Your's of the 19Editorial Note: See 480.55.044. - was duly received - contents carefully noted - Pardon if I did use "pretty hard words", I meant As Written: ment no personal offense, I wished only to speak the truth,
Perceiving from your first remarks, the prejudicial condition of your mind, I should have listened attentively to the end of your discourse, and left with only feelings of pity for your ignorance of "Christian Science", and prejudice, had you not made the wholly unwarranted and malicious attack, declaring that "her teachings advocate free love", quoting in proof of your assertion the following sentences from her book "Science and Health"Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, which I regard as among the most elevating and Spiritual Sentiments of her teachings, viz, "The time cometh when marriage will be a union of hearts", Is not that a desirable condition? Is there anything in this that tends toward the doctrine of free love? and again, the time cometh when there will be no marrying or giving in marriageMatt 22:23 ¶The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, Matt 22:24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Matt 22:25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Matt 22:26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. Matt 22:27 And last of all the woman died also. Matt 22:28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Matt 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Matt 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. Mark 12:18 ¶Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, Mark 12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Mark 12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. Mark 12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. Mark 12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. Mark 12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. Mark 12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? Mark 12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Luke 20:27 ¶Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, Luke 20:28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Luke 20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. Luke 20:30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. Luke 20:31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. Luke 20:32 Last of all the woman died also. Luke 20:33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. Luke 20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: Luke 20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: Luke 20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. , but we shall be as the angels, the soul rejoicing in its own mate wherein the masculine wisdom and feminine love are embraced in the understanding", I cannot conceive how an unprejudiced mind could even under the utmost student of the imagination construe this to mean evil, Jesus said Matt. 22d, ch. 29 & 30th v, ye do ere, not knowing the scriptures nor the power of god, For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels in heaven"Matt 22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. Matt 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. , and when we become pure as the angels, the time spoken of by Mrs. Eddy, Shall we, do you think, need any man-madeAs Written:man made laws of marriage? It was the spirit manifested by you to lead people to think that the teachings of Christian Science tend to evil and immorality, which I object to, and maintain was a perversion and misrepresentation by you from the beginning to the close of your discourse.
In regard to a belief in a "personal god, a personal ChristAs Written:christ, the orthodox trinity; vicarious atonement, the existence of angels, the existence of a devil, or evil, the existence of sin sickness and death, except as belief, the efficiency of prayer, and that we are saved from sin by faith in a personal savior", I have only to refer you to her book, "Science and Health"Editorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, which if carefully Studied, it seems to me, must convince you, as it has many of the most profound and best thinkers of this age, of their fallacyAs Written:falicy, and impotence to either heal the sick, or save the believer from sin, while the glorious trinity of the "Christian Scientist" Life, Truth and Soul - even the omnipotence of God As Written: god is manifesting its power daily in healing the Sick, casting out devils, evil, by destroying As Written: distroying the appetite As Written: apetite for intoxicating drinks, tobacco etc.
Yes I shall "hail the day" when the truth of GodAs Written:god, as taught by Christ, shall not only be made manifest in these wonderful works, which he promised should follow those who believe in, or have a knowledge of himMark 16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. , even though it causes the foundations of a false theology to tremble,
and now, hoping we may have a knowledge of the truth as it is in Christ