Show Ef NS Of MRS EDDY AND AID lift HER S MADE BY CALifORNIAN SA A From tho the Oakland Herald Editor The Oakland Herald Dear Sir The Tho recent sermon on Christian Science and Mrs Eddy by Roy Rev Homer J. J Vosburgh D. D D. D a I. I report report re port of or which was published In your good paper while containing much that Scientists can agree with alBO al al- S BO contained some a assertions that ouId be corrected and I would thank you ron for space In your columns for this purpose The doctor jives gives i es Mrs Eddy credit for con consistency and courage in maintaining main main- raining the logical IV-ical IV ical conclusions from the premises o 0 pi Christian Science and andI andl I l as these premises are ara such fundamental I scriptural statements as God is is Spirit and God is Lo Love omnipotent omnipotent I. I tent tnt omniscient and omnipresent statements which all Christians aro are supposed to ac accept accept it it ept-it it may fairly be I asked why the tho doctor does not also accept accept accept ac ac- tho conclusions f Some of the funI fundamental fun fun- I teachings of Christian Science I I once ence are stated in the sermon but as asfar asI j l far as the published report is concerned i there Is s nothing given hen to refute them I It Is s not correct io to o say wiy AA that Christian ChristianI I Science II ignores i ores the testimony of the world of il il- senses and leaves us in a t I lesions It teaches that the material I senses cannot testify trul truly of spiritual j bein being and through h discernment b by the thes s spiritual senses we aro are freed from the tho thoi i illusions of material sense As St. St Paul Pauli i says The natural man not notI I tho things thin s of the Spirit of God for forthe the they are arc foolishness unto him neither I cl can can he know them b because th they y ar are an spiritually discerned But he ho that is spiritual and ind eth all things yet he ho himself himself him him- self is ju judged judge of no man nian 1 Cor I 15 It n t was as said Mrs Urs Eddys Eddy's funda funda- I ment mental l error consists in overestimating n an important and ne neglected truth I Mind is superior to matter God rei reigns s over all aU But matter has a n real realand realand and aud lawful existence It is difficult to see how the truths that CI Mind in is is superior to matter matter n and md God rei reigns over all 11 can cau bo be bo overestimated when they are arc the fundamental truths of the universe and ana tho the understanding of them enables Chr Christians to follow in inthe inthe inthe the footsteps of their Master and to preach the tho kiD kingdom dom of God and to heal the sick as 9 they the were instructed to do Luke Luke- 92 Christian Science teaches that only onh that which is is spiritual is real in the tho sense that it is of God and is eternal Tho The universe of Gods God's I creating is spiritual and not Dot material oDd and our material sense of tho universe I will pa pass s while the universe a as it really exists will be spiritually dis Paul said 1 The The things thing which are seen aro arc temporal but tho the things things which are not Dot seen are eternal 2 Cor and aud when whon the disciples failed to understand the Masters Master's saying sayin that they should eat cat his flesh and drink his blood Jesus said to them It is tho the spirit that the tho flesh profit- profit oth eth nothing the words that I speak unto unto un unto un- un to you thoy are spirit and the they aro are life lifo John Jesus recognized tho the real as spiritual and not material When Whon the doctor denounces Mrs Irs Edd Eddy because her ber work for the tho benefit of hu hu- humanity inanity manity has incidentally resulted in a n nood rood good income for herself ho be not Dot only follows follows fol fol- fol lows in the wako wake of others who have ha misrepresented her but he lie attributes motives to Mrs Irs Eddy that arc aro unwar unwar- ranted lIe He says Wo do not pretend pre prey tend to interpret t the inner workings s of Mrs rs Eddys Eddy's mind and conscience and yet ct in tho the next sentence accuses her of which ho is financial greed says in it itself eH conclusive proof of tho the false falseness falseness ness of her claim of inspiration I challenge the statement that ninny man of Mrs Irs EddY Eddy's Eddys s 's s followers are m more unselfish sh than their leader H for the unselfish s sacrifice she has made mado for tho the benefit of mankind is beyond comparison with ith others Suppose Mrs 1 rs Eddy tl has hils instructed thousands of pupils ninny many of whom paid 30 for a course courso of twelve lessons A lar largo o proportion of these students paid d less lel thau than that amount and man many ot others ers were instructed freo free of char charge e in some instances instance there being as 15 many as seventeen c in one class who ho paid raid noth noth- in ing g. g But tl those who paid pud tho the re regular lar tuition for Mrs Eddys Eddy's instructions and practiced what sho bu taught ht them would rot not I t exchange o the benefit they received for lor man many times tries the tho price pa paid d. d and if the thc they arc are satisfied outsiders have havo no entice cause for complaint It is true truo that Mrs Eddy Edd has bas sold cold over O copies of Science and Health over o at this date ranging in in price from 3 3 per volume up according to bin binding in but when one oae considers con on considers siders the character of oC the book and md what it is doin doing for mankind the price is very verv reasonable When one has paid I hundreds and perhaps thousands of of dollars for fur medical attendance without gaining relief and is healed haled bv hy reading I In I n a book that cost 3 3 he does docs not consider con COIL sider it nn an expensive book and this is the experience of thousands It should also be bo remembered that Mrs rs Eddy doea does not cot receive the tho price of the tho book but only a moderate royalty and again if it those who bli buy the tho book are satisfied nh why should outsiders complain As tho the doctor says The The laborer is worthy worth of oC his or Ms-or or hire her her hire and that Mr Mrs Eddy should be bo supported by her adherents adherents ad ad- what rI right ht has bas he to to set a limit and ano lIll say how much she sho shall shaH receive re ce Mrs Irs Eddy does docs not receive an any salary from her church for which sho she is ill w working constantly and she sho ho is certainly cere entitled to receive an income from front the sale of her ber book The Tho doc don doctor t tor r says Jesus J Christ did not copy cop copyright copyright right the Sermon on the Mount and toll sell tollit el elit it at It a bi high h pric price This Is true but most modern editions of the Bible arc are copyrighted and no DO one objects ct Neither either did Jesus receive e a lar large e salary for pre preaching the Sermon on tho the Mount but that does not prevent modern clergymen from accepting as largo larSe salaries salaries sal sal- salaries aries a u as they can obtain for preaching tho gospel The doctor should remember that conditions are different now from what they were ere nineteen centuries ago ato and arid different methods are arc re required for carrying on 01 the ministry of Christ There is nothing in the nature of a trust or monopoly in connection with Christian Science Mrs Irs Eddy has not taught classes clues since 1889 1859 and those thoe who are authorized to teach Christian Science now receive 50 for a n. course of ot instruction which IB is certainly rea rca The thousands of Christian Science practitioners throughout the world a accept loss compensation for their henI healing Di ministry than do physicians and no one is refused help belp because o or 01 inability to pi pay If the doctor thinks that Christian Scientists have a monopoly monopoly mo mo- of Christian healin healing t he and all i other Christians are invited to do the th same came work for Christ Je Jesus u said iid to cit all citi I his followers Ho He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also also aho John 1412 Mrs Irs Edd Eddy has made mado a a. provision pro so 90 that her ber book Science and aud Health with K Key to the theS S Scriptures s shall shaH be available for all who desire it Those who wish ish to buviL buy it iL may do so o. o It may mRY be freely obtained at lt any my public library Every F. Christian Christjan Science church maintains a free reading room where tho the book may be bo read and copies arc loaned to those who are unable un un- able abio to buy In this way the truth of Christian Christinn Science is if available In for all alland alland alland and multitudes are arc being healed physically physically cally m morally rally and spiritually through h tho the reading of oC this book hook Until all materiality is overcome is-overcome and II mortality is swallowed up of life lifo it will wm be necessary necessary- for Christian tn Scientists Scientists Sch as well as 19 others to pay pay- for their lod lodging in food and clothing and the II money money which is used as a medium medium me mo of at exchange chane is no more material than the thin thins things a it pays for Mrs Eddy does docs not use her nor religious ious teachings I for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of amassing wealth t On the contrary her purpose is to benefit humanity and if in the tho accomplishment of this purpose her hor income is large larg e it will enable her ler to do more moro good in ways in which money may be he used and andin andin in no 0 wise affects the fact fad that Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian thin Science was a revelation to her critics fair lir enough h to When are arc recognize nizo nize the great Mt good that is 19 being accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac through h Mrs Irs Eddys Eddy's teachings teachings teach teach- in ings they will no longer unjustly attribute attribute at at- tribute to her unworthy motives for forthe time the the tree Is known by its fruit Sincerely yours I FRA FRANK K W W. W GALE State Committee of Publication I San Francisco Cal CaI Au Aug 1 I 1907 1901 |