Article February 16, 1899 Issue

Are Christian Scientists ignorant as a class?

Attend a meeting of Christian Scientists at any of their churches in New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, or Salt Lake City, and judge for yourself.

Here are two recent expressions of opinion regarding the intellectual status of Christian Scientists from sources adverse to the religion:—

"At the same time, from all parts, especially in the cities and towns, come reports of the inroads of Christian Science upon our churches. Presbyterians and Baptists appear to be suffering more from it than any others. Ministers are astonished and grieved to find that some of their choicest minds and best people are affected by it. Sooner or later they quietly drop out of the churches—vanish, leaving no trace. Those people are no zealots nor fanatics. They are quiet and reserved, disposed to avoid attention and to escape even the shadow of a 'scene.'"—From the Interior (Chicago), a leading publication of the Presbyterian denomination.

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