Article May 10, 1930 Issue

Since a clergyman continues to use your paper for misleading...

Lester B. McCoun, Committee on Publication for the State of Nebraska,

Dannebrog News

Since a clergyman continues to use your paper for misleading comment regarding Christian Science, I ask your consideration for this concluding letter from me.

Webster's dictionary defines the word "principle" in part as "that from which anything proceeds; ... ultimate element, or cause." Now Christian Science regards God as the source or cause of all that is real, as the only power, and it maintains that there is no conflicting cause or activity by which God is restricted or restrained; or, in other words, that God is self-existent, self-acting, self-expressed, as that which is causative must be. Our critic undertakes to show that a "principle," such as what is called a mechanical or mathematical "principle," cannot be active of itself, but he is mistaken regarding Mrs. Eddy's use of the word. Through right comprehension of the term "divine Principle" as used in Christian Science, many have obtained a better understanding of the self-existent, self-dependent, self-causative God than by the use of some other commonly used words whose meaning is more or less indefinite to many sincere people.

Our critic advances the argument that "God is not corporeal, but God is definitely personal," with which Christian Science heartily agrees. Mrs. Eddy's concept of God as the infinite Person is definitely and plainly set forth in an explanation commencing on page 3 of her Message to The Mother Church for 1901, and elsewhere in her writings. The fact is that some of those who believe they oppose Christian Science are quite misled regarding its teachings and are merely opposed to their own wrong thoughts on the subject. Sometimes they unknowingly agree with Mrs. Eddy; and if their theology were entirely consistent throughout, and entirely in accord with the words and works of Christ Jesus, they gladly would admit that Mrs. Eddy was correct in her understanding of Christ's Christianity. Mrs. Eddy has written on page 104 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures": Agassiz, the celebrated naturalist and author, has wisely said: 'Every great scientific truth goes through three stages. First, people say it conflicts with the Bible. Next, they say it has been discovered before. Lastly, they say they have always believed it.' "

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