Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-03-08
MRS. EpDY's RELATION TO cHRI
TAN SCIENCE.

The North American Review for
March Is publishing areply to Mark
Twain, from the pen of Professor VIM.
D, McCrachan OF New York, under the
title Mrs. Eddy's Relation to Chris
tian Science" Mr. MoCrachan says
in part:
The bond of love and gratitude be-
tween Mrs. Eddy and the multltudes
who have been healed, reformed and
comforted by her spiritual interpre-
tation of the Scriptures, grows more
secure and real as time goes on. IF
any individual lacking proper under
standing of her teachings, have
thought too much of her human per
sonaIlty, they have either long since
corrected this fault, or their own over
weening sense of personality has been
revealed to them as god to be aban-
doned.
Mrs. Eddy's life motive springs
from her discovery, The two cannot
be separated, any more than Chris
tian Scientists can be seduced by any
sophistries from acknowledging their
Indebtedness to one whom God has
chosen in this age to make known this
Good-News to them.
christian Scientists have system
aticalIy given away a great many
books. periodicals, etc, and are doing
80 today. But there is much evidence
to show that people appreciate more
highly that for which they pay than
that which is given them, and sincere
persons, as a rule, prefer to make
some sort of o return for what they re
ceive.
THAT the business affairs of the
Christian Science denomination are
On sound financial footing are CON
,eded. Is there any fault to find with
that? Is it not rather q welcome
mark of stability and good faith that
his denomination can meet all its Ii, I
0illties as they grow, can erect its own
churches and at its own cost maintain
free reading rooms and free lectures
to which the public have access with
out charge? Is it not a virtue that it
needs no fairs, bazaars, etc, and that
none of it's churches are dedicated
until paid for? If the Christian Sci
9nce denomination called upon those
who have not had the benefits of it's
christian healing to contribute
towards its expenses or if it were in
lebt and unable to pay its way, the
,ritic might justly find fault with the
status of It's business affairs, / ut unde1A
present conditions, there is no such
oretext.
"There is no doubt that executive |
nd business skill are needed to man
zee the affairs of so great and active
n organization, but because success
ttends this management, is it neces
airy to call the denomination a
'trust?"
''All religious denominations super
Use the instruction of their teachers
nd license their clergymen. They
we this to the public as we'll as to
themselves. Such restraints are JUS
fed by general opinion in the case of
II denominations. Why should any
ne consider them as marks of a
trust" when applied by Christian
CHEMISTS? The public has already
cen sufficiently deceived in times
asst as to what Christian Science is
r is not, as to what it does or does
OF. No one who has the good Of
Science or of the public at
cart would suggest that unprepared
nd possible unscruplous individuals
hould be allowed to call themselves
eachers of Christian Science.
christian Scientists, as all those
now who come in touch with them,
re what they are from individual ex
erience. The Christian Science de-
omination grows as the result Of def
lite, demonstrable mental, moral and
Mystical benefits, accruing to those
Tho come to it for help.
SIN helping others to escape from
be bondage of poverty, Christian Sci
ntists are daily performing a great
lumber of acts of charity which are
or the knowledge of giver and recip-
emit alone. It does not occur to them
o tabulate these acts and furnish re-
'orts of them to the public, nor does
he Christian Science denomination is
ne any bulletin of these acts. 1t was
he advice of Jesus not to sound a
trumpet when giving aims.
"Those who have had financial re-
atoms with the Christian Science de-
domination, the great body of people
Vho attend Christian Science services,
'islt Christian Science reading rooms,
nd enjoy the benefits of Christian Sc
nee prayer are fully qualified to Judge
or themselves concerning the value /
# what they receive, while the still
greater body of those who know Chris
ian Scientists need only turn to the
after for information.
"Mrs. Eddy has never wavered and |
never doubted. Judged by her &C
ions and her writings, she has never
Questioned the validity of her mission
% the world, IN spite of the sugges-
ions of foe or friend. She has stood |
1ndaunted and undismayed, though |
,ften misrepresented because misun
lerstood. Much of the value of her
work is still unknown to the world at
arge, and will become known only as