The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-14
Voiceof thePeopIe
Office, Christian Science Committee on
Publication for Indiana, Indian
apolis, May IL, 1908.

Publication for Indiana, Indian
apolis, May IL, 1908.
To the Editor, Dear SIR
In your issue of recent date I find
the report of another sermon on Chris
tian Science by Rev. William F. Switzer.
It would seem that in this second SER
mon he has both failed to refute our
own arguments and has signally failed
to bring forth any new argument to
support his unreasonable contention that
| if Christian Science teaching were fol-
lowed out 1t would prove the destruc-
ton of the morals of the community"
| Indeed, we hardly feel that Hammond
| people will take such a statement seri-
ously even from their pastor, or ex-
pect substantiation thereof on his
part.
| Our rQuest that the gentleman con-
fine his quotations on the subject or
Christian Science teaching to the latest
revised edition of Science and Health"
was as much in his interest as in our
own, and we do not yet understand
why he persists in studying an un-
friendly criticism of Christian Science
and presenting such doubtful evidence
/ to his flock, when the authoritative
text book is available. We would sug-
gest that our readers procure copy
| of this book and determine for them
! selves the merits and dement's of this
system of teaching. Our critics init
nation that Christian Scientists claim
| this book to be the Holy Ghost" is
preposterous. Christian Scientists have
| their own Interpretation of the prom
| Use OF the Holy Ghost or Comforter and
! of the second coming of Christ, and
they certainly have a right to their own
| Interpretation to any part of the
Scriptures, nor can any one reasonable
gain-say them the right to revise their
own ideas and interpretations when
ever deemed advisable. Science and
Health, with Key to The Scriptures"
the text book of Christian Science, is
what its name implies, a COM
MENTARY on the Scriptures, calcu-
lated to elucidate the teachings of the
Bible. Our god critic doubtless has
recourse to such Bible helps in his
preparation of sermons, and doubtless
uses the best. by the latest writer's, or
revised editions of the earlier writings.
AS we progress we revise our theology
las we do our Arithmetics, but such
reasonable change does not imply re-
vision of Interchangeable mathematical
principal of our God or of his Christ.
If Christian Science teaching is
utterly bewildering" to our critic. how
can he reasonably venture to enlighten
| others on the subject?
May we not cite, in conclusion, the
fact that Jesus implied sin, disease and
all evil to be the direct emination from
Satan or the Devil. designating the
latter "a liar and the father of it,
while, according to generally accepted
scrfptural narrative, evil in its incep-
ton resulted directly from Ewes be-
life and it's effects are wiped out and
evidence that evil is unreal. It is not
reasonable to argue, however. that
consequently evil and it's inevitable re-
suits are not to be met and mastered
Any lie believed ruptures harmony, but
when once seen to be untrue, a re-
storation of harmony results. both the
lite and its effects are wiped out and
rendered harmless. Herein also is illus
trated the deep significance of our
Lords atonement and OF the need OF
grace. Jesus declared that he came "tc
destroy the works OF the devil" a lie
and a liar. and in so doing he was
tempted in all points like as we are
yet without sim" Significantly, how.
lever, did he command The works that
do shall We do Also" He suffered
died and rose to accomplish mans sal.
walton, but only in the sense that he
became the first fruits" If our critic
4 has some method better than that o.