The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-04-25
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE:
a Facetious Paragraph in the Union
Calls Forth Vigorous Response
from Henry Deutsch.

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Calls Forth Vigorous Response
from Henry Deutsch.
He Explains and Defends the Beliefs
and the Principles Advocated
by Christian Scientists.
In the U nio n of April there az.
peared the following editorial para.
graph: ...~..
"'Christian Science does not recog-
hize disease, declared Willis Vernon
Cole, who was recently fined 500 in
New York for practicing medicine
without a license. From this it is
reasonable to imply that Christian
Science doctors merely play upon
the patients imagination and his
pocketbook.
No offense was intended in the
above paragraph. The writer has as
much respect for Christian Scientists
as he has for the members of anv
other sect or orthodox denomination.
Hence we gladly give space to the fol-
lowing able exposition of Christian
Science.
Minneapolis, MIMI, April l6, 1912.
Editor Union: I would like to call
your attention to the fact that Chris
tian Science is not a matter of "play"
either upon Imagination or pocket
book, as you rather facetiously re-
mark in a recent issue of your paper.
Of course the public must be amused
and it may be considered legitimate
to perform that function by using for
that purpose religious faith, which
in the short period of forty years has
called into it's ranks thousands upon
thousands of the most earnest seekers
for truth who have come from all the
ranks OF society and intellect and who
testify to the fact that Christian
Science has made for them christiani-
ty and religion reality.
Christian Scientists are not sensi-
tive on the question of humorous
thrusts made at their religious prin-
ciples, but it is only fair to your
readers that they be not misled into
believing that the so-called humorous
interpretations of Christian Science
really constitute it.
| We have no doctors in Christian
Science in the sense that the world is
accustomed to interpret that word.
The principles of Christian Science
are applied by it's students, where
they are able or-where they need the
help or it is sought for by those who
have not yet become students thereof
by recognized practitioners who,
from the study of its principles as
enunciated in the textbook, "Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures,' by Mary Baker Eddy, and the
bible,' and the acquisition Of it's spirit,
have reached that position of spiritu-
al discernment by which they are able
to demonstrate the allness of God,
and man as His reflection and like
ness, and thus heal disease.
Christian Science is both religious
and scientific. It is religious because
it is based upon the teachings of the
scriptures and requires the practice of
the commandments thereof, especially
the decalogue and the sermon on the
mount. Its principle is God.
1t is a science because it affords
and teaches clear, definite rule by
which the relation between God and
nan is clearly enunciated and made
possible of practical demonstration.
Being science it is not strange
that it is expressed in scientific terms
and in ultimate principle, and, there
fore, is many times misinterpreted
and misrepresented.
AS q science Christian Science does
not recognize disease as an ultimate
statement and a little reflection will
demonstrate that this is correct. The
ultimate of Christian Science is spir-
ituality, and in that everyone will
concede there IS no disease. How
ever, Christian Scientists do not
claim to have attained to that final
state of spirituality In which they can
absolutely for all persons and condi-
tlons demonstrate that there is no
disease and do not expect to do that
in this generation or the next, but
they do prove by recognition and
realization of the principle enunciated
that disease has been destroyed in
thousands upon thousands of cases,
and thus We have the hope and the
promise of the gradual but ultimate
attainment to that condition which is
described in Revelations 81:
"And I saw new heaven and a
new earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth we're passed away; and
there was no more sea.
"And heard great voice out of
heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle
OF God is with men, and he will dwell
with them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be
with them, and be their God.
"And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes; and there shall
be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain; for the former things are
passed away" ...-,.~.
So far as human thought is con-
cerned at the present time, and par
ticularly the Consciousness of the in
dividual suffering with disease, Mrs.
Eddy clearly recognises it's existence
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