La Junta tribune., 1910-04-02

or of May 6. 1909.
and heAlers, whose enmity they know
they will incur by 20 doing. These
persons know that the hatred OF q
Christian Scientist, II he understands
the system. is more venomous and
far.Peaching than the hatred Of any
other person: II y q hatred that
pursues and bites with mesmeric
power. and In many instances has
brought rivals and victims to an un.
happy ending. Christian Scientists
have seen this hatred In their
churches. they have heard 1t talked
about by the adherents Of the faith
how II has been visited upon them.
how they have suffered because Of It
and how they daily pray against its
visitation.
They know that Christian Science
leaders and healers are all striving
for money and power. and to achieve
success in these particulars are con.
tinually demonstrating" 4 following.
which they use as tools-sometimes
to get control Of church. sometimes
to solicit patrons. frequently to steal
patients from some rival healer. This
struggle between rival leaders or
haalorc 10 o,ita common and 4, T.,
In such circumstances that they be.
gin their mesmeric practices. When
this happens-perhaps II may be CO
incidence. nevertheless fact-many
become sick. and frequently some die.
But as soon as the deaths excite pub
lie comment. the leaders Immediately
effect truce, and again proclaim
that all Is love and harmony within
their midst. Even the mother church
at Boston has not been free from
these scenes. Indeed many time
Mrs. Eddy has been kept busy cxpell.
Ing members. so as to enable her
to hold her power. This is what she
calls the casting out OF error''-an
ordinary fight being merely "a bring.
ing OF error to light"
In 1906 Mrs. Eddy in her message
70 the mother church at Boston char
acterized marriage as 'iegaiized lust. .
which statement. together with the
attitude Of Christian Science leaders.
caused twenty-seven members to
withdraw from the Second Church Of
Christ. Scientist. Cleveland. Ohio.
among which number was Mr.. Arthur
q. rrisbie. formerly It's first reader
and . member Of the Christian Sci.
ence publication committee. All over
the country there we're like with.
drawalx. In Fort Wayne. Ind. more
than onehak Of the original mem.
bsrs have Withdrawn and are no long.
er Christian Scientists. In Buffalo,
Pittsburg. Oakland and many other
cities the same loss has occurred to q
greater or less extent among the
original members who we're not lead.
ers or healers. A. the latter class
are usually people whose MvinEs are
dependent on the sysem. they are
more relucfan, to break away, yet
there are many Instances where they
do 20.
All OF these people knew of Mrs.
Eddy's numerous marriages and d..
vorce. and also knew that In her
writings she had made no mention Of
the divine side Of marriage or Of It's
higher spiritual compani ionship or Of
the sacredness Of home life. But
these acts and omissions they had
forgiven. thinking that she had re-.
pcntsd Of her foilies and wished
them buried aud forgotten. But when
she. In the maturity Of life. character.
ICED marriage ~ lcxaiized lust, Il
was evident to them she was the
same she always had been: that Mrs.
Eddy and Mrs. Patterson we're stun
the same person. With the same
Ideas. inclinations and sinful thoughts
and unworthy 70 b. . leader. 10
they lsnounced hes and her system.
Ars. ed1y's church. bscauss oe her
vsews upon marriage and divorce, ID
. Mecca Tor divorcess. who with those
Scientists Who % aot want and Who
Do not have cAiilren. are Mrs. Eddy's
nost loyal suppostsrs.
- oas Christian Science church
evss swsaty-esvs ~ csst q iss nsm.
bsfs have besa divorced. sad u some
caeec % Sresn1s thae shouid have
shsosd thso. 0ons e these ~.
eoes. bsceass Of 49, acls. have bssa
driven est Of Sthsr cAuscAss. have
o1aas1 arouad foe Q tine, and fin.