The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-07
THEIR TEACHING
BASED ON BIBLE
Christian Scientists Reply to
Attack OF Them by Mem
Der of Friends.
THE WORK OF MRS. EDDY
1T is SAID THAT SHE GAVE
THREE YEARS OF HER LIFE TO
THE SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF
THE BIBLE.

communication has been received
by the Palladium from the headquar-
Cers Of the Christian Science Church
es at Indianapolis. taking exception TO
the utterances made by Thomas C..
Brown. at the Western Yearly Meet
ing Of Friends. Mr.. Brown condemned
Christian Science. The article in re-
ply to him follows:
Editor the Palladium:
In reporting the forty ninth West
ern Yearly Meeting of the Friends
church in your issue of a recent date,
Mr.. Thomas G. Brown said: Chris
tian Science some other beliefs
and disbeliefs in the inspiration of the
Bible and miracles, is sapping the
spiritual life of many of the members
and weakening the others. 1t is
barely possible that our good brother
did not mean to include Christian Sci
entists among those who diSbelieve
in the inspiration of the Bible" but
the inference seems clear, inasmuch
as he failed further to specify how
Christian Science could possibly be
'sapping the spiritual life of many
members (of his own church presum-
ably and weakening others" 1t is
we'll known fact that a large per
cent of the Christian Science body
are come from the various orthodox
churches. 1t would be but just>tt
infer therefore, out of consideration
for their training in and along con-
tinued loyalty to these various
churches, that these in seeking a new
church connection would in so doing
seek a denomination which laid great
er stress upon the inspiration and au
thenticity of the Scriptures and which
offered d higher, not lower, standard
of spirituality.
THE Bible of the Christian Scien
fist is the same as the Bible of his
fathers and of all orthodox church
members. The Bible is the basis of
Mrs. Eddy's system of religious teach
ing. History records that Mrs. Eddy
the discoverer and founder of Chris
tan Science, and author of it's text
book, Science and Health, with key
to the scriptures, was in early girl
hood, possessed of keen spiritual in
sight AS a girl she was wont to
converse with her pastor on deep
spiritual subjects and on many oc-
casions preached subjects upon which
he confessed himself unable to talk
After her discovery of the Christ
method of healing disease in later
years, she gave herself for three
years to the exclusive and systemat
ic study of the Bible, TO ascertain if
possible, the principle according to
which Jesus did his mighty works. "
AS result of this study and after
years of actual practical testing of
the truths of the system thus evolved
for the healing of disease through
spiritual means and without drugs,
she gave to the world the above
named textbook, which contains the
whole of Christian Science. 1t is
available at all public libraries and
at Christian Science Reading Rooms
ard it's perusal is earnestly urged up
ON those who would be properly in
formed on the subject
Christian Scientists maintain and
have proven in degree in their eX-
perience as ministers of healing
Truth to suffering humanity that the
works of healing wrought by Jesus
were not miraculous or the result of
irregular interpretations of divine pow
er, but the divinely natural results of
a higher demonstration of divine or
spiritual law, as capable of achieve
ment today as then. Far from deny
ing the wonderful works of our Saw
Jour. Christian Scientists maintain a
performance of similar works today
incumbent upon processing followers
of our Lord in proof of discipleship.
The works that l do shall We do al
So
Thanking you for your generous
space, l am, very sincerely,
Christian Science Publication Com
mittee for Indiana"