Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-19

IBible students carried away by thi
Inew cult2 / answer, know of non
such There are those who beeOm
Bible students many times after tn
lplan of their teacher, Mrs. Eddy, whei
they embrace Christian Science, bu
they were mot Bible students before.
agree with Latham A. Crandall, wht
says he does not know of one instanc,
of an intelligent Bible student goins
over TO Christian Science. Neither
have l heard of one, says he. If it bt
urged that clergymen are among the
number of those who accept Mrs
Eddy's teaching, it may be said in re
| ply that not all ministers are Bible
students. 1t would be well-nigh i'm.
possible for one familiar with the prin'
eiples Of Interpretation, and who has
made patient study Of the Bible to
made prayerful, patient study
of the Bible to accept the fan
tastic exegeisis of Mrs. Eddy.
One can hear frequently: "The
Bible is a new book to me-" This is
no doubt true. Those who have just
begun to study it will find many new
things if they follow closely the in
terpretation of Mrs. Eddy. The faith
ers would see new things if they had
not studied the Book to a greater and
better advantage than the pupils of
Mrs Eddy, or Mrs. Eddy herself.
Let me give you a few samples Of
her interpretations. Most Of you have
heard the Lords Prayer. Listen to
Mrs. Eddy's Interpretation, and then
ask yourself if you think this is
worthy Of your serious thought:
Our Father, who art in heaven, Our
Father and Mother God, all harmo-
NOUS Hallowed be Thy Name-Adora-
BILE One, Thy Kingdom come-Thy
kingdom is come. Good is ever pres
ent and omnipotent. And forgive us
our debts as we forgive our debtors
and divine love is reflected in love.
And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil sin, disease and
death.
How do you like such interpretation
And this, learn, is the only audible
used by Christian Scientists.
The fact is, prayer is practically de-
MED by Mrs. Eddy.
/ quote once more from a modern
writer on some of Mrs. Eddy's inter
pretations: "Mrs. Eddy processes the
greatest attachment for the Scriptures
and her followers are constant read
ers of the Bible. Yet she selects only
certain portions of the Bible and com
mends those portions only when inter
preted allegorically and arbitrarily.
Thus. in commenting on Genesis 2;7,
she mildly queries: is it the truth,
Or is it lie concerning man and God9'
It must be the latter, for presently
God curses, the ground (non-existent
Natter
In order to prove that Adam was
merely a name for "matter" which
opposes "mind, she suggests to her
,bedient followers short and easy
method with the skeptics: "Divide |
he name Adam into two syllables and |
t reads Adam, or obstruction" And
he book which contains this sample |
# exegesis is supposed to be addressed |
% sane men and women. Once more. |
The founder of this cult claims infal- |
ibility. She claims that to her alone |
n modern times has been given the
evelatiOn of truth. She says: "God |
lad been graciously fitting me, during
many years, for the reception of a
inal revelation of the absolute prin-
iple of scientific mind healing" The
,ook, "Science and HEALTH" is set
ing forth of this final revelation of
he "absolute principle" To her has
een made known the true gospel which
las been hidden for centuries In her
opposed address at the dedication of
he First Christian Science Church in
lhicago in 1897, she says: cit is au-
hentically said that an eXpositor of
he dates of Daniel fixed the year
s66 or 1867 for the return of Christ
the return of the spiritual idea TO
he material earth or antipode of
eaven. 1t is a marked coincidence
hat those dates were the first two
ears of my discovery of Christian
cience. After this, who will doubt
he infallibility of the founder of this
TRANCE and foolish mystic orderl
But why protract such claimsR /
m confident that thinking, honest,
ane people will repudiate such claims
lade in the light of an age which
romises better things. To call this
hristian Science is a travesty on Ian
uage and common sense, to say moth
lg of it's absurdity and absolute
But it may be that you
ill hear, as you often do, that we do
OF understand the science. This is
OF the difficulty. 1t is not science.
10 scientist ever write such jargon.
% scientist ever wrote huch contra
ietions of truth. However much sci
ntists may have been mistaken in
they have been under
ood. And that which is truly sci
ltifc has been demonstrated But
am familiar with the whole plea of
hristian Science. / have sat with
le instructors and disciples of this
lit who have been anxious to teach
ld learn. | have made diligent in
liry of those who are the best posted
to healing and teaching. / have
'ard lecture upon lecture. have read
ost of what Mrs. Eddy has written.
have heard her representatives.
low the claims she makes in her
Vn book--her text book. 1 can read,
I'd | believe / know the use of Ian. l
lage as well as hose who represent =
II. believe / hava ynada la&to. 80