Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-30
REPLY TO DR.. BROWNS
METAPHYSICAL HEALING"
Christian Scientists Think the Popu-
lar Doctor Does Not Altogether
Understand Them
Los Angeles. Jan. 27

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Los Angeles, Jan. 27.
Editor Herald: The Herald of Jan
uary "a published a lecture delivered
by DR.. W. L. Brown at the Central
Avenue Congregational church on
Metaphysical Healing in which he
ella aborated at length on the theories
of suggestion, explained the office and
action of the subjective and objective
mentalities, and cited many cases Of
mental phenomena. These are all
characteristics and phases of material
mortal or carnal mind which he has
an absolute right to teach whenever
and wherever he sees fit, and no
Christian Scientist will ever interfere
nor belittle him for his belief. Chris
tan Science teaches the doing unto
others as we would that they should
do unto us, and every true follower of
Jesus Christ tries to abide by this
rule. If the doctor or those embrace
ing his beliefs and practices are heal
ing the sick, overcoming sorrow, re-
forming the wayward and leading
men and women to know God, we bid
them God-speed.
But are they doing the work? Are
the thousands upon thousands rising
up to call them blessed on account
of having been rescued from sickness
and death? Is this system reforming
mankind, freeing the inebriate, build
ing up churches for the worship Of
the one God and learning men to know
and love the Father? Let the people
answer these questions.
The doctor quite lucidly explained
the workings of the human, mortal"
mind, but did not touch upon the
foundation or basis of Christian
Science, the divine mind, God. He
made numerous quotations from the
text book of Christian Science and
drew some conclusions which showed
an utter lack of understanding of the
spiritual teachings of that book. How
can he who teaches and believes the
human mind to be a power within
itself comprehend the limitless power
of the divine mind? Knowing nothing
of astronomy, one might quote at
length seeming absurdities from
text book on that subject to an audi
ence equally uniformed, and they
might all make merry over their be-
liefs of such irrational sayings. On a
time he who dared to brave the tide
of human opinion and declare the
earth to be round. contrary to the old
established belief, was considered in
sane, and subjected to many indigni-
ties,
! Unbelief and lack of understanding
will never change the facts. Because
there are many people who do not
comprehend Mrs. Eddy's teachings
does not make them any less true.
There are today thousands upon thou
sands who do understand, and this
understanding has healed them of all
manner of diseases, many of which
were said to be incurable. One dis
tinguishing feature of this healing is
that 1t is always attended with refor-
nation. He who is healed through
Christian Science will be bettered
morally as well as physically.
AS we understand the Office of the
Christian ministry, it is to teach by
example and precept the highest spir-
itual import of the holy Bible. to pro-
mulgate, elucidate and make practical
teachings of Jesus Christ and he who
falls short of this defaults in his holy
mission. The Bible, from cover to
cover, teaches that God is all power.
that he is infinite and absolute. that
1t is he who forglves sin and heals all
diseases. The Bible also teaches that
Jesus Christ was and is the son OF God
that through his sonship. his relation
to the Father his conformity TO the
will OF the Father, his understanding
OF God and man he healed all manner