The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-29

at was through Christian Science that
l was given back my health when a
number of eminent physicians had
! given me up. But this was not all.
There came to me such a spiritual in
sight into the Word, and such power
from God, the like of which had never
known till | came in touch with the
truth as taught by these people"
IssDr, Buckley manifesting the spirit
of our dear Master in his arraignment
of this honest, conscientious man for
| turning from dogma and creed to serve
the living and true God according to
| his own conviction, from his former
faith to the understanding that God
| "healeth all our diseases" and "forgiv-
eth all our iniquities?'
This man has tested both systems.
is he not capable of deciding which pro-
duces the results he needs? 1t appears
to me that the man who has studied
both sides of the question from an un-
biased standpoint, Is better qualified to
judge of it's merits than one who is GO
prejudlced that he cannot look upon IT
with the least degree Of tolerance,
DR.. Buckley is quoted as. saying,
There are eighty-six Christian Sclen-
fist papers, IT would be interesting to
know from what source DR.. Buckley TO-
celved this information. Surely the
doctor must be misinformed, for the
statement is absolutely incorrect.
They publish but two periodicals, the
Christian Science Sentinel" which Is
weekly paper, also the christian Sci
enco Journal" a monthly magazine.
These are authorized publications of
the Christian Science church. This
shows discrepancy In the Doctors call
culaton of eightyfour papers, and
am quite sure the good doctor will
thank me for setting him right on this
point,
Again the doctor is quoted as saying,
Christian Scientists must be opposed
because they deny every doctrine Of the
church. the personality Of God the Del
ty of Christ, the atonement and prayer
to personal Cod"
To believe in the personality Of God
our meaning must be well defined The
popular sense leaves too great margin
for human opinion and misapprehen-
sion. therefore Christian Scientists take
the same position as did Our Master
when He said, God is Spirit; and
they that worship Him must worship
Him in spirit and in truth '-(John
4:24) 1t therefore follows that IL God
Is Spirit He is not a corporal being.
Why should we be denounced, ridiculed
and scorned for using the term spirit
when we are told that God fills all space
and Is omnipotent and omnipresant? Is
. of
that is everywhere present and almigh-
ty In power? To my mind this is I'M
possible. We have no objection to the
term personality If used with strictly
spiritual definition.
Dr. Buckley Is mistaken when he as
serts that we do not believe In the Del
ty of Christ Christian Scientists do
believe In the Deity of Christ and in the
efficacy of the atonement; and l think
speak within the bounds Of reason
when say Christian Scientists have
surely as deep and practical a faith in
God, as they understand Him, as most
Christian denominations They prove
this by their works, and steadfast trust |
in God through the hour of trial, re-
membering the words of the prophet to
|
eth in man, and maketh flesh his arm,
and whose heart departeth from the
Lord --Jer. 1FI5
DR.. Buckley. said, Cup to the time
Mr. Simonsen was infected with these |
bacill he was a supplemented. seri-
Gus, genial brother, and respected as a |
friend"
Unfortunately for DR.. -Buckley's peace
Of mind, this infection has spread so
rapidly within the past year through
out the United States and Canada that /
the New York Independent rates its In
crease at nine hundred and twenty
1920, oOo)
Our Methodist brethren have no occa-
sion to feel disturbed over this matter
for IL this work be of man 1t will come
to naught, but IL 1t be of God "the
gates of hell shall not prevail against
t." G. M. TYRRELL.
New Haven, Conn.
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