The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
emphatic purpose of Christian

emphatic purpose of Christian
Science is the healing of sin"
How easy It is TO write "Once |
travelled along Twenty-tifth street
with a leading Christian Scientist
Here were all the institutions which
prey upon the weaknesses of human
life. And | said Mr.. Blank. what is
the attitude of Christian Science to-
wards the burning evils of our day
And he replied I really don't know
| must write to Boston and find out
If you want 10 know what the at
titude of Christian Science is towards
these burning evils. just look to the
lives of Christian Scientists. They
will tell you unmistakably what it
is, and better than any written state
ment. Is not a tree known by its
fruits? Do you find them in the pen
itentiaries. In the police courts tex
cept when they are arrested for heal
ing or trying to heal the siclS)? Do
YOU find them enticlng friends and
acquaintances or any one else TO en-
ter into these institutions OF Vice and
evll2 If YOU do, then that Is the at
utude OF Christian Science towards
these evils. And If YOU do not, then
that Is the attitude There is abso-
mtely no escape from this proposition
and no one Will need to write to Bos-
ton to find out OF course, such
proposition was absurd and probably
that was the reason our critic tried
to attribute it to Mr.. Blank.
While Christian Science as a de-
nomination does not nave institutional
charities (much of which is of doubt
ful value according to the best authori-
ties on the subject and those with the
largest eXpericnce), they do In their
practice give much time and money
to the deserving poor who come TO
them for aid
They arc also quick to make large
donations to sufferers by fire, flood.
famine and earthquakes, as is well
known Mrs Eddy has set an example
by giving many thousands of dollars
for charitable purposes, good roads
and other improvements. Only last
Thursday the Salt Lake Daily Tele-
gram carried tho following dispatch
New York Sept. 23-Mrs. Mary
Baker G. Eddy has sent to the New
York Museum OF Safety and Sanitation
her check for S5l00.00. Mrs. Eddy
stated that she did so In appreciation
of the philanthropic efforts OF the
museum In the introduction of safely
devices 10 minimize the accidents due
to railway travel and the use of ma
chinery
In his closing paragraph the Rev,
Gentleman expresses the wish that
Mt Leonard. who was to give lee
ture the following evening on Chris
tian Science i'm the Weber Stake
academy would assure us that the
great Christian Science church is not
Ike the rest of us in Utah-unutter-
ably centered on self" Mr., Leonard
did give his lecture and spoke plain
ly But we failed to hear from his
lips any such uncharitablc and unwise
COMPARISONS as our critic declared he
hoped to hear and | am glad of H.
Are We not all brethren? Then
why should we ridicule and belitue
each others efforts TO praise God and
for voicing gratitude for healing as
we'll as for other blessings? Shakes
peare SAYS, Comparisons are odl-
ous.'
In conclusion allow me to say-lt
Is frequently remarked. especially In
tho cities. and that too as n criticism,
that the habituol large audiences. on
account OF their dress and appearance,
must have come from the cultured ana
cultivated classes of the fashionable
districts, and that the poor and needy
are not much in evidence,
We can only say to this criticism
that Christian Science does not prose-
{ lyte-lt grows by attraction-and It's
followers are attracted from the east
and the west. from the north and the
south of society. | o. from all places
and from all classes, and this mani
festation of peace. comfort, prosperity
and even luxury, If you please. Is but
the fulnnment of the promise Of bet
terment in all ways which Christian