Article August 6, 1921 Issue

"Is Christ divided?"

Joe L. PENRY

PAUL, in his first Corinthian letter, asked this question:

"Is Christ divided?" The question was propounded by the apostle after he had uncovered to the church at Corinth one of the phases of error then being propagated in the fertile soil of personal following, and among the many other things, he said: "For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren . . . that there are contentions among you." Contentions always arise in human affairs, especially when the question of personal leadership by men is involved. In political party affiliations we often distinguish our respective brands of politics, connecting with it the name of the individual whom we like best or who we think will contend for the policy nearest in accord with our individual views and our traditional party alignment. It may be an easy matter, therefore, for us to fall into error and follow human instincts in this respect, even when we come to deal with matters affecting the cause of Truth.

It would be at this time, in the light of the revelation and demonstrations of our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, a paradox on Christian Science for one to claim to adhere to any living personality in order to designate the quality of Truth he proposes to follow, in any of its activities. Christian Science, unlike other religions, is not susceptible of offshoots on account of dogma; in fact it dispels dogmatic illusions, which admit of minds many, and stands unreservedly on the fundamental teaching of our Leader, who anchored her work and rested her faith on the First Commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."

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