The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-30
ANOTHER REPLY
TO CRITICISM
Mr.. Kendall States That Teachings OF
Christian Science Have Been
Perverted and Distorted.


To the Editor of the Gate City:
i In a recent issue of your valued
/ paper find by way of review of a
book condemning Christian Science,
the following questions:
I l. Did Jesus actually die. or did he
only pretend to die
/ >. Ought marriage to be aholisheds
/ 5. Is 1t a scientific fact that the
1 body never diese
/ 4 Is II true that the tree or the
flower is the product of the mind, not
natter
.. Is il true that heat and cold are
/ produced by the mind, not by climatic
conditions
4 c. Is it true and demonstrable
/ that if we made UP our mind to. We
could live without eating or drink
! ing
! Inasmuch as the writer of the book
referred to has perverted and distort-
ed the teachings of Christian Science,
in his presentation of these questions.
and inasmuch as you have asked the
question: do they, christian Scien-
tists). believe such things?"-I will
ask of you space in which, briefly, to
state the Christian Science teachings
in regard TO the questions asked.
l. To the human sense things,
Jesus died on the cross, that is, Jesus
experienced what seemed to be death,
and on the third day, arose from the
dead" proving that death is to be
overcome, not submitted to. In Sci
ence and Health. Mrs. Eddy states:
/ So man, tree, and flower, are sup
posed to die: but the fact remains.
that Gods universe is spiritual and
immortal The fundamental basis
of christianity includes the hope of
Immortality; the certainty of life be-
yond what seems to be death.
2. There is nothing In the teach
ings of Christian Science which can
properly be construed as advocating
the adjustment of marriage. In Sci.
ence and Health, Mrs. Eddy states:
Honesty and Virtue ensure the sta
bility of marriage covenent''
3. This question is partly answered
in the answer of the first question.
If by body is meant matter" then
the material, so called body, dies
and disintegrates. Dust to DUST"
nothingness to nothingness.
st. Paul states: There are celes-
tial bodies and bodies terrestrial"
The teaching of Christian Science is,
that the real man, in the image or
likeness of Cod never dies. This is
scientific. scriptural, christian.
4. To the human sense, the tree or
the flower is material. To diviner
sense, and according to the realities
supernaF' the tree or flower is the
product of Mind, God, created by
srfrit, therefore, spiritual and per-
feet. And God saw that it was
good'
>. Heat and cold in order to be
recognized as SUCH must be mentally
discerned. They are therefore part
of the phenomena of mortal mind"
called climatic conditions but can
only be individualized in the individ-
{ -
s. Christian Science does not teach
neither do Christian Scientists believe
at this time, and under prevalent con-
ditions, it would be possible to exist
without eating and drinking On page
! 461, in Science and Health, Mrs Eddy
F states: 4 do not maintain that any
one can exist in the flesh without
food and raiment, but I do believe
the real man is immortal and that he
lives in spirit. not natter
I The book above referred to was
written for the purpose of belittling
and discrediting the good which
!; Christian Science is endeavoring to
/ do Consequently its conclusions are
deductions from the erroneous hypo-
theses. and not logically and consist
/ emily derived from what Christian
4 Science actually teaches. The hard
headed, logical business men and wo-
i nen who to a large extent constitute
the following of the Christian Sci
ence movement, are not engaged in
chasing elusive chimeras, but they
Z are conscious Of the forever fact. that
Christian Science, in its demonstrable
teachings is The most practical, logic
al and satisfactory experience that
has entered into their lives. and that
its teachings are emphatically chris
tian. Consequently, they cannot be
moved by any such criticisms as here
in mentioned There is only one ac-
ceptable standard of Judgment, viz:
practical results. and these are what
appeal 10 the Christian Scientist in
the religion which he has espoused
Respectfully,
JOHN L. Kendall.
+ Des Moines. Iowa, March "a, 1919.