The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-13
Christian Science.

Editor of The mes-Dispatch:
Sir.-In recent issue of The Times
Dispatch you printed remarks credited
to Dr.. Ryland Knight, in paper by
him on Healing Without Medicine AS
Practiced BY Boston Church." in
which the doctor is reported to have
said that Christian Science s scientific
in its recognition of the bearing of the
nervous on the physical system, and
that in its chief resort to prayer 1T Is
Chrstian-like. but that its teaching OF
the unreality of pain and sin makes 1t
christian science) both unscientific
and n-Christian-like.
Permit me to say in reply that Chris
tian Science teaches that all realty"
is OF God, Spirit: that, therefore, the
spiritual Is lhe real, and that the ma
teral and it's accredited phenomena
arc the unreal. In its treatment of dis
ease Christian Science does not rely
on or use any phase Of the material.
1t insists that the only way in which
| to combat sin, and disease successfully
| is to gain a proper understanding OF
the reality and permanence of Gods
creation, and the impermanence, yea,
the unreality, of all that Is not of Him.
Gods creation is really O spiritual
creation, and Is perfect. That u Is
material and imperfect. as 1t seems,
/ Christian Science denies. 1t holds that
He does not send sin and sickness upon
/ His creatures, and that, as all He
creates Is eternal, and constitutes the
real, 1T follows thar sin and disease,
. which He did not create. are transit
tory, and from the standpoint of a per-
: feet creator, who could only make q
perfect creation, they are unreal--the
result and passing phenomena OF hui
man belief, or lack of faith in the good.
a Evil is neither a factor nor a fact In
!, the real creation. Jesus proved this to
9 be so when He destroyed the words OF
q the devil (evil), and taught His dis
O ciples how to overcome evil with good.
1t is mistake to assume that Chris
tian Science recognizes the bearing OF
the nervous on the physical system. II
: teaches that nervous and physical phe-
n nomcna are the results of the beliefs
g OF the human mind, and that 1t is this
: mind which causes and produces ir
d mortal man all the discords and all.
ments to which he is subjected. Chris
tian Science shows 1t to be impossible
k to evolve, with the human mind as {
: basis, an effectual and permanent sys
n tenn for the cure of disease, because 1t,
premise--that mind exists in matter
and Is something separate and apar
,. from Colds wrong.
Up II places no trust In the belief o
q curative properties In drugs. and
teaches that If drugs were a benefit t
man, and a help In healing the sick
y Jesus Christ, the greatest of all ply
l. s!cians would have used them In hi
81 healing work and recommended thei
use to his followers.
-. Christian Science teaches that 1t
V;n the power OF God. good. alone whic
~ can heal man physically. mentally an
morally. 1t teaches tho pre-eminenG
of spiritual forces over the materia
! /" and 1t does not recognize nor regar
nd the human mind aa factor In u
Is treatment OF disease and sin, Jesl
Christ taught tho reality OF I'll
spiritual and the nnreality OF the ms
ap terial Christian Science accepts an
OF emphasizes his teachings. interpre
them spiritually, and calls upon men
know God. Spirit, as onnipotent, h'
MT sides Whom there Is no other powe
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