The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-20
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salt Lake City, Utah. June II, 1910.
To the Editor OF the Standard:
I'm your issue OF Monday. June IS.
IN an article entitled Mother Church
seen by ElderkiD." | find our clerical
brother again attacking Christian
Science, and reitcratins his view that
cultured and cultivated people have
Ettle OF no right "to seek redemption
and safety by pleading with Almight
God ut the Mercy Seat" Ito use his
own words).
If this article had not been written
in the frst-person.singular it would
be hard to believe that minister oil
the Gospel was its real author II Mt.
Elderlsin had confined this criticism
to his own church ttho Congregation
all. we would have nothing 10 say
But as he Is attacking Christian Scien-
lists again, as If they should specially
be denied this right. we protest that
such preaching Is a flagrant depar-
turc from the Scriptural innovation
"Hol every one that thirSteth. come
We" Are we not all invited to come
and be sheltered from the biting
rage of the ages" tumultuous storms
CHS language)?
Ii would be interesting 10 know
what the "cIlturist and cultivated oi
mis- own congregation think of their
pastors denial OF their right in this
respect
In congregation of 1870 people,
that our critic tells of visiting in Bos-
ton, no doubt many would find 1t con
venient and pleasant 10 so TO church
in automobilcs-som go tEat way
here In Salt Lake even-and it would
be perfectly natural TO leave the autos
outside while their owners went In
side, as our friend relates they did
in Boston-they do the same way
here. But In This connection our critic
has raised the question by his implied
protest against going to church In aut.
omobiles; whether their owners should
not be denied the rights OF the Mercy
Seat along with the cultured and cui-
tiyated." already without right in his
view
But our critic has further indict-
ment OF this great Christian Science
congregation He gays, within the
Church found a class OF people who
told the strata of society TO which they
belonged by their language, dress and
bearing" or course, our critic had
no specific knowledge as TO where
those 4,600 people did come from to
that meeting. hut he ventures the as
sertlon that they had not emerged
from the dives and novels Of Boston. y
But why place that to their discredit2
Probably not Does his congregation
emerge from the dives and novels or
Ogden2 In my reply to this critic last
fall. explained therein that the pros
porous appearance OF the Christian
Science congregations was only the
fulfllment of the promise of better
ment in all ways which Christian
Science brings to those who come to
1t and adopt Its teachings into their
daily lives. 1t does not make so much
difference what conditions people
leave. for Christian Science lived will
soon lift them above the dives and
novels OF the cities, even il it found
them thero. -r
Last summer ] visited this great
congregation in the same place.
heard the language, ] saw the dress
and the bearing; but what different
impression il made upon me from
what Ii seems to have made upon our
Ogden brother To me IL was quiet
peaceful, great and grand-a sea of
bright, happy faces and such sweet
inspiring singing and music as most
people never hear In this world I
thanked God that He had permitted
me To he there And 10 me II was as
the song of the angels. GLORY to God
in the Highest and on Earth Peace,
Good Win Toward Men"
Ones mental viewpoint makes n
world OF difference, and so our clerical
friend has put In evidence only 4 list
of dinGy criticisms to indicate what
his visit to this grand meeting meant
10 him
We agree with our critic that he
may be wrong. at least in part. In his
ideas of religion" He seems to de-
plore the consideration of My body,
my body" (where he found these eN-
pressions don't know and My
soul. my soul, and says "The church
is not a place where saved souls con-
gregate to gloat over the thought OF
the he'll they have escaped. nor is 1t
a place where those who have been
relieved Of physical disability gather
to rehcarse their experience with dis
ease
No doubt this our critics intellec-
tual?) dig at the Christian Science
Wednesday evening experience meet
ings. where the recipients Of Chris
tiau Science healing meet and eN-
press their gratitude TO God for relief
thus obtained And NC have the Mas
ters appreciation for such acknowl-
edgment even against our critics pro-
test. even out loud. in church or other
place. over ones escape from hell.
As to our body. why should our
critic show such contempt for 1t? The
work OF Jesus. while on earth, had
as much to do with men 5 bodies as
with their souls. He seemed to think
their salvation went together. hence
His saying (Mat 9:5l For whether
is easier To say thy sins be forgiven
or to say arise and walk2' And 1T Is
further related at verse that after
Jesus had addressed the sick man
''he arose and deDarted for his house "
and We would like to Inquire If this
sick mans body was not involved In
this wonderful transaction?
In closing. our critic says, THE
church Is the gathering place of men
and women who have strength and en-
thusiasm and hope-cager to conse.
crate themselves 10 the service of
Cod etc. AS for the strength and
hope. we fall to see how they are go
Ing to have mucn strensth with a
helpless body or hope with neglect
ed soul And as for the third re-
Quirement mentioned. Webster'6 die
tionary quotes Locke as saying En-
thusiasm is founded on neither rea-