Article February 5, 1910 Issue

Mrs. Eddy's discovery of the Christ-principle and rule in...

Arthur E. Jennings—Darlington, Eng.

Northern Echo

Mrs. Eddy's discovery of the Christ-principle and rule in divine metaphysics, which heals the sick and reforms the sinner, does not exalt her personality. On the contrary, Mrs. Eddy has labored to keep personality out of Christian Science, and as a prottection, she ordained the Bible and the Christian Science text-book to be the pastor of her church. Mrs. Eddy's teaching has been accepted by intelligent men and women in all parts of the world.

It is reported that Dr. Ballard read from our text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," at his lecture. If that is so, then the quotations he used are a sufficient answer to his criticisms and denunciations, provided he left out his erroneous comment and allowed his hearers to think for themselves. It is impossible for our critic to interpret Mrs. Eddy's teaching in his present state of mind. If he will inquire more closely into the teachings of Christian Science, he will find that our best thinkers are agreeing with Mrs. Eddy as fast as they can. The late Lord Kelvin came nearest, perhaps, to her teaching, when he declared that matter was made up of thought-forces.

Dr. Horton, an eminent thinker in the Nonconformist ministry, disagrees with Dr. Ballard on the subject of Christian Science. Dr. Horton declared a few days ago that "the impetus of Christian Science is served from two truths which have been rediscovered and brought into practical prominence." These truths he defines as follows: "The omnipresence of God, and the overwhelmingly determinating fact of His character as perfect wisdom and love." The other truth, Dr. Horton said, was "a practical application of Christianity as recognized by the early church. The Bible is full of the idea—'who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.' With the growth of medicine the church gradually slipped into the mistake that while Christ deals with spiritual disease, he leaves physical disease to medicine."

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