The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-05
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE:
Rev. S. o. Pool Answers
Argument of Professor
Herring, the Lecturer.

The Church of Christ. Scientist
was we'll filled last night to listen
to the address by Rev. S. o. Pool in
the review of the Christian Science
lecture given by Professor Herring at
the Wenatehee theatre last Thurs
day evening Rev. l.. +. Clip intro
duced the speaker in a few words.
Prior to the address a musical pro-
gram was rendered. Rev. Pool gave
a lengthy address which will be pub
lished in full in the January num-
Der, of the Biblical Educator. He
said in part as follows:
at is necessary to know the orig
in of Christian Science in order to
know aow far back we should go in
our research. The discovery of the
system called Christian Science was
in 1866. Mrs. Eddy says that she
had studied on the proposition for
twenty years trying to trace all
causes to mind. After she decided
that she had discovered the certain-
ty of what she was contemplating
she spent three years searching the
Scriptures and tracing up her coIf-
clusions in Scriptural phraseo1ogy.
Thus what she had learned by her
own research, the Scriptures were
made to conform to.
God, she called immortal mind
and with other Scriptural words and
expressions she gave them figura-
tive meaning, so when reading Chris
tian Science literature, it is neces-
sary to know the glossary of Chris
tan Science vocabulary.
In the second chapter of Genesis
where it says that God formed man
of the dust of the earth, Mrs. Eddy
denies it as a matter of fact and
says in so many words it must be
a lie. So in the tracing up of this
system called Christian Science the
Bible was made to conform to the
system and not the system to the
Bible. IS
when two principles are meas
ured the one which stands is called
the standard, the one which is al
tered to fit the standard is the sys-
tenn which is rejected. All such
parts of the rejected system as are
in harmony with the standard are
retained, hence the entirety of the
Bible is rejected SO far as it being
the Bible is concerned. Such parts
Of the Bible as are accepted are ac-
cepted because they conform to that
system which Mrs. Eddy spent TWEEN
ty years in formulating.
Perhaps the most interesting
part to the masses of the people is
the method of healing. It is denied
that the method of healing practiced
by Christian Science is similar to
hypnotism, mesmerism, mental sug-
gestion, and other forms of healing,
but it appears to us, after having
considered all the claims, that the
difference in the two methods is a
matter of theory, that the results are
practically the same.
I'VE may illustrate our opinion
of this practice of Christian Science
healing, but before explaining that
opinion it may be objected that that
is their religion. and We have no right
to pass our opinion or interfere with
other peoples religion. We have no
objection to their religion. Every
person is free to hold whatever re-
ligious principles they may choose.
We grant honesty and sincerity to
every person protesting religion Of
any kind. We do not impugn the
motives of anyone, but we will IL
lustrate by the practice of the AM
orites.
1.-THE Amorite religion has God
called Moloch.., This God had fur-
mace arrangements in circulaF