The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-20
PRESBYTERIAN
GIVES OPINION
Defends Christian Science From
Attack OF Minister.
NEW OLD RELIGION
He says. Holds Ont Broader Con
ception OF Christianity
Heals lnfirmiiieS.

correspondent to the August
Ga, Chronicle says:
After reading in o reeentaisSue q
the Chronicle Of the attnck on Chris
Iian Science BY a doctor Of divinity
desire to state a few facts and ash
a few questions in their defense an
not a Christian Scientist my member
ship being in thc PresbyteriaN
church, and what know Of Christian
Science ! have learned through hear
ing it talked by friends. wish It
understood that This letter is not
written in a revengefu spirit bnt
merely 70 State the facts as | see
them after hearing both sides Of Tho
question
In the first place the reverend gen.
tleman stamps the whole system as
the work Of the enemy Of Christ, aud
as Satan's preparation of the Anti
christ Now. II there Is any one thing
that Christian Science IN not, il II
AntichriEt, think, in fact know,
that Cnristian Scientists carry Gu
more fully Christ'B teachings than
any other sect OF denomination that
IS III existence up TO the present time.
In support Of this refer 20 Matthew
l0:142, and Luke, 0,l-6. In these
chapters i win be found thal Christ
not only commanded his disciples to
teach, bur TO heal all manner OF sick
ness ard disease, and 10 20 forth with
neither gold nor silver nor brass in
their purse neither with two coats
nor shoes nor yet slaves for the
workman is worthy Of his meat. ,.. !.
Then, too, the ministers of ether de-
nominations pay no attention q
Ghristis explicit command to heal thu
sick and cast out deeils They be
licve thai God is allpuWerfnl, even
more powerful tlian the presbyterians
consider Him; and they still believe
what Christ told his disciples on thB
earth in regard 10 healing, as II is
through Christ that they claim TO be-
cured $50.
AS TO the marvel that men and wo
men Of intellect and culture allow
themselves to. be cnsnared by Chris
tian Science really thiaS the rea
son there are not countless thousands
enrolled In their membership Is be
cause of he lack OF int llect and cul.
ture among a lar"e majority cf us As
TO Mrs. llddt e6rutl Ct he Chris
tian Scienr Chrfch what or that
mountain o. Ct m,ie-hil? 30 moi
all Churches, * eryt cvdora, corpora
tons, etc. have some one to d.rrc'
tho affairs Of each?
As To the charge that Christian
Scientists do not believe in sin or
evil. the doctor grossly misrepIo |
sents them. They look upon them /
rs very real to human sense, aud AS
the paramount causes Of all sick
ness and trouble ~ humanity, and
they are therefore the two things
they are most Vigorously fighting.
lie is also reported as saying that
those who lett other churches 70
Join the Christian Science church
never We're Christians aud never
had Christ In their hearts can
hardly make myself believe that tfc
doctor made any such statement. fer
I believe that a minister cf the gospel
and follower Of toe ord tsus
Christ and his teachings, " uld not
judge so harshly. but leave that par.
of il to them aud their God. The
Scientists believe In the sane God
and Saviour that ether Ienomina.
tions do; the only 1ifsrerre is tAat
they try to carry oct more ullt
Christ's commands bv healing tneI'
sick, and giving Christ the cr.ai :
As to what Christian Scieac. hnlda
ont to any one: Il holds out
broader. clearer conception 81 true
Christianity as taught bv C..d
clearer. m,rr Distinct kHrw'oig. an
~ CHRIST anil ms
teachings. q bros .wndcl rhaijtalrF
view Of thc uaf.I a-rI t!.c- t,apla- "a i
he vurld % hs'.Hgg ban ta siurf
suffering a,ae nupHai'A brother
N love for a.i. a1f tntlity toward no ,
man. ] fr"l as-"r.@ ttat tie" /
rot a mchUar CT their li,s;a HccE IT. a
his cts Who fa.ie ans vas Int Il
friendly trv4rl t-c aottlr syea +
hough h. etsilantel thor ai1ent
md theii rhrt-fianitv Tfey saw for :
him as CHRIST said D .- -.f1s.ts
Father fotei'r t.r. t'' t''r- s1rH
los Wig fa. ..-
d.