The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-13
BATTLE ARMACEDDON IS between
FLESH AND SPIRIT, SAYS DUNN

weeds Of religious intolerance and big
otry. sailed the Pilgrim Fathers. AND
when the freedom of their descend
ants was at stake in 1776 and their
unity threatened in 1861, there stepped
forth a George Washington and an
Abraham Lincoln to meet the human
need. And now In this age, this ma
terial mammon worshiping age, which
In spite of its wonderful material in
ventions and achievements is so hun
gering after spirituality, after healing,
bodily and mental, in this age that
Love divine which always has met
and always will meet every human /
need" (Science and Health. p. 494) |
has spoken again. proclaiming to the
sons of men that there is balm In |
Gilead, and that Gilead Is not afar on |
but within our very reach, here and
now. And should it be surprising that
it was the gentle voice of q woman
that was appointed to bring this mes
sage, assuring the saddened and fear |
full children of earth, with all the ten
derness of the mother, that God is In |
deed able to care for his creation, to
heal and to save?
We have only to remember the pure
Jewish maiden whose uplifted sense
beheld and brought into demonstra-
ton the fatherhood of God; the re-
pentance and gratitude of the magda-
len; the faithfulness of tho women
last at the cross and first at the
sepulchre;" and likewise the fidelity
and devotion of the woman-thought
| through all the centuries, to that
which points to faith and purity-we
have only to remember these, should
| the human mind find it difficult to &C
cept the fact that Truth has spoken
to this age through a woman.
Prejudice Against Mrs. Eddy.
regret to confess the fact that be-
fore l knew anything about Christian
Science, before l had read line of
it's authorized literature, or attempted
to prove by demonstration its truth
or its error, / was one of that now
rapidly decreasing number of persons
who seem to take a special delight IN
making flippant and unchristian re-
marks about Mrs. Eddy, the DiScov-
erer and Founder of Christian Science,
and in laughing at the movement in
general. / was quite sure that Chris
tian Scientists Worshiped Mrs. Eddy,
and that her system of healing was
based upon will power, or the human
mind over matter. In fact my fund of
information as to what Christian Sci
ence did not teach, reminds me of the
man who was endeavoring to impress
his pastor with his extraordinary ia
miliarity with the Holy Scripture.
Why, parson," he exclaimed, Il know
that Bible from Genesis to Exodus!
Christian Science Not Suggestion.
But when at last l read the Chris
tian Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures,
and when I had attended few serv-
. ices, found that which no impartial
: investigator could fail to discover, that
Christian Scientists worship the su.
T preme and only God, and entertain for
t the revered Leader of their movement
: only sentiments of affection and deep
) gratitude. l found, instead Of sys
) tenn of material philosophy, dealing
J. with the action of will power and sug
( gestion, the purest Christian meta
/ physics, based upon a spiritual sense
. of the Scriptures. Well may we re
: joice that Mrs. Eddy during hel
5 search after Truth had investigated
e so-called magnetic healing, and mind
: cure based upon hypnotic control, an6
= found such systems not only devoid O.
e spirituality, but positively iniquitous
: And even a casual glance through thu
r pages of the textbook must convinct
e any fair-minded person that Christian
k Science is as far from hypnotism ant
a suggestion as is Christ from Belial.
l. Mrs. Eddy.
n As to that revered gentlewomar
# through whose spiritual vision tn
n simple, healing truths of the Bible ar
d today made available for those VIII
d sit in darkness, / may say only this
e Her character needs no defense at hi
a man hands BY her fruits shall sh
g be known. History is replete wit
g. annals wherein are recorded the III
u reasoning and unfounded misrepreser
tation which has inevitably pursue
the apostle of a new idea. Even tn
" immaculate Jesus did not escape
e Think of it! Blind, perverted materis
% sense said of him, He is a winebil
ot Der, a glutton, friend of publican
o and sinners!" Mrs. Eddy writes i
TO Science and Health (p. 2S): "Remen
ly Der, thou Christian martyr, it
b. enough if thou art found worthy
IS unIoose the sandals of thy Master
y feet! To suppose that persecution fc
IN righteousness sake belongs to tn
r. past, and that Christianity today
lie at peace with the world because
Id is honored by sects and societies.
he to mistake the very nature of religio
Ill Error repeats itself. The trials e.
al countered by prophet, disciple, an
y. apostle, of whom the world was NJ
e, worthy await. in some form, ever
es pioneer of truth.
e. Mrs. Eddy's Discovery.
m Christian Scientists know that Mr.
e! Eddy did not originate Christian 81
ne ence. she discovered it, brought it
light. The balm of Cilead which 81
has revealed for the healing of Il
ne nations is not of her creating, nor is
at a restatement of ancient or model
Ip- material philosophy. 1t is the simpl
re- unauthorized spiritual teaching
a Jesus and the prophets who preced'
or him. To this assertion some may sa
But l believe. and have been e
en- deavoring to follow, the teachings
no Jesus all my life Yes, this is u
eo fortunately the remarkable prediC
OF ment of Christian peoples today; hu
SD. dreds of differing sects acknowled
OF Jesus as their guide and their kiI
es and then proceed to place their hum
hs Interpretation upon his words a.