Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-12
Mrs. Eddy Still the Heac,


Mr.. Alfred Farrow head of the
thoroughly organized Christian Science
publicity bureau writes to the Spring
field Republican denying that any
scheme is on foot to oust Mrs Eddy
and gain control Of the mother church.
He says the reference to "miasma"'
and hatred" in an article appearing in
a Christian Science periodical wherein
the needs of church unity and much
love were emphasized were not aimed
at the founder of the Scientist creed
but that Mrs. Eddy iS as much lovef
and listened to as ever before, tho a
ready the Christian Science text-hooF
has in a large measure taken the plae
of the personal teacher in the Christiaf
Science movement, even in these day
when Mrs. Eddy, the pastor emeritus
of the church. IS well preserved, 1ale
and hearty, and capable Of doing NOR
work than any one of her followers
The teaching of Christian Science
tends to the recognition of God as the
only leader, and in keeping with this
Mrs. Eddy has long ago asserted, "Ifoi
low me~pnly as / follow. Christ am
a bylaw has been made by the Chris
tian Science church providing again
personal leaders.
at is said" he continues "'absen'
treatment in fine, will not only
cure. 1t may also kill" ChristiaN
Scientists as well as others, who knoN.
aught Of Psychological influences, ar
aware that much harm has been &C
complished thru evil mental sugges
lions, but this is entirely outside tn
pale of Christian Science, the prague
of which must always produce 600
and never evil, and could never 40
harm. Every argument of Christian
Science, whether mental or audible
is based upon the understanding tha'
God is love and is the only real power.
"The mental malpractitioner must Oh
necessity, depart entirely from Cfrls-
tian Science and substitute in it's stead
wicked arguments. Christian Science
Is a sure remedy for intruding evil
thoughts, and Christian Scientists have
far less fear Of mental malpractice
than those who do not understand now
to counteract and destroy such prac-
tice.''
Somewhat Mixed in His Metaphor
Az a 'mixed metaphor" not from
the rostrum, but from the pulpit, l
think the following can hardly be bea
ten. A preacher who was repuk1nls MS
flock for their apathy declared thai but
a spark of grace remained to show that
they were alive at all. Then, IN par
enthesis. Lord, water that sparf.!
Divorce.
Secular opinion pronounces wise the
decision of the house Of deputies OF the
general convention Of the Episcopal
church not to change the canon res
pecting marriage and divorce. BY the
change proposed in this canon the IN
nocent party to a divorce fer adultery
would have been made Ineligible Tor
remarriage The secular argument is
that the present canon does not pre-
vent Episcopalians from getting divor-
ces for any and all reasons and then
remarrying; that a stricter rule would
be flouted even more generally than
the one at present existing, and that
for this reason no good purpose could
be served by making a prohibition that
would not only be ignored by fnc.ivid-
uals but disapproved from the start
by public opinion. All this is on the
principle that an unenforced and un-
enforcible law is worse than no law
at all.