The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-27

form of hypnOtlST, a fixing OF the
mind upon the object or person to be
influenced.
To illustrate: Some of you will recall
when Dowie, with a special train OF his
dupes. made a raid on New York City
to introduce Dowieism, he had Madison
Square Garden engaged. Christian
Science opposed it, which was one good
thing to its credit. So number of its
adopts were located in different parts
of the place ''to pray it down" So
when Dowie and his host marched in
they began to pray it down. They
folded their arms, closed their eyes and
focused their thought on what was
transpiring and said: This is not
truth; this is error; this cannot be; this
must not be; this shall not be" So
they went on until they claimed to de-
feat Dowie. This is what they call
prayer. If you want the Bible concep-
ton of Christian Science read 1st John
Alb. 1t confesseth not that Jesus
Christ is come in the flesh, hence is not
of God, Flesh here is what you and l
understand by flesh and what the Bible
calls flesh. Jesus is not their concep-
ton of Him, but the Jesus Christ re-
vealed in the Bible, who was on earth,
died, was buried and rose again 1t
annuls the incarnation of Christ; it an
nuls His suffering on the cross; His
atoning death; His resurrection; His in
tercession; His second coming, for it
has the audacity to claim that IL itself
is the second coming of Christ. 1t is
the spirit of anti-Christ, aiding the real
anti Christ to gain ascendency over man
by working signs and lying wonders, /"
through the power given by Satan.
Satan can do wonders, but the lying
wonders, wrought to build up the king
dom of lies.
1t seems strange that intelligent peo-
pie should be misled and deceived by
this abominable delusion. The Bible
answers for US. Because they receive
4IOL IIlC lOfS VI ltlC u ulu llidA lilCy
might be saved" 1t is one thing to
receive the truth, and another to re-
ceive the love of the truth. The truth
is received in the head, the love of the
truth is received in the heart. Many
who are carried away by this erroneous
system can quote the Bible quite well;
they seem to have knowledge of the
truth, but they lack the love of it, hence
they turn away. For this cause, be-
cause they have not received the love
of the truth, God shall send them strong
delusion. that they should believe lie.
1t is judgment of God on men for
turning their backs upon the love of
the truth.
1t gets its votaries from the cultured
and educated classes for the most part.
1t doesn't stoop to do Stun work, nor is
it seen in rescue missions. 1t operates
among the intelligent and refined How
explain this fact? 1t is a delusion. AS
a system it is apostasy. A man may
be backslider and yet a christian.
But an apostate has given I'D christian
ity and turned his back upon the truth
as it is in Jesus. One may occasionally
attend Christian Science meeting, but
that is no proof that he has given him
self over to it, and renowned the Christ
of the Bible. Christian Science as a
system is not backsliding but apostasy.
If we accept it and yield ourselves to
it, there is no repentance for US, be-
cause we have crucified to ourselves
afresh the Son of God. He has wilfully
rejected the Savior, the only Name
under heaven given among men where
by we must be saved. -
The remedy is for the church to
preach full gospel Col. 2:6-10. Chris
tians are complete in Him. What do
: we need with this counterfeit or Mil
, lenial Dawnism, or any other substitute
for Christianity None of these isms
has any thing to give US that we need,
that we do not have in Jesus, if we will
but take it by faith. quote an eminent
man, who says There is a reason for
Christian Science, and the reason is
largely founded in the faithlessness of
the church to her living and glorifed
Head. If the Gospel of the Son of God
were preached as it revealed to US in
the Word of God, first last and all the
time the truth the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, Satan would have
not such opportunity to lift his head
among the company of Gods people.
Yours truly,
HAM.
Ham" 2aps "Spiritualist" and all
He Represents.