The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
An editorial in your paper, under the
heading of Mind and Matter" comments
on the lecture recently given at English
Opera House, by member of the Christian
Science board of lectureship of Boston. The
kindly effort to give calculation of the
principles of Christian Science though mis-
leading, is ludicrous to any one at all IA
miliar with its teachings. The writer's
comments are not comments on Christian
Science but on his own conception of it.
hence are valueless even opinion. His
idea of the basis for Christian Science is
expressed in the following words: 1.-The
foundation of the cult lies in the power of
mind over matter, the physiological action
of the spirit of man on the flesh in which
this spirit is clothed" Then he adds 'All
physicians and students of physiology have
understood il for decades.
Christian Science declares as its funda-
mental principle "All is Mind and repu-
dates matter as an entity, instead or
working with IL a factor. IL explains
the Scriptural definition of God as spirit.
and declares that there is but one Spirit
declares IL to be self-evident impossibility
for Spirit, God, to be clothed in the flesh"
Immortality confined within mortality
Christian Science teaches that the human
mind, with its fears. doubts. passions. ap-
petites and sin, is the procuring cause Of
all disease-never a remedial agent. and
teaches that the mind that dwelt with
Jesus the Christ" is its only cure. AS Paul
states: BE We transformed by the renew
ine. of your mind" and then adds: Neither
is there salvation in any other. for there
is none other name under heaven given
among men whereby we must be saved
The attempted explanation OF the cures
wrought through Christian Science is woe
| fully Inadequate. S cures of the insane and
of animals through this science are of COM
/ mon occurrence and the writer has never
vet heard of a cure wrought by physicians,
ar nv those who have understood il for
| decades" through bringing such patients
| into a frame of mind that the disease can
| he resisted with vigorous hope" Christian
| Science is healing its thousands. physically
| be found who has not heard of or per-
| sonally known some one who has been a
/ beneficiary of its healing power the great
| er number of whom have exhausted the
| skill of those same students and physicians
! who have understood IL for decades"
| The leaders of Christian Science styled
| I'm the editorial extremists. "Eddys. in
| stead of making a living of those OF sim
| pler mind" have frequently. through great
| ppersonaI sacrifice taught and raised these
! same simpler minds" TO a perspicuity OF
| Thought and a condition OF prosperity
/ Witch has marked its followers unique
| among religionists. Christian Science Is a
| menace only 10 sin. sickness and those
/ conditions mental and physical which
stand not for the highest morality purity
| and love To those differing with them as
| 10 the manner and mode OF such achieve
| ments they say did Abram of old. Let
| there be 10 strife, / pray thee. between me
| and thee and my herdsmen and thy herds
| men for we be brethren
'''N"' ]. GUY HAUGH.
| OF the Christian Science Publication Com
| mittee for Indiana.
! Indianapolis, May FL