The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-20
CONCRETE RELIGION OF THE BODY VERSUS
ABSTRACT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, S0-CALLED.

God that made the world and ali
things therein, seeing that he is Lord
of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in
temples made with hands''-The Acts
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Editor Palladium:
More in sorrow than in anger we
learn of friend yesterdays anxiety 10
terminate this discussion. and that he
fain would 'eschew controversy We
quite agree that the controversial is
sadly lacking in his articles; we also
note that his sole mission is to cor
rect Measurements and misapprehea-
sions concerning christian science
teaching" Judging from the numer
Gus MISUNDERSTANDING quarrels AMI
suits in court, christian science teach
ing" like its author, is peculiarly be-
set at every step with ''misstatements
and misrepresentation" 1t seems, as
it were afflicted with a neurasthenic
supersensuousness to criticism. Your
real reforms and reformers are made OF
"sterner stuff" In his desire that
the Palladium could reasonably ter
inmate this discussion" with his last
cartridge, our urbane friend of the
christian science committee of publ
cation" again enlists the writer's sym
pathy; he recalls at this moment how
fondly he welcomed the commanders
order cease firing" when out of anu
milton on the firing line at the battle of
Chicamauga.
While it is quite evident that this
discussion is becoming burdensome TO
friend yesterday, nevertheless we
opine that the Palladium would "rea-
sonably" accord to its many self-think-
ing readers, who would not esteem it in
the least Improbable or burdensome if
candid, rational and logical discussion
of few of the vital confessions the
writer has made in this discussion and
in answer to which your readers have
witnessed only lodging Of the issues,
begging the question, with abstract as
sertions and insinuations with no at
tempt to back them up with concrete
facts and truths. / am sure that If he
only will fall to something of more Sc
rious note" such for instance, as the
following, the public would not he
dangerously perforated:
The terms divine mind and divine
healing, are not mentioned in the BIZ
BILE; tell us how it is possible for God
to have a mind without material Or
ganized brain, and why is it not only
materialistic, but rank pantheism to
speak of the creator as possessing a
mind? Who created Adam a syno-
nym for evil?" according to Mrs. Ed
dy. Who created the first Adam, of
the earth, earthy?" Who created mate
rial man with an organized brain and
sequont mortal mind? If christian sci
ence is really divine healing. it must
be the same miraculous power by
which Jesus wrought, and which he
delegated to his immediate disciples In
the following language,-"Heal the
sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers,
cast out demons: freely ye received,
freely give. Get you no gold, nor sill
yer, nor brass in your purse Then
why does not 'christian science" de-
populate our grave yards and cemete-
ries? If really divine. it could raise
the dead as well as heal the sick. #
evil is not the absence of good.
then what is it? If darkness is not
the opposite or absence of light, then
what is it? If what we call sickness
is not benevolent effort of the life
entity or vital force to resist and elm
mate from the system substances and
influences inimical to life and health,
then what Is it? 1t would be much
better for his candor if Mr.. yesterday
would. instead of the bare assertion,
calculated like his philosophy, to mis-
lead the uniformed, refer your read
ers to some work of any standing or
authority among scientific men. or
used as a text book in colleges and
universities that Completely ex-
plodes' the atomic theory of matter.
or contains any other than the reason
able revisions that the advancements
of science have made in all branches.
Positive or Physical Philosophy, and
Abstract or Metaphysical