The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-21
Rev. George Gisiineer D. o., Answers
the Exceptions Taken to His
Statements About Chris
tian Science
TEARS ANSWER TO BITS
Priest Declares that Catholics and
Protestants Have Something in
Common, But Not SO With
Christian Science.

oiloi VI lHe Ddlly Gale City: My
attentlon has been called to an article
wherein Mr. John Randell of Des
Molnes. chief reader of the Christian
Science cult for Iowa, takes exception
70 some OF my statements on Chris.
tlan Science l was expecting some
sort OF reply, but am disappointed
because OF it's lameness and absence
OF real arguments. Mr.. RandelPs ar
tlcle does not dispros single state
ment ! made in my lecture: 1t does
not even specifically deny that Mrs.
Eddy contradicted herself, and leaves
the groundless assertions of Christian
Science just as l gave them. put
the blame for this failure. however.
where it belongs viz: on the system
OF which he is the exponent and noi
on him personally No doubt, he ex-
plains Christian Science as well as it
can be explained, but absurdities, such
as ! find in the new so-called "re.
vealed'' doctrines are not capable of
an explanation.
In the first place, Mr.. Randell re.
marks that criticize my conventions
of Christian Science. / criticize, not
my own conceptions, but Mrs. Eddy's
conceptions as find them in her ook.
Science and Health With Key to the
Scriptures
Ms. Randell "a careful reading of
this report CDR Giglinger's) indicates
the fact that this gentleman has allow.
ed the bias of his theological educa-
ton to influence his point of view to
the extent that he fails to grasp what
Christian Science really is and
teaches.'
On the contrary, Mr.. Randell, am
told, even from q Protestant viewpoint
that ] advanced arguments in that re-
port which you have not answered and
could not answer. A priests theo-
logical education is so extensive that
1T does not even overlook the falla-
scies of Christian Science.
Mr.. Randell: 1T is not strange that
a clergyman of the Roman Catholic
church should take exceptions to
teachings which are in many respects
directly contrary to what he holds as
Sound doctrine.
I agree with yo, on this point with
the following modification, however.
viz. that the teachings of Christian
Science are not merely opposed to
what hold as "sound doctrine but
as will prove, they are opposed to
common sense.
Mr.. Randell: "The probability is
that most of the teachings of Protest
antism would come under as much by
way of criticism from this view
point as do the teachings of Christian
Science
| deny this false and gratuitous as
sertion Catholics and Professionals
have something in common, but Chris
tian Science is both anti-Catholic and
anti-Protestant.
Mr. Randell: Il am reminded of the
Irish woman who, when she was view
ing parade of the national guard in
which her son participated, exclaimed,
They are all out of step but Dinnie.' !"
There is nothing to prove that the per-
son who should have said this, is
Irish. love the Irish for their wit
and sociability, and | object to have
this or any other slur thrown at them.
The Irish bled that this nation might
live, long before the mother of the
fatherless Christian Science was born
Mr.. Randell: Christian Science is
as its title indicates, the Science of
Christianity" and Notwithstanding
this gentleman's objection, ! desire to
emphasize the fact that it is both
"christian', and scientific" Christian,
because 1t accepts and emphasizes the
teachings Of Jesus Christ"
The facts are, however, against Mr..
Randells statements. Christian Sci
ence is not christian, because it not
only does not accept and emphasize
the teachings of Jesus Christ, but it
does not accept even Jesus Christ