The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-08-11
CHRISTIAN SCIECNE.
What it is and What 1t is Doing.

TThe following communication, ap-
parently called forth by Miss Ays-
cues article published in the GOLD
LEAF last week, was written by 4
lady in Norfolk and sent us with re-
quest to print. AS we do not want
to be unfair and think it but right to
give the other side hearing when
one side question has been pre-
scented, space is given it. But we
serve notice on all concerned that
with this the GOLD LEAF washes its
hands of the Christian Science bust
ness and will publish no more arti-
cles on the subject, pro or con.-ED.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-Will you kindly
give me a small space in your columns in
| which to state few facts respecting
Christian Science? There will be no in
dividual opinion, no guessing, no 81 be-
| lieve'' nor do not believe" but simple
| facts.
TO discuss something one knows moth
| ing about is recognized as the grossest
| ignorance; and wholesale condemnation
OF subject that one positively refuses
| to investigate is malicious. Belief is OF
human origin, but belief with under
standing is of divine origin. just think
| OF how little it means to say Il believe,
and think too of the Importance at
tached to self in expecting this belief to
carry great weight with it.
| There is no excuse to-day for the ignO
rance that prevails regarding Christian
Science. The press all over the land is
devOting much space to Christian Science
subiects-the accounts OF churches ded
icated, lectures delivered, and of marvel
GUS cases of healing. The Chicago daily
Inter- Ocean of November Is, Qast) de
voted more than page to an account
of the opening of the Christian Science
church in that city. The Atlanta Consti
tuition OF May 81, published in full lee
Edward A. KimbalI, to upwards of ont
thousand people. The Washington Neu
Letter. published in Washington. d. e.
Science each week. In recent issue o
the Neus Letter the editor tells why he be
came interested in Christian Science. Th
readers of the Henderson GOLD LEAl
who are honestly investigating Christian
Science without prejudice can gain mucf
light on the subject by reading the abov
named papers. Most of the papers O
New York city give, from time to time
naccOunt of the Christian Science move
ment there. The Boston Herald and tn
Boston Globe are very generous in tn
space they accord to Christian Science.
To-day over a million people woul'
gladly testify to healing through on I'm
derstanding of Christian Science. Their
are in this country and in Canada NOR
than $50 Christian Science churches
The Boston church alone has a member
ship of about thirteen thousand 10000
There are four churches of this denom
nation in New York city, and one o
more Christian Science churches in mos
of the other large cities, as we'll as j
many of the smaller towns.
Christian Scientists taketh Scripture
as their guide. We worship one infinit
Supreme Being, God, and acknowledg
His omni pOtence, omniscence, and ON
nipresence, absolutely. We know that Go
is "All in all, the Principle OF our being
We have Scriptural authority for VOL
shipping God of Love, Light, Truth, with
out the slightest admixture of their or
posites-hate, death, error. We accep
Jesus the Christ as the "Way shower
and as the only Mediator between Go
and man." We know that the way {
Salvation is in the path Jesus trod. "
accept all of His teachings literally an
without limitation.
Jesus said, "Be We perfect ''Go y
into all the world and preach the gosp'
to every creature Heal the Sick" An
again, "These signs shall follow the,
that believe" He was talking to H
disciples, yet He said them that believe
not you. The command to heal was q
imperative as the command to preacf
AS a preparation, however, to preac
and to heal strict adherence to the tw
great commands, "Thou shalt have n
/ other gods before Me-" and "Thou sha
love thy neighbor as thyself, was neces
sary. Christian Scientists understan
that perfection will follow Just in proper
ton as these commands are obeyed, all
the universal brotherhood of man wi
be established.
We acknowledge the Holy Ghost a
purging from all error, sin, disease an
death, and as revealing through Divin
Science, eternal Life, Truth and Love.
Our text book is Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by Rev
Mary Baker G. Eddy. the discoverer an
founder OF the Christian Science syster
of healing. This book teaches us t
pray without ceasing for THAT mind t
be in US which was also in Christ Je
sus.' We learn that sin is forgiven Onl
| Wnen Destroy eO, ana tndL FIN disease an
death are erroneous beliefs made man
fest on the flesh. The answer to tn
question els Christian Science Spiraua
ssm?" is found in the query "What cor
cord has Christ with belial?" Finally
Christian Science does not make God maj
like, but recognizes the real man as tn
Image and likeness of God, " and to refec
Divine Love man must be "meek, mercifu
just and pure
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