The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-30
Answer Made to the Recently Publish.
ed Statements of Or. GsInqer
About Christian
Science
QUOTATIONS FROM BIBLE
John |. Kendall Submits Argument
In the Controversy Started by
the Priests Recent
Address.
To the Editor of the Gate City:

To the Editor of the Gate City.
Dear 5ir:--In your issue of March
21, ! find reply from Father Giglin-
ger to my recent article. wherein I
took exceptions TO misstatements con-
corning Christian Science.
Father Giglinger is necessarily
limited in his definitions as to what
is Christian by the arbitrary construc-
ton which his church places upon
the word. Notwithstanding his pro-
ttestations of friendliness for the Pre-.
testent church. it stands as matter
of record and of fact that the church
which he represents, considers and
condemns all Non-comformists as
sheretics". From his view point, no
religious teaching is Christian. other
tshed any honest inquirer Christian
am therefore not surprised al his TAX
ing exception TO Christian Science,
which certainly presents ideas of
Christianity which are in direct op-
position to, and in contravention Of
what he necessarily holds to be
Sound doctrine"
Notwithstanding Father Giglingers
objection, l will again state; Christian
Science is emphatically Christian.
There is one defination of Christian
ity which must be accepted by all
Christian people, namely. that by our
Master, who said. "He that belieyeth
on me, the works ttat | do shall he
do also" And again, These signs
shall follow them that believe. In
my name shall they cast out devils,
they shall heal the sick" Christian
Scientists are doing this in d consis-
tent, Christian way. his is not
theory, but matter of proof, and
these proofs can be and will be furn-
ished any honest inquirer. Chistiann-
ity is necessarily matter of living,
of doing. rather than of creed, doc
trine or dogma.
To enter into a discussion of mere
~ doctrinal points with one whose
views are So divergent would be
worse than useless Suffice il 10 say
on this point Christian Science &C
eepts, and Christian Science conform
to, and practice the teachings OF
Jesus Christ.
Christian Scientists believe in bap-
Eism in its true spiritual meaning
They believe in the resurrection OF
Jesus from the grave. in the atone
ment. and that Christ Is the son o.
God. the Holy Ghost Or Divine
Comforter"
Christian Scientists reserve the
right TO place their o-n construction
on these doctrinai points. . right,
however, which Is Insisted upon By
every Protestsre OF nor-confcrmist
body OF people on tae face q the
earth.
Now a. 70 the statement Neither
is Christian Science scientific" By
way of reply. viii uEe TIE ~e-ds q
Frederick Dixon OF London, Eng
land, in answering Roman Catholic
clergyman in that country On tbe
same point, he said: II Is scarcely
possible that this clergyman has
forgotten that his church once made
The Augustinian teaching Nth respect
TO Genesis the test OF natural science
Augustine taught amongst other
things that the sky -ss stretched
over tie World Ike drum skin. and
that there could be no andpodes. be-
cause there was no provision made
for their population in the distribu-
ton of the descendants Of Adam. The
representative OF the church which
flung Calico into prison and burnt
Bruno for teaching doctrines in dis
agreement with this, would be wise
in not being too dogmatic on the
subject of the science" Of Christian
Science"
Father Giglinger states, science
TO deserve this namn, must rest on
some incontrovertible principle. on
some truth or truths that are known
without demonstration. Christian
Science rests on the only "incontra.
Nertible principle the only absolute
truth there is. viz: God, all else Is
relative Christian Science insists
that science is demonstrate. and
that nothing that can not be
demonstrated is entitled to this defini-
ton. The Century Dictionary defines
science knowledge. comprehension
or understanding of facts or prip-
ciples knowledge gained by svste-
matte observation. experiment and
reasoning knowledge coordinated ar
ranged systematized: also the nrosa-
cution Of truths as thus known:
Christian Science is an orderly
arrangement of ascertained truths