The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26

including the aged and infantile Lyman Gage and
the wealthy ex-baseball player Spalding manufac-
turer of sporting goods The sect is not numerically
strong, but the select few who belong to it are
deemed by themselves a chosen generation of intel
lectuals. The Christian Scientists who, last week,
purchased piece of land in this city on which to
erect their temple, claim, like the Iona Theoso-
phists to be eminently respectable. But the dis
closures made not long ago in the fued between the
Boston and New York Christian Science churches
have satisfied thoughtful people that an outward
of money and responsibility may conceal dan
gerous reality of witchcraft and deviltry The theo
ny of malicious animal magnetism" projected into
the writings of Mrs. Eddy is well known to those
who have not only read but studied the principles
of this strange and unfamiliar cult but to the
of superficial readers to those who profess
the tenets of the Sect it is, like the mysteries of
Isis, hidden and sacred thing. The hideous real
ity uncovered in the war of ink waged between the
heretics and the orthodox in Boston and New York
is calculated to give serious setback to Christian
Science and restore sight to the blind Mental as
sassination," mental self-defense" malicious ami
nal magnetism" and the other extraordinary and
malignant doctrines and practices brought to light
by the falling out" of the Christian Scientists
startled, if it did not amaze, the public.
tit appears that there was no disagreement
among the Scientists over the potency and reality
of malicious animal magnetism nor about the eff
fectiveness of mental assassination Both parties
to the dispute admitted that these frghtful invoca
lions to evil being were practiced, but that they
forbidden to the faithful" whatever the term
may mean. But, now that those interested in the
weird cult have recovered from their establishment
at these diabolcal doctrines, they perceive that
these sinister practices are logically necessary part
of the Christian Science creed.
For, if by projected thought good may result,
then, by evil thought, evil may be accomplished
The Scientists hold that deep thinking along GER
tain lines by second party will make sick woman
we'll Then why not evil thinking make the healthy
woman sick2 Malicious animal magnetism, Or
as it is known in the cult of Scientists, NJ A. NJ.
is the science of thinking or woman to death
This magnetism, this thinking woman to DEATH
is doctrine believed by the followers of RMS. Ed
dy. In the dispute between Mrs. Stetson and her
opponents each party accused with the utmost gray
ity the other of practicing such mental assassna-
ton" Fundamentally the diabolism of Christian
Science does not differ from African voodooism,
while mental assassination" malicious animal
magnetism" and the like are reminiscent of the "evil
SPELL" the "evil eye" and negro fetichism. Whom
the gods wish to destroy, the first make mad.
Men and women cannot be far from the precipice
of lunacy when they will dsbelieve their own eyes,
renounce the evidence of their Senses and give their
experience the lie rather than admit they were
seduced into embracing an absurdity, or confess
they are mentally blind.