The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-09-03
"CR1SS ROADS" COMES BACK.
Makes Answer To a "Jab Of a Follow
eP' of Mrs. Eddy.

Ol VI WI ~ luuls
Editor Herald:-ln my communica-
ton Of July Both, / asked for a
demonstration which ! had been
led to believe the devotees of Chris
tian Science were always ready to give,
but instead am offered a discussion,
one W. S. Morris, Jr of Norfolk, be-
ing the knight who lifts his lance on the
field Of controversy.
My challenge was to some zealot of
the new born sect whose home was in
Farmville, and little did think to call
TO the rescue this to me unknown
champion who lives hard by the sea.
And let me say TO him in all candor
that should he and | engage in. war
of words all through the fall, and all
through the winter and far into the
coming spring, at tn end we would
be as far apart in our beliefs as we
are today and nothing Of good would
have been gained. The immortal
jefferson, who knew Of human life as
| am sure do not know, was firmly
convinced that disputants never ef-
fected each other and if this be true
Of things temporal how much more
is it Of things spiritual.
repeat asked Of some Farmville
Christian Scientist a demonstration" "
and a'Norfolk brother rushes into the
ring with the taunt that | demanded a
fool-hariy feat, and that it was
ridiculous and an insult to the in
telligence of the average man and wo-
man to ask them to believe such
twaddie. And SO | thought at the
time | asked it, and so think | now
have ever thought and will continue
to think so long as the God l serve en-
ables me TO think correctly; but there
is no more Of the 'fool-hardy' about
it. nor more of twaddle" than if l
had asked the man or woman Of
average intelligence" to commit 90
the tender care Of a demonstration"
rather than to the skill of a competent
physician a pronounced case Of IT,
phoid fever or pneumonia or scarlet
fever, or membranous Group or any
other recognized dangerous in B.
which flesh is heir weigh well B.
words when ] say tnat would as soon
jump from a dizzy height expecting
downy pillows to receive lie rather
than the hare pavement than strick-
en- with well developed pneumonia
to fall into the arms of a demon
strahon
Dowie is dead and With him Dowie-
ism. The Holy Jumpers make night
hideous and startle the people with
their street antics, but the Jumpers
viii play their little brief part, and
then fall into the grave of oblivion
with 30 one ever to roll away the
stone which seals 1t. Mrs. Mary Ba-
ker Eddy is dead or soon to die. and
n the grave in which she is buried
Christian Science will be buried too
and struggling, shining suffering
humanity will feel after and find the
Way the Truth and the Life" which
IRE alone revealed in the word of
iod utterly disdaining to call to its
i'd science, when it has an omni-
,otent omnipresent omniscient and
D-loving Saviour upon whom TO lean
or support and to whom 10 look for
aviation.
To whom can we go blessed Lord?
'h0u alone hath the words of eternal
ie Thy word is truth. "
Precious treasure thou art mine.
Do the days of old one said, Il am of
'ephas, another, Il am of Paul, 80
nd in the modern day ore is saying. q
I am Of Dowie, another I am of
be Jumpers " and still others, I ann g
Eddy but the sane and safe
nes among the children of men are e
I'D saying, ] am of Christ"
CROSS ROADS. S