The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-24

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things which are not seen are'eternal.',
must say that Mr.. Kendall is very
unfortunate in his citation of texts.
cheerfully subscribe to this text of st.
Paul but ! deny that Christian Sci
ence is helped by 1t. On the contrary,
st. Paul here condemns Christian Sci
ence for it teaches that the senses
are liars, whilst ST Paul says that
the eyes see something which, how
ever, is temporal or transitory, exist
ing only for certain time and not for
all eternity. Besides these things, he
tells us there are also things which
the eyes do not see, and which are
eternal they can be seen only by the
eye of the mind.
Mr.. Kendall. Father Giglinger quotes
from apocryphal Bible in support of
his contention that God created and
intended the use of medicines.
The books Of Holy Scripture, as Ec-
clesiasticus, Wisdom, etc, which Prot
estants call Apocryphal, have equal
authority with the protocanonical
books and were accepted as part of
the Bible long before the times of
Martin Luther. We find, however, also
in st. Matthew 9:12, But Jesus hear
ing it, said: "They that are in health
need not physician but they that
are ILL" Our Lord compares the
I physician of spiritual diseases with
that of bodily diseases and says that
the sick need him.
There are not many references in
the Bible concerning the physician
because Christ came into this world
to save us from sin and show us the
way to heaven and not to teach or
recommend any profession. Medicines,
such as medical herbs, ETC., exist;
they did not create themselves, there
fore God created them for He alone
can create things, and their nature
determines their use.
Mr.. Kendall gives few citations
from the Scripture concerning some
persons that were healed not by herbs
but by the word of God, and concern.
ing Asa who sought not the Lord, but
the physicians and died, but these eli
tations prove nothing. I do not deny
that the Lord can cure by His word
whomsoever He is pleased to cure,
and | don't affirm that the physicians
cure everybody.
Mr. Kendall: That Christian Sci
liz l. orb etol,
lished that it is no longer an open
question.
1t is an open question and always
will be one. do not deny. however
that Christian Scientists as well
!, people who do not believe in Gnr1s
tian Science may heal certain dis
eases, the healing of which depends
upon the will power, but do not ad
nit the testimony of Christian Scien
lists especially in regard to extraordi
nary cures because according to their
doctrine disease has no real existence
and their testimony is untrustworthy
as it depends on the senses which are
fallacious. Mr. Kendall admits that
there have been some apparent fail
ures. and myself know of some cases
where the failures have been quite
apparent That the vast preponder
ance Is on the side of accomplished
results is mere statement Of his
But even If this statement were true
which | am not ready to admit, Chris
tian Science would still be anti-Chris
<>ffe Of ir
spite of Mrs. Eddy's denials.
Mr.. Kendall; Christian Science is
Faith Cure" only in the highest def
milton of what this means,
1t Is no faith cure at all, for it is
not your faith in God that cures but
as Mrs. Eddy says: This faith re
Hes upon an understood principle
(Not upon Cod This principle
makes whole the diseased and brings
out the enduring and harmonious
phases of things" She tells us thai
faith is spiritual understanding
Now if l. is understanding, it is not
faith: faith-cure then is spiritual un
derstanding-cure, viz. not faith cure
Mr. Kendall: There is just one
valid standard of judgment: namely
results and on this basis Christian
Scientists rest their claims, satisfied
that in the jud yment of all unbiased
unprecedented people, their teachin
will find sufficient justification.
In the first rlace deny that re
suits are the one valid standard O
Judgment Some people have, like thu
apostles of old, labored all night an'
from results we call them idlers
MANY "a man sows with tears, and an
other smilingly reaps the fruit; if w
judge by results only, we praise tn
reaper and condemn the sower. b.
the exclusive standard of results on
big trusts are our ideal institution
for they can show greatest results
We must look not only at results bu