The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-30
Mrs. Eddy and Bob IngersoII.

Mrs. Eddy and Bob IngersoII.
Editor Intermountain Catholic:
In your issue of Nov. ,, in discussing
the merits of the little book entitled
Mrs. Eddy and Bob Ingersoll; Or
Christian Science Tested" you say
christian Science is tested in the form
OF dialogue, and shows that
the subject when pressed to it's ogica'
conclusions is not only unscriptura
but denial of all Christian principles
AS representative of the Christian
Science denomination, 1 kindly ask
space M your paper for a few of the
fundamental statements of the Chris
tan Science religion, which 1 trust may
serve TO correct the wrong impression
which the readers of the Intermountain
catholic would necessarily get from the
above statement.
In the authorized text book of Chris.
| tian Science, Science and Health With
Key to the Scriptures" by Rev. Mary
Baker Eddy. page 493 you may find
the 'tenets' of the Christian Science
| church, six in number. The first is as
follows: AS adherents of Truth, we
take the Scriptures for our guide to
eternal Life. Second: We acknowledge
|
| We acknowledge one Christ, the Holy
Ghost. and man as the Divine image
and likeness. Sixth: We solemnIy
promise to strive, watch and pray for
that Mind to be in us which was also
in Christ Jesus, to love one another
and to be meek, merciful, just and
pure"
On page 226 of the same book you
may read: God is what the Scriptures
declare Him to be-Life. Truth, Love.
God is Spirit, and Spirit is Divine prin-
ciple." Jesus said, John w., "a: God
is Spirit, and they that worship Him
must worship Him in spirit and in
truth" And John viii. 80: "And we
shall know the truth, and the truth
shall make you free From the above
you can readily see that Christian Sci
ence is Scriptural
Christian Science, in a greater degree
possibly than any other religion in the
world today, is striving to carry out
all the commands of our blessed mas
ter. Jesus the Christ and is not only
preaching the gospel, but healing the
sick and raising the dead, dead in
trespasseS and sns), to newness of life
in Christ. Teaching love for God and
man. as the incentive to every act Is
this not Christian?
1t is apparent to the Christian Sci
ence student that the Rev. c. Van Der
Donckt does not know the truth" con-
corning Christian Science" nor the
grandeur of the work the beloved lead
er of the Christian Science movement
is doing for suffering humanity, or he
would not be wasting his time trying
to liken Mrs. Eddy to Bob Ingersoll.
NJ. H. LINCICOME.
TUE WRITER of the above pre-
sumably has not read Rev. C.
Van Der Donckt's little work. In
it he quotes from Mrs Eddys Science
and Health. with Key to the Scrip !
lures" in extenso and shows very
clearly the authoress to be at variance /!
with the teaching of the Scriptures; |
also in conformity with Ingersolrs |
ideas.
To show that the contradictions are
not apparent but real contradictions, |
Rev. Van Der Donckt quotes from Sci |
ence and Health. page 1872: 1--WE have |
no religious creed, if we accept the |
term as doctrinal beliefs" And yet, in
the next line, she does say: THE fol- |
lowing is a brief exposition of the i'm
portant points or religious tenets of !
Christian science Is that not plain
She disclaims doc
trinal beliefs, but sets forth religious
page 49,.
Showing a conflict with the Bible,
the author quotes from Mrs. Eddy's
work regarding the medical fraternity:
Mortal medicine substitutes drugs for
the power of God, even the might of
mind to heal the body. Science di-
vests material drugs of their imaginary
power and clothes spirit with SUI
)remacy. Mortals entreat God
% restore the sick to health. and forth
With shut out the aid of the spirit by
Using material means. thus working
against themselves and their prayers
md denying mans God-given ability to
demonstrate Minds sacred power
S. and H., page 75). Again, quoting
rom the same work Mrs. Eddy's opin-
on of the physicians, we find the
anne not very exalted: Where there
ire fewer doctors and less thought is
given to sanitary subjects, there will
re better constitutions and less dis
ase" IS. and HI. That the above con-
radicts the Bible Rev. Van Der
)onckt shows by quoting first
rom Ecclesiastes xxx, viii: Hon
II the physician for the need
hou hast of him, for the Most
High hath created him. The skill of .,
he physician shall lift up his head
nd in the sight of great men he shall
e praised" Coming down to the time
f the Savior of the world, the author
uotes the words of the Savior: They :
ut they that are i'll (Matthew tx, 12).
In Science and Health" we read: q
Mortal medicine substitutes drugs for q
ne power of Cod page 75). In the
criptures we read: The Most High c
ath created medicines out of the g
lrth, and wise man will not abhor @
lem." (Ecclesiastes xxxviii, ~. '
Many similar quotations from i
Science and HEALTH" and the sacred 2
criptures are given by Rev Van Der d
onckt in his little book. showing the p
that exist between
Tristan Science and the Scriptures. il
The author also shows the conform r.
y between Mrs. Eddy's teaching and c.
lat of Colonel Ingersoll. First. in re- il
ard to the Trinity Ingersoll says: IF Il
e had been born in India we would n
ave believed in God with three Fl
lads. Now we believe in three Gods a
18th one head" ("Mistakes of Moses.'O h
rs. Eddy writes 1.-The Eternal h
lohim plural does not imply 6,
rec persons in one II relntns 10