The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-02
DO THEY HEAL, AND HUW?
The World Full Of All Sorts Of Queer
Cures and Systems.
MAN STILL HUNTING THE ELIXIR OF LIFE
Dr.. Marshall Says There is Only One Grain OF
Truth in Christian Science and That is
That Mental Impression Aids in
The Curing Of Dis a,e.


The First Baptist church OF this
city was ON Sunday morning crowded
to its utmost capacity with congre-
CATION anxious to hear Christian
Science and Faith Cures discussed
from the standpoint of the Bible, by
Rev. DIR. Marshall, the pastor.
DIR. Marshall took as his text First
Corinthians, 18th chapter and part OF
9th verse: ITO another the gifts OF
healing by the same spirit"
Before announcing his text and be-
ginning his discourse, the preacher
said, by way of introduction to the
discussion of the subject of his SER
mon:
1.-The present century has been pro-
life in the origin and propaganCsm
of new creeds and systems of rell-
gion Principal among these may be
mentioned Mormonism, Theosophy
and Christian Science. Christian
Science had its beginning in the year
1866 and was. named by it's reputed
count of it's discovery is as follows:
I'm the year 1866 / discovered the
science of metaphysical healing and
named it Christian Science. God had
been previously fitting me during
many years for the reception of q
final revelation of the absolute prin
ciple of scientific mind healing. Chris
tan Science unfolds the demonstrable
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sensation nor life; that human eX-
perience shows the faisity of all ma
terial things; the only sufferer is
mortal mind, since being in God can
not suffer. All real being is the di-
vine mind and idea. Life, truth and
love are all-powe1-ful and ever pres
ent. Sin. sickness, disease and death
is the false testimony of false materi-
al sense.
Mrs. Eddy's book. 'Science-Health,
is not a very readable book nor one
easily understood. She possesses that
gift referred to by French critic who
said language is used to conceal
thought, not to reveal it. Her system
teaches the following:
1st. Everything real is mind-and
there is but one mind which is God.
That is, all material things are not
real things but only the suggestions
of mind-dreams as it were. Hence
there are no stars-no trees-no
mountains and we have no bodies.
End. Since matter is unreal it can
not feel or know-hence it cannot be
sick. That which we call sickness. is
q false belief of our mortal minds.
So that when you destroy the belief
in sickness YOU destroy all sickness.
3rd. Sin, according to this system,
is only another error of the mortal
mind. So that to get rid of all sin.
YOU have only to destroy the belief in
sin. Her teachings go further and in
sist that death also is only another
false notion of the mind-and that if
the race would outgrow its belief in
death, people would cease dying.
Add to this, the doctrine that Mrs
Eddy is herself the highest expression
of the divine idea in human form, sur
passing Jesus as he surpassed Moses,
and YOU have in brief the doctrines of
Christian Science. Perhaps you are
ready to ask how il is possible for a
system like this to grow as it has
done into one of the most remarkable
movements of modern times. The an
swer is plain; by practicing a system
of mental healing whereby it is claim
ed that many having tried other cura-
tive agencies in vain, have under this
system been restored to health: hence
forth themselves, and oft their fami-
lies become devout believers and ac-
tive propagandists of the new faith.
For this reason we are today to dis
cuss in the sermon the healings of
Christian Science, and for the better
understanding of the question, we will
at the same time discuss kindred phe-
nomena as they are manifested in
faith cures and other remarkable
healings."
DIR. MARSHALL'S SERMON.
'"ro another the gift of healing by the
same spirit'-First Corinthians. 1873.
"All that a man hath will he give for
his life," saith the Scriptures. If any
proof of this were needed / would point
you to the colossal fortunes made by
those who contrive some scheme, however
chimerical, or compound some drug, how
ever impotent that offers hope of the pro-
longation of life.
The vain search for the elixir of life
that occupied the time of dreamers and
alchemists, the futile search of adventur-
ers and explorers for the foun-
tain of youth are things not confined
to the dark ages nor limited to the ro-
mantle period of early American discov-
cry. For even TODAY all over our land
weary invalids are following the call of
INSCRIPTIONS vendors of patent medi-
cines who cry out their drugs under i'm
pressive names and striking ALTERATION,
or they yield themselves to vain deceiv-
ers, who as possessors of electric wells.
mineral springs of strange analysis, and
hotels in unusual and out of the way
places. cry out, Here is realth! here is
vigor!" And under the vain desire to de-