Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Perhaps no form Of religious belief
Possesses so much fascination for the
intellectual aud cultured youth as that
Of Christian Science Especially Is this
true Of our young women for wo-
mans nature Is spiritual and sensitive.
Where men are organized with intro
spective. keenly-poised spirituality
they, too are susceptible to the subtle
and delicate, ultW.reflned religion,
which Mrs, Eddy first named Christian
Science. II IS somewhat Of mystery
to plain folks, how the good lady could
call her theory Christian Science for
the Christ has mo possible part in her
scheme, nor is there any science about
It, as men use the term science,
Christian Science as 1t Is explained In
Mrs. Eddys book ana by some Of her
followers. deals with the thought Of
harmony IN the universe. and dwells
strongly but vaguely, on the PROPOSE
ton laid down that whenever an I'M
dvidual will come into harmony with
the God.principle, then sim and sick
ness will at once disappear This is
an undenlablo truth. But It is the
method by which Mrs. Eddy would
reach that desirable condition to which
other Christians must take exception.
The method proposed by the lady Is to
read her book IN connection with the
Bible. and no other book nor line OF
writing for one year. The novice is
also to repeat frequently such words
and phrases az Il am peace am love,
I am health, am harmony" etc.
Whenever anger hatred sickness or
any abnormal condition attacks mind
or body these sentences are to be con-
stantly reiterated. the person to With
draw. when possible, from an other So
ciety while he impresses strongly on his
mind these ideas. as his thought or
tongue, frames the words There a
tremendous power enEendered I'm the
universe about u.s. by the action Of tha
human viii And love, peace, health
and harmony are in 90 way psychology
zeal forces. Great benefit win result
to any one who cultiyotes such
thoughts This power IS that which
might be called the ny-wheel OF faith
10 think and speak only Of love, health
reace and happiness is very sure
road to acquire some, II not all Of
them For spirit Is force, and the d.
vine soul Is operating through spiritual
forces,
Another proposition which Is some-
times laid down TO newbeglnners is
that one need not drop his own re-
ilglon. but add this last crowning
thought ana hope as the star IN the
crown. This Is an attractive sugges-
ton. And Il catches % good many
who live, as President Joseph f. Smith
has so eloQuenty said u borrowed
light"
uou " pInV'p'' "''" '"' '"'' '''''
s'lehllsls As WIN oll o'"'' seu'S' eN-
oept with the Church OF Jesus Christ Of
Lat'er'day SAINTS hu' a'So' WIN Tue
VhrlS'lah 9'l'nuS''' u'' '"''o' IL we
are correctly lHloIlheu' mas .e"fe' 10
be savior ana re Us only Jesus 'ne
son OF the carpenter 'oSeph' E',
Wl'H'' we 10 ''','''''u ~ w. d SUI "a
christian 'p0'''' VI w. ''''''' ''''
ehce' a in'ho anu oou' "'"'''' S''
without nisS'o" "' a'OI''''e"'' OF 1t
diVlhely DeBot'eh noay' lheIeIoI'' III"
resurrection Us uis'ie1iieu' ana III ]"
place we nave ie'he''nauoh compete
IN most OF lls buuon's''c ue'''ls offered
Tor belief
Many Of the people OF the world,
hungering for happiness. for faith and
the gifts of the Gosnel, for peace Of
mind and health OF body go GockIng
into this fold and for awhile think they
have found the truth at last They
have found "a truth. bat not the whole
truth, They have found one lonely
truth, and around it they fashion a