1922
_In this brochure the author makes an earnest endeavour to understand
Christian Science and define its mission. He scrupulously verifies all
his citations and references, and appeals to the judgment of those who
are willing to hear both sides of the question._
"The blood, heart, lungs, brain, have nothing to do with life."
"The daily ablutions of an infant are no more natural than taking a fish
out of water and covering it with dirt would be natural."
"Christian Science is more safe and potent than any other sanitary
method."
"The condition of food, stomach, bowels, clothing, etc., is of no
serious import to your child."
"Gender is also a quality or characteristic of mind, not of matter."
"Until it is learned that generation (birth) rests on no sexual basis,
let marriage continue."
"To abolish marriage and maintain generation is possible in (Christian)
science."
What is Christian Science?
|You do not understand Christian Science" is the usual reply of the
followers of Mrs. Eddy to any one disputing their claims, or trying to
point out the many inconsistencies in their creed. If it is impossible
to understand Christian Science, how does it expect to propagate itself?
To answer that one must accept the doctrine before one can understand it
would be like asking a man to see before he opens his eyes, or to
think _after_ he has made up his mind. It is just as useless to try to
understand Christian Science after it has been accepted as true as it
would be for a judge to examine the evidence after a verdict has been
pronounced. And if Christian Scientists can understand the beliefs which
they reject, why may not other people have intelligence and honesty
enough to understand Christian Science without believing in it?
But can a person who is not a mathematician understand or discuss
profitably the intricate problems of mathematics? No; hence no one but
a Christian Scientist may discuss its doctrines and interpret its
metaphysics. Neither has that defence any value. We do not have to be
expert mathematicians to know that twice two make four. It is possible
to detect an error in an example of addition, multiplication, or
subtraction presented by the greatest mathematician without possessing
equal knowledge or ability. Mrs. Eddy may be more advanced in
metaphysics than any of her critics, but twice two make four in "Divine
science" as well as in human science. Square your statements with the
facts, and you disarm criticism. Ignore, suppress, or tamper with the
facts, and you will have the universe against you.