Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-27
A SALEM WOMAN
Takes Up and Analyses Rev. Kantner
On Christian Science.
The Lady. Turns the Salary Question
Very Neatly On the Reverend
Gentleman.

EDfroR JOURNAL: - The poor Chris
tian Scientists They have been getting
il from all hands and sources. The
trouble seems 10 have been precipitated
by their having travelling lecturer
speak al the Reed The lecture was free
and no one asked 10 contribute cent
towards defraying the expense.
A couple Of days later Cosmos" in a
lengthy article reviewed the lecture aud
then considered them as a people, and
even went 10 their church 10 "see" what
they did. Had he gone 10 ''learn"
would he have reached different CON
clusionY Does prejudice in any way APP
pear in his article2 IL the personal at
tack, on a woman, manly? lie claims a
fair and unbiased expression Of opinion.
I am personally acquainted with Mr..
COSMOS and know Of his endless inves-
LEGATIONS in spiritualism, mesmerism,
etc, and feel some surprise at the lack
Of an impartial spirit, an unprejudiccd
mind, thinkers investigation, gem
uine effort to get at the truth Of the
matter, usually found in profound and
deep investigator.
Then "ROBERT JACKSON" saw fit
10 call attention 20 the good and bad
points, and succeeded only in a limited
degree. Then good and watchful
minister or two found II expedient to
speak on the matter Of Christian
Science. Yet the most striking effort
in this line was produced by the Con-
gregational minister Rev. Kantner-a
full text of his discourse having been
published in the daily papers.
This communication would not have
been 40 long delayed, but in the hope Of
some ADLER effort by some one else,
have waited thus long.
am not a Christian Scientist myself,
but have some belief left, even after
reading carefully the lecture Of Rev.
Kantner, that there are two sides even
10 this question.
do not attempt TO criticize the gen
tleman's lecture, but desire to call at
tention to a few leading points, claim
ing thereby 10 show, at least to some
degree, the address quite illogical in the
matter OF common practical reasoning.
Noeffort will be made 10 cover the full
text, but only a few points are touched.
Much stress and careful computation
Of figures were given TO show 1t was
money that rules the practitioner in
Christian Science, and not the love OF
God or fellow man, and all this in direct
violation OF the teaching Of the Bible,
wherein IL ia commanded 10 go forth and
preach unto the world without price,
Now in this case the Christian Science
doctor heals both sickness and sin for a
consideration, we will say. The Ortho-
dox minister heals one OF sin (but not
sickness) also for consideration. The
Bible teaches both of these disciples to
heal without price. Yet, neither do
Why2 The answer is self evident that
every one has Ia live, and while the
money Is not considered as special
price put on the services rendered, II
must be had by both Of those disciplcsiii
they expect 10 live and enjoy any com
fort of life, and ft themselves 10 go
forth and preach unto the world II it
IL the proper thing for one to draw
salary why not Tor both2 Since both are
working for and from their individual
understanding of the same verse in the
Bible, Yet the salaried lecturer objects
20 any one else preaching a different in
deportation Of the Bible for price, as
II at once shows money the immediate
object and aim. The difference Of
opinion as to collection of vaguely |
translated words should not make one |
disciple uncharitable towards another |
Jesus not only cleansed the sinner but |
lac healed the sick. Why Is il wrong |
for sthe Christian Science doctors "a |
try Ia use the same divine manner of
healing the sick that Jesus did, in ad-
.lition 10 healing the sinner, as the other
man does2 Il an attempt to-make man
Godlike, ungodly2 Most men attcmpt
30 make God, manhke. In this great
and progressing nation of Americans"
il one man heals sin for $500 a year and
another heals sin aud sickness too for
The same price, which is the one more
likely to be patroniEedg II cannot be-
said with any truth that the first one
Is any more certain la result than the
second. In fact everything goes 20 show
he second is composed OF old and tried
followers OF the first, which must once
more mark the Americans as progres.
siye and thinking race.
Speaking OF money, has the eminent
ilvine ever heard OF the circumstances
the financial matter oil
the costly Mother church al
Boston, hy the Scientists9 The average
'hurch memher knows how heavy the
lebis of the church hang over them, in
alaries,, etc, yet, werc money, the
eal object Of the Christian Scientists.
me cannot suppose the response 10 the
all land only oNE az that ior money
would have been 50 great and noticeable
= 10 attract the attention OF nation.