The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30
The Bible and Christian Science.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-I have read with interest the cor
respondence in your columns on Chris
tian Science Versus Divine Revelation
So far as l can judge, Mr.. Pierson has
given us nothing but twaddle, instead of
Mr. j. r Mclaughlin. What the read
Ing public wants Is proof not mere as
sertions, and in neither OF Mr.. Persons
letters has he advanced one solitary
scriptural proof to establish his posi-
ton, based on Mrs. Eddy's book. and
Scriptural proof is the only convincing
argument in all polemical controversy.
Mr.. Pierson states in his letter OF the
18th inst: There is nothing more. com
mon than for a Christian Scientist to
express his gratitude for the UNDER
STANDING of the Bible which has come
e him to through Ss se ahe s5aa Of m5s Ed hu
the Word of God tells me in Heb. XI:3,
Through faith we understand"
Faith in. what. or in whom? Mrs.
This l do not hesitate 10 term piece
of transparent sophistry. How be it
when He. the Spirit of Truth. is come.
He will guide you into all truth, for He
soever He shall hear that shall He speak.
and He will shew you things to come. He
shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of
Mine, and shall shew 1t unto you" Gohn
XVI:13-lD. This is not Mrs. Eddy nor
her book. but the Holy Spirit. Now we
have not received the spirit of the. world.
but the Spirit which is Of God. that we
might know the things that are freely
do You not understand my speech? Even
because we cannot hear my word" John
vIII:43). Not Mrs. Eddy's Key Now
10 za aeeap here he s s Mee Il paint Anime truth
for our guidance? or Mrs. Eddy's "Xey?"
Mr.. Pierson will tell us they are the
same; the one is an calculation of the
other. But aver this is not so. ! have
of Mrs. eFI1y'S
book, and had Just as soon accept The
book of Morhon,',, The Koran" the
great Theosophical work on The Per.
by Anna (Bonus) Kingsford and Madam
Blavatsky, as Mrs. Eddy's key to the
Scriptures" l consider all of these but
the misleading and deceiving productions
and SO leading the blind into the ditch
+ Now" says NIr. Person, in his last
letter, ''let us turn to Mr.. McLaughin's
theological arguments. But MT. Pierson
takes care not to bring up a single atom
of Mr.. McLaughlin's theological arsu-
ment, or if he has, Mr.. Editor. you must
have omitted it, or forgot to print 1t. Let
inst. Q, no. it's not there: he showed
great wisdom in not bringing 1t up. For
why? A very good reason. He is not
able to reply to it. What we want are
chiefs that wunna ding" What people
want to-day, is to be reused from that
lethargy, that deadly coma and stupor
of an indifferantism which is SO STEALTH
lily creeping over our Christian people, in
this land OF liberty, Bibles and privileges.
and not allow themselves to be so hood
winked, by any such false reasoning. of
would and did term it. Compositions
of science, falsely so called q Tim.
VI:20).
The best thing for Mr.. Person to do is
reply to Mr. McLaughlins last letter.
FIe has that yet to do. before he can
either establish or Justify his assumed
position as student and believer in the
whole word OF God. Respectfully,
JOHN GEA1MEI4L.
Pulaski, Va, January %. 1906.