Milford chronicle., 1922-11-10
AN ANSWER
Christian Science Committee on Pub
lication for State of Delaware, ans
wers Mrs. Swan.

WerS MIS-. swan.
| October 81, 1922.
Editor Milford Chronicle,
: Milford, Delaware.
Dear Editor:
AS the title of your paper "Chron
icle' implies the Office of recording
or giving account" it is taken ais,
that you want to give only that which
/ is accurate and fair in that record Of
account" 1t is from this standpOin
4 that will ask you to publish this let
ter which will answer Mrs. Ann Y
= Davis Swan, who used your columns
in the issue of October 20 under the
heading What 1 know about Christian
Science" While Mrs. Swan quoted
some statements that were almost as
given in the latest edition of the
Christian Science textbook she so lift
ed them from their immediate context
as to make them very hard for the
reader to understand and thus paved
the way for her statements that seem
calculated to place Christian Science
in ridiculous light and make it ap-
pear as a cold, Christless and unsym-
pathetic religion. This letter will cor
rect some of these points and give to
about Christian Science.
Christian Scientists do not argue
with others about their religion for
the reason that, like the principle of
mathematics, Christian Science is un-
debatable. No one ever argues whether
two times two equal four because that
/ is demOnstrable and for the same rea-
son, that Christian Science is provable
it does not need to be argued, but it
does need to be presented in its true
light.
Mrs. Swan speaks in concluding her
article of quoting from the Bible" to
contradict Mrs. Eddy's statements.
Now Christian Scientists are lovers of
the Bible and are very ready to have
their religion measured by the Bible,
using the King James version which is
generally used and recognized by
most of the churches of all beliefs. In
fact the very first of the tenents. of
Christian Science found on page 497
of Science and Health, with Key to
the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy
reads as follows: Gas adherents of
Truth, we take the inspired Word of
the Bible as our sufficient guide to
eternal Life"
Mrs. Swan says that christian
Science does not heal organic dis
cases." On the floor of the United |
States Senate some years ago, Sena-
tor Works, of California, gave in a
speech before the Senate sworn affi-
davits from those who had been heal
ed of organic diseases such as can
Ger, tuberculosis, heart diseases and |
many others. Within Sussex county in
this state there are those who have
been healed over night of what sever
al reputable physicians have pronOun-
ced cancer of the stomach, and other
organic diseases and the Christian
Science textbook contains over 100
pages of testimonies of those who
have been healed of all kinds Of dis
ease and sinful habits. The Christian
Science Journal, monthly publica-
ton of Christian Science, and the
Christian Science Sentinel, a weekly,
contain in each issue testimonies of
healing that may be verified by any 1
one that is willing to take enough in
terest to do so.
Mrs. Swan speaks of the Strong
similarity to pagan philosophy" say |
ing that the pagan philosopher says:
sxists Christian Science does not
each ''that you do not exist-that {
10 not exist" but it does teach 'that l
nan exists because God exists"
Science and Health page 544.) Then
lgain the second tenent of Christian i
Science is as follows: eve acl1now- 2
edge and adore one supreme and in I
mite God. We acknowledge His Son, {
me Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine i
Comforter; and man in Gods image I
md likeness" (Science and Health a
,age 497.) Surely there can be moth a
ng pagan" in such worship as the L
bove. Christian Science does teach -
hat you and have a spiritual iden- G
ity that is indestructible and eternal, Il
nd that no claim of sin, sickness or d
cath can annihilate your spiritual il
lentity or mine. p
Mrs. Eddy never taught that there ii
rere no little children, but in many n
her writings admonished her fol- h
)wers to become as little children in IL
leir sincerity and purity. Jesus a.
aid: Suffer the little children, and III
,rbid them not, to come unto me, for tC
{ such is the kingdom of Heaven" u,
Matthew 10; 14.) and on page 582 of dC
cience and Health Mrs. Eddy gives to
le definition of Children as "The to
)iritual thoughts and representatives ell
Life, Truth and Love-" to
Since there are no certain editions sc
Science and Health referred to by it.
rs. Swan, and since the quotations al
} not appear on the pages quoted in SO
~ edition of Science and Health that as
e writer has at hand (and he has 81
rec editions, 1887, 1910 and 1914 it m
yes not seem necessary to try to To- W;
tie these references. However, in the so
tation given as page 1886 that "God co
,ver created matter" reads in the tn
test edition spirit never created H,
after" Let us see what the Bible vo
US about this. Genesis 2; 4, 81 Hi
'hese are the generations of the Lc
avens and of the earth when they mi
ere created, in the day that the
,rd God made the earth and the wi
avens, and every plant Of the field la,
fore it was in the earth, and every sci
rb of the field before it grew" me
ohm 1: 1, 2, 81 "In the beginning Til
Is the Word, and the Word was with thi
ID, and the Word was God. The same He
IS in the beginning with God. All Tb
ngs were made by him; and with ms
him was not anything made that sh
is made" These verses show that tel
lat God created was spiritual ana ha
t material for God could not create Ac
ything unlike himself. Jesus said Go
1t sweet water did not come from a j