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Christian Science places this power within the g of IWJ) ; Laubekt, ChrUtUm Science Before ^ the Bar of

reach nf it«i nHhprpnfji. (For dimniflfiion of th*» 5**^*^. ^%^ X°^Hi. ^•^^^ » 5^***^' ^'^"**«»'* ^»«^« "'•^^^ ''^^

n :l 1 J X ^^^^^'^^^^ )'^^ OlSCUSSlon OI ine CathoUe Church (Pittaburgh. 1912); Searle, The Truth About'

Catholic doctrine on miracles, etc., see C. E. artl- ChrUtian Science (New York, 1916); Campbell* The Delusion

cles: Miracles: LouBOBS. See also especially. Bell- of ChrUtim Science in. Catholic Mind (No. 24 of 19W);

waM "Phri«fi«n f^iantn^ on/I fh*> PftthnliA Kkith *' i!°.V¥'W» ,p'l'2<'x»* Science in Lecture* on the Hutory of

• L- ^^?^1^. ^l.^J^fe "^5 • ^ainO"C JJWtn, R^igiom, V (St. Louie, 1911); Woom. ChrUtian Science in

m which this point is treated m extenso,) The Meuenger, V of «th eeriee, XLII of whole eeriee (1904),

A brief statement of Mrs. Eddy's exalted claims ^*,}^f^*^'yJ')f^y'^ofChri»tim Science ia Cathoiie

to dime guidance in her life-work will suffice to l^^^^f^c^rilhf?/ ^^^^^

indicate, when compared with the information ad- ibid., XCVI (1912-13), 180, 360, 466. 655. duced in this article, the utterly misguided efforts Gerald Shaughnesby.

of that woman whom, all things considered, it is

difficult not to brand as an imposter. As related Chnr '(anciently Cvria Rhjctorum, Ital. Coisa,

above she claims divine revelation in her "discov- Fr. Coibb, in the local Romance language Cuera),

ery" of Christian Science. Repeating this state- Diocese op (Curiensis; cf. C. E., IIf-743b), in

ment she says, "In the year 1866 I discovered the Switzerland, directly subject to the Holy See. The

Christ Science or divine laws of Life and named it see is now (1922) filled by Rt. Rev. Georg^es Schmid

Christian Science For I neither received it of de Gnmeck, b. at Surrhein 1851, ordained 1875,

man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation appointed 7 May, 1908, acted as administrator apos- of Jesus Christ." She also informs us that, "No tolic of Lausanne from 3 September to 6 Decem- person can take the place of the Virgin Mary. No ber, 1015, named assistant at the pontifical throne, person can compass or fulfil the individual mission July, 1921. The most important events of this of Jesus of Nazareth. No person can take the diocese in recent years were, the burning of the place of the author of 'Science and Health,' the famous boys' college at Schwyz, 3 April, 1010, which discoverer and founder of Christian Science." Her was rebuilt during the four years following, and book she placed on a par with, even above, the the celebration in 1022 of the centenary of the Holy Bible and she did not refuse to be identified death of Saint Fidelis, O. M. C, martyr at Sig- with the Woman of the Apocal3rpse and so high maringa. Twenty-five new churches have been was she raised in the estimation of her followers erected in the diocese since 1008, and ten great that when she "died" many denied her death, meetings of Catholics from the seven different can- while her resurrection was for some time hourly tons of the diocese, have been held. Several promi- expected. Truly her ego had impressed itself on nent clergy have died ; Rev. Ferdinand Math, D. D., her works and her followers, so that not inaptly did d. 17 March, 1000; Rev. Christian Tuor, Dean, d. she place on the flyleaf of "Science and Health" 1012 : Rev. Martinus Marty, parish priest of Schwyz, the peculiar, yet viewed in this light, the significant brother of Bishop Marty of St. Cloud, d. 1 Septem- isscription: ber, 1016; Dr. Caspar Decurtius, professor at the

University of Fribourg, and a gr^at sociid scholar,

"1,1,1,1 itself, I d. June, 1016; Rev. Gaudenz Willi, and Rev.

The inside and outside, the what and the why, Hieron3rmus Lovetz, D.D., provbsts of the cathe-

The when and the where, the low and the high, dral, d. 10 November, 1020, and 14 September, 1021.

All 1,1,1,1 itself, I." During the World War the clergy and laity as- sisted the sick and wounded of all nations, in every

Revelation does not come to such as Mrs. Eddy, way possible; the bishop visited them in their

nor is it proved by her works. The entire criticism homes in different parts of the diocese, particularly

of Christian Science may be summed up in the in Davos, Canton of Grisons, where large numbers

itatement that it is neither Christian nor scientific, were suffering from phthisis. Worn BT Chushan SaENnera: Eddt. Science and Health The Catholic population of this diocese numbers

fith Key to the Scrvpturee (Boeton, 1875, and innumerable about 300,000, of whom 270,000 Speak German,

"S:: ^l^u'^liUy^rSS^'SU'^nrS^TT^ [is: 22.000 RomantepMhe total Romance language anlfra*e, Christian Scientists! (Boeton. 1921); 402 secular and 274 regular clergy, 3 abbeys for

Legal Asnects of Chnstum ?£««»«« (Boeton, 1899); wiiaua, mien, 7 Convents for men and 10 for women, 42

Lt/e of Mary Baker Eddy (New York, 1908); Peeiodicala: i-_, Um+liora 917 roliirinne v/^mAn 1 aommorv

Christian Scince Quarterly (containe the "leieon-eermone"); '^y Drotners, 217 rellglOUS WOmen, 1 seminary,

ChiUtiam Science Journal (monthly); Christian Science Sen- 60 seminarians With 6 professorS. The variOUS m-

tinel tweekly); Christian Science Monitor (daily), stitutions include 8 secondary SChools for boys with

(Hl^-^^^i^^J!'{JSr^h ''^TF^n^. 108 teachers and 2.800 pupils 6 secondary schools

Christian Science and Kindred Phenomena (New York, 1892); for girls With 36 teachers and 1,110 pupils, 1 normal

The Quimby Manuscripts, ed. Dtwen (New York, 1921); school with 6 teachers and 60 Students, 310 elemen-

SSTTfc^. ?5r4?.i'rien^i'nr^^ ^jy^^^^, ^'th 332 teacher and from 12,000 to

(New York. 1907); Dinen, History of the New Thought 15,000 puplls, 1 industrial School With 4 teachers

^^S?^ ^S^ ^^^ '•J*^*' S^' Tr* FaUh and Works and attendance of 70, 1 apostolic school, 5 homes.

Of Chrtatum Science (London. 1999); Milminb, The^Ltfe of no ««rl.i««ici ^i. »i»/iiJao oo k/x<»^;4^alo Jt^A o Aa',,

Mary Baker Olover Eddy and the History of Christian SH- 22 agylums Or jefuges. 33 hospitals, and 2 day

ence (New York, 1909), veiy important; Maisrn, The Mask nursenes. All the public institutions permit the

■L5iiy V *^*^ ^^^ ^**5li**}i,5***Sr' ^*' ^f&'* priests to minister in them, and four or five of the

fSn?J. ferSde^^^^ Catholic schools are aided by the Government

u D ^ ^^^^ '^°^' ^^^'0: Putnam, Christian Science and Eight societies are formed among the clergy, and

a^i^S^xAli^ i^^f^hr^^i^* CAMPWi. WhiU Christian about twenty, many of them inter-diocesan, among

1»)?f^TA6'1.2^^S^rfi^^ the laity. Twenty-seven Catholic periodicals are

^Cton. 1900). " "* iteugwus ooaxes, imjo v^aen j^jj^j^^ ^^^

r«#*I?*^£ .?<«*": Bbllwalo, Christian Science and the

mSk vmmSt i^^ '^°'?' ^^^* .conuine copious treatment Ohurch Collections.— Admission to services in

^^^^Zc'^koifrDZ^atS^^^^^:^. the church must be entirely gratuitous, all cus-

i^rii- !»>•, A Book of Essays (St. Lome. 1916); Idbm, toms to the contrary being now reprobated. .

fi^ISilf^ri^^ ,l!S**«^ o' Science and Health) in Dublin Codex fur. can., 1,181; 1,203; /ritA Bed. Rec., XIII (1919),

««»«ew. CXLin (1908), 01, reprinted in Catholic Mind (No. 1.402-05.