The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-16
I DrFErcE or oHRfsr1Av sorryor
An Address to the Christian World BY Mrs.
EdhN the Ennnnnr nf IHhrihhinn EnI.nn.

pests" That epithet points a moral. Jewish
paHnns thought the learned st. Paul. the Mars
Hill orator, tho canonized saint. was n "pcsti-
lent fellow, " but to-day all sorts OF institutions
flourish under the name OF this 'pestilent fol.
low" or old Pharlsees and hypocrites said OF
the great master Of metaphysics. He ia A
stlrrer up OF seditions," and because they could
find no fault In him they vented thoir hatred ~
him In opprobrious epithets but what would be
thought to-day Of a man that should call st. Paul
"pestilent.'' and what will be thought to-mor.
row OF him who shall call Christian Scientista
"pests"2 Again, what, indeed. shall be said q,
him who saith the Saviour OF men. the healer OF
men. the Christ. the truth, rs q stirrer up OF
scditions"?
What most concerns the world in all ages ia.
that men suspend judgment and sentence on
the pioneers OF Christianity until they know OF
what and OF whom they speak. A persons
ignorance OF Christian Science is a Sufficient
reason for his silence on the subject; but what
can atone for the vulgar denunciation OF what
a man knows absolutely nothing about2
On Nov. 81. 1893. in my class OF Christian
Science were many professional men and wo-
men. and they were OF the highest talents,
scholarship and character In this or any other
country. What was it that brought this class
OF people to learn OF her who thirty years aeo
was met with the anathema whereof It is writ
ten in Scripture. Blessed are ye when all mon
shall revile you. and prosecute you. and say all
manner of evil against you. falsely. for NY
sake"P 1t was the healing OF the sick. tho
words, q Christ, truth that hath Of a Verify
to find therein mans, only medicine for mind
and body. And this Esculapius. defined Chris
divine principle. whose rules are demonstrablee.
THUS sS Ep9HISing it sb faith ho By it p wGFs ks.ovo m,,,T
| harehv declare. Altar NV diaenyary pf Tbria-
stan stnRe ssi t : ,h I h healed De-! 30 sSp rs19jpt 81 il III Is sti isss
nant aSereaisr diip5htheTia and earfop3 bs sIls
when the surgeon's lnstruments were iyln sSV ON
the table ready for their amputation. I have
vein so that il stood out like en a cord. inc 'usu''r
the aG sStIe int q year q d 1sSe XSs gl Il. d. to the stt is'd
DR.. Davis OF Manchester, N. H. The patient
WAS p RtrIG ntoppnsi & dying Of GseuIonia, broath-
stood by her BEDSIDE declared Piss' couI;d w nos
live. On seeing her immediately restored by
had a work describing my system OF healing.
TO nhe Tri Res !" book Il tbd the sb nsSdti ss6 he Trg n t ne
world my curative system of metaphysics.
In the ranks o., NJ. DIS. are many noble men
p refro Tom from aaa ! l9Ee then hed m snt they must
We shall not let theirs alone. As a rule. TAD.
charitably of all mankind or to keep silent.
The aforementioned cases healed by me
ssho% ne foSliy Of Believing that SaeS om snTSds
in every mode and form. and the folly Of the
SSognate declaration that Christian Science is
trn. i has healed cases that 1 assert it were i'm
possibls for the surgeon or materia. medica to
cure Without mind man and the universe
the world stand still. Sin-tossed human men
tallty: expressed In TEMPEST and flood. the
Medical metaphysics is by no means merely
empirical. while. vice versa, / have witnesseda
p peoved seientid fSs sHeas IN me TRs su fhss Il aaib5 ~
s stlnS While phiIeI the ,h hands Rdid Of "a th Sa frightened, sstrTF.
relief, and where the autopsy shows that neither
the disease nor the ether killed him, but that
he died Sdf Of fea r + such h I a case which is proven
In what sense is the Christian, Scientist q
Ter, an alcohol drinker, a tobacco user, a pro-
fnne sweareri an adulterer; a fornicator, nor 2
what sense is the Christian Scientist a charla-
RI 1fo 2h;, healed thr3ngh mind and commanded
Apostles and Christians in the first centuries
healed the sick as a token Of their Christianlty.
ords. or has it refrigerated ? Compare the lives
Of its present professors with those Of its fol-
lowers at the beginning Of the Christian era
and you have the correct answer.
As a pertinent illustration, OF this general
subject under discussion. l will cite q modern
SS sscome r ssssscli t. H MeTe I 's spe ak iro% ex pas
tons OF medicine have not m iota Of the drug
left in them, and the lower nttcnuations have so
loved without harm, and without appreciabie
snect, whereas the homGopathist nhministers
unu tells Won. and Won will baliaVn him that
Herewith he heals tShs, sick. This. howeveI:
d doss mot dii Is gor 3 The G%ss flsHcy e the n!ts sy rs t en- ut Il
matter. in the grooves o. God. in The handeo
f2 nfiniF ei snsst t Ana 1 @9,E q H Gfst mi sG"Tesr o Of sn 1ne
oishe Almighty"
and Is supposed. to heal, the most violent
stages OF organic infammatory disease. to
t@rItis, Fastralgla,. hyperomia. pneumonia.
d,phtheEia md ossileationLthe effects oi raj
SffTlf l%e! snd tRe Som by snsS9Pnt ph SRf F%in3p sase
ceede, in healing his cases without drugs
equally With the allonnth. who depends uGonn
gent factor IL pathologyy2 i mater, 'cshii"i;
I m hats p to act b bspS9nd ir" "nriI m ih"i tR Pnd III i
ton Of mind is curative ana potent in pE9por-
es itacts untrammc!l9a by matter, Hence
p"tthtqs." Tn dIaf@repce bet bs5we "ss" me etEs'y;H
in h2mGorathy and metnphysics, in Chris
the former etniIisitss' faith, il the pharmRcy
o.. the human mind. and the latter couples
divine mind, knowing that this mind is omnip-
is infinite, is alI-hrnce L is the sov"r-
nttenuafe. The more OF CHS mind the Better
for both physician and patient.
We have scholarly Christian scientists that
,nn compete with men of letters But. and II
The faculty, is to gauge mind, Christianity, and
Christian healing by. classics. what Of your
good Mr.. Moody. and what Of the blind Tom.
rom whose unlettered head flow to his fingers
strains OF sweetest music2
Ignorance. slang, and malice touch not the
nom OF ths garment Of Christian scientists. for
,nce touching 4 they would be DESTROYED. To
De stoned for that whereby our Master sought
o designate His best works. saying. For
which Of these works do ye stone Me p Is there
scientists. MARY BAKER G.. EDDY,
NEW YORK. Dec. Is.
Carbon Dioxide to Put Out Fires.
To THE EDITOR OF THE sUs-Sir: The several
rticles which have appeared IN your valuable paper
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