The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-03
1T STIRRED THEM UP
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS REPLY TO
REV. DIR. M'CORKLE'S SERMON.
TEXT QUOTED INCORRECTLY
IS ONE OF THE CHARGES THAT IS
MADE AGAINST THE PREACHER.

NNA W.
Longer BE Denied, Says Writer.
Healing Is Not by Thought Trans
ference Nor Yet by HyPnotism.
Science and Health Not Substituted
for BibIe-The Book when first
Written Submitted TO Ministers
Mrs. Eddy Is the Recognized Lead
err But Is Not WOrshipped Though
She Is Loved and Revered.
The sermon on Christian Science re-
Gently delivered by Rev. DR.. w. P. Nc
Corkle of the First Presbyterian
Church has stirred up the Christian
Scientists and brought forth a reply
from Edward B. Carman, of the Publ
cation Committee for Georgia.
IF the ministers of the orthodox
churches took the time and trouble to
look up correct definitions to their
terms" Mr.. Carman says, before
using them Unfortunately, for the
purpose of unloading their hearers
about other denominations. they would
not be hasty in using them. and would
COnlOIUA IiNTt 10 the opiIlA VI Nll A7Ay
saving others the time it takes to cor
rect and define for them.
"Dr. McCorkle, in his recent sermon
on Christian Science, said, as have
many others, that Christian Science is
neither Christian nor scientific The
Standard Dictionary defines a Chris
tian as a disciple of Jesus Christ The
same authority says science is knowl-
edge gained and verified by exact OBJ
servation and correct thinking. 1t is
therefore truth ascertained.
THE Christian Scientist can truth
fully, therefore scientifically, state.
that by conforming his life to the
teachings and practices of Jesus, he
can verify his words and keep his COM
mandments, healing the sick and re-
forming the sinner by one and the
same metaphysical or spiritual pro-
cess. If this is true, the Christian
Scientist becomes an expert, and in a
court of justice the experts testimony
is to be accepted before that of one
who is not.
IF the doctor has never healed by
the Christian Science method. he of
course Is not a reliable witness, either
for or against Christian Science. The
doctor, however, is willing to admit
that many of them are good people;
some Of them through the insistence
of their teachings upon certain state
ments of the Bible, as that God is
love, etc. may have found i'm their new
faith comfort which they never found
in the orthodox churches, not because
the orthodox churches are wrong on
these points, but simply because these
people have not before realized in
proper way the comforting features of
the Christian faith.
Christina Science Teachings
Christian Science does teach that
God is love- and that God Is all-in-
all; then If God is love. and God is
all-in-all a realization of this great
truth is what brings the happiness and
peace to the Christian Scientist, for 1t
is this true sense Of God that destroys
the erroneous sense of Him-that He
is the author of evil, or that He per-
mits it. To cognize this fact through
the spiritual understanding, brings a
sense of freedom, joy and gladness I'M
known before.
THE Doctors text from LIST Tim
6:21-22. which he used. as a basis for
his sermon, he quoted Incorrectly,
Avoiding profane and babbling and
opposition of science falsely so-called
which some protesting have erred con-
corning the faith
1T is interesting to give a correct
reading, as well as the twentieth CEN
fury new translation. in order to show
that the doctor might have been more
careful in the choice of his text. The
correct reading: %, Timothy keep that
which is committed to thy trust avoid
ing profane and vain babblings and
opposition of science falsely. so-called,
which some processing have erred con-
corning the faith
The twentieth century reading is as
follows: Pray, Timothy, guard what
has been entrusted to you, turn your
back on nrofane prattle and contradic-
ton of what some miss-call theology
for some people while asserting their
proficiency in it, have yet in the mat
ter of faith gone altogether astray'
"This new rendering of this passage
shows that the phrase Science falsely
so-called' believed by our friends in
the ministry to apply to Christian
Science. is not, nor was it intended,
thus to be applied. 1t is the theology
and the matter of faith about which
Paul says they are gone astray.
What Mrs. Eddy Says.
Mrs. Eddy says in Science and Health
that II is the theology of Jesus which
heals the sick. as well as reforms the
II Is lllS IneOlOSN ana IdllH
grown to understanding that the Chris
tian Scientist applies TO heal the sick
and. reform the sinner. thus realizing
Gods power and presence as onnipo-
tent, omniscient, omnipresent To as
sert that we are preaching the Gospel,
and are proficient in our theology,
and not to heal the sick becomes
profane and vain babbling. sounding
brass and a tinkling symbol.
christian Science has reached that
stage in it's development in human
consciousness when it's cures can no
longer be denied, but not being able
to account for them because unwilling
TO accept and practice the Christ meth
cd. because unwilling to acknowledge
that woman was intelligent and spir-
itual enough to have a great reVela-
tion come to the world through her
spiritual discernment. our ministerial
friends account for the Christian
Science healings on the basis of blind
faith cure 'hynotism,' magnetic heal
ing, mental suggestion or any other
method except that God has power.
and is willing to heal our aches and
pains, while claiming to acknowledge
God as a saviour from sin.
Christian Science Theory.
christian Science is not healing by
transference of mortal thought from
one human mind to another 1t Is
not hypnotism; the power to heal
comes by emptying ourselves of our
conceits, of our sins, of our false be-
liefs, of getting the human mind out
of the way, and letting the Christ
mind come in and take possession OF
US. and rule us, and cleanse us from