The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1915-05-11

crying, neither shall there be any more
pain. (Rev. 21:4) He said in part:
In our address Of last week having,
we believe, fairly stated the facts and
claims OF Christian Science and having
pointed out the unreasonableness and
Inconsistency of some Of its statements,
we now proceed to inquire whether its
teachings are ScripturaI. This is the
question Of special interest to us. The
others are merely incidental. We hold,
and will endeavor to show, that Chris
tian Science is in conflict with the
Holy Scriptures.
The Bible distinctly AYERS that God
created man perfect-in His own like
ness, morally, Intellectually. 1t de-
clares that Adams disobedience was
sin. punishable, not with eternal tor
ment, but with death.-Romans 5:12;
6:23; Corinthians 1921 %; Genesis
2:17; 3:17-f9; Ezekiel 1874, 20.
Christian Science denies these facts,
declaring that there is no death and
that whoever dies merely commits
mortal error" 1t is surely against
Christian Science, but conirmatory of
the Bible teaching. that for more than
six thousand years mankind have been
dying. Even Mother Eddy" who was
expected not to commit mortal error"
finally succumbed to it, What answer
can our Christian Science friends make
to this? We know of none, except that
they might claim that the unreasona-
rbleness Of their position is no greater
4than the unreasonableness of any of
5the other sects and creeds Logic new
Yer seems to be taken into consideration
Yin religious matters; the more illogical
Ia statement, the more commendable
1.-THE acceptance of it.
If all disease Is error, If death is the
greatest of errors, and If the escaping
tof mortal error death-brings the re-
ward Of everlasting life, how do our
Christian Science friends expect to get
everlasting life, when at the last mo
ment of their trial they make failure?
For those of them who are at all logi-
cal, this must be another very perplex-
ing problem The Bible declares that
whoever fails in, one point is guilty of
all the Law. (James 2:10) Surely he
who commits mortal error" has failed
In attaining the desideratum of Chris
fian Science more than in all the other
failures of his life in combating all 9th
er things! II mortal error" thus takes
hold at the dying moment, what hope
would there be for such person as re-
spects everlasting life. If only to over
corners will be granted that life and if
none of them overcome. but all sue
cumb to mortal error? The corollary
Of the argument would be hopeless
death for all mankind. In this conclu-
sion the Bible agrees 1.-THE wages of
sin is DEATH sin, mortal error"
brings death-Ezekiel 1874; Genesis
PIT; Romans 6:23.
What the Scriptures Say.
The Bible logically and beautifully
points out Gods compassion for our
race and His provision In Christ for
our recovery out of this death condition
by resurrection from the dead The
Bible logically shows that the Divine
sentence of death mot tormenD must
be met either by humanity or by Re-
deemer, and informs us that for this
purpose Christ left His Heavenly glory,
that He might redeem Adam and his
race from sin and its death penalty
So the Apostle writes by inspirations
"As By a nan Adaml came death, by
man also IJesusl comes the resur-
rection of the dead For as all in
Adanrd die, even so all in Christ shall be
made alive. q Corinthians 1921, 22.)
What is this but declaration that the
sin leading to mortal error is atoned
for by Divine favor. to the intent that
all sinners may be rescued from "mor-
tai errors-from death?
The Bible is so much more reason
able and beautiful that, we believe,
Christian Scientists, seeing its teach
ings with clear vision, viii gladly ex-
change an inferior for a superior Why
should they bind themselves too close
~ to Mother Eddy" who according to
her own theory failed in the highest de-
gree, in committing mortal error
and hopelessly2 Would they not rather
take the older and still better teaching
of Gods Word, and realize that Jesus
resurrection from the dead was the Di-
vine recognition of His perfect sacrifice
and a guarantee that His death had
accomplished the designed purpose of
providing e way for the removal of
mortal errors-death-from all?
Those who accept Jesus death and
resurrection as the satisfaction for sin
provided by God and who believe the
Bible teaching that the actual resur-
rection is to occur after the Second
Advent of Jesus, may by faith speak
of themselves as already risen with
Him. But those who deny that there
Is any death must of necessity deny
that Jesus died, and hence would be,
whether Intentionally or otherwise, de
nying the RANSOM rice-the Redemp-
ton Price given for the sins of the
whole world.
Cannot our Christian Science friends
accept the Redeemer and His work.
and by faith look forward to the Res
titution, which ST. Peter declares win
follow our Lords Second Advent? (ActsI
3:19-21) 1t will be for all mankind, and
will last a thousand years, dealing
with 'every man in his own order
bringing them back from the tomb and
from all their weaknesses. which are
the blemishes of sin-back TO the per
feet image and likeness of God. rs
originally represented in Father Adam
Healing the Sick Not Sin.
Christian Science healers necessarily
acknowledge that there is sickness when
they speak of healing; for how could
any one be healed who is not diseased?
We have already conceded that sick
ness, sorrow and pain would not be
proper for any who are Gods peo-
pie; and that the prevalence of these.
conditions attests the fact that God is
dealing with the world as criminals
under death sentence The question
arises, Is not the Church an exception
to the world in this matter? We an
swer that those who believe In Jesus
redemptive work and who fully conse-
crate their lives, are counted as sepa-
rate and distinct from the world John
1716) Nevertheless, to the surprise
of some, 1t is not the Divine Plan that
those received by God as sons should
be released from sickness, imperfec-
ton or death.
Take the case of Jesus. Holy. harm
less, undefiled, separate from sinners