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In a recent issue of the Herald appeared some extracts from a sermon delivered in your city by an evangelist, in which unfriendly mention is made of Christian Science and of its Discoverer and Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
From a report of Evangelist Mahood's meeting we note that he continues his attack upon Christian Science by calling names.

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In my previous letter I was compelled to select, out of the vast area of Christian doctrine, some touchstone, to borrow a phrase from the text of the New Testament, by which to test the soundness of a critic's assertion that Christian Science was not Christian.

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THE FAN

In John the Baptist's announcement of the forthcoming Saviour, he says, "Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
The discoveries of physical science are readily accepted because they find corroboration in experience, and the tendency of the times is to demand like confirmation for every theory offered for the acceptance and guidance of mankind.

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It is interesting to note that nearly every student of Christian Science will, when describing how he first became interested in this subject, use some such words as these, "I remember the first Wednesday evening meeting," or, "At the first testimony meeting I attended," and then go on to describe the particular testimony or feature of the service which arrested his attention and caused him to look more closely into the teachings of Christian Science.

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"OUR DAILY BREAD"

While reading in the first epistle of John, the writer came across the familiar verse: "Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth;" and was reminded of an experience which not only proved the practicability of the above Scripture, but also showed her that "whatever blesses one blesses all".
In order that the American citizen may discharge his duty in helping intelligently to preserve inviolate the blessings of our free institutions, it is necessary for him to understand certain fundamentals of government, as the history of this country shows that attempts are made with frequency to procure legislation which is in plain violation of such fundamentals, and that these attempts are made sometimes from selfish and unpatriotic motives and sometimes through ignorance and narrow-mindedness.

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According to report the clergyman offered his tribute to the memory of the evangelist Luke, last Wednesday, in the form of an exceedingly violent attack upon Christian Science.
Regarding my statement that the criticism of Christian Science is due to an endorsement of material sense as opposed to spiritual understanding, you say, "We measured them with all the 'sense' at our command.
In a recent issue of the Journal the very inconsistent statement was set forth by a local contributor to the effect that a minister in one of the Chickasha churches had characterized Christian Science as "being both unchristian and unscientific," and coupled this with the contributor's conclusion that "there was nothing offensive in his treatment of the subject.