The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-21
Dr.. Mcleod to MI. White.

Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: NJ genial critic. lohn White 90, aye
that one oi my recent sermons on Christian
Science 'betokens "A ncN departure; and that
formerly | used the name Christian science
as "byword of rcproach." Mr. White j. l"is-
taken. | dare not speak reploichrlr OF any
thing that is either Christian or scientific.
have spoken rather plainly about an incohcl'nt
moss OF stun, that certain deudcd cunning
woman has labeled Christian Science" I have
.aid that it is not Christian, and, also, that ii
is not science; hut this it not new dcpatt.
urc."
The difference between tine mtStiau Science,
and Christian Science "fdsely so.csled." is the
difference between truth and ialsehood. Tie con.
tIast between them is as striking as that between
white and black But color blindness has it's
counterpart in the sphere OF religion; aud this
spiritual malldy Is conspicuous in those whose
'undcrst anding" ia "dLrEened.' that they
cannot distinguish between the me aud The
false.
| am quite willing that MTs. Rev. May Baker
g. Eddy shorld have all the credit she deserves,
or inyenting OF discovering what she calls
Christian Science" hut unfortunately there is
prior patent. Pantheism ana ldcalism are
great deal older than Mrs. Eddy. Being pan.
theist, however, she may say; "Beiorc Spinoda
and Bishop Bcrkely, aud before Hindu plilos-
]
the other day. when under oath: Before Ama.
ham was | am" Ii Mis-. Eddy can prove hgr
claim to be the inventor or discoverer ot both
Psntheism and ldcaism, she must be consider.
ably more than two thousand years old,
The Bible is the test book OF true Cuistan
Science. and my friend, Mr.. White, will hardly
claim that Ns. Eddy discovered or invented
the Bible.
The newest dish Of Christian Science" that
n .N..1 .t.,.,.
norsel. Her doctrine is that there is 10 such
thing as pain. but raging toothache brought
her to her senses; or, like wise woman, she
flung her theory TO the wind, snd she called a
dentist, and took an snaestheic and had her
tooth extracted. She Was taken 10 task tor her
conduct, which was such bareiaced oontrsdic
tion OF her doctrine, and this is her explanations
"Bishop Berkely and agree that all ia Mind
Then consistently with this premise, the concu
sion is that II I employ dental surgeon, and he
believes that the extraction OF tooth Is made
easier by some application or means which he
! employs, and object TO the employment OF this
means, I have turned the dentists mental protest
against myself, he thinks ] must suffer because
his method Is intertercd with. Therefore his
mental force weighs against painless operation.
whereas II should be put into the same scale as
mine, thus producing painless operation as a
| logical result"
Quite so, Mrs. EDDY, Your explanation ia as
clear as mud! Bishop Belkeiy and you may
| sgree that all is Mind; but what about that
| toothache and that tooth oil yours' Thanks to
| the dental surgeon" they are botl gonel Were
| they part OF your mind. Permit me. my dear
Madam, 10 express my sympathy with you IN
/ your great suffering, and 20 add my candid
| opinion, that whatever else your ache was It
was no MATTER; and as for yom tooth. IL was
certainly something, but. then-NENER MIND
I Il NrI .nI