Article January 19, 1899 Issue

On Christian Science

The Rev. F. W. Hamilton speaks of its Rapid Spread.

In the Roxbury Universalist Church, the Rev. F. W. Hamilton recently preached on "The Meaning of Christian Science." He said, in part,—

Looking at Christian Science, we see a movement which, in a very short time, has attracted many thousands of devoted followers. These people are, for the most part, cultivated and intelligent. They are intensely in earnest. They believe with the utmost sincerity that they have the message that shall save the world, and their zeal is according to their belief.

It is a mistake to suppose that a certain method of healing or avoiding is all there is to Christian Science. That is only an incident of their main message of the absolute supremacy of Spirit over matter.

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