The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-24
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
AS TO CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
OPEN TO ALL.
Editor Palladium:

Editor Palladium:
| note that the gentleman Of the
Christian Science publishing commit
tee" still persists that your intelligent
readers shall misconstrue and miscon-
ceiye the many trenchant contentious
made in these articles. and the many
biblical quotations refuting utterly
Mrs. Eddy's dogma of divine heal
ing" and ignoring Of material life phe-
nomena. He unblushingly states with
all the affected guilelessness of his
christian science methods that not
one bit of scripture has been quoted t.
offset our contentious, nor one bit II
argument offered to that end" Mo-
withstanding we have repeatedly stat
ed as plainly as the English language
could render, our major contention
that 1t is impossible within the pale OF
positive philosophy and rational sci
ence, to conceive of mind without an
organized brain, and therefore a con
cept of God as having a mind, roJs
heaven of Divine Omnipotence and
brings Him down to the lane of NOR
tai man; yet Mr.. yesterday blandiy
d~s.3St IlOW Gdi VIC nave Il VI dlH Ltl
God. without a mind OF God to create
it, and goes on to say, "Since God is
truth, as the scriptures teach, are We
to believe that truth cannot exist
apart from brain?' Now | appeal 10
.eGr most casual reader If we ever in
t timated that truth an, and mind were syp
onyms, also If / have not strenuously
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nipotent, omnicient, creative wisdom.
We speak of the wisdom of the ages as
implying more than the wisdom Of an
individual mind, so also, We say of di-
yinity, omnipotent creative wisdom.
expressing a causative wisdom as far
above human wisdom as the wisdom Of
all ages exceeds an individual human
mind.
1t will be remembered that Chris
tian scientists opened a campaign of
education in Richmond with a splendid
lect occupying an entire page of the
Sun Palladium's valuable space
Convinced that any movement looking
to public education on an important
question would, if one-sided, fall far
short of the desired end, we replied to
1t in earnest, honest argument, with
no other motive than to place before
your readers all the facts concerned,
with none but the kindliest feelings for
this cult, really hoping to develop
some solid foundation for the faith
that within them lies. Forbearingly, |
patiently we have awaited for our |
friend of the publishing committee to
attempt a sincere. honest rational con- |
troversy, backed up with authoritative !
citations, and to our sore disappoint-
ment, have been met with general de-
malls. begging the question and mis-
statements of our contentious, until |
we behold him under the pretext of a |
friendly invitation to visit him to as
certain that he is still in the flesh. He
takes advantage of the Palladium's
kindness in giving it's valuable space
to this discussion, to insert his bust
ness card: Loath to quote the swell |
ing words of an inspired laborer. We
must crave Nehemiah's pardon for re-
peating on this occasion: Il am doing
a great work. so that I cannot come
down: why should the work cease,
whilst l leave it, and come down to
you:" This great work is, the relig-
ion of the living body as the temple of
God. the true stepping stone to spiritIl-
al religion
JOSEPH NJ. THURSTON.