The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-10

Any medical theory which would treat
infantile diseases as beliefs of the
parents, and which teaches that a
baby's worms are "tlmorously holden
in the minds of those about it, is
dangerous as well as ridiculous. The
stern hand of the law has of late been
invoked in so many instances for the
defense of the little ones in cases of
diphtheria, that at last Mother Eddy
has been compelled to bow to the logic
of facts, and authorize the employ
ment of physicians m cases of con-
tagious diseases. Her spirit under the
circumstances, does not in this par
ticular resemble that of the apostles,
who, when ordered to keep silence, de-
clared they would obey God rather
than man. Her advice enables her fol-
lowers to run with the hare and hold
with the hounds.
But misquotation, l submit, especial
ly if unintentional. is not half as bad
as mistranslation. Ignorance" says
Mother Eddy like intentional wrong,
is not science" And she recommends
acquaintance with the original
tongues as one of the things neces-
sary to make the Bible the chart Of
life" Conceding the propriety of her
recommendation for all who would
translate the Scriptures, 1 am war
ranted in pronouncing Mr.. Carman's
Twentieth Century translation of my
text unscientfic. which is to say, I'M
true. In this up-to-date version the
phrase ''misnamed theology appears
in place of science, falsely so-called. y
Is Mr.. Carman aware that the Greek
word theologia, of which our English
equivalent is but a shortened form is
not in the original? Does he know
that PauIs word for the error of which
he speaks is gnosis, which means
knowledge, or. as it is very properly
translated in the common version, sci
ence? If he knows these facts he must
know that Paul says nothing about a
'misnamed theology" but is speaking
of a misnamed science.
That Mr.. Carman does not relish
Paurs word in the passage is evident.
This effort to revise the Scriptures IN
the interest of their peculiar cult is
one of the most suspicious things about
our Scientist friends. Peter tells us
of some who Wrest the Scriptures to
their own destruction. That not a few.
having accepted Mrs. Eddy's transla-
ton of the Word into the new tongue -
nave at least brought about their own
premature death, is the belief of many
of us. The latest was a Science heal
er who was in Washington recently.
and suffered much from belief in
smallpox, against which she struggled
until she suddenly began to think that
she was dead. After that her friends
buried her. Calling their doctrinaI
system by the same name, and vaunt-
ing the same superiority in Science
or wisdom" that was boosted by their
ancient congeners, Christian Scientists
to-day stand in the same relation of
opposition to the church. and ministry
mat was occupied by the heretics of
whom Paul wrote to Timothy, and they
teach substantially the same doctrines
But perhaps L have no right to
speak on this question. MIR. Car
man would rule all orthodox min
lsters out of court, either as witnesses
TOT or against his Wanted science. To
pe quallhed to testify on either side.
ne says. we must first have healed by
the christian Science method" On
the same principle Mr.. Carman. Am
self would be Incompetent to tes+if,,
as TO the habits and vagaries of in.
sane people, unless he could prove that
ne himself was at one time a hlnatici
Jan. 9, 1908. : N4oOorAie'
P. S.-Just as l am about 70 mot,
this communication, this MORNINGS
News comes to hand with an editoS
rial account of the death of Mr.. Case
OF Racine, Wis. Mr.. Case" saws orr
editor, was told year ago that he
nad kidney trouble and that il wouId
XIII him. He did not believe If ana
TOOK up Christian Science, to which he
became an enthusiastic. devotee. And
while he was denying the existence ~
disease death struck him"
Some years ago science healer in