Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-03

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sa....s. se.s.se1 s -. .s..s-. snow" - Isaiah
lIAslslR RVsStllD 1Is,
The sermon be
gan with the statement that what a
man believes Is his own business, and
not subject to public criticism; but that
when body OF people associate them
selves, publish their doctrines TO the
world and invite members, they lose
the individual privilege, and their doc.
trnes nre open to public criticism. But
doctrines alone may be criticised; and
they should be honestly treated, not
The Pastor then traced tho remnrka-
bic growth OF Christian Science. Its
teachings appeal TO very Intelligent
class OF people-a well.to-do class, Of
considerable mental Independence. SO
far ns 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 Christendon,,
The reason for this is that nominal
Christianity Is merely n form of godll-
ness, without power or conviction,
which has spread to such nm extent
that the whole world is styled Chris.
tendon Chrls's Kingdom. Addition.
ally, during the last nifty years a sin
cere clnss Of Christians have been
greatly pcrplcScd because of the stu.
pendous nonsense, lntcrmlnglcd with
Truth, which was handed doyn 10 us
from the Dark Ages, Under the IN.
creusing light thinking people could
not swallow some OF the inonstrous
statements Of the crcods as readily as
did their f0rcfathcrs. aud each dcnom,
lnation has found II necessary TO say
little about It's creed Thus people are
bcwldercd as TO the differences be.
tween the various denominations; and
many have concluded that the only dir
ference is In forms, ceremonies, etc.
The doctrine that God had foreor.
dalned 900 out OF every 1000 to an
eternity Of torture In fro became too
horrible to believe Tho alternative
doctrine, that God did not forcordain
matters thus but had not the wisdom
or the power 10 nvoId such a catag.
trophe for His creatures, became equal
ly rcpugnant Consequently preachers
began to tell that the destiny Of hn
mnnity was not literal fire. but gnawlng
of conscience, etc each preacher man.
ufacturlng u Hell Of his own.
Under these conditions Christian Sci.
encc was born. Three things especial.
~ favored II; a. lts acceptance Of the
Bible; ~ its rejection OF everlasting
torment (3l It's teaching Of Divine heal
Ing Mrs. Eddy, It's acknowledged head
had keen mind ana considerable wis.
dom In lts exercise. She held 10 tho
Bible. though She perverted IS tench
Ings She laid stress on healing. and
settled all doctrnal difficulties with the
dlctum that there IS no evil, there ls no
sin, no denthi that what have been 50
called are merely errors Of the mind.
The very nbsurdlty OF some Of these
statements advertised them. AZ hrst
people snld, Absurd Later they sald
We viii see how Christian Science ex.
plains death, sickness, phin, sin Thus
curiosity led them into the mctnphys
lcal labyrinth which Mrs. Eddy had
constructed. Having no Intelligent
knowledge Of the Bible, they were in
condition 10 fan nm ensy prey 10
Mother Eddys" errors,
10 Christian Science Loaical7
The Pastor then discussed some prob.
lens which Christian Science pre-.
scuts to all logical minds This cult
declares that there IL no death, aud
That whoever dies merely commits
mortal error" Tho fact that for six
thousand years mankind have died rs
surely against this theory. II every.
body commits "mortul error" every.
body dies. Even Mother Eddy 6nal
ly succumbed The speaker wondered
what solution Christian Science offers
for this problem
Again, II disease IL error, n death Is
the grentest OF errors, aud n the O..
Gaping OF mortal crror'-denth- brings
lie, how do our Christian
Science friends expect TO get eyerlast.
Ing llfc, when at the last moment of
iheit trial they mako fnilurc7 The
corollary would he hopeless death to
all In this conclusion the Bible agrees.
The wnges OF sin N death" Sin brings
mortal orro" death.
Rut the Bible logically points out
Gods provision In Christ for mnukind's
recovery out Of this death condition by
a resurrection from tho dcnd. q Cor
1921, 22l Those who deny that there
IL death must OF necessity deny that
Jesus died, and hence deny the Ran
som-Phco given for the worlds elna