The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-27
HE PEOPLES FORUM.
Christian Science.
To the Editor of The Republican:


of Mrs. Eddy, that claims to furnish a
pana cea for all the Ills of life. Mrs.
Eddy says Christian Science is demon
strably the Logos" land that outside
of Christian science all is error" This
is her assumption which she attempts
20 establish in volume of 700 pages.
Strange that in this day of knowledge,
| so puerile volume should, by so many,
| be counted equal to or superior in
authority to the Biple
Her system is neither scientific nor
Christian. 1t claims that the Bible and
Christianity were wholly misunderstood
| and confused, until Christian Science
was discovered in 1866. Could a sane
person make such claim? She used to
charge $500 for three weeks tuition to
learn the divine art of healing that is
Christ's method. She had an eye to
business if not mercy. Simon Magus of
old wanted to buy the power of the Holy
Ghost. 1t didn't take Peter long to
squench him.
This woman, who practiced the role
of modern prophecies. lived in
Sumptuous mansion at Concord, N. H.,
had splendid home in Boston, and a
fine country residence and loved to dis
play her diamonds. Yes, she was diff
ferent from others, not in her superior
intelligence, or spirituality, but in her
presumptuous claims that she was
chosen to formulate a scientific system,
which proves to be one of the most
fanatical and illogical ever produced.
We are told by her followers that "you
do not understand Mrs. Eddy" Does
her followers? Did she? Does Satan
himself understand it? She has dumb
founded the dictionary. She mixed up
terms fearfully. She says God is all"
and this is self evident No, it is not.
The air is not God. They ocean Is not
God. Whales, elephants. lands. noun
tains are not God. The are His crea-
ton merelY-not God.
She says God being all. nothing is
matter" But matter is his creation to
be distinguished from the spiritual per-
sonality. John 4:24, God is spirit. Jesus
says. Il beheld Satan as lightning fall
from heaven" Mrs. Eddy said, there
is no devil. Whom will you believe?
She said here is no truth in pain, 3"
i. c. there is no pain. Did she ever
have the toothache? She simply denies
human consciousness, and practically
says, you're a set of blockheads and
liars. She says there Is no pain and Of
course that ends 1t.
She says There is no nerves in intelli-
gence, and no intelligence in nerves. "
Science teaches that the nerves center
in the brain. The brain is the seat of
intelligence and sends its messages
through nerves to different parts of the
body, and nerves send back their mes
sages to the brain.
In the face of thousands of proofs and
no direct opposition to the great meta
physical thinkers and writers of the
world, Mrs. Eddy had the nerve to
write the senseless words quoted above.
Why? Just to formulate one of the
latter day decisions.
This great teacher[?] says, What is
termed disease does not exist" Fever,
smallpox malagia, are only halluclna-
tions-delusion of the senses. Yet she
says, Christian Science changes the
secretions, expels humors, dissolves
tumors and restores diseased bones to
soundness. p" Truly these effects be-
longs to matter, but she says, matter
has no being" and disease does not
exist" Did Christian Science ever set
a broken bone? 1T so, when and where?
She had the nerve" to say that the
Bible was her only guide and text book
in the straight and narrow way of
Christian Science" A few words about
this delusion.
| am not speaking against those who
believe in Christian Science, but as a
system of religion and as such it is
antagonistic to Christianity. 1t says
there is no such a thing as matter
You can think yorr diseases away, Pain
only exists IN the imagination.
1t denies the personality Of God. 1t is
pantheism. 1t denies the reality of
Jesus Christ. He could not have lived
on earth in the flesh, for there is no
earth, no flesh and suffering, hence He
could not have suffered.
1t says there is no devil-'A lie is all
the devil there is" If this is so we
must discard the third chapter of Gene
sis; the book of Job; the temptation of
Christ; the book of Revelation; about all
the Bible.
1t says that sin is not reality. Then
it says ISM can't be forgiven" But
the Bible says it can. The idea of sin is
an error of mind and you can think it
away. What will you think of one who
says alcohol does not intoxicate. The
reason it intoxicates is because you
think SO, and If you only thought so you
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