The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-02-03
Editor Richmond Palladium:

In replying briefly. and, We trust,
finally to the last effort of your local
evangelist, 1t will suffice to call atten-
ton to the fact that the gentleman
comedies his to have been purely the
attitude of attack" throughout this
unfortunate discussion, and he fur
ther comedies US all points of the
debate In his failure In any case to Of
fer refutation or logical argument,
contenting himself and burdening your
readers with tedious repetitions in
lieu thereof
The gentleman's lack of discrimin-
alton has possibly occasioned confu-
sion in his own mind, and may in part
at least account for his un-Christian
course in attempting to give the lie
to one of our statements, despite our
definite citation of evidence. 1t will
be recalled that we stated, not that
new Christian Science church was
built" but that one was organized"
every three days during the year end
ing June. 1913, which includes one
half the year during which he stub
bornly insists that the Christian Sci
ence church "did not gain one men,
ber." He confused the church" with
the material structure which houses
the same. If the gentleman desires
to go SO far, he can get into CORE
spondence with every Christian Sci
ence church in the world and thus
satisfy himself as to the verify of our
statement of their existence, while at
the same time he can verify every
other statement that we have made
relative to Christian Science growth.
To save him this unreasonable task,
however, we will offer, if he is reason
able enought to consider the same,
one further bit of evidence. During
the period of time the membership Of
Second Church of Christ, Scientist of
Indianapolis. alone was increased 25
per cent.
1t is but just to state also that the
little Christian Science church in
Richmond is in no sense factor in
the present discussion, unless, per-
chance our critic himself has become
unduly agitated lest the legitimate
Christian activity of this same little
church may interfere with his own.
The disciples Of our lord became SO
agitated once, and the great Teacher
met their uncharitable deduction with
the unquestionable logic. "He that is
not against us is on our part This
little church." like every other Chris
tian Science church, is founded upon
the Rock" the Christ, or Truth, and
will continue it's healing and regen-
Grating work in it's legitimate part
Of the Masters vineyard undisturbed
by the ruthless bombardment of SUI
percilious criticism, secure in its hum
BILE effort to verify another leading
tenet of Christian Science, expressed
by Mrs. Eddy, in the words:
"6. We solemnly promise to
watch, and pray for that Mind to
be in us which was In Christ
Jesus: to do unto others as we
would have them do unto us; and
OF be merciful, just and pure
-[Science and Health, page 469.l
If, therefore, our critics malicious
! prophecy as to the passing Of the
Christian Science movement should
be fulfilled, sucn fulfillment will be
in direct contravention of the divine
prOmis, "The pure in heart shall see
| God" and Christian Science will con-
tinue as a memory to bless rather than
! to vilify those who persist in heaping
meledictions upon it as they were
heaped upon the Great Founder of
! Christianity. The followers of Chris
| tian Science can do this with the
same grace that Jesus did, because
they realize as did He that such now,
as then, know not what they do"
! Again we urge our readers to study
the statement of Christian Science In
its textbook, Science and Health
With Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy, rather than to take either
our humble word or that Of our un
kind critic on the points at issue. The
book can be read or purchased at the
Christian Science reading room In
your city, 1417 North A street, any
afternoon, or can be he'd at the local
public library. Sincerely,
r. STANHOPE EASTERDAY.