The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-19
Rev Rourkc on Christian Science.

Rev RourSc on Christian Science.
Gal l:S. But tho we or an angel
from heaven preach any other gos-
pei unto you than that we have
preached unto you let him be accurs-
ed"
Christian Science so-called is neith-
er christian nor a science ana II Is
not something new but IT is an old
decayed cult, and It is absolutely IL
logical and incredible to accept the
teachings of scripture and christian
science at the same time
IT Is u regretable fact today that
apparently so many people gulp down
all sorts of nonsense without uues-
tioning whether there is sense or logic
associated with it metaphysics Is
great study because IL is healthy
and stimulating to the mind, more
should consider IT, But there are
multitudes of people who are what
the other fellow Is who may chance to
be in their company. 1t reminds me
of one time in Salt Lake City. One of
the Mormons was very kindly showing
us the fine workmanship of the ia
nous tabernacle. In our company
there was "A man who seemed to he
deeply interested and assented 10
everything the Mormon guide said
about his religion. A little later I ask
ed this stranger in our company If
he We're Mormon and he looked
horrihed at me and said, 81 guess not.
| live in Indiana" And thought you
often found people who are sane at
home but fools when visiting. One
ancient friend Aristotle announces
that Logic Is the art of reasoning
to the end that truth may bel
discerned from falsity." And the per-
son who accepts the Bible as thcI
work of God cannot logically belicveI
in so-called Christian Science.
According to the cold language oil
journalism and the terms used by|
physicians and cemetery permits, the
great leader of Christian Science Mrs
Eddy died two weeks ago last Fri
day, and the papers say that she died
from IA severe attack of pneumonia. /
regard this fact as the greatest blow
to Christian Science, because the
strenuous effort in Science and
Health" is to make believe there Is
no such a thing as disease, no lungs
to entertain pneumonia, and no death
as the result of shutting off all air
passages Let me remind you that the
Mohammedans do not regard the
founder of mir religion dead or as
ever having died, but they regard
Mohammed the great prophet of God
nnd the Koran the final revelation
which endorses polygamy and dis
somination of faith by the sword Mrs
Eddy claimed hatd her book Science
and Health" was II direct revelation
from God ana since this claim has
been made there can be no quarrel
If the world asks for evidence I'm sup |
port Of its claim.
According to the papers of the |
past week the claim is strenuously |
denied by careful students of Christ |
ian Science. The papers inform ms
that In 1862 Mrs. Eddy suffering from
some hysteria visited a DR.. Quimby, |
an eccentric physician of Portland, |
Maine who claimed the power To |
heal diseases by silent mental method
and II Is said that this claim of DR., |
Quimby was written and circulated
seven years before Science ana
Health" appeared. And the great pos
slbility is that If this book was al
rect revelation from Almighty God,
the honor of those associated with
Christian Science headquarters would
not copyright the book.
"My claim is that the teachings of
Christian Science are not in keeping
with the Bible therefore the system Is
not Christian and it is not a science
since a science Is supposed to be an
exact organized system of knowledge
especially in relation to the physical
world. The claim that 1t contains
some beautiful lessons is true, but