Article April 6, 1899 Issue

The Completeness of Truth

BY WALDO PONDRAY WARREN.

Christian Science is absorbing the attention of sage and philosopher, but "the Christian alone can fathom it." The greatest thinkers of the age are pondering the problem : "What is Christian Science ? Surely it teaches strange doctrines, yet it makes the lame to walk, the blind to see, the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. Can this be the longsought Truth !"

The utility of Christian Science commands the attention of the whole world, of every individual member of the whole human family. It appeals to every class of persons. Physicians cannot ignore its healing, nor can the sick ignore it ; clergymen cannot ignore its theology ; philosophers cannot ignore its logic ; historians cannot ignore its influence in human affairs ; chemists cannot ignore its disclosures of the nature of matter; psychologists cannot ignore its metaphysics; jurists cannot ignore its justice; educators cannot ignore its mental uplifting and development; reformers cannot ignore its methods and results; artists cannot ignore its concepts and ideals; authors cannot ignore its literature; architects cannot ignore its churches; statesmen cannot ignore its teachings of the duties of man to man; sinners cannot ignore its pointed rebukes; and Christians cannot ignore its practical interpretation and application of the teachings of Christ.

Who, indeed, can ignore Truth? It appeals to each inhabitant of the globe promising him a regenerated mind, a healthy body, a purer and happier life, a greater manhood, a nobler ambition, a broader philanthrophy, a wider sphere of usefulness, a practical religion, a reliable guide, a permanent treasure, a sure defence from harm, an illumined path — the path of progress toward the highest ideals.

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