The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-27
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
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Editor of the Sun:

Editor of the Sun:
DR.. Torrey quotes a Hindoo lady.
who is supposed to have been recent
ly converted to Christianity. to prove
that Christian Science IL very
ancient, which we all freely admit
as ancient as the ancient of days.
and that il is in some respects like
Oriental philosophy. by which the
doctor perhaps means to pay this
philosophy a sly compliment: and.
while ii looks odd that the doctor
should deem II necessary to fortify
his opinions by quoting the opinion
of a recently converted Hlndoo lady.
We can not say that IL Is so strange
that Christian Science should be
thought bp some to resemble Orien-
talism, since many have thought the
same thing of the teachings OF Jesus,
His teachings have been many times
compared to Oriental philosophy,
and scholarly men have even written
books to prove that He resided three
years in India, where, it Is contended.
He obtained His principal ideas. But
We know that this is not true. The
doctors Hindoo lady thought the
same thing about Christianity until
she understood it better. and all that
is necessary to change her view OF
Christian Science is to understand
Christianity still better. 1t is not so
strange that the teaching of Jesus
and Christian Science should be COM
pared TO the same thing: since things
which are like the same thing are
like each other. and we know that
Christian Science and the teachings
of Jesus are so much alike that no
doubt is left In the minds of many
thousands of highly educated and
intelligent Christian people that they
are one and the same thing. How
ever, in view of this wide divergence
of opinion as TO what the teachings
of Jesus really are. suppose we call
together the good ministers I'm Padu-
cab and Lave them decide the ques-
ton for us. Suppose We select any
two ministers from each of the prin-
cipal denominations with which we
are most familiar. viz. the Baptist,
Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist.
Lutheran, and Episcopalian, and ask
them to say whether anybody Is
preaching. or has ever preached, the
Gospel Of Jesus in Paducah. Having
assembled these u ministers we
- N.1-
of course. to save unnecessary en-
barrassment. They are all preach
ing a different doctrine and It is GER
tain that there Is but one Gospel OF
Jesus. which has a definite meaning.
and whatever varies from that GER
tain meaning is not the Gospel OF
Jesus. Suppose we put II to vote !
whether the Baptist doctrine Is the |
Gospel Of Jesus. and ten Of the 12l
ministers present viii vote no. and |
two will vote yes: because if the |
Baptist are preaching this Gospel the |
other ten are not. The same result |
will follow If we put the Presby- |
terrain doctrine TO a vote, ten will |
vote no and the two Pregbyterians !
will vote yes; and so on with the |
Methodist Christian, Lutheran and |
Thus we shall have 1t |
declared by the most authoritative |
body in Paducah, the ministers them |
selves, in the ratio of ten to two,
that is. by an overwhelming major
ty, that the Gospel OF Jesus is not |
being preached and has never been
preached IN the city OF Patmcah.
Why then should We seek further to |
account for the fact that the signs
which the Master said should follow
he preaching of His Gospel are not |
following any of the preaching that /
S being done in Paducah, since we
nave this overwhelming confession
IF the ministers that His Gospel is
rot being preached? Does it not
)ehoove the people of Paducah, then,
o keep sharp lookout for a doc