The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-01-24
Judge CIarksCn Tells Why he Resigned
From the Christian Science
Church.
HE CRlTICIzES THEIR METHODS.
The Judge States That he Cannot Bring
HIS Con sclence to Endorse the Co1lec-
ton of Fee in Behalf of Suffering.

have been asked by the Omaha
Daily News to give, more in detail, my
reasons for objection to the methods
of business, teaching and practice
which obtain in the Christian Science
organization, and in giving such rea-
sons to cover particularly the questions
of charges and teaching. have been
further asked to state whether intend
to esta blish a Christian Science
church, and what plans of future action
l may have.
I believe that fuller statement is
now due to the Christian Science fol-
lowing and the world at large, and
therefore respond to the requests of
the Daily News.
First-The Question of Charges.
have never been able to satisfy my
best conscience that it was right to
take a dollar or two in direct return
for prayer to God that he would heal
the sick or sinner, and I have brought
to bear upon that conscience all the
specious arguments that l or others
could frame to mould its instructive
sense of good into different shape.
It has steadily refused to acquiesce, and
[ am today thankful that it's p1eadings
have at last been needed, and the ex-
change of a dollar for prayer, so far
as am concerned, stopped.
If the action of Jesus in scourging
the money-changers out of the temple
has any significance to the people OF
this generation, it applies with awful
potent to the practice and methods OF
the Christian Scientists.
I feel with reference to the 1ectur-
ing, much the same as with reference
to the praying; the intimacy between
money and the work is too close.
Second-Teaching.
Knowing little of what is taught in
the field classes, I shall say nothing of
them, but limit my criticism to the
teaching given and charges made in
the metaphysical college. The teaching
is about evenly divided between ex-
quisite holiness, healing, and mental
evi1-the instruction in mental evil be-
ing a straight departure from the
teachings of science and health. The
result is "a house divided against it
self" Utterly futile will be any at
tempt to progress to the Christ heal
ing so long as evil is manufactured at
the rate that it is in the metaphysical
college, and consequently in the field
refer, as any one who has been IN
the class will know, to the diagnosis,
dissection, revivifcation, classified
ton, upbui1ding, and supposed final
demolition of evil mentally, compre-
hended uDder the general terms of ami
NAL magnetism, hypnotism, mesmer
ism and mental malpractice, and IN
this connection quote from Science and
Health, pages 28O and 281:
"Anirnal magnetism has no scientific
principles; for God governs all that Is
real, harmonious and eternal, and His
power is neither animal nor human.
It's basis being a belief, and this belief
an error, in science-animal magnet
ism, hypnotism, or mesmerism is a
mere negation, possessing neither in
te1ligence, power nor reality"
Science and Health, page 235: Glove
and it's manifestation are all in all.
There is naught else, nothing else is.
Divine love is infinite, therefore all
that really exists is divine love-"
First Corinthians, chapter 10: 'Char-
ity lin revised version, '1oveO
thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in in
iquity, but rejoiceth in the truth"
Ask whether such teaching as have
indicated is not a reversal of what the
book inculcates? It is in the teaching
of Mrs. Eddy and her followers, subse-
quent to the publication of the book,
that I see steady departure from this
truth, and a necessary retrogresslon
in the path which leads to the ultimate
goa1-divine love. l believe that the
character of the teaching is the result
of oniecturing causes for the failures
to heal, and the mistake has been
made of imputing to outside sources a
mental ma1evo1ence which really ex-
lists within the Christian Science ranks
and which exists in the science ranks
as foregone consequence of a deter
mination to see it in others, to fear it,
and to devise schemes whereby it may
be disarmed and annihilated.
To Mrs. Eddy and her following
speaking, of course, of the general con-
ditions, there being thousands of ex-
| ceptions-applies what Job recognized
, in his own case: "The thing which
greatly feared has come upon me-
Job, 3-25. She and they are judged as
they judge. They are se1f-deceived,
se1f-hypnotized, self-mesmerized peo-
pie, and are to be pitied from ones
I heart. I ask of Christian Scientists,
: who are not so far gone but that they
may still hear and see, whether they
truly believe that the Christian Science
methods and practices have, when the
general result thus far is considered,
{ been prolific of the fruits of the Spirit,
: which are these: Glove, joy, peace,
long suffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith. Gal. 5-22. I contrast with
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