El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-24
ATTACKS
THE SCIENTISTS
Says If Christian Science
Is Lord Come Back, He's
Sorry to Hear It.

They tell you Christian Science is
the Holy Ghost. copyrighted and por-
toned out TO any fool that has the
price to pay for it, said evangelist
John T. Brown. at the tabernacle
| Wednesday morning. IN the time Of
/ Christ a man came to Simon and Of
fered him money If Simon would con-
[ fer upon him the Holy Ghost. Simon
cried out upon him. Thy money perish
with thee, TO think at the Holy
| Spirit could be bought with gold"
Simon lived 1900 years too soon. Mrs.
[ Eddy. to Keep people off the grass.
said that the giant sin was laughing
/ at the claims and pretensions Of prac-
titiCne-s Of Science. Well. IL that is
I the giant sin. I've committed it. not
once, but dozens Of times. But 1 can't
[ sin, I'm incapable Of sin. so why
should worry? I'm told not 10 laHgh
at Christian Science. but there's no
! judgment except that that comes ev-
cry day, and no penalty, so I'll go
right ahead and giant sin all
please"
Speaks on Three Cults.
Evangelist Brown, in his second
talk Of the week on the cults, under
the title. Christian Science. Is II
Christian drew a parallel between
Russellism, mOrmonism and Eddyism
in that each claimed TO be the only,
the real religion saying that each re-
places the Bible with a book OF their
own, which they claim to be divine
He said that If each is traced back
ward. much is found in the way Of
divorce, separated homes and the like
that has TO be apologized for and er-
planned Each. he said, is like the l
other. in that all have emphasized the
dollar and made their founders rich l
Each have their own special fields.
"Mormonism appeals to those who
would give free rein 10 the passions
Of the flesh. because the greater &C ]
cOmplishment in this field. the more I
the chance Of being a god in heaven; /
Eddyism appeals to the fear Of disease
and death; Russellism appeals TO the l
fear Of he'll and eternal punishment by /
promising an open door and chance I
10 try again" he said
Great Religious Machine.
THE Christian Science machine is !
the greatest religious machine in the /
world" said the speaker 1T builds ]
no homes for the aged no hospitals j
for IL teaches that 10 sympathize with \
suffering is 10 undermine God he ]
said ne declared that no member Of 4
the church is supposed TO answer any i
criticisms Of the cult. but all answers
are made by the district superiuten-
dent and his experience had been, ne
said, that they waited till he had gone i
out Of town TO reply through the
newspapers. In an literature there is
not a bigger swindle. cheat lie, than
the tenets OF the Christian Science
church. published with no other
thought than TO mislead and deceive
the millions OF Protestant church
members into believing that Christian
Scientists believe all that the church
believes declares ethe eyengelist-
Says They Side Step.
They say they believe In God.
Tamn EHaHHnH
and sin. But ask them what kind OF
a God and what kind OF Jesus they
believe in, and they viii side step by Z
going into generalities,' Mr.. Brown
said
a certain Mr.. Virgins. an educated
man who reWrOte Science and Health
for Mrs. Eddy. found many passages
with the meaning so obscure that ne
consulted her as to her meaning. He
found out that she did not want II
clear; she wanted 1t 50 deep and am
1iEuOus that people would think IL so
profound that finite mind couldn't
grasp it. Mrs. Eddy and her follow
PTS say that God is not person. be I
s a principle, and the only principle I
and we are the reflection OF that l
principle: accordingly We cannot sin
lr suffer because principle can I
suffer or sin
says Cast Refse- ion.
They cast reflection upon the
D
.acrifice. however great could pay
he price OF sin Jesus Christ. they I
.ay. IS a spiritual idea. which dWells
brewer in the bosom or the father.
rom which IL. the spiritual idea. il
umines heaven and earth. ] have the
estimony of a Christian Science con-
-erted Jew which helps to prove that
he Jesus Christ Of the Scientists Is
'hrist acceptable 10 the Jews and 70
very one else who hates the blood
tained cross OF Calvary
What about the return OF Jesus
'hrist. We've been taught 10 look
or his return with the saints from
Ieaven. and I've prayed for it. They
each that Christian Science is the
eturn Of Jesus Christ the triumph
Z the spiritual principle. Well. If
'hristian Science is my Lord come
ack, honest 10 God I'm sorry he
anne. he's changed sadly since he
rent away. He's come back a man
1ulator, a money changer. the sad
est. most far reaching and pitiable
Z failures"