Article April 27, 1899 ISSUE

Why I Became a Christian Scientist

By JACOB Y. SHANTZ

[The Mennonites are followers of Menno Simon, one of the fourteenth-century reformers who came out from the Church of Rome. In the establishment of their faith they suffered severe persecutions, but to their honor it may be said that the history of the Mennonites has never been darkened by the stains of religious intolerance or the bitterness of sectarianism, for they have always accorded to other denominations the same liberty of conscience which they have sought themselves. In a general way it may be stated that they accept the Sermon on the Mount as the foundation of their religious faith, and as a manual of daily living. The name Mennonite is synonymous with honesty, humility, kindness, simplicity, and peace. It is regarded as contrary to the teachings of the Master to engage in military service, and on the ground of religious scruples they have government exemption from the same. It is an authentic item of history that the Mennonites voiced the first public protest against slavery in the United States. —Ed.]

For fifty-seven years I was a member of the Mennonite Church, and there I served the Lord according to the light and understanding that I had, but when I found the clearer light of Christian Science, I was ready to follow it.

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