The Republican journal., 1899-10-19
Divine Healing VS.. Christian Science.

ment by your Brooks correspondent in
former paper, (not thinking that any
misrepresentation was intended), in which
| he said: Ellis sermon was substantially
| the doctrine of the So called Christian
| Scientists In this communication |
| said that the two are entirely antagons-
tic,' instead of being in harmony.
In The journal of Sept. 2Sth your cor
respondent says that the difficulty APP
parently arose over the shades of distinc-
ton between Christian Science and Di-
vine Healing. He also hints that, as no
effort was made to explain the difference,
an explanation may be made later.
Now the shades are very different and
marked, and full explanation would re-
quire more space than would be justifable
in an ordinary newspaper article. But as
to be quite generally held by those who
have not studied the two in contrast, with
your consent, Mr.. Editor, | will give just
brief outline of the difference in the
two.
In the discourse given at the Friend
meeting house on the same day as that
referred to, given in the hall 1.-THE subject
being-"God way of healing;'') [ sal d
after mentioning other things that are
not Gods way-Chrstian Science is not
Gods way of healing His people. This is
falc lad FL,
any way not having S rupture basis, and
especially if antagonistic to plain Scrip
ture teaching cannot be of God, or be
His way This is the charge we bring
ture. 1t does not believe in a personal
God, nor in a personal Christ, nor in
personal Holy Ghost. These are, with
them, simply ''principle,' whatever
that may mean. 1t does not believe in
the inspiration of the Scriptures, and
accepts only such parts Of them as their
teachers may choose. The authority
they give to our Bible is that author
lied by their leaders, and particularly
by woman, Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, |
whom her followers devoutly call
Mother.
According to the teachings of Christian
Science, there is no such thing as disease;
all the ailments that man may be afflicted
with are in the mind, but not in the body |
Even though they may at the same time
be visible to the eye, they will claim-after
they have been treated-that they are
healed.
Christian Science may be learned and
practiced as a profession; and must be
learned, they claim, for which large sums
of money are paid; and those who treat
for diseases are paid, as are the doctors.
This fact alone, stamps it as not of God;
for Gods Word says concerning this very
thing, Freely ye have received, freely
give
Right the opposite of all this is the
teaching of Divine Healing, which is
Gospel Healing. 1t teaches that God,
Christ and the Holy Ghost are each Di-
vine Persons in the God Head and that
all Scriptures are given by the inspiration
of God. 1t holds all the essential tenets
that are held by the Evangelical churches
of the present time; with the added be
lief in Gospel Healing in the 10Th century.
AS before stated, i'll the former article,
1T is the, or part of, the ''Od time Relig-
ion," as believed and practiced by the
apostles and early fathers of the Christian
church. Martin Luther knew of it in his
time John Wesley knew the way of
Gospel Healing; defended, taught and
experienced it in his day; and it has been
known in all the centuries since, more or
less, down to the present time, but never by
so many as in the latter part of the present
century. 1t is admitted by all well in
formed religious teachers that healing by
the prayer of faith, which is Divine Heal
ing, prevailed in the early days of the
Church of Christ, and that it continued
to prevail until well into the third century.
From the best of authority we have it,
''That up to that time, it constituted the
whole process of Physic in the Church."
Divine Healing is based upon Scripture
teaching. The Old and New Testaments
abound in the doctrine and in ilustra-
tions of Gods way of healing. Among
the many, many passages Of Gods Word
we may quote Mark XVI: 18th, where it
reads: ''They shall lay hands on the sick,
and they shall recover" In the Epistle
of St. James V: IA Is, we read: SIS any
among you sick, let him call for the
elders of the Church, and let them pray
over him, amounting him with oil in the
name of the Lord; and the prayer of
faith shall save the sick and the Lord
shall raise him up, and if he have COM
mitted sins, they shall be forgiven him."
Also in that legacy given His church, as
referred to by the Apostle Paul in the 18th
of LIST Corinthians, 9th verse, he says, s'To
another the Gift of Healing by the same
Spirit" This gift is for Gods people for
all the centuries, say some of the most
reliable authorities.
| | think this mere outline NAV explain
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