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Show PASTOR RUSSELL'S ATTACK ANSWERED' Editor Ogden Standard In the columns col-umns of your paper on April 26 ap-1 peared .. synopsis of a sermon 1 preached in Binghamton, N. V. on the previous day by Pastor Russell, the subject being Christian Science, is It Reasonable'.'' I do not desire to enter Into any argument, but In fairness to your many readers I certain!; do desire to correct his wrong interpretation o'.' the subject; therefore I trust thatyoul will kindly allow me space to do pc ; inasmuch as ou have given publicity, to his news Our friend, the pastor seems to it,s- siht of the difference between ! human mortal man and spiritual man, the real man created in (Jod s image and likeness as described in 1st Genesis and who was given dominion over all materiality Is it any wonder won-der that with such God-given pone: ! His children ;re able to destroy disease dis-ease and sickness as well as sin, the procuring cause of most sickness Our rriend in referring to Mrs Eddy says, Slu; held to the bible though she perverted Its teachings.; She laid stress on healing and settled set-tled all doctrinal difficulties with the dictum that there is no evil, then Is I no sin no death '' If Pastor Russell will spare the time to study Mrs. Eddy's book. Science and Healtil With Key to the Scriptures," instead of reiving on what he can learn b conversing with others, he will find that she did not pervert the teachings of the bible but bv interpreting them iplrltually threw greater lixht on them perhaps, than any one else has ever done. She laid stress on healing.' Why not " When Jesus issued the instructions in-structions to his followers to preai ihr Gospel, did he not in every in 1 slam e couple It with the command 10 heal the sick'' Furthermore this was obeyed by Christians for 200 ears after Jesus went to the Father until the spiritual heallnp power was seemingly lost through the same beliefs be-liefs held bj so many of our churches todaj in tnateriallt to the exclusion of splritualltv The statement that there is no evil, no sin, no death, refers re-fers to (he real msn. the spiritual mm made in God's image These errors er-rors are nnreai in the sense that they are not eternal or God-created Christian Chris-tian Science teaches that the Gud--r-.ited man is a spiritual being und has power through a correct under-nand'ric under-nand'ric ol iod. to overcome the IPs of the fleah. the d'scordant conditions of the material body. Our friend refers to Christian Science Sci-ence as being lorn owinc to certain existing conditions, whereas it is the 'hnst Science practiced bj Jeaus I nineten hundred years ago and re I discovered by Mrs Kddy through the spiritual life which she led. The pa tor says that the teachings of Christian Chris-tian Science appeal to a verv Intelligent Intelli-gent t las of people of considerable mental independence That surelv 1 fchould he a strong point In its favor and would suggest Ihe wisdom of more thorough investigation. He further fur-ther says that owing to the physical healing of Its followers a religious, sentiment has been aroused such as they had never known before. It Is 0 not a religious sentiment but gratitude grati-tude to iod for hla uonderful power 1 among men When John doubted th-v ministry of rhnst nineteen hundred; years ago. he sent two of his dlact PICS tO Je.siis with the jQijulry. 'Art' thou he that should come, or do w look for another" Our Master's answer an-swer was merely a reference t0 his j work? of preaching and healing. On another occasion whon referring to his followers. Jeaus said, "By their fruits ye .shall know thorn." Christian Chris-tian BclenilstH are willing, to bo HHHga. , 1 juilqeci by their fruits. (SIgnedJ HENRY A. TEASDBL. 1 bristian Sc ience Committee on Publication Pub-lication for the State cif Utah. 00- |