Article March 25, 1905 Issue

Ever since the allegorical talking serpent in the Garden of Eden...

Norman E. John

Wilmington (Del.) Star

Ever since the allegorical talking serpent in the Garden of Eden attempted to pattern after the Creator by making gods of men, the human mind has been busy in its attempts to simulate divine activity. In the time of Moses, the magicians and sorcerers attempted to perform all the wonders wrought by Aaron, until their implements were destroyed by divine power. And until the coming of the Christ, the Israelites were continually beguiled. When Jesus healed the sick and cast out satanic thoughts by the power of God, even then the learned cried out, "He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils." Paul and Peter had their experiences with these counterfeiters of spiritual power. It is not surprising, therefore, that since the Christ-healing is again preached and practised, we should find it stated that the mighty works done through Christian Science can be duplicated by suggestive therapeutics.

The methods of a Christian Scientist and of one who practises suggestive therapeutics are diametrically opposite, and so are the results obtained by them, as may be observed by any sincere investigator. The Christian Scientist discards the human will in practice and relies wholly upon the Mind that was in Christ Jesus. Christian Science has nothing in common with hypnotism, mesmerism, auto-suggestion, mental science, or suggestive therapeutics.

Norman E. John.
Wilmington (Del.) Star.

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