Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1907-08-23
AGAIN AS TO CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE,

Editor Herald: I shall answer Mr..
Deutsch' 3 reply as briefly as possible.
Mr.. D. accuses tie writer ("J'' Of
things which he emphatically denies.
Paine and 1ngersoll attacked the Bible
as whole, and denied its divine
Inspiration. The writer believes in
the whole Bible. in It's divine inspira-
tion he believes, and means to put
into practice, all the beautiful truths
taught by the divine Master.
But because the writer attacks
christian Science (which is q
travesty both on Christianity and
9cience-being neither Christian nor
sclentlfc) he does not assail the Bible.
as Nj. d. jnsinuates. The burden of
bis entire reply is to this effect. He
accuses tho writer Of things of which
he (Mr. D himself is guilty. Like all
controversialists with 4 weak cause,
they always try to draw their hearers
or readers), BY introducing irrelevant
matter with plausible argument. away
from the real issue. The real issue
is Mrs. Eddy's book Science and
Health, with Key to the Scriptures
published BY Joeeph Armstrong,
Boston. Edition OF 1901.
From whom did Mrs. Eddy receive
her commission to infallibly interpret
the Bible2 Has she established her
mission by miracles and propk ecies,
and by tho divinity and purity OF her
life? Thus far she has given no proof
Of it. .~<ss ~.
The indictments that the writer
made against Science and Health" is
that Mrs. Eddy in this work perverts
the obvious meaning of the Scriptures,
almost on every page: that she
virtually denies all tho doctrines of
Christianity; that she denies the
reality of Elm, etc. This 10 no doubt
one Of the reasons why Mrs. Eddy has
20 many followers. A '.religion'
which teaches that ''sin is . delu-
sion', is sn easy one to follow in this
age of ease and voluptuous pleasure.
But the real Bible has a different story
to tell, viz: That the sinner shall not
possess the Kingdom OF Heaven, but
shall 60 into everlasting punish.
ment'' (Matt. XIV, 46); shall
be cast into the hell of ur quenchable
IRE" mark TX, 44);* ':and the
smoke of their torments shall ascend
forever and ever (Apoc. XIV, II,
and elsewhere).
''5in" is the biblical term to denote
the wilful transgression of Gods laws.
The State employs instead ct the term
''sin', the terms ''crimes' and
misdemeanor # sin (crime) is =
''delusion'', Why does the State
punish, and, in cas- $ where grave
offences are committed, even execute
its criminals? No, sin (crime, 9. g.,
il Q man commits murder) is stern
reality even meditating murder
without its actual accomplishment is
great sin in the sight of 0cd. In
spite of ''Christian Science, the
its criminals: and the all knowing
Infinite more justice and certainty
pcn1sn every Fdaa sn1er
ments taken from any page of her
work. would require column sand
OF the whole book this would require
volumes.
Am tempted to give a few more
specimens taken at rardom frcm
''Sclence aud Health. Electricity
Is not q vital fluid, but the least
sciousness. q material mindlessness'
III drugs are part of Gcd's creation,
then drugs can not be POISONOUS.
If We live after death and are i'm
mortal. We must have lived before
BIRTH. If soul sinned, it would be
mortal. ''You say Q boil is painful !;
but that is impossible, for matter
without mind is not painful 10 p.
6O. 427, 464. Al, etc.
The book 10 full Of such unintelli.
gible and irrational statements.
A scholarly writer and lecturer who
critically examlned Science and
Health" writes this about it: THE
book 10 tho most indescriboble tumble
OF uncoopected untfuths that ever
thst = q nnfortunnste Mort Eat : inouiSer @ TO-; xss ~
forced to ex0mlne''. ].
Leo Billstein 10 improving from an
attack of pneumo0ia,