The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-06-30
THE BEES
LETTER BOX
Christian Science Correction.

Omaha. June 2s.-To the Edito
OF The Bee: Referring 10 Tho Bee
review OF a book entitled "christiaI
Science and the Catholic Faith" b,
Rev. A. Bellwaid.
Like others who begin and con
tinus with "A negative thought. thi,
commentator proceeds on the propo
sition that almost anything the op'
ponents OF Christian Science may
have written against Mrs, Eddy and
the religion she founded Is true. and
that almost everything Mrs, Eddy
and her followers have written or
said favorably IL false,
The author OF this book mistaken
~ undertakes To relate Christian
Science 10 hypnotism. mesmerism.
occultlsm. psychology. Nav Thought.
Unity. etc, and then quotes profuse-
ly from Mrs. Eddy's writings In
such manner as TO prove. within
his own book, that Christian Science
is actually dissimilar 10 those
theories. Mrs. Eddy underst God
Christian Science. and from whence
she obtained II. and well knew how
10 record the facts about II by word
and demonstration. She has made
perfectly clear the distinction be-
tween the action of divine Mind.
God, AZ reflected by the spiritually
purified consciousness. and the so
called action OF the human mind as
expressed In will power, mesmcrlsm.
suggestion. and so on.
There is ample evidence 10 show
that Mrs. Eddy was possessed OF re-
markable spiritual attainments. and
was In all respects qualified TO re-
ceive this revelation from God. The
effects of this revelation on the lives
OF hundreds OF thousands OF indi-
vIduals Is sufficient proof Of whether
the religion Is Christlike, and OF
whether spiritual healing IL possible
now in accord with Jesus words.
HE that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also;" also.
"Ye shall know them by their fruits"
1t is true Christian Science denies
the reality Of matter and evil, ac-
crediting reality only to God and
that which Is Godlike. Perhaps this
Is not the orthodox theory, but 1t
does not thereby follow that Chris
tan Science Is wrong.
The effort is made to show that
Mrs. Eddy obtained Christian Science |
from Dr. p. p. Quimby This was
also attempted in 1888 in the United
States court for the district of |
Massachusetts,. and failed. DR.. |
Quimby's writings were available at |
he time, but were not submitted by |
mis- heirs as evidence. His writings
nave recently been published in book
'orm and stand, as Mrs. Eddy al
ways claimed they would, as a direct
denial Of the contention that his
system is at all similar to Christian
Science.
If Christian Science is declining.
Is our critic AYERS, then why this
Exhaustive investigation and COM
nent? Certain litigation at Boston,
officials of the mother
'hurch and appointees, is alluded
o as indicative of internal dissen-
ion, and mention is made Of a re-
,ort of a master in chancery, which
vas unfavorable to the directors of
he mother church. The vast ma
GRITTY of Christian Scientists remain
d loyal to this board Of directors.
md the supreme judicial court of
he state of Massachusetts subse-
uently unanimously sustained the
'oard. The Christian Science move
nent has thus again withstood at
acks which would have been dis
!strous had it not been securely
in Christ, and it is now, by
he overcoming Of difficulties
through divine Love and obedience
o God, more firmly established than
t any previous time.
LESTER B. McCOUN,
christian Science Commute on Pub
LEGATION for Nebraska.