The Spread of "Christian Science."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5454, 24 August 1901, Page 4

The Spread of "Christian Science."

The people who eill themselves ' Christ!an Scientist?,' believers in the teachings of Mrs Eddy (cays F. Wayland-Smlth), are now attracting mnch notice, favourable and otherwise. They have been denoan' ced by prominent clergymen, who think that Mre Eddy is a false prophet who is Dervertimg the Scriptures. Whereas her followers in great numbers practically defy her, gome of them even using a cap 1 ital H In referring to ' Her.' Mrs Eidy claims for herself thab she haa been specially selected ly God, and prepared through years of special training, to wo k©nfc the * Stupendous Life Problem 'and present the results to th> world. Here is her own statement of the fotindatioDs of the science.

81 The fandamental propositions of Chrfctfan Science are summarised In the foor foUowin^, to me self evident, propositions. Even if read backwards, these propositions wil] ba found to agree in statement and proof.—-

"I.God Is Allln all. " 2 God is good. Good k Mind* " 3. God, Spirit, being all, notbiag is rxta&ter.

" 4, Life, God, omnipotent Good, deny death, evil, sin, disease.—Disease sin, evil, death, deny Guod, amnipotent' God. Lifa " r

Ohnsthn Feienee, as a reHgions ovto. Is spreading rapidly • beauiifalaad costly chnrches are being erected for its services; its converts are apparently of, an intelligent gnd respectable class, and they Beem. to worabip Mrs Eddy &h a divine belnf.