Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOP
Subjective and Objective Criticism.


 Subjective and Objective Criticism. Mir. Editor: MT. Capelrs reply to my last letter in The Bulletin seems to de- mana an answer and hence my reason | for again writing. There are two van tage points from which to view religions l of every sort-the subjective and the ob- | 1ectlVe point of view as all Christian scientists do. He accuses me of com parlng my ideas concerning the teach lngs Of the Bible with what I believe ! to be the teachings of the Scientists S, which accusation Is of course true. How ever there is only one best point from which to reason along Bible lines and that IS the point at which both the subjective and objective point of view may be compared. The apostle John (ReY. 17.S) speaks of being taken away into the wilderness condition from which place he was enabled to get view of Mystic Babylon which name undoubt- edly refers to the church systems of our day. This wilderness condition of com plete separation from all church creeds and systems is the only point of view from which one can see clearly into re- ltgion as it is today. Hence Mir, Ca- pell is not in position to reason clear ly on Gods Word for he is hampered by the yoke of Christian Science, as is clearly evidenced further along in his article.
 No one can believe that Holy Writ is inspired truth from God as 1t purports to be and at the same time believe that the Divine account of mans temptation and fall into sin is allegorical. On the contrary the Bible from Genesis to Rev elation contains a true account of the history of humankind from creation on through the present time of sin and un- to the complete restoration of man back to his lost estate. The question as to why a just and loving God would per- init sin to enter and cause suffering and death such as we experience today is not difficult to answer. Gods methods of teaching valuable lessons are not in &C., cord with mans way of doing things. While God is not the author of sin and tempts no one yet He allowed man to be tempted of satan and fall into sin 1 that he might learn of "the exceeding sinfulness of sin" and the blessed re- suits of obedience and right doing To deny the fall and to deny the existence of sin is in effet to deny the necessi- ty for a Redeemer. Surely Christ's coming to earth was very important. He himself said that the purpose of His coming was "to seek and to save that which was lost" Anyone who will read ! the Genesis account with a desire to
 
 what Adam lost by shining was the right to life. For, the penalty which God ex- acts for sin is death. The wages of sin is death."
 While on earth Christ performed some wonderful miracles-even raising the dead. But His entire work while here 1 seems to have heen pictorial or Hlustra- tive of the great work which He will do at His second coming. At no time l ct Divine aid to appease hunger, pain, etc, to which they were subjected. However they might have as easily done this as Christ could have called forth angels to His defense at the time of the cruel ! fiction. Paul advised Timothy to take wine for his ailments. These and many other facts prove the foregoing state- ment.
 At His second coming Christ must, If prophecy which is history written in advance be fulfilled, inaugurate a great healing work For, the old must be- come young again (Job S3:14-S0), the lame leap Qsa. S5:6). the blind see
 Isa. 35:5), etc. This Is the time re- ferred to when all in their graves will hear His voice and come forth.
 In every way possible satan has sought to deceive mankind. Realizing from the events which have been talk. ing place since 1874. and especially since 1914, that his lease of power has al. most ended and that the time for His binding is here, He has sought to de. ceive many into believing that he ii the advance agent of Christ's Kingdom and that there is no death.
 Satan has sought to perpetrate this fraud by accomplishing miracles through the instrumentality of mankind. dC not mean to infer that Christian Sci k9rku 1s~-s- -Nz . performing miracles in healing are Knowingly the agencies of satan. Blu | satan hath blinded the minds of all bu a few including many of the professeC followers of Christ. That which is no open and above board, that which il inot strictly honest in every sense O Ithe term is not of God and Christ. It i } not honest to say that you are wei } when you are sick or to try to believ edges that sickness, sorrow, pain an : death exist and that there is a tim 5 coming (under the reign of Chfistl il which this condition will cease to b Rev. 21:4. Christ in doing His heal ; l ing work did not require that the sic believe that they were actually we'll be fore He healed them; but rather He re ] quired that they believe that He wa } the Messiah for whom the Jews ha r been looking for many years.
 The advice of Gamallel to which MI : tCapell refers Is good when rightly ap t piled. However. the work of tn 9 apostles was quite different from ths l carried on by the Scientists of today an Q one has only to read the Acts of tn
 Apostles aud hote the difference t
 make the comparison.
 I submit the foregoing informatio flor MT. CapelPs consideration. I tru. it will be of genuine interest to all ( : Iyour readers who chance to peruse 1t 8 am sure it will be to AIr. GapeiL Ma tall view these remarks both subjective e Ily and obiectiveIy, Sincerely for hone! s ty and truth at sH times.
 H. E. CoFFEY, sI Lamphasas, Texas. Dec. {. 1922.