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In your last issue a clerical critic gives Christian Science...
Rush City (Minn.) Post
In your last issue a clerical critic gives Christian Science a rebuff. He believes many things himself, judging from his writings, that many others of fair intelligence repudiate. But assuming that he is really a Christian, possessed of the clean, unadulterated "faith which was once delivered unto the saints," it naturally follows that he possesses powers which, if turned into the right channel, would have wonderful efficacy in affording relief to a sinful world. Let us go to the reverend gentleman's medicine-chest, and dig up a dose of his own kind and endeavor to administer it. "And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly things, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover." In these days of big doctor's fees it is a great thing to be in possession of a power from on high to cure disease, even if the state law compels one to practise without a fee.
The above quotation, from the Gospel of Mark, was one of the last utterances of the risen Christ, before he was received up into heaven. There is no chance for quibbling; it means either that a believer can exercise this power or that the whole fabric of Christianity is false. This power was conferred on the apostles; for in Acts we read: "And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: so that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them." Paul believed, and the "signs" followed. The "signs" were a clinching argument in favor of the genuineness of his conversion. Now hear what Peter said anent Christian Science: "His name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all." The New Testament is full of Christian Science. The art of healing by faith was one of the chief credentials of a Christian.
Remember the Christian credential, brother, "These signs shall follow them that believe," etc. The Christian Scientists have put out the sign and are doing business under the old apostolic plan. "By their fruits ye shall know them." The writer is ignorant of just the way they go at the curing business, but he has seen results. Now stop contradicting, brother, and get your "sign" out and cure a few people in Minneapolis, and you will convert more people in a day with such a manifestation of power than did the apostles on the day of Pentecost.
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March 20, 1909 issue
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BELIEF VERSUS FACT
CLARENCE W. CHADWICK
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A DEMAND OF THIS AGE
J. S. BRAITHWAITE
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THE LABORERS
THE HON. MABEL ROWLEY
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LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE
MYRA KING
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
HORACE H. THAYER, JR
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TRUE PEACE
AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS
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The teachings of Christ Jesus, as emphasized in Christian Science,...
Elizabeth Earl Jones
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Christian Science, or the Science of Christianity, is the...
J. V. Dittemore
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Our brother's sermon, while setting forth much that is...
Rev. G. A. Kratzer
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It is part of the fundamental teaching of Christian Science...
Frederick Dixon
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Before we judge and condemn or refuse a fellow-creature...
Philip Owen Peirce
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MRS. EDDY TAKES NO PATIENTS
Editor
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"FREEDOM TO WORSHIP GOD"
Archibald McLellan
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A QUESTION OF RIGHT
John B. Willis
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OUR SANCTUARY
Annie M. Knott
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LETTERS TO OUR LEADER
with contributions from Caroline A. Tupper, Mary Baker Eddy, Edward Everett Norwood, Schuyler S. Clark, Christine Mast, Susan Corey, Lottie S. Bennett, Martha Thompson, Josephine Burdell, Ella A. McNear, Charles W. J. Tennant, M. Gertrude Nelson
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THE LECTURES
with contributions from Anna Webb, John H. Coulter, J. Allen Barris
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It is seven or eight years since I first tried Christian Science...
Julia Woods Rubey
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I have depended on Christian Science for help since...
Alex. S. Gilliam
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It is with a heart full of gratitude that I send this...
Adeline W. Holt
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I am indeed grateful for Christian Science
T. L. Rascoe
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Ever since I can remember there was something wrong...
Hazel Jay Miller
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After six years of faithful study of Christian Science,...
Martha Bickford
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About five years ago I began to read Science and Health,...
Annie Quaintance
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Among the many privileges conferred upon Christian Scientists...
Della C. Helen Kurth
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Christian Science was first presented to us by a dear...
C. E. Kneeland
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About seven months ago my seven-year-old boy stepped...
Johanna Tuller
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As our blessings multiply, the duty of telling them to...
Charles G. Baldwin with contributions from Gertrude Ring Homans
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FROM OUR EXCHANGES
with contributions from K. C. Anderson, J. H. Jowett