El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-05

at Science and Health, with Key 10
the Scriptures" 1t was written. not Dy
IS different people, living in different
periods of the worlds history, follow
ing different occupations, and having
no Connection one with another, but IL
was written by one person Mrs Eddy;
and being the work of one person we
might naturally expect that each part
would harmonic with all the rest, but
what do we find2 We find that from
to Il. from one cover to the other, it is
full of contradictions And TO show
you that / am not misrepresenting,
will call your attention to few OF
the many contradictions that find a
place here.
Sin, Sickness and Death.
Referring to sin, sickness and death.
Mrs Eddy says: Sin, sickness and
death are comprised in human material
belief, and belong not to divine mind
They are without a real origin or exis-
tence. They belong to the nothing
ness of error. which Stimulates the ere
atoms of truth" IS. and H, page 1922
And yet on page II Mrs. Eddy tells
how disease is caused, in spite of her
denial of its existence.
On page 3s2 Mrs. Eddy says: Man
is never sick; for mind is rot sick. and
matter cannot be- Surely Mrs. Eddy
breath she declared: TT is well TO be
calm in sickness. to be hopeful is still
better"
Conduct That Borders on the Criminal.
am always grieved when 1 find
grown up men and women subjecting
themselves to Christian Science treat
ment, but it makes my blood boil when
/ find parents Withholding from their
helpless children, who are suffering
agony through burn or accident or dis
ease, the relief which medical science
can afford. One of the grandest things
about the practice of medicine is the
relief that can be afforded the patient
in the time of suffering. The doctor
may not be able to save his patients
life, but he can in every case relieve
him of agonizing pain. We have dis
tinct recollection Of the fire that swal-
lowed up the Pavilion and many
homes In that part of town. And we
remember that one Of our brave fire.
men lost his life on that fatal night.
When he was brought to the receiving
hospital it was seen at once that he
was so badly burned that he could not
live He was in terrible agony, and
his suffering was so great that he
begged those around him to take his
life The doctors. as soon as posi-
ble administered an opiate, and in
few minutes he was relieved, and when
asked if he suffered, he answered, No.
feel quite comfortable now" suppose
the doctors had stood by and said to
that poor fellow: You are not in
pain, you only think you are" Or sup
pose they had administered high at
tenuation of truth" instead of an Opt
ate. 1 believe the justly enraged citi-
zens would have fixed them up in q
coat of tar and feathers and sent them
out of town on Il rail
What TheS Might Do.
Let US try to imagine what the re-
suit would be If Christian Scientists
were in control of municipal. county,
state and national Affairs All health
laws would be repealed. and all quar-
antine commissioners would be legis-
lated out of office. The emigrant af-
flicted with smallpox. yellow fever and
bubonic plague would come in and set
tie wherever his fancy called him.
There would be no such thing as vac
cinaticn no aneSthetic, and no olsen
fectant. The OVERLOOKING cesspool be-
ing nothing more than a dream Of NOR
tai mind. would remain undisturbed,
and doctors. surgeons. health officers
and milk inspectors could seek other
employment Now, under these condi-
tons which Christian Science would
impose how long do you think il would
take for the population of the country
to disappear?
The proprietor of a German menag-
erie keeps Gagged together a lion. til
ger. a wolf and a lamb which he Ia
bells 1.-The Happy Family" And when
asked confidentially how long these
animals had lived together, he answer
ed Ten months, but the lamb has had
to be renewed occasionally" Now I
think you will agree with me. that If
the unhealthful conditions u which Il
have referred should prevail and the
disease germs. worse than the savage
beasts of the forest. should be allowed
to spread themselves in every direction,
the population of this country would
have to be renewed about every three
months.
Effect of Christian Science on Church.
The germ of this fad has found its
way into some churches. but in every
instance il is the chaff that is carried
off, not the wheat In all churches
there are those who are Christians in
name only; they have never made a
full surrender of themselves to Christ,
and are satisfied with playing at relig
ion. From this class, as might be eX
pected there are occasional reflections.
but it is a question whether the church