The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-01

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The sermon be
gan with the statement that what 9
man believes Is his own business. and
hot subject to public criticism: but that
when body of people associate them
selves. publiYh their doctrines to the
world aud invite members. they lose
the individual privilege. and their doc.
trines are open to public criticism. But
Doctrines alone may be criticised; and
they should be honestly treated. not
misrepresented
The Pastor then traced the remarka.
tie growth of Christian Science. Its
teachings appeal TO a very intelligent
Class of people-a wellto-do class. of
considerable mental Independence So
far az he has conversed with Christian
Scientists. he finds that physical heal
Ing seems more or less associated with
their conversion to their cult Either
themselves or their friends have been
healed Their realization of the cure
convinced them that there is super
natural power outside Of man. and
aroused religious sentiment such as
they had never before known
Bewildered christendonn.
The reason for this Is that nominal
Christianity is merely a form Of godli-
ness. without power or conviction,
which has spread to such an extent
that the whole world Is styled Chris
teIdom-Christ's Kingdom. Addition.
ally. during the last fifty years sim
cere class Of Christians have been
greatly perpIexed because Of the stu.
pendons nonsense. infermingled with
Truth. which was handed down to us
from the Dark Ages. Under the in
crcslslng light thinking people could
not swallow some Of the lnonstrous
statements Of the creeds as readily as
did their forefathers. and each denom-
ination has found II necessary to say
little about IFS creed Thus people are
Mwildered as to the differences be-
tween the various denominations; and
many have concluded that the only diff
ference Is in forms. ceremonies. etc.
The doctrine that God had foreor.
dained 800 out of every 1.OOO to an
eternity of torture In fire became too
horrible TO believe. The alternative
Doctrine. that God did not foreordain
matters thus. but had not the wisdom
or the power to avoid such catas-
trophe for His creatures. became equal |
" repugnant Consequently preachers
began to tell that the destiny of hu. |
mainly was not literal fire. but gnawine
OF conscience. etc.-each preacher man. |
ufacfuring a Hell of his own.
Under these conditions Christian Sci.
ence was born. Three things especial.
" favored 1t: III its acceptance of the
Bible: ~ its rejection OF everlasting
torment; Oh its teaching of Divine heal
Ing. Mrs. Eddy. its acknowledged head.
had keen mind and considerable wis.
dom In its exercise She held to the
Bible. though she perverted its teach.
ings She laid stress ON healing. and
settled all doctrinal difficulties with the
d1ctum that there Is no evil. there is no
sin. no death: that what have been so
called are merely errors of the mind
The very absurdity of some of these
statements advertised them At first
people said. Absurd, Later they said
We viii see how Christian Science ex.
plains death. sickness. pain. sin. Thus
curiosity led them into the metapbys.
icai labyrinth which Mrs. Eddy had
constructed. Having no intelligent
knowledge Of the Bible. they were In
condition to fall an easy prev to
Mother Eddy's'' errors.
Is Christian Science LoqicaI7
The Pastor then discussed some prob
lens which Christian Science pre.
sents TO all logical minds. This cult
declares that there is no death. and
that whoever dies merely commits I
mortal error" The fact that for six s
Thousand years mankind have died is {
surely against this theory II every.
body commits mortal error" every
body dies. Even Mother Eddy. final. ,
" succumbed- The speaker wondered !
what solution Christian Science offers
FOR this problem. :
again. II disease Is error, If death il
the greatest Of errors. and II the o.
,aping Of mortal error
everlasting life. how do our Christian
science friends expect to get everlast- :
ng life. when at the last moment OF
heir trial they make failure? The
'orollary would be hopeless death to
H.. In this conclusion the Bible agrees.
The wages Of sin Is death" Sin brings :
mortal error"-death. :
But the Bible logically points OUT Il
sod's provision I'm Christ for mankind's Il
ecovery ont of this death condition by Ii
resurrection from the dead q Cor. q
5:2l. 22l Those who deny that there I
death must Of necessity deny that =