The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-04-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Congregational Pastor Decides to InYes-
tigate the Teachings Of tho Chris
dal Science Doctrine.
Mr.. Tomlin Will Continue the Discussion
Of the Subject In q series
OF Sermons.
His First Sermon Laid the Rounda-
ton for tho More Speci1e Ones
to Follow.
DISCUSS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Rev. Mr.. Tomlin Presents the Prin-
ciples Of Christian Science to
His Congregation.
DISCUSS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,
Rev. Mr.. Tomlin Presents the Prin
ciples Of Christian Science to

ciples Of Christian Science to
His Congregation.
Much has been written on the sub.
ject of Christian Science, but there
have been but few public discussions Of
the cult in this party tho state, aud tho
general public is not acquainted with
the teaching aud object of as promul-
gated by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
Re7. D. r. Tomlin announced that he
would present the master before his
people at the Congregational church
Sunday morning and he had large
numberaaout to hear,him discuss the SUBJ
jeot
In his opening remarks Mr.. Tomlin
said he did not want to be- understood
as making all attack On Christian
science, but rs it's founder invited
investigation and research he had
only accepted the invitation in the spir-
it in which 1t was given, and If it could
prove itself of the superiority that it
claimed we'll and good. His text was
taken from Psalm 1871, SIT is good
for me that | nave been fflicted; that
1 might lesrn thy statutes and He
brew 2:l0, Perfect through suffering y
The entire sermon is not eiven, but in
part, as follows:
| purpose this morning to eudeavor
| to redeem the premise l made three
weeks ago, by speaking to you upon
THE Place of Human Suffering in the
Divine Economy" AS announced then,
this will be the first of short series OF
sermons devoted to an examination OF
the system of religious belief known as
Christian Science. And right here let
me define my position, lest it be miscon-
strued, and my motive impugned. l
wish it to be clearly understood that
what may say upon this subject is in
no sense an attack upon Chrietian
Science, but candid and earnest ex.
| animation of what it claims to be and
teach. The bible says, "believe no,
every spirit, but try the spirits whether
they are of God: because many false
prophets are gone out into the world;
and again, "prove all things, hold fast to
that which is good" II, as Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy, the alleged discoverer
of Christian Science boldly asserts,
| 'outside Christian Science all is error, u
it is highly important that we investi.
gate its principles, if it has any; what
it teaches, and the ground upon, which
it bases its claim to superiority over all
other systems OF religious belief. Hav.
ing assumed, presumptiously or other.
wise, this distinction in its favor, and
on the strength of this assumption, is
appealing to the credence of men in the
hope of conquest by the overthrow o.
other religious beliefs, Christian
Science has invited an investigation
and comparison, and its advocates
should not be surprised should it NEE
with adverse criticism from those VIII;
/ who find lhemselves unable to accep
established fact. II
| Christianity, which the new cul
seeks to displaee, invites the fullest in
vestigation and the closest scrutiny b,
all; and agrees to abide by the verdic
of common sense and sound reasoning
guided by the light of revealed truth
Any system, therefore that would chal
lenge she right of chris tianity to supre
macy as the religion of the bible, ant
the hope OF man, must submit to lik
test, without either assuming the roll
of martyr, or begging the question b
condoling the ignorance of those VIII
dare take issue with the founder OF tn
socalled science.
The treatment OF my theme thi
morning will be somewhat in the ma
ture of preparation of what is 10 fol
low.
1t is a primary postulate of Chris
tian Science, i. e., it Is assumed to be
self-evident truth, that there is no sue
thing as disease, and consequently pal
is not fact in human experience. O
page of her book called Science an
Health, which is the textbook of th
new faith, Mrs. Eddy says. in statin
what she terms ''the fundamental pre-
position OF Christian Science:" ether
8 no pain in truth and no truth in pair