The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-23
Christian Sciences Reply to Dean Hart

To THE EDITOR or The SUN-Sn: Dean
Hart OF Denver shows very slight acquaint-
ance with the literature Of Christian Science.
II he can look upon my brief communication
to your issue Of Dec Q as the most conse-
auent utterance OF any defence" Of Christian
Science which he has ever seen. The Chris
tian Science text book Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
q. Eddy from which comes all that / know
upon the subject, contains chapter entitled
Some Objections Answered" which refutes
far more thoroughly than I can expect to do
current misconceptions OF Christian Science.
and to that chapter beg to direct the deans
attention But since his letter in your issue
OF Dec, 81 carries upon its face certain con-
illusions which appear to me evidently mis-
taken. ! will ask you for little space to answer
him according to my understanding OF the
subject
The deans quotation from Mrs. Eddy's
writings show with considerable accuracy
the difference which she reveals bet ween
the ideal OF perfect man and the mortal or
material man. But he fails to appreciate
the fact that this mortal or material man IL
described In Christian Science as false
CONCEPT OF man and. therefore, as unreal
as applicable only to that which is eterne.
the very adieetive mortal" branded as van
Nowhere does Mrs Eddy state or teach that
the ideal man ever has been "incarcerated"
In mortal man. or that the Divine being was
deliver the ideal man from the terrible en-
While IT. i is true that ! quoted only two
of Christians to heal the sick still the position
upon these two ouotat lon: for the Bible Is
full from cover to cover OF CAGES OF sptrttua!
ns r s sa SspeG that Dean BE
S ch9tsS: only d so healed psopt n I
s snaoSss sHer OF si a By
Scientlsts"-to use the deans own words
are doubly significant For then thee ~, cures s
tians. since they are able to show the same
sign to enforce their teachings, e. the heal
Dean Hart should free himself once for all
from the notion that the Christian Science
The Christian Science text book. Science
and Health" says categorically on this SUBJ
iect tpage i4a)
VIII power is not fence. II belongs 20 the
senses and It's use Is to be condemned willing
the sick TO recover Is not the metaphysical practice
Of Chrsu,r Science. bu, Is sheer animal msGnet'sm
produces ev continually and Is no, factor In the
Science OF Being. Truth and not corpore,, will
Is 5. 's s.i qA"e power which says 10 disease PEACE
II II were true. as the dean states that the
world does not possess a scintillation OF
knowledge "a to the moral character Of God"
then mankind would indeed be in a deplor-
able and desperate predicament. Christian
without variableness or shadow 81 turning,
and they do not admit any possibility OF evil
OF any kind In God or in Gods creation. To
speak q evil; therefore,, T. to touch upon
fal-ity il RECOGNIZED. just AZ any illusion
as Illusion They know that God alone for rives
sin. but they do not believe. and for this
no logical person can blame them-that sin
can be said to he forriven while y continues
Therefore. one OF the Christian Science tenets
very properly states:
We acknowledge Gods forgiveness Of sin In the
destruction Of sin and the unde rstanding that sin
aud sickness are neither real nor eternal C"Scl-
ence and Health, page 4a7l
Christian Scientists have no desire to criti-
else the beliefs of others. and they realize
the great difficulty which every religious
tea cher must experience in conveying spiritual
meanings through the use OF LANGUAGE. Chris
tian Science il in reality religion OF doing.
and the proof that II IL understood can only
be furnished by those who can show signs
similar to those OF the early Christians.
NEW YORK Dec 81 " y MCCRAcKAN