luke7 IS.
If he has COMPOUNDED Christian Science with
Faith Cure, it would be advisable to study up
little. Christian Science condemns no one:
but of course the word of God does send con.
yiction to the conscience of even the faith
AS to taking offense at any one who opposes
Truth, know no words which conld better ex-
press my feelings toward such, than the words
OF the Savior when the Jews attempted to crush
out the doctrine of the healing power of God
by crucifying the one who dared to teach CON
trary to their belief: Father forgive them
for they know not what they do.-Luke .23:A
10 any one wishing to know any more of this
doctrine; would recommend copy of Science
and Health with Key to the Scriptures, BY Rev,
Mary Baker G.. Eddy, published by Joseph
Arsmtrong, C. S. D., IS Falmouth Street, Bos.
ton Massachusetts. ELLA HENsLEY.