El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-05
BULG|N On CHRISTIAN SCIENCE "


tan Science mind healing, L could
think Of no financial equivalent for the
importation of a knowledge of that
divine power which heals; but L was
led to name $500 as the price for each
pupil in one course Of lessons at my
college; a startling sum for tuition
lasting barely three weeks. rms
amount greatly troubled me. 1 shrank
from asking it, but was finally led by
a strange Providence to accept this
fee. God has since shown me in null
titudinous ways the wisdom of this de-
cision."
If we may Judge by results. it may
be admitted that the wisdom, tie COM
mercial wisdom at least, of this decis-
ion, whether shown by God or not, was
quiet clearly demonstrated, as Mrs.
Eddy admits that during, seven years
some 1000 students were taught by me
(her) in this college," Four thousand
students at $500 per student for col
lege' course of II lessons -Four thou
sand times 800 equals 100000, and
81, 100000 may be said 80 be fairly rea-
Sonable compensation for instruction,
even in Christian Science, covering a
period of seven years, especially as it
was all in the family. A family of
three, even of three frugal adults,
could comfortably provide themselves
with the necessaries of life-upon an in
come of $4,000 a year
Must PeddIe Books.
1T shall be the duty of all Christian
Scientists to circulate and to sell as
many of these books as they can. If
member of the First Church of Christ,
Scientist. shall fail to obey this injunc-
tion, 1t will render him li1Dle to lose
his membership in THIS church."
Think of that, my friends Think Of
it. Here is woman claiming the sue
cession TO Jesus, claiming to have re-
ceived an exclusive revelation from AL
mighty God necessary TO salvation, and
having organized a church ostensibly
to lead unto the Father, she imposes.
as a condition of continued member
ship in the church, that its members
shall circulate and sell as many Of her
copyrighted books, on which there is
a profit of 500 percent, as they can.
Is there any doubt Of the basic motive
of the woman? Did you ever hear of
anything approaching this proclamation
or command, for limitless audacity? Is
it not now clear that all of Mrs. Eddy's
absurd pretenSionS have been merely
unique business methods utilized to the
utmost to give a fictitious value to her
foolish and harmful teachings, and to
extend the sale of her foolish and
harmful writings? Is there any by
pocrisy beyond the hypocrisy of Mary
Baker G. Eddy? Is there a blasphemy
beyond hers? Or a greed beyond hers?
The Title OF Mother
September l, in the year 1895, loyal
Christian Scientists had given TO the
author of their text books the founder
of Christian Science. the individual en-
dearing term of mother. Therefore, if
any student shall apply this name
either to herself or TO others, except
as a term of kinship according to the
flesh, it shall be regarded by the
church as al indication of disrespect
for their pastor emeritus. and unfit
ness to be a member of the Mother
Church."
Mrs. Eddy,s Power.
We have seen Mrs. Eddys announce
ment that failure to sell her books
would render members of the church
unfit to continue in the communion
of the saints, and now it appears that
under Mrs Eddy's rules. the sacrilege
of calling any other woman than Mrs
Eddy mother constitutes a similar
unfitness.
Mrs Eddy's rule comforting upon Mrs.
Eddy the power to remove officers of
all Christian Science churches is as fol-
lows:
The pastor emeritus of the Mother
Church (AIrs. Eddy shall have~ the
right through a letter addressed TO
the individual and church of which he
IS the reader TO remove a reader from
this office in any Church of Christ,
Scientist, both in America and foreign
nations, or to appoint the reader to
fill any office belonging to the Chris
tan Science discrimination
What does Mrs. Eddy claim to be.
and what is she believed to be by many
thousands of people who have made
her their religious leader and guide,
and who reverence her as the devout
Christian reverences Christ? Mrs
Eddy, in express terms. claims to have
received from Almighty God a revela-
ton which she has incorporated in her
book entitled, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures Speaking
of this book, Mrs. Eddy. in January
last 090D, said, Il should blush TO
write of Science and Health With Key
to the Scriptures as 1 have. were it of
human origin, and /. apart from God,
its author; but as 1 was only a
scribe echoing the harmonies of heav-
en- in divine metaphysics. 1 cannot be
text book"
MS. Eddy and God
Nothing could be palmer than that.
Here is a distinct avowal that the book
entitled Science and Health" was the
work of Almighty God, and preposter
Gus as the claim may seem to any ra-
tional being who has ever undertaken
to read the book, slanderous as it is
upon Omniscience, some $4,000 people
in the United States today believe il
precisely as made by Mrs. Eddy. They
believe that God literally dictated the
contents of this book to Mrs Eddy, and.
that it is in every part as much the
word of God as the Bible is in any part
the word of God This is the sacri-
legious lie upon which Mary Baker G.
Eddy has reared her whole fraudulent
Superstructure In 1864, at Portland,
Me, she made the acquaintance of
man named Quimby-Dr. Phineas P.
Quimby; and being in, poor physical
condition, she received from him a
treatment which consisted solely In
some form of mental application. I
can prove that all Mrs Eddy knows
of what she calls this divine revela-
ton of Christian Science she got from
this DR.. Quimby, while living, and his
old voluminous manuscripts after he
died And furthermore and worse for
her, James Henry Wiggin, a Unitarian
minister, recently deceased, was for
years Mrs. Eddy's literary expert, put
ting all of her productions, including
her books, into good English and into