Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-03-17
JUICE WELLS HITS
BACK At WORDS
Of DIXON
Puts Christian Science
Side Of Question
Before Public
CPhOeniN Gazette, March %
Prescott, Ariz., March 4, 1909.

list, DIR. DiNOn'S, heated manner il
presenting his subject in her sermon OF
last Saturday evening at his revival
meeting in Phoenix, especially tasi
part of his subject hearing on Chris,
tiar Science. Why should he be 50
fIenzied against Christian Science and
Mrs. Eddy, the founder of the Chris
tiaH Science church, and use express
sions against each SO full of malice
and hate? Have the Christian Scien-
lists something ne has uots
The writer has been a believer in
the Christian religion since his boy
hood, and has been a student of Chris
ton Science, and its text book, "'Sei-
enee and Health, With Key to the
Scriptures its author boing Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, for ten years,
and Is unable TO understand wherein
Christian Science teaching. or tne tex
book or its author. calls for so intem-
Derate illusions and innuendOcS from
Christian gentleman, at Ieas' from a
minister of the Gospel, whose precept
and example should he gospel of
truth and love.
His criticism of Mrs. Eddy is but
rebash of what appeared in series of
articles running in McClure's Maya
zine, supplemented by New York
newspaper and cOterie of men who
have been pursuing her for years, seek
ing to destroy her influence and power
in building up and spreading the re-
hg;on she mas espoused and made |
practical TO every one through rule |
of understanding discovered and taught
by her.
The contest was long and bitter Her
prosecutors resOrted to the civil and |
criminal courts of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts and haunted the legis-
latlve halls of the two states. Bue
the courts eKOnerated her and the leg
isiative bodies protected her by turn
ing out ner prosecutors.
Defeated on all sides, dismayed and
disgruntled, their struggles have grown
weaker and weaker, the last spasm be-
ing in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday
evening last.
The Doctors criticism is that Chris
ton Science is a religion of hallucina-
tion.
Christian Scientists maintain that II {
is the primitive practical religion % :
Jesus Christ, restored to this age. That 4
they understand it as He taught it and f
they prove it in the manner He prac- :
iced it.
That Jesus Christ was the Son of t
God is not cOntroverted by any one II
he Christian world, and that ne was y
l teacher come from God is accepted
" all t,
This, however, was in his 5ime dis G
'uted by the Jews and denied by the f,
'Cribes and Pharisees, and they called 81
or proof other tnan his personal claim. v
He responded by casting out devils. 4
ealing all manner of sickness, divers T
diseases and torrents, gave sight to "
he blind, hearing to the deaf, feet to al
he lame, and Strengthened up the Vi
rocked, fed the hungry and raised the in
cad, all by one and the same process
nd without material means or rene b,
les of any kind. In fact, he Overcame tn
very law of matter. of
He did these things in the name Of Ii,
lis Father.
Their human senses comprehended Sc
iese facts, for they were among those liz
no were benefited thereby, and hence ed
hey concluded that he must be what ";
e claimed fer himself. These acts ex- so
tied their wonder because they were ri,
eyOnd ordinary human experience,
nd they regarded them as supernatu- en-
Il and called them miracles To Jesus of
iey were perfectly natural and we're re-
ne manifestation of his spirituality fc:
nd spiritual understanding, and Of his m;
Dedience to his Fathers commands.
This understanding he taught to his lik
sciples and explained to them its az
over. ''The spirit Of the Lord is fir,
pom ne, because He hath Amounted he
e to preach the gospel to the poor, Go
e hath sent me to heal the broken
earted, to preach deliverancc to the me
iptives and recovering of sight TO the DIV
ind, TO set at liberty them that are int
-uised. - Luke. 4-1s. tn,
He commanded his disciples to 90 ha
to all the world and preach the Cos en-,
20 q, every creature, and heal the we
X. Oh
Irenaeus informs us that this power aw
rs practically universal among the or,
rly churches. wb