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| will pass over the doctors remarks
about Mrs. Eddy, and ''her soluble
stroying heresies," with the statement
that1l deem the above quotations from
her book, Science ana HEALTH, sui
iicient answer to them to lay before
!air-minded readers, such as l take
yours to be. 1t is surprise and pity
that our friend has drawn 1.-THE deadly
parallel" in the fashion he has. in max
Ing quotations from Science and
Health. TO be fair, we must, when
quoting from the writings Of another,
always apply them in the sense in
which the writer intended them to be
understood, and never separate L SEN
tence from it's paragraph IL the logic Of
the paragraph is thereby destroyed
Would DIR. Porter like to have the
method he has adopted. in this partic-
ular, tried on some Of his written dis
courses, say. and has he never preach
ed against this very method when APP
piled to that Book which he and love
supremacy, the Bible? Yet, strange
to say, he has been guilty OF this an
cient offense OF the Bible critics, in his
quotations referred 10 above, and
thoWs down the gauntlet to his re
viewer" to reconcile these opposing
passages They are. Of course, irrec-
oncilable in the way he has stated
them, Just as many passages from Holy
Writ would be irreconcilable il put TO-
gether, after his method, in the dead
ly parallel" -
1t is useless to continue the discus
sion as 10. Mrs. Eldy's health II DR..
Porter desires further evidence on this
point he can readily obtain it, For less
than the 500 he names he could go to
Concord and see Mrs. Eddy daily as
she takes her drives through the CITY
AS to the teachings of Huxley, Tyn-
dali and Herbert Spencer on the sub
ject OF matter, must say that see
nothing in the quotations which DR..
Porter has made from them to cause
me TO relract my previous statements.
Professor Huxley says: after all,
what do we know Of this terrible mat
ter, except as the name for the I'M
known, hypothetical cause of the
states OF our own consciousness ." In
an essay on The Sense and Sensifer-
Gus Organs" he says: 'sAll we knew
about matter is, that it is the hypothet-
lcai substance OF physical phenomena.
the assumption of the existence OF
which is pure piece Of metaphysical
speculation, as is that Of the existence
|of Mind" Tyndall and Spencer have
both spoken in equally as emphatic
terms and along the same lines
Our friend charges that Mrs. Eddy's
purpose is mercenary, ana that she in
slsts upon the members OF her Church
selling her published works. and that
she has enjoined them from teaching
Christian Science. under penalty OF
dismissal from said Church. SO that
the sale Of her books might thereby be
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just. but is absurd. and the least i'll,
CURRY made by him would have CON
vinced him OF the error OF his state
ment- The Christian Science Jour
nal" the official organ Of the Christian
Science Church, contains monthly a
long list Of persons who live in all
parts OF the country and who are au-
thorized to teach Christian Science.
Mrs. Eddy's position in this matter
is clearly stated in miscellaneous
Writings the book referred to by DR..
Porter. She says on page 1858: BE it
understood, that do not require Chris
tan Scientists to stop teachings, to
dissolve their organizations, or to de
sist from organizing churches and as
sociations."
Our critic asks: What has Mrs.
Eddy done for the world?' / answer
that thousands upon thousands of well
authenticated testimonies have been
given to the world by those who have
been lifted out OF the bondage OF sin
aud suffering through her teaching,
which has helped them to a better I'M
derstandlng OF that Truth which Jesus
said would make men free, and the
beauty of the whole thing Is that these
testimonies are constantly being added
ftlf IN 4
DR.. zPorter's assumption as to what
Mrs. Eddy cannot do with her vast
estate" Is just IS wide OF the mark as
many other, things which, he has said
about her Her charities and benefac-
tons are too we'll known to admit of
contradiction, AMI some OF the very
things that DR.. Porter has named that
she cannot do have been done by her
time and time again. and if the doctor
doubts this statement he can be fur
nishe:i with ample proof Of its veracity.
In view OF the just acknowledgment
which has been made, and is daily be-
Ing made. OF the benefits to be derived.
from Mrs. Eddy's teaching. by thou
sands Of men and women all over this
broad land, DR. Porters indictment Of
1t falls fiat.
Her own home" to which he refers.
is no proof at all OF the correctness OF
his statements. as the happiness OF her
home life is testified to by all who
have had the privilege OF entering it,
That Mrs. Eddy is held in high esteem
by the people of Concord, NJ H.. (her
own home people) is shown by the fol.
lowing words from the Hon Henry
Robinson. postmaster and ex-mayor of
Concord. Mr.. Robinson is not Chris
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