Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-15
Christian Science Champion
Comes Forward Again.
IN DEFENSE OF HIS SECT
says Newport News Minister Has Seen
M'snformed ard That It He Under
stood Mrs. Eddy's Doctrine Would
Not Find Fault With II.
Norfolk, Va, Jan T. 1905

-A"'e1A AfsalIy TFcSS. ~.
As Or. Porter was the attacking
party i'll the discussion on Christian
s'tlence. | respectfully ask space to re-
ply 70 mis- article published by YOU
december 18th and will take this oc-
casion TO say that have no desire or
"isil TO continue this discussion, and
WIN inns article shall consider the
controversy closed
Dr. Porter 'emphatically denies" 50
he says that Christian Scientists are q
Christian sect. He is entitled TO this.
or any other opinion that he may see
ht 10 hold to. but Christian Scientists
are content to be judged by their lives
and works as to whether they are
Christians by their fruits We shall
know them"
is Christian Science Christian? Go
and tell those inquirer how the sick
are healed and the sorrowing comfort
cd and the sinner reformed" and Jesus
SAID that these works should be the re-
SUIT OF his teachings to those who fol
lowed him. Is DR.. Porter doing all Of
SAD works that were named by Jesus?
Is he healing the sick: il not how can
he call himself fully q Christian ;r,,
say that Christian Scientists, w...o are
doing all OF said works, are not at all
Christians
DR.. Porter's source of information is
sadly deficient, as is evinced when he
declares that as far as is known to him
every minister OF every church on the
american continent joins in the denial
that Christian Scientists are a Chris
tian sect
i know personally two prominent
ministers here in Virginia who do not
Join in this denial and there are also
many others in this State, of whom the
writer knows, who do not endorse Dr.
Porter's statement-one, at least OF,
them can be found in Norfolk, and
daresay they are numerous in this city
and section. The Rev. E. Winchester
Donald, successor to Phillips Brooks,
as rector OF Trinity Episcopal church,
Science leading men out Of the dark
ness of unbelief into the light of God :?
Yes. it is, it is; there can be no doubt
about that. You and know too many
Christian Scientists whose lives are
blameless to doubt that" Dr. Madison
G. Peters. pastor OF the Broad Street
Baptist church, New York city, is
quoted as saying that christian
Science stands as protest against the
nateriaiistic tendency of the age" and
that those who are looking toward
Christian Science will find in the gos.
Spel Of our Savior the deepest gratif1ca-
ton OF all their kindly sympathies.'
The Rev Abram Wyman, of Topeka,
Kan. says: What l do value Chris.
tian Science for is that it has given a
vital religious faith to multitudes
whom no other form OF the Christian
faith was able tolreach 50 we'll 1t has
made them happy; it has made their
it,ac snya f,,N {, ho. 4 io;o,
q living reality to them. l esteem
Christian Science ana rejoice IN the
good work it has done and is doing"
The Rev. A. +. Walch OF ST. Johns
bury. VT, says: Christian Science
presents definite program and points
to most tangible results. Christian
Scientists are at least possessed OF SUIT
lcient feth in Jesus Christ to take
him at his word
The Rev. j. D. O. Powers. OF Sioux
City Ia. says: Christian Science is
one OF the most remarkable and signi
ticant religious manifestations Of our
time. However much we agree or dis
agree, we must recognize that in Chris
tian Science we have profound and
needed protest against the deadening
materalism that has fallen over relig
ion and medicine alike"
The Kew. L. A. lrOOuWln, OIL iuuldu-
apoiis, Ind, says: The doctrines OF
Christian Science ought to make all
Christians more devout."
It Is my privilege to read, almost
weekly, extracts from addresses made
by clergymen of various denominations
throughout the entire country in which
Christian Science is spoken OF by them
in the very highest terms. and acknowl-
edged by all OF them TO be Christian.
The statement that there are Chris
tians among the Christian Scientists.
but that they were such before they
were Christian Scientists, will not hold
good, for how can DR.. Porter grant
that they are still Christians. and at
the same time deny that Christian
Scientists are a Christian sect? How
can they be both Christian and non
Christian? Has not the doctor over
reached himself in his zeal to unchurch
q Christian sect? cannot conceive
how DIR. Porter can bring himself 70
say that the fundamental teachings OF
Christian Science are directly opposed
to the teachings Of Christ. AS a mat
ter OF fact the teachings of Christian
Science are based absolutely on the
teachings Of Christ. Before one can
unite with the Christian Science
Church he has to subsribe to the fol
lowing tenets:
GAS adherents of Truth, we take the
inspired Word of the Bible as our sut-
ficient guide to eternal Life.
1--WE acknowledge and adore one SUI
preme and infinite God; we acknoWl-
edge one Christ-His Son Christ Jesus;
the Holy Ghost or the Divine Comfort
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