Christian Science: Its Religious Philosophy

IT is probably true that the extraordinary growth and strength of the Christian Science movement is due very largely to the successful accomplishment of its evidential works in overcoming physical sickness and vicious habits and tendencies. Accomplished facts are always persuasive, yet it ought not to be overlooked that these works, however great their humanitarian and evidential value, are the "signs following,” just as they were in the early Christian centuries.                              

The paramount question through all the coming generations of men and women must continue to be, as now, Is the religious philosophy taught in Christian Science true or false? Through the crucible of this paramount question Christian Science is now passing, and must continue to pass. This question must be, and finally will be, answered according to the standard and measure of the eternal truths. It is not to be answered according to the standard and measure of current creeds, dogmas, and beliefs, for all these have shown themselves to be changing as the years go by as well as contradictory among themselves. 

Using the term "science" according to its higher meanings, a religious teaching must be strictly "scientific," or else it is not true. If not thus scientific, a teaching is in irreconcilable conflict with eternal truth. To say that there is no science of Christianity would be to stigmatize Christianity as a false teaching. It is unthinkable that eternal truths are not in absolute harmony with each other; hence, what is true in religion is likewise true in science.