At
the recent great meetings of Christian Scientists in Boston the repetition of their interpretation of the Lord's Prayer by members of that Church caused the impression to go out that Mrs.
The
Baltimore Sun, which is regarded as the leading newspaper of the South, published excellent accounts of the recent series of Christian Science meetings in Boston, sent by wire by its special correspondent, Hermann S.
The
followers of Christian Science to-day observed Communion day with four largely attended services at the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in this city.
While
in various parts of the country the question of proceeding in criminal action against the Christian Scientists is being agitated, it is interesting to note that the first Annual Meeting of the Scientists is now being held at Boston, and the figures given out at that meeting indicate that they are a larger and stronger body than perhaps has been understood.
Is it in disobedience of any expressed or implied wish of the Mother, for a Christian Science practitioner to meet weekly with a number of his or her patients, for the purpose of studying the current lessons from the Christian Science Quarterly, when all questions arising from such study are answered impersonally by the reading of passages from Science and Health?
Unless
one has been born and brought up an Episcopalian as I have been, taught to believe in the apostolic succession, the sacredness of the laying on of hands descended from a long line of bishops and clergy of lesser distinction, they cannot understand my struggles and difficulties in endeavoring to get out of it all into Christian Science, especially having been taught by a dearly loved mother who was opposed to my having anything to do with any but orthodox theology.
Who
pleads not guilty to the charge of building aircastles, a seemingly harmless and innocent occupation, and yet really an extravagant waste of time, and a direct violation of one of the commands of the Bible, "Pray without ceasing.
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