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Our North Brazil Mis
being under the equator,
organized stations, with ;
and preaching places. I
this Mission have stiffen
ports from the workers
pcopie to near the Word
of difficulties as well as s
nambuco, the work dorr
other educational feature;
selves most heartily in tli
Devotional
PF
O God! my hand is on the ji
For nothing grows within
un eltner side the sky is bli
And passion flowers nod t
T know full well thai
Before the planting
I know that cloud and rain
Must be, before the golden
But O, sometimes the skies
That hearts grow faint be
And many and man;
Turns into wailing <
The handles of the plow are
The furrow's narrow; full
Let me not falter?let me nc
And O my God, keep me I
IS CHRISTIAN SCI
The so-called philosoi
Science are worthless. Ii
them philosophical. Th<
and other theories crude
was not competent to t
book is neither philosop
low order. Its obscuritiei
ers an opportunity for dis
their inability to think,
book or in the so-called s;
is also a misnomer. A sc
phical, will see only trasl
It is sometimes thoug
thing valuable in the b
prize it; but it is just sucl
leaders of whom the suf
succeeded chiefly by its (
competents who would
without limit. "Science
merit as the book of Mo
which are without phile
value. Its truths are m
thinking person could ut
The cures alleged for
dence of its truth or wor
established, and the beli
lusion. W Inle belief in on
position have some effect
great. It is no specific
physicians believe in slig
in their practice. Chrisi
THE PRESBYTERIAN
sion is not so very far from
It consists of five regularly
\ large number of out-stations
Some of our missionaries in
?tl sore persecution. The re4.^11
i-i- ? "
icn ui me reaainess ot me
, of flourishing churches, and
uccesses. The school at Pere
in theological training and
s of the work commend thcmeir
spirit and success.
I I I " I
and Selections
:ayer.
low and 1 am weary,
the furrow that I tread;
ie; o'er me 'tis dreary
it me and bow their head,
t plowing must be done
or the gathering,
as well as summer sun;
i grain is gathered in,?
are gray so long, so long! ?
fore they turn to blue;
r a glad spring song
}'er the winter's thro,
stained with tears and sweat:
of thorns and weeks the track,
>t forget,?
pray, from turning back!
J. R. M.
ence all humbug?
>hical teachings of Christian
n fact, it is a misnomer to call
ey are a mixture of idealism
ly apprehended. Mrs. Eddy
hink on such subjects. Her
hy nor literature, even of a
s, however, give shallow readcussion
which is promoted by
There is no science in the
ystem, and the term "science"
ientific person, like a philosoi
in it.
ht that there must be someook,
or so many would not
i writings that attract shallow
>ply is inexhaustible. It has
lemerits. The capacity for inbe
thinkers to be fooled is
and Health" has the same
rmon and the Koran, both of
sophic, scientific, or literary
erely truisms which any unter.
Christian Science arc no evith.
None of them have been
ef in them is a familiar dele's
health and a cheerful dis
on the system, it is not very
for disease in general. All
ht influences of this kind, and
tian Science has no value in
OF THE SOUTH.
this respect which is new. It
was ever effected by it.
Phis is obvious to those win
evidence. While many get w<
after other methods of "curimr
the treatment wrought the cur
urally. It is only necessary
With time diseases disappear,
hundred times, he dies only o
nine times that he gets well h<
the treatment, whether by pal
Science, or relics of the saints
given at all, he would get well,
cures one when sick, and the
and other remedies gives rise t
easy to get testimonials for
whether by medicine, diet, or
common and all are substanti
way.
The Christian Scientists are
tion to prove cures. It is one
there is no sickness, and so t
any. The disease is imaginary
be alleged of the cure. It is 01
tions of this cult.
The testimony of Christian S
worthless for the reason that
no sickness and try to believe
what one's condition. Whei
whether true or not, no weight
testimony. They must report
true to their principles. Veopl
one was well after treatment w
was never anything else but w
fore, of Christian Scientists t
destructive. The substance of
ed sick, but was not, was aft<
. -? -
n\.i v. iiu i.ui c, Mill <11 IIIUSl il ICC
which existed before he took t
1 low worthless the evidenc
cures is, can be inferred from i
religion claims similar cures,
mons, and various heathen d<
cures as Christian Scientists. ;
cine men and quack doctors. ]
rant people allege still more fr
foot or a potato dug in the i
Christian Science, and has as
witnesses to its good effects. 1
would be worth more if not p
1 -11 * ? f ?
uy an Kinas 01 crude enthusia
of it for cures which we knownot
give much weight to any.
No cures by such means hi
that they can be believed by it
evidence. They have all been
jected to scientific scrutiny,
the Christian Science cures ar
no weight in a court of justice
all be discredited by cross-ex?,
local evidenro r?f a sinirb
Many "healers" arc interest
their cures and so in providing
electric doctor, hot-water do
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November 3, 1909.
is doubtful if one cure
> are accustomed to sift
?11 after "treatment," as
it does not follow that
c. People get well natto
give them a chance.
While one gets sick a
nee; and in the ninetye
would do so whatever
tent medicine, Christian
If no treatment were
It is hard to tell what
uncertainty of medical
o fake treatments. It is
any kind of treatment,
exercise. Cure-alls are
ated in about the same
not in a mental condiof
their principles that
here can be no cure of
, and nothing more can
te of the silly contradic cientists
to cures is also
they must say there is
there is none, no matter
1 they must say this,
can be attached to their
what is false if they are
e can easily testify that
hen they believe.that he
ell. The evidence, thereo
their "cures" is selfit
is that one Who seem?rwards
well. There is
ognition of one's health.
he treatment
c of Christian Science
the fact that every false
The Dowieites, Mor:votees
report as many
as do also patent medi\Tegroes
and other ignoom
charms. A rabbit's
dark cures as many as
many and as intelligent
The evidence for "cures"
ushed to such extremes
tsts. There is so much
to be false that wc can*
ue been established so
icn capable of weighing
found false when subThc
evidence by which
e "proven" would have
. The witnesses would
imination. There is no
cd in getting relief for
evidence for them. THc
ctor. massage operator. /