Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-07
ANSWERS REV. M'coRD.
Head of State Publicity Bureau Makes
Haste to Deny Sermon Statements.

Haste to Deny Sermon Statements.
Mr. John l.. Kendall, of Des Moines
head of the publicity bureau Of the
Christian Scientist church in Iowa, in a
communication to the Times Republic
can, answers Rev G.. w. McCord, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church of this
city. who preached a sermon on Chris
tan Science last Sunday. Mr.. Rem
dall's communication follows:
To the Editor: The general eSpec-
fancy is that a sermon delivered by
an accredited minister of the Gospel of
Christ should contain those elements
of Justice fairness and truth. which are
fundamental to a correct interpreted
ton of the Christian religion. | have
carefully read the synopsis of Rev.
Mctord's sermon against Christian
Science. as reported in your issue OF
March ., and fail to find in it any
evidences of conformity TO the above
mentioned requirements. / have no hes
itancy in pronouncing il to be the
emanaton either of complete Ignorance
of what Christian Science includes and
teaches, or a deliberate perverson OF
tho same In charity | will assume that
our critic is laboring under complete
misapprehension of Christian Science
AS a matter of information to TINS
gentleman and to his congregation. and
of Justice to Christian Science. Will
ask YOU to kindly publish this letter
Every religious movement must
necessarily be Judged by it's actual ac-
complishments rather than by thai
which people may say of it. This ac-
cords with Jesus statement. BY their
fruits we shall know them" For one
therefore to state of Christian Scien-
fist, "as follower of Mrs. Eddy, he is
menace to the physical. moral. and
mental life in the community" and to
further state. THE logical outcome of
Christian Science as it concerns the
home and home religion is free love"
is 10 state that which is utterly in
capable of proof and which is in fact
the direct opposite of truth. Christian
Scientists are known and respected as
good citizens. moral and upright peo-
Pile and safe religionists.
Forty years of practical Christian
Science teachings have established the
value and integrity of this religion as
the greatest regenerative and uplift-
ing movement of modern times. Purity
and uprightness Of character in the in
dividual is a distinguishing trait of its
membership.
Mrs. Eddy is pastor emeritus of the
church, and the accredited author of
Science and Health" the text book
of Christian Science. This book. to-
gether with the Bible. constitutes the
only pastor of the Christian Science
church. Mrs. Eddy is also the ac-
knowledged leader of the movement.
The religion which she has established
has successfully withstood incredible
opposition from the clergy. and de-
spite this has grown and prospered
until today it has more than 1000 es-
tablished churches. and over 100000
grateful and appreciative adherents.
gathered from every walk Of life.
These people have been healed and
benefited physically, morally and spir-
ituallly. and their lives have been made
happier. brighter and better because
of the beneficent results of the teach
ings which they have espoused. Can
our critic or any one else. ask for or
show any better proofs of success? -
Those who understand Christian
Science have proved it TO be 'scien-
titic," "Chris.ian' and Biblical"
Mrs Eddy's methods of interpreta-
ton may not be understood by our
critic. but they are understood by
Christian Scientists. presenting to them
the most reasonable, logical, and salts
factory explanation of scripture ex-
tant Christian Science does not
"dcny the atonement." 1t does not
"deny sin" in the sense which our
critic implies, but proves the nothing
ness of sin by it's destruction in the
Individual It's adherents believe en-
phatically in prayer" and they accept
and practice every fundamental and
essential teaching Of Christianity, in
Guiding the healing Of the sick.
If our critic builds hopefully upon
the death of Mrs. Eddy for the disso-
luton of Christian Science, he is
doomed to disappointment. for Chris
tan Science is built not upon person.
ality. but upon divine principle. upon
the solid rock of the Christ Truth, and
"the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it.
Respectfully.
JOHN L. Kendall.
Des Moines, Ia, March 5. 1908.