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

is in any sense weakened by their
withdrawal. If il could be made clear
to me that these people did everything
in their power to find the bottom OF
the old religion and work its lessons
into life before turning their backs
upon it, I should have no word of crit
icism to offer because they left it for
the new. But in the ranks of those
who have turned aside, 1 have not seen
anything of the kind. y member Of one
Of our churches informed her pastor
that she had become inoculated with
the germ of Christian Science. that
she had been to some meetings Of the
Scientists and was very much interest
ed in what she heard 1t became evil
dent to the pastor that she was about
to sever her connection with the
church. and he offered the suggestion
that she try the religion of Jesus
Christ before taking up Eddyism. Pro-
Tossing to be astonished at such suS
gestion, she reminded him that she rad
been a member iof the church and a
fairly regular attendant upon the SER
vices of the church for many years It
must have been somewhat of a shoc'S to
the good lady when the pastor replied:
-Oh, you misunderstood my meaning;
my suggestion is that you give Chris
tianity an honest, earnest, whole
hearted trial, that instead of playing
at religion. as you have been doing,
that you try for six months TO work
its lessons into life. that you make
surrender of yourself to Christ and
consecrate your life to his serv ice; that
you spend as much time in active
Christian work as you now spend on
card games. receptions and theaIeIs." ~
The pastors suggestion was a good
one, and we hope the lady was wise
enough to adopt it.
What Ii Does.
Christian Science substitutes another
book for the Bible and, point by point.
denies every fundamental statement of
Holy Scripture.
Christian Science denies the creation
of a material universe.
Christian Science denies the existence
of sin.
Christian Science denies the facts of
sin.
Christian Science denies death.
Christian Science denies that God
formed man from the dust of the earth.
Christian Science denies that God is
three persons IN one Godhead-
Christian Science denies that the
Holy Spirit is a person
Christian Science denies that God is
a person.
Christian Science denies that Mary
gave birth TO a corporeaI Christ
Christian Science denies that Jesus
ever had a real body.
Christian Science denies that Jesus is
the Christ.
Christian Science denies that the
blood of Christ shed on the cross is Of
any avail to cleanse from sin.
Christian Science denies that Christ
bore our sins in His own body on the
tree.
Christian Science denies that Christ
died for our sins.
Christian Science denies that Christ
offered Himself as a sin offering.
Christian Science denies that in His
death Christ endured the wrath of
God and was forsaken of Him for our
sins.
Christian Science denies that Christ
died at all.
Christian Science denies that for
three days the body Of Christ was dead
in the tomb.
Christian Science denies that Jesus
rose in flesh and bones.
Christian Science denies that Jesus
was an infinite personality.
Christian Science denies that Jesus
continued to exist after the cross.
Christian Science denies that Jesus
assembled up into heaven and now sit
teth on the right hand of God.
Christian Science denies the priest
hood of Christ.
Christian Science denies personal
devil.
Christian Science denies Justification
by faith.
Christian Science denies regenera-
ton, or a second birth.
Christian Science denies an interme-
date state Of the dead.
Christian Science denies the resur-
rection of the body. either for the
righteous or the unrighteous.
Christian Science denies the second.
personal. CORPORAL coming of Christ.
Christian Science denies a final judg-
ment.
Christian Science denies that single
soul is unsaved today or can be finally
lost.
Christian Science denies the efficacy
and value of prayer.
Christian Science denies the necessi-
ty of marriage as the basis of genera
ton.
Christian Science denies that mother
hood is the highest privilege of a wife.
Christian Science denies that the BIZ
BILE is the fully inspired Word of God
Christian Science denies that the