Article March 19, 1904 Issue

It is said by a critic that "Christian Science takes half of...

M. Coulson Fairchild

Newark (N. J.) News

It is said by a critic that "Christian Science takes half of life and calls it the whole life." In theology it is admitted that life is eternal; in the theology of most orthodox churches it is also freely admitted that the life preceding the so-called fall of Adam and Eve was a perfect life,—the real, primal state of God's spiritual perfect man. Christian Science claims this perfect life to be God's gift to man, and does not admit that the fallen, sinning, sick, and dying race of Adam and material existence constitute life. Life or God is eternal. This being true, there can be but one Life. Material claims to life are considered false in Science, since they lapse into death, proving themselves inconstant, unreal. Science and Health by Mrs. Eddy, states, "All forms of error support the false conclusions that there is more than one Life; that material history is as real and living as spiritual history" (page 204). Man in the image and likeness of God cannot help being perfect and deathless. But the sinning race of Adam does not present any proper image and likeness of God, hence the Scripture, "They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God."

Century after century, it is stated, "noble seekers after truth have pushed upward from absolute ignorance concerning the human body." With all due respect to those who cling to the medical profession, we would ask, now that we know about anatomy, so-called food laws, hygiene, etc., is disease obsolete, or even materially lessened? and to whom shall mankind resort for healing when the physicians have given up their cases? Is there an appeal to a higher power? If so, why was not the higher power sought first, rather than last? If one turns to God as his friend and is healed through the efficacy of prayer in Christian Science, is not the system good, or even better than the one that could not heal him?

M. Coulson Fairchild.
Newark (N. J.) News.

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