Author : Mark Twain
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230032221
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (322 download)
Book Synopsis The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg; and Other Stories and Sketches Volume 1 by : Mark Twain
Download or read book The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg; and Other Stories and Sketches Volume 1 written by Mark Twain and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...it is no matter," she said, "I remember the words--indeed, all Christian Scientists know the book by heart; it is necessary in our practice. We should otherwise make mistakes and do harm. She begins thus: 'In the year 1866 I discovered the Science of Metaphysical Healing, and named it Christian Science.' And she says--quite beautifully, I think--'Through Christian Science, religion and medicine are_ inspired with a diviner nature and essence, fresh pinions are given to faith and understanding, and thoughts acquaint themselves intelligently with God.' Her very words." "It is elegant. And it is a fine thought, too--marrying religion to medicine, instead of medicine to the undertaker in the old way; for religion and medicine properly belong together, they being the basis of all spiritual and physical health. What kind of medicine do you give for the ordinary diseases, such as--" "We never give medicine in any circumstances whatever! We----" "But, madam, it says--" "I don't care what it says, and I don't wish to talk about it." ' "I am sorry if I have offended, but you see the mention seemed in some way inconsistent, and--" "There are no inconsistencies in Christian Science. The thing is impossible, for the Science is absolute. It cannot be otherwise, since it proceeds directly from the All.in-all and the Everything-in-Which, also Soul, Bones, Truth, one of a series, alone and without equal. It is Mathematics purified from material dross and made spiritual." "I can see that, but--" "It rests upon the immovable basis of an Apodictical Principle." The word flattened itself against my mind in...
