Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-07-20
IT IS NOT TOMMY ROT.
so ALLEGES F. N. TINsLEY, OF
THOMPSON, WHO SAYS CHRIS
TIAN SCIENCE CUREDHIM.
PHYSICIANS had GIVEN HIN UP.
Editor J, Kelly Pool Called Down by
Mr.. Tinsley, Who Says Mr.. Pools
Mother Was Cured by the Aid
Of Christian Science.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Mo-, July 15.-J. Kelly
Pool, editor of the Centralia Courier,
this week prints an article in which
he talks of "Wild and Unwarranted'i
and undertakes to dIscredit the
LEDeER's article on Christian Science
healing.
Pool begins by quoting the LEDGER's
statement OF the late John r. Wilson,
speaks OF healing by Christian Sci
ence, viz: Charlie Wade, and con-
eludes by saying, "The account seems
little short of a miracle; but, unfor-
tunately, 1t lacks one thing, namely:
the truth; that Mr.. Wilson died while
Col. Runkle was printing this wild and
unwarranted tommy-rot."
! wish to say that for two weeks be-
fore Mr.. Wilson's death visited him
frequently and assisted some in wait
ing on him, and that the account as
given in the LEDGER is exactly true as
far as it goes; but all has not been
told. Before Wade began treating
him he told me he could not stand
alone to save his life and after six
hours treatment he was able to get
up and down at pleasure He also
called for and ate food the first day
after calling for science, thing he
had not done in two weeks. Friday
night he declared himself healed en-
tireIy; but, like the COW that was
washed and then returned 20 her wal
lowing, on Saturday morning he re-
nounced Christian Science and re-
turned to his old walIow, and in four
days was dead.
Now, J. Kelly says this improve
ment that was direct result OF Chris
tlan Science treatment is beautiful
story and little short OF miracle. /
would like to ask why should it seem
more marvellous to his sense for God
to heal than man? We will let the
prophet jeremiah answer; ."Every
man is british by bis knowledge;
every founder Is confonnded by the
craven image, for bis molten image is
falsehood and there is no breath In
them; they are vanity, the work of
errors; in the time Of their visitation
they shall perish. .p-Jer. li:17-1s.
Again, does Brother Kelly revere the
scripturee2 Then read Ecclesiastices,
third chapter, fifteenth verse: "That
which hath been Ia now and that
which is to be hath already been; and
God requireth that which ls. past.n
BY this he will learn If there ever was
an age Of miracles, as be is pleased to
term spiritual healing, that age has
been and always will be.
"Tommy-rotlu Was that what
healed your mother, J. Kelly, of &
severe malady of many years. stand-
ing9 Methinks she says il was Chris
tian Science.
Now, as TO the efficacy OF Christian
Science, wish to say am a living
witness, having been healed OF two
claims the medical fraternity pro-
nounced incurabIe-one Of them every
physician who was In Mexico at that
date, 1879, passed upon and pro-
nounced incurable. OF these | am
completely cured, and by Christian
Science as applied by Charlie Wade.
Is this tommy-rot?
In jesus day there were those who
could not hear the truths He taught
and when they asked Him why, He
told them 1t was because they were
not Of the truth, but of their father,
the devil, who was lie and a liar;
and no doubt they cried, "Tommy-
roti" F. M. TINsLEY.