The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-20
Ehrlafinn hCierNre.

 Your issue of the 14th inst. contained
 an article by c. M Tywell answering
 mine of previous date in regard to Christian Scientists. His evident sat isfaction with my endorsement of their
 sincerity and purposes was natural and
 expected. I would on no account with hold from any individual or body of in-
 dividuals their just dues, but 1t seems
 to me to be case of people who mean well, being badly deceived by their readiness to accept beliefs and theories
 not understandable or demonstrable, on
 account of the disposition of all of us
 to reach out for something beyond
 which we have obtained even hoping to fathom the hidden mysteries of God
 cannot think that any beliefs will de- yelop a higher type of manhood or wo
 manhood than does the Christian reli- zion. The investigation and enthusi
 asm brought out by this new cult may be mistaken for more than the steady going condition of the Christian heart and mind, but cannot be more, as it is founded on God and His revealed word, and the proof of this is that the beliefs of the Christian Scientists are founded on the same and they continually quote the words of Jesus Christ; their addition to it of the teachings of Mrs. Eddy only weaken their system; the Bible is inspired; I do not believe her writings are; there is no mention or ell of in a Savior clearly taught that when He de- parted the Panaclete (the Holy Ghost or Comforter) would come, if there was to be any further disclosing of the Di- vine Being, or any more to disclose, would He not have mentioned it? When MT Tyrrell quotes John X1, 26, And whosoever liveth and believeth in Me shall never die, believeth thou this?" does he believe that it teaches that men will not die the natural death? If he does he is able to ignore the daily occurrence of death in our midst; there is no other possible ex- planation of this sense than that Christ referred to spiritual things only. The shaking off of the mortal coil is death, and as before stated is exemplifed daily. When death comes a person is just dead, no more, no less, and it is true as to the body, but thanks be unto God the soul even liveth and that through faith and belief in Jesus Christ, the son or the living God. The putting off the old man with his deeds" referred to by him, is simply the change in the character and actions 1f to belief and service of Christ, and is transposition; not of course perfection In human beings, but a standard of perfection more or less at tained to; God judging the life, in my opinion, by the purposes of the soul rather than by the failures owing to the weakness of humanity. Christian Science or no Christian Science, if a person commits severe breach of the | jules of health he will suffer for it. | Whatsoever a man soweth that shall l le also reap" Green apples eaten in | quantities is suggestive of the stomach tche; this statement of consequences is 'erified by each one of us in our own bodies from individual experiences that Ire too homely to express here, but lave existed since Adam. and no doubt will continue to the end of time, in pite of MT Tyrrells theories of har- nony of God and man conquering dis ase. Christ when on earth healed in Iividual cases of sickness, seeing the and distress of 1t He would no loubt have done away with It entirely were it's abolishment consistent with he will of God, but its disciplinary ef- ect is no doubt needed in His plans for he best interest of humanity, and in act much of sickness is but the har- est of abuses of the body or of the 'ood things given to us to be used with temperance and sef-restraint, which our free moral agency permits IS to use or abuse as we will. We would miss a great deal of good were ickness entirely. abolished it is proba- ly necessary for training and develop ng Christian character in this life. We can thank God for the ills of life s well as for pleasures As to MT. 'yrrels reference to voting IS ones ather voted to illustrate independency f thought I am of the same politics nd religion as my father. not be- ause he was this or that, but because hat with an open mind, l have not ailed to be convinced that he selected he best there Is of both, and the best good enough for me