The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-10
REV. POOL MAKES
ANSWER
Replies. to Critics Of His
Anti Christian Science
Views.
To the Daily World:

joinder to the two articles written
by admirers of Christian Science,
and published in yesterdays issue of
your paper. we will notice both in
one brief article. Mr.. Kraft of Ia
coma tells us that it has been we'll
said that opinion is based on ignor-
ance." 1t has not only been said.
but it is legal to say, that a decision
of judge based on law and evidence
is his opinion" Our opinion of the
theory and practice of Christian Sci
ence is based upon credible evidence.
The gentleman from Tacoma at
tempts to inform us that Christian
Science is not something new, but
rather the re-discovery of a degree
of the understanding or knowledge
of the Truth which our Master AMI
His followers for three hundred years
after Him possessed and demon:trat-
ed, and which He himself declared
was to make men free"
Further he informs us that Chris
tan Science invites honest investiga-
ton" We accept this invitation for
an honest investigation of the pro-
position just cited There are many
persons in Wenatchee who would en-
| joy an oral discussion of the propo-
sition. Can one or more sessions OF
friendly, honest and dignified dis
cussion of this proposition be ar
ranged for? If Christian Scientists
will furnish representative for their
side of the question. Wenatchee will
have the privilege of enjoying a pro-
fitable Investigation. The strict
rules of jecorum would govern such
an investigation. Will Christian Sci
ence bear such an investigation?
People ought to be permitted to hear
both sides of this new issue. If We
are ignorant we are anxious TO be
informed. All other great questions
are discussed on the public platform.
Why not?
AS the article written by Mr.. Kraft
has only two items in it, viz, "a the
assertion that Christian Science is
| knowledge of TRUTH and ca that
our representation of Christian Sci
ence is based on ignorance and is
without reasonable foundations; and
as neither assertion is supported by
any testimony other than itself, we
anXiously await the proof Of the
first, which Will of itself be a dem
onstration of the second.
The other article signed "A. c. H. :"
CA Complete Humbug), first denies
everything we say and in the arti
Gle admits every charge We made;
then charges us with ''subterfuge
AMI innuendo,' and asserts that we
are excited regarding something Of
which we know nothing. And be-
sides these little things it says we
evidently FEARED, 80
The exact words of the article
are:
His first accusation is that Mrs.
Eddy, after making her discovery of
! Christian Science, then spent three
years in searching the Scriptures
and tracing ldressing) up her con-
illusions in Scriptural phraseology.'
| Thus what she had learned by her
own research the Scriptures were
| made to conform to.
This is equivalent to saying that
the true meaning of the Bible has
been distorted in order to fit the pur-
poses of Mrs Eddy. The clergyman
evidently feared making such an as
founding accucation in plain English
against the most loved woman of the
century, Sc he resorted to subterfuge
and innuendo.'
Had "A c. H." measured the SEN
tence quoted with unexcited deliber-
alton we would not have been
charged with fear, subterfuge and
innuendo." Notice our sentence,
Thus what she had learned by her
own research the Scriptures were
made to conform to- expresses the
meaning just as emphatically as the
sentence, The Bible had been dis
! torted in order to fit the purposes
of Mrs. Eddy" expresses it. The fact
that she studied for twenty years
! trying to arrange her system and then
studied another three years to dis
tort the Bible to fit her purpose is
recorded in her work. 'Retrospection
and Introspection, pages So, 40, and
| 104
In Genesis 81 we read, And the
Lord God formed man of the dust
of the ground y" In comment
ing on this statement Mrs. Eddy
says, rs it the truth, or is 1t lie
concerning man and God? 1t must
be lie This is recorded on page
524 of her work, Science and Health
With Key to the Scriptures" 1910
edition On page 526 of the same
works she says, The first mention
of evil is in the legendary Scriptural
text in the second chapter of Gene
sis" And in the same paragraph
she says, This second Biblical ac-
count is picture of error through
out Genesis 2:10 says. And out
of the ground the Lord God formed
every beast of the field =" Mrs
Eddy's first sentence of her comments
on this verse begins thus: Here
the Lie represents God as repeating
the creation This is recorded on
page 527 of the same work as the
preceding. Many more similar state
ments are made in her works. We
may be ignorant of Christian Science
but we know that the textbook Of