Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31

her proper place in history, but it does
not usurp the place of the founder of
the Christian religion, and nothing in
the writings of Christian Science up
holds such a proposition.
the teaching of Christian Science as
to the nature of matter. That matter
is not of itself an entity or substance in
the sense that it is self-created, or that
1t is a product of divine creation is held
by many philosophers other than Chris
tan Scientists. That disease in it's pri-
mary origin is mental, and that, conse-
quently, it must be grappled with in the
realm of the mental is a concession to
the teachings of Christian Science which
the opponents of materia medica have
been forced to make in the last decade
or two, and we see today a general
reimbursement of medical and religious
views and an abandonment of former
dogmas, all due, am convinced, to the
persistent teaching of Christian Science
on these subjects.
Takes Issue on Use of Herbs
I am interested in the contributors
statement that Jesus used ''herbs, oint-
ment and salve as told in the Bible"
do not claim to be an expert Bible stu
dent, but l have read the New Tesla
ment carefully a great many times and
have never discovered any record that
Jesus used herbs, ointment and salve."
Will your correspondent be kind enough
to point out the passage upon which he
bases this statement?
Christian Science does not teach that
the only remedy for disease is to for
get it,"
Under the third head, "a. B." finds
fault with Christian Science because il
discredits the testimony of the five
senses. Is he willing to become the ad-
vocate of these five senses and maintain
their reliability or infallibility? If our
friend has not become aware of a spirit
ual sense and has not cultivated il,
thereby gaining an assurance of reality
which cannot possibly be tasted or felt
or weighed or estimated materially, we
may take the liberty of earnestly rec
ommending that he seek to gain this
spiritual sense, for it will inform him Of
facts about which the material senses
can take no cognizance and he will he
able to say with the Psalmist, II know
that my redeemer liveth."
Pardon me for taking issue with "a.
b. on the fourth heading Christian
Scientist is at liberty to think as lie
pIeases, and Mrs. Eddy is not accepted
as final authority and there is no
compulsion which makes a Christian
Scientist believe in her without ques-
ton" That she is wise leader forty
years of history proves, and a Christian
Scientist is usually quite as willing to
follow Mrs. Eddy as he would be to fol-
low someone in whom he had less
confidence.
There Is Nothing Dogmatic
There is nothing dogmatic in Chris
tian Science. Indeed, it is the essence
of individUalism. Your correspondent
is equally far from the facts when he
says that all who join Christian Science
must buy Mrs. Eddy's book.
"a. B." says that Mrs. Eddy and her
associates are millionaires, yet this
creed gives not one cent formally to
charity" 1t is unfortunate that our
friend should make such ill-advised
statements without first having made
an investigation. The fact is that Mrs.
Eddy's associates, if by that he means