Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-18


 lation."
 It would be interesting to know how or in what manner American pride" could be wounded by the re- cital of the healing of more than three score of men, women and chill dren, of diseases of over thirty diff ferent kinds, among which were tu- berculosis, cancer, asthma, locomo- tor ataxia, and Bright's disease. Was it because these people were relieved of suffering and restored to health and happiness through the applica- tion of the principles of Christian Science which are the same that Jesus of Nazareth taught and ap- piled; the very same acts that He admonished His disciples and the seventy to perform? Was it the sen. ator's rehearsal of these perfectly au' thenticated instances of healing that rendered "the episode absurd" and constituted it reflection on Amer ican intelligence?"
 The editor referred to "the mani acal doctrines of Christian Science" These doctrines are the very ones that were announced by the early Hebrew prophets and which Jesus made living Truth by His practical application of them during His min- istry. They are not new Nor is the editor the first to call them hard names. Jesus was crucified for teach ing these very doctrines and for them to the destruction of sin, disease and death The Bible is filled with the statement of them and with the re- cital of the results of adherence to them.
 On page 497 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, the Christian Science Text Book by Mary Baker Eddy, this will be found: "As adherents of the Truth we take the inspired word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to Eternal Life" This book, the Bible, has been and now is the Christian Scientists sufficient guide, as Mrs. Eddy has pointed out. It is through her and her writing that men and women of today have obtained the understanding of the tremendous fact that God is all pres ence, power and wisdom, is infinite, spiritual, constant, uninterrupted perfect and eternal Life, Truth and Love, and that by this understanding, sin, disease and death are banished This is not the statement of a the ory, but of fact. It is incontro vertible. Its truth is being proven every day in every known part of the world. It may seem to the editor to be "maniacle," but he does not know, like Horatio, there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of" in his philosophy.
 He asserts that Christian Science and it's principles violate every law of reason, every lesson of exper- ience." Reason" according to the New Century Dictionary is that which recommends itself to enlight- ened intelligence; some inward inti- 1aation for which great respect is felt and which is supposed to be com mon to the mass of mankind" "The mass of mankind" accept as true the Biblical accounts of the healing per formed by Jesus. These accounts certainly commend themselves" to the enlightened intelligence" of the civilized world, of which Christian Scientists comprise a very consider able part. And Christian Scientists are Christian Scientists, because these very lessons of experience have actually proven to them the truth and efficacy of these doctrines to relieve the distress and suffering of | disease as well as sin. These very lessons of experience" are the proof of the presence. power and wisdom of God now and here.
 Jesus said And these signs shall follow them that believe. They shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them. They shall lay hands on and they shall recover" Mark 16-17:1S
 Mrs. Eddy reopened the eyes of hu
 manity to these truths and it was the
 evidence of the fulfillment of this
 prophecy of Jesus. which Senator
 Works gave to the Senate in the
 speech which seems to have caused
 our editor so much humiliation and
 for which he feels called upon to l anO1Seizo and "aYn1ain to homo and