The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-09
NetAing n Not Vulgar.
Mr.. 4homas F. Lane Of Summit.


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IN another column viii be found some
aotice Of an article Ia the current namoeF
- .he uPepular Science Monthly" in
xshfah Or John b. Huber of New York
shows Up the Christian science movement
81 4 fraud and a humbug on the one
saaa ana an almost Incredible folly on
the other. Today we are favored win q
pumber Of clippings from Boston papers
Il the 9Th. containing reports Of 9 speech
py one wiliam G. Ewing Of Chicago m
defence Of the cult,
DR.. Huber'a article. by a conclusive az
raw 81 facts and arguments shows that
The cult IS a money making imposeure- II
q contradictory OF all human knowledge;
i Is Imposed to all true religious senti-
ment. 1t Is irrational in It's theories ahd
claims 1t is unsupported by even the
smallest iota Of tangible evidence, Any
attempts 70. bring it down to a dealha'e
basis on which 1t could be proven or ex-
ploded, made by pr. Huber. were shirKed
and lodged by Mrs. Eddy and her fol-
lowers, after the fashion Of fakarsS at q
country fair.
ewing IN his BostoR speech does not at
tempt to- suppN any evidence in favor o.
the Q-soieace,v except the vague state
ment that, afteen years ago,. he was nimr
seif cured by Il Of a malady pronouncea
tncurabla by The medical profession. IL Is
unnecessary to point out here the utter
va1,,alessness OF such an assertion from
the+ evdaeAslah point. OF view. When y Is
aonsAaered that Ewing is a professional
nromoter of the cult and that Its promot-
ers work for. money and are making for
tunes opt of the insanity of their dupes'
Il = superauous to say. that his statement
stands. IN need Of much confederation.
The exposure of Christian science ana
sts. atrocious, system of robbery and homit
eide is evidently alarming its professors
The time il vialbly approaching when leg
ialation against it and the kindred feHy'
Of Faith Cure, and ALI other suchs nom
sense or villainy: or both, will have to be
enacted. The. prophets. and benefleiaries
f1nancial) Of the cult are. therefore pre-
pairing to befog the. issue by posing as
religious martyrs. They are setting up
the claim that Christian. science Is a
creed. that it Ii founded on the Fsple'
and that therefore. It cannot be assaiied
IN free eountry.
OF course. such claims. are preposterous.
The claim of religion has not been al
lowed to cover. polygamy. In the case OF
The. Mormens. and there cam be no rear
son Why. it should justify swindiing' and
mansIaughter on the part of another
communion, which. at least as regards rs
leaders and teachers. has neither coHvier
ton. nor. disInterestedness to palliate it,
Pie free exercise Of religion. which the
Constitution guarantees. cannot. reason-
ably. be held to- cover wild eceentricities
Of conduct, affecting daily life and at
variance, with, civilized notions OF human
ityz and Justice. II So, these would be no
power. to prevent the. dexotees of Sra
from immigratlng andpractising Thuggee
wherever they could gain. adherents, and
the denominations Of Moves and Mnason
would be beyondi repression. by the law.
Religious freedom can certainly not be
strained to the prptectioni Of a combinra=
ton Of sharks, trading on the lives Of
their fellow men, for. their own profit Il
is tims fars thea strong arm of the State
to, be interpqsedi The practitioners o.
religious healing, Of whatever. faction
should. be. compelled to. qualify as physi-
SLAMS, just as other %curists, of all classes
are ohliged, to do, If his were done. and
no, rational argument can be advanced
against it, cults. which thrive only upor
end thEopgh ignorance and fraud would
de, Of their oYn accord:
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PoAkars In Monmouth.