The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-26

believes or dts
X believes is his
Town business.
and not subject
- 10 public cTiti-
tfcASJl0p piiS<gI0l cism. hut when
\....s-c- s9s,SasA number OF peo-
pie asSo late
themselves publish their doctrines
10 the world and invite members.
their doctrines are properly subject
70 public criticism. TheS. should be
honestly treated. however, not mis-
represented, aud all honest people
should welcome such truthful critir
eisfn. We assume that Christian Sci
entists. therefore. will fully appre-
ctnte what we now hav. TO say. We
trust that we always have this atti-
tude toward criticism OF our public
teachings
Tho growth OF Christian Science
has astonishcd the world. It's teach
weti-to-do class OF people. OF consid-
@rahie mental independence. The
physical healing OF either themselves
or their friends seems 20 have been
more or less associated with their
conversion TO their cult Their
realization OF the cure brought them
the conviction that there Is super
natural power outside OF man. and
aroused religious sentiment such
as they had never known before. II
- NiNNA tR0N INV nav
ed new life.
The reason for this is that nominal
Christianity L. merely form OF god
iiness. without power or conviction.
until the whole IL styled Christsndofn
-thrists Kingdom. In countries
like Great Britain. Germany. Russia
and Scandinavia. approximately nine
Df-fite per cent OF the population are
rafNf as Christians even though some
~ Ia 4rl Ia to-
sane asylums. and Some too young
TO think. In italy. everyb body - rat
ed a Christian-althouxh amongst
some Of the Italians who come 60
our shores flourish works ~ the
Devil. such as the Black Hand. the
Bewsid~red Christendom.
Additionally. some sincere Chris
tian people have. durinx th- last
fifty years. been In great perpIexity
because 81 the stupendous nonsense
intermlngied with Truth which was
handed down from the Dark Ages,
Under the Increasing light. thinking
people could no, swallow some OF the
rn0nstrous statements OF the creeds
ms readily as did their forefathers
Gradually the great churches which
Formerly prosecuted all others as
heretics. forbidaing any TO preach
except by their ordinations. found
themselves compelled 10 desfst from
making their tersts too prominent.
Thus many people have concluded
that the only difference between the
various determinations IL In church
forms. ceremonies. ordinations. etc.
Tho doctrine that God had forcor-
dained 800 out of every Loco to an
eternity Of torture in fire was grad
uziiy looked at az too horrible 20
believe. The alternative doctrine.
that God did not foreordain the mat
ter thus but had not the wisdom or
power 20 avoid such catastrophe
for His creatures. was equally re-
pugrant Consequently. preachers
began TO tell that the destiny OF the
world was not literal fire. but gnaw
ing OF conscience. etc.--each uauu-
featuring a He'll In accordance with
his own wisdom or ignorance and 20
suit his congregation
Science was born. and has grown "a
ff@ present proportions. Three thin So
especially favored II: Cd its accept
snce OF the Bible. f2) It's rejection
OF everlasting torment, mental or
physical l3) Its teaching respecting
Divine healing. Mrs. Eddy. the
acknowledged head OF Christian Sci
ence had keen mind and consid-
cradle wisdom in its exercise. She
would hold 20 the Bible. even though
perverting It's teachings. She would
not make her teachings too antaRo-
nistie TO other theories. She content
81 herself with vague. ambiguous
statements re the future life. She
laid principal stress or healing, and
settled ali doctrinai difficulties with
the dictum that there IL no evil. no
ain. no death. that what have been
so-cailed are merely errors OF the
mind.
ments advertised them. People said,
what does 81 mean-There IL no
death. no sickness, no pain. no E0r-
row. no evil of any kind2 Absurd
Later. they said. We Will see bow
Christian Scientists explain death.
sickness. pain. sin. Thus curiosity
led them into the metaphysical laby-
rinth which Mrs. EDDY had skilfully
constructed. Having no Intelligent
knowledge Of the Bible. they fell an
easy prey 10 Mother Eddy's" errors.
III some OF her definitions were fan
cIfut. far-fetched and unscriptural.
they were no more so than the illoRi
cal teachings to which people had
been accustomed from childhood.
q. =. Readers and Practitioners.
Christian Scientists feel what
might be termed spiritual pride in
connection with their healing prac-
tices and with the public reading Of
tie Scriptures and Mrs. Eddy's com
rueptp--as much spiritual pride as
~ sometimes felt I'm other churches
BY preachers, elders. deacons. vestry-
men. dedCOuea9fHs etc 'flfe flfFAf~
ed 10 positions as readers. practi-
toners or healing practitioners. ~
becomes their duty Loyalty TO sup
mort the system they represent. And
30 lust a. earnestly as with other
secfs. the establishment asd defsnse
Of Christian Science goes coura-
geousiy onward.
still another class IL interested-
those IN control Of Christian Science
literature IT sells at good. Htlff |
prices: and anybody questioning tho
mercba ndising Of the truth ~ given
10 understand that he ~ unapprecia-
tive. and with the majority the price
regulates the value.
n. Christian science LoRicsif
Having. we believe, fairly stated
the facts and claims OF Christian
gcientists, we will now endeavor 10
show why we consider their teach
ings illogical Mother EDDY" striv-
ing after truth. declared that there
4, no pain. no sickness. no sorrow,
e,r The truth she was feeling after.
hut did not fully grasp, is that sin.
sfckners scrrow. death are abnormal
conditions. resulting from the curse
that came upon our race ~ the be-
ginning, because OF dieloyaitY 10 God.
zee a1ree with Mrs. Eddy 10 the ex-
tent of saying that these unsa tisfac-
tory conditions are not designed BY
I.od 10 be everlasting. He does not
recognfze them ~ proper for those
in fellowship with Him. Jesus Him
seff tells Us that their obllteration
uttl be the work ~ HIS hillennial
kingdom. Revelation WV Il'4'
~ A., wise 10 say IN one breath that
,bese Will pass away, and In tho next !
breath that they are non -eNistentg
surely we all value consistency and |
foy,frf Otherwise language would !
80. nrfusfou iuHtead OF lutglll-