The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1914-10-21

ninth; the fifth to the tenth; the sixth to
the fourth: the seventh TO the third; the
eighth to the fifth the ninth to the
eleventh; the tenth to the first and the
eleventh to the second.
The 74th edition is still in existence.
This fact is stated for the benefit OF
those who, not finding the quotations l
gave on the page specified, might con-
clude that no such quotation exists. The
quotations are exact in every particular
Why the volume was thus recast we
will leave the reader to judge. l have
used DIR. Haldeman's work in the prep
aration of my address because, so far as
1 know, the Christian Scientists. have
never attempted a refutation of its prop
ositions. With the Bible in our hands,
no refutation is possible, As an emf
nent authority has shown, Christian
Science denied the following fundamen-
tai doctrines of Holy Writ:
1t denies the creation of the material
universe.
1t denies the existence of sin.
1t denies the facts of sin.
1t denies death.
1t denies that God formed man from
the dust of the earth.
1t denies that God is three persons in
one Godhead.
1t denies that the Holy Spirit is per-
son.
1t denies that Mary ever gave birth to
corporal Christ.
1t denies that Jesus ever had real
body.
II denies that Jesus is the Christ.
1t denies that the blood of Jesus, shed
on the Cross, is of any avail to cleanse
from sin.
1t denies that Christ bore our sins in
His own body on the tree.
1t denies that Christ died for our sins.
1t denies that Christ offered Himself
as a sin-offering.
1t denies that Christ died at all.
1t denies that for three days the body
of Christ was dead in the tomb.
1t denies that Jesus rose in flesh and
bones.
1t denies that Jesus was an infinite
personality.
1t denies that Jesus continued to exist
after the Cross.
1t denies that He assembled up into
heaven and now stitch at the right hand
of God.
1t denies the priesthood of Christ.
1t denies justification by faith.
1t denies regeneration, or second birth.
1t denies the resurrection of the body,
either for the righteous or the upright
eous.
1t denies a final judgment.
1t denies that single soul is unsaved
today. or can be finally lost.
1t denies the efficacy and value of
prayer.
1t denies the necessity of marriage as
basis of procreation.
! 1t denies that the name of Jesus should
be exalted above every name and His
personality worshipped.
These denials justify US in saying that
while Christian Science is religion, il
has very little respect for the teachings
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handles that book in the most irrever-
emit fashion. She repudiates the ordi-
nances of the Church, such as Baptism
and the Lords Supper. But as it would
be asking too much of the editor to give
space for the sermon in full. let us con-
slider ike teaching of Christian Science
on the subject of health:
Mrs. Eddy says: "Man is never sick. y
The Bible says: They brought unto
Jesus all sick people,
Science and Health, page 40; 'You
say boil is painful; but that is impos-
sibls. The boil simply manifests your
belief in pain.
Page ga mans belief produces
disease and all its symptoms.
Page 6S-"Our ancestors never indulg-
ed in the refinement OF infamed bron-
chial tubes, because they were as igno-
rant as Adam, before he ate the fruit of
false knowledge, of the existence of such
things as tubes and troches, lungs and
lozenges .
That il to say. that if parents will
1 keep lu0lE Cu1iuTcn III 'kuOIdhOc Iudt
there dentists, oculists and aurists. there
will never be any toothache, defective
eyes or ears. Does any sane man believe
this? Did the specialist produce the dis
ease, or the disease the specialist?
Page 69-"All disease is the result of
education"
Page 204-''One disease is as much a
delusioh as another"
Page 372-"Disease is fear
Page 3S5-'.Catarrh, rheumatism or
consumption are not because of climate.
but on account of belief"
Page 3s4-"The evidence of the senses
is not to be accepted in the case of sick
ness"
Such statements as these are the basis
of all Christian Science teaching. II we