CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 26 November 1930, Page 15

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

1.0 THE E7>/TO3 OC 1 BE PHSSB Hir. —Vorr uorrespamlent signing himself "I. Timothy, IV.. 1" in yesterday's Piress questions my underbtsindinK of Christian Bnience, and ex presses tlie opinion that "oven the in out cursory reading oi' 'Seieni-r sn Health,' the Christian Seienee textbook" . . will prove that "it denies almost every great Hcripturu) truth." It would seem that his own reading ol this book has been so cursory that he has entirely tailed to grasp any thing of what it does teach. 1 do not think the majority of your rentiers will have any difficulty in understanding the pussttges quoted from the textbook, though in the second statement the worj '-Mipd' ! should he capitalised as, in this passage, it is .\V" nvmous with Spirit- God. If the quotation trorn I/iy_J.. ->'• Haldeman represents liis summing up

of the teaching of Christian Science, one is not surprised that ho is opposed to it, but it is difiicult to believe that such a gross misconception could result from even a moderately careful reading of the text-book. lour correspondent quotes I'aui s warning in Col. 11. yd he himself submits to your readers a human opinion which hears no resemblance '•o Christian Science. . , . The Lti'V. 'iromaMie Cumuw states that he is aware that the glossary in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" forms onlv a part of the "Key," and if this is so he was "Uilty oi inac.-urai-v in his letter published nil November SL'nd. In his letter published <*n November 24th also, he ati empts to prove bv mumting meanings ihnt Mrs Eddy neither wrote nor inTended. that she altered lite Scripture.-. She did not say nor imply that the Scriptures i" a"' '! Violence »t the disciples, or that the ■ 'U'vcn w »To in< l hided in the severity. Ho is correct in his assertion that '■vim can prove strange tliiims from tfie .Scriptures if yon conic to them with a Ktranve mind." and tho same remark applie- to ' C Science text-hook. Mr- I' 1 " make anv ''attempt to make the text of the Scrmtures snuare with _ <'" r theory." 'l'll roil si'li her study of the became convinced that ( h ri-i in ni ly was scientific. and that a >.piritiial n ndersta nd inn nt Scripture wmi'd r even I that, -cienc. and by furl her <■'mseerateil research and dcTiiMit<i rat ion >-lio nrtVMl 11' ■ • '"it' nf her conviction. No d-'ulii. ;Vlr Cur!inu has urovcri '■ his own satisfaction tiiai. All's Kd(tv*-- i"' , . Seripiure is entirely ivriniS. and ms tniiii-elv right, bin fortunaiely we have a' higher authority to whom we <•; t u turn. Srriptm*i ',■■■[)* Chrisi .lesiis said "We that, '.eiioveth on ni,< tin- works that I do shall he do ai.-o" (,)oiln. II.J:!), and in .Mark Hi it is stated quite ileiiiiitely what thoM:i \\ or Us ar<*. 'Chi'. 1:i nd; 1 . ■... Uv-.t lias Ik'cii rotrrrod iw in niv p- • vious loiUmv;. but. has hoon ignored y your correspondent. who confines himself tu criticising i ntorpivtat ions and uses uf u ords. 1 hoiisands of people have hucn healed through the light which Christian v*v'ionee throws upon the l-lihie, and those who understand this l:ra»-hiin: snltieieiii Iy are able to lion I themselves and others of sickness and sin to-dav. When Mrs Eddv preached, the &icte wore healed, cripples who came to the services leaning on crutches went away currying theni on their shoulders and on ono occasion a girl, who could not speak above a whispOr, duo to con sumption, was healed. and before the service concluded, joined in singing in a full rloar voice. Is u not apparent then that there is » .crtptural ;n;l horitv concluding that tho Christian Science interpretation is correct? Can Mr Curnow relate similar results from his own preaching or from the acceptance of the interpretation lie accepts ol the Bible" In reply to "11.CM.." I would sav 'hut at Christian Science Reading llmmis —which aro open to the public the text-book inav be read or procured. Christian Science teaches that "The procuring cause and foundation of all sickness is fear sin" (Science and Health, p. -llJ}and because it heals disease by destroying the root cause iri the rnontalitv of the patient it is not 'iriipotent to stay its progress.' —\onrs, Ct °" Ot-THBRT? T S. H-OOTH. Christian Science Committee on I nbli-.-•aii on. N r f>venil*?r ilsth. IVMO