Why I Am Not a
Christian Scientist By Dr. William Evans Associate Dean Bible Institute of Los Angeles
Note—This address has been delivered in the leading cities of the United States. Last month an audience of over 7000 persons listened to it at Long Beach. This is the first of three articles dealing with the subject.
edition has been changed to the sixth in the 1909 edition; the second to the seventh; the third to the eighth; the fourth to the ninth; the fifth to the tenth; the sixth to the fourth; the seventh to the third; the eighth to the fifth; the ninth to the elev enth ; the tenth to the first and the eleventh to the second. “As a consequence o f this re-arrange ment, a statement made on a page o f the seventy-fourth edition cannot be found on a corresponding page o f the 1909 edition. “ For example: A reference from page 351 o f the seventy-fourth edition will be found on page 46 o f the last edition. This is a difference o f 305 pages. “ The result o f the system is clear enough; those who try to verify the quotations made from the seventy-fourth edition will have trouble, and not finding them, may be led to suppose -they do not exist. “ Not only has a radical change been made in the numerical re-organization o f the chapters, but syllogisms, propositions and statements have been transformed.”
HIS lecture is based on the O j statements o f Christian Sci- ence itself as gathered from m its own text books, particu- larly Science and Health
•with Key to the Scriptures, which has gone through many revisions and editions. Tljose who endeavor to refute the errors o f Christian Science by referring to this text book are sometimes accused of not quoting it correctly, or o f making false statements. A quotation from the introduction to Dr. Haldeman’s volume, entitled Christian Sci ence in the Light of Holy Scripture which, we understand, Mrs.' Eddy put under the ban—throws considerable light Upon this matter. The author says : “ Since writ ing the above, the 1909 edition o f Science and Health ha? been placed in my hands. “It differs greatly from the seventy- fourth edition, 1893. “A startling change has been made. The chapters have been completely transposed. “ The first chapter in the _seventy-fourth
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