Article December 18, 1909 Issue

The Ministerial Alliance of Kansas City ventured upon...

Norwich (Conn.) Bulletin

The Ministerial Alliance of Kansas City ventured upon a united assault on Christian Science, and invited among others the Rev. L. G. Morony to join them in conflict, and he is quoted as having said: "We have not the time to be tearing down some other man's religion. It's not a Christian act to attack the belief of another. I would not join in this movement were it against the Jews. If there is nothing in the belief of the Christian Scientist, it will come to nothing; and if it is true only in part, that part which is true will remain. I do not believe in encouraging an attack on any denomination and will not join in this one."

This is a manly and Christian attitude. The truth need not marshal antagonism and prejudices to promote it, for it is the greatest known force and needs no other accompaniment except love. There is no reason why Christians should war upon one another because of their difference of opinion upon religious doctrinal points. Such a conflict cannot be carried on without injury to the promoters of it and to the cause they represent. The Rev. Mr. Morony realizes that violence may subdue, but that only love wins followers. Irrational opposition has made its record for building up that which it has sought to tear down. If divine law is what it is declared to be, error cannot live in the light of intelligence. As this preacher points out, if there is nothing in a cult, it will amount to nothing; if it is true, that which is true will remain. The world knows that truth does not disappear when its devotees are put to the sword or burned at the stake. It is the truth which persists, and the more practical the truth the more popular it becomes and the larger following it attracts.

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