Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-12-26
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CREED.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CREED.
The Press has ''got its foot in
it" again. We have received the
following communication from
Mr.. w. b. Thompson of Sioux
Falls in reply TO our criticism of
Dec. 5 under the heading ''Christ-
ian Science Lecture:
sin your issue of Dec. 9Th in
speaking of the invitation sent
you by the Christian Scientists of
Aberdeen, S. d, you say, ''But
we do not know that the lecture
would give us anything new which
would tend to change our opinion
of the claims of its ~adherents."
"But l am fully of the belief that
if you had received the invitation
soon enough and it had been your
pleasure to attend, you would
have heard the speaker state that
our only creed (f such it may be
called) is to obey the ten COM
mandments and follow in the
teachings of our Master, Jesus
Christ. His religion was potent
enough to Danish sickness as we'll
as sin (''dissipation') and he left
these commandments for us:
[See Mark is: Is to IS; Matt.
10: Z, s; %: 10, 2Ol
eve fully believe He left these
commandments for us and are
trying to gain enough of the "Let
this mind be in you which was
also in Christ Jesus" to demon
strate them in our lives.
"Christian Science teaches men
to follow Christ, and to live clean,
pure lives as the only way to at
tain and retain health. In proof
that Christian Science is doing a
great and good work, l want to
quote a part of the editorial note
from the Broadway Magazine of
November 1907 in an article en-
titled "What has Christian
Science Really Accomplished"
by William Allen Johnston:
In the May article mention
was made of the existence of GER
tain records, held by the Christian
Science Church authorities of New
York State. Access to them has
been granted, and they have been
carefully examined in an impart-
ial way, this article being simply
a report of that examination.
Briefly, these records, never
before made public. give specific
and complete details of 1876
cases treated by Christian Science
in the state of New York. OF
this number, 1924 patients ac-
knowledge definitely that they
were either completely cured or
permanently benefited by Christ
ian Science, 1895 of these pa
tients were either given up by
physicians, or had despaired Of
receiving relief from medical
treatment. The 1882 cases re-
naming were still under treat
ment, Incomplete reports being
made for statistical purposes. OF
the 1876 patients treated between
September, 1905, and September
1905, and previously, SO died.
The records cover practically
every well-known human disease
or ailment. Many of the cures
date back over 20 years; the great
majority 90 back more than 5
years; no testimony is so closely
following q cure that there could
be any doubt of too hasty judge
ment on the part of the patient.
"sThe statements are on file and
accessible at the Offices in New
New York City Of the Christian
Science committee on publication
for the state of New York. located
ct No. I, Madison Avenue, New
York City. Their authenticity
and validity are above question:
"These statistics show q loss of
but 42-1OO of l per cent, yet the
editor says, 1.-The records cover
practically every disease or all
ment." and, "Their authenticity
and validity are above question"
This is only the work done in
New York.
I'VE recognize that every man