El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-11

/ John BROWN, evangelist, seems
/ from several recent issues Of your
paper. to have held attention OF the
/ good people OF II Paso, while ne Will
I fled what he is presumed TO believe
I Christian Science to be.
The Christian religion. as revealed
and founded by Christ Jesus. verified
I by the apostles and earlier Christians
for 500 years after the crucifixion by
the healing OF sin and all manner OF
disease, has. since such time. had So
called adherants. holding TO differing
opinions and beliefs, and confessedly,
take IL. a large number of persons
were found by the way. holding to
views so remote from the loving
Truth. so taught and demonstrated
that ir resulted in religious bondage.
tyranny, oppression and martyrdom.
But there has been all along this con-
fusing history Of time. impersonal
Truth. so interviewer in the hearts
Of the few. that the sacred fires OF
religious liberty have never been in
danger OF extinction and Will never
be IN such danger, regardless Of the
career of any sOcalled Evangelist
History is continually trying to re-
peat itself throughout the encirclinE
ages. Men today seek fame and pow
er at the expense Of Christian reIig-
ion. They nav all tribute to Caesar
and none TO God. and with all the
pharapherualia of worldly attire. try
TO lure men TO adopt a religious code
as strict as the dogma Of the PhariSee
and as eNactinE in requirements, and
eudeavor to spread the terror and fear
of hrnn IN tie
since they cannot cruelty nor imprison
them Jesus found these fellows in
His daily avocatiOn Of being about
His Fathers business" All this is
well illustrated in evangelist Brown.
in his attempt to drive back 20 bond
age people who have found freedom
The utterances Of Mr.. Brown at e
Paso. in an attempt to interpret what
he may believe, without investigation
Christian Science TO be. 10 a thought
ful people are so reprehensibie and in
accurate that the only justification for
making this reply to them is the
nope that this minister may be res
cued from what NAV be q moral de-
pravity, exceeding the heretofore es-
tablished and exalted standard or
iniQuiry attained by that distinguished
and much worldly flattered individual
Judas IscariOt
The extremes in the chara cters and
accomplishments Of the Rev. Mr.
Brown and the pure, sanity woman
whom he assails-Mary Baker Eddy
as reelected by their respective public
expressions, are so far apart that Il
would DO violence to the English Lam
EuGge 10 try to discuss the two on Z
equal terms If the M Browns true I
character may be measured by his I
public utterances. IL would scarcely /
be Just 20 the memory Of that pure I
woman whose character he wantonly ]
lssails, for one TO draw a deadly 4
1arallel' Of comparison Unlike Rev I
Mr. Brown, Mrs Eddy penned mol
words without first seeking to know j
the truth Of what she said The Rev. 4
10 Brown. without knowledge Of the /
facts. though the truth is available.
-utnleSsly states as true things that
III informed readers know 20 be false
20 resJate these vile SANDERS is 70 I
confess ones ignorance Of matters OF
common knowledge or admit a worse
mputatiou.
MIS- Eddy. in devout obedience to a
lVlng Christ after a natient and con-
'ecrated study OF the Bible, has shown
% tired and sin sick world the
ANYWAY 10 freedom from pain and
orrow, from sin. disease and death
Ter knowledge gained OF the Christ,
nd her devOut obedience TO the prin-
inlas enunciated by Him, enabled
Through faith in His name
M is To-Day enabling her followers.
through this ministry. TO substitute
oy for sorrow, health for sickness.
owe for hate. honesty for dishonesty
Justice for injustice. purity for Sian
Ter The ever present Christ. Truth.
g revealed in Christian Science. has
aised from the couch Of pain the
diseased and suffering. restored the
naimed and crippled 20 health and
ctivity; resurected the drunkard
rom the gutter and ushered him into
he presence OF his loved ones Of 2
nee wrecked and desolate home. with
yes undimmed, mind unimpaired and
aculties restored, and made of him a
seful citizen in the world: and until
lrs Eddy's traducers can arise among
heir fellows and point 20 some in
lance where they have done likewise
hev are wholly and completely fncom-
etent 10 speak OF her motives or that