One of the worst storms ever known swept over the island of Porto Rico August 8, entirely demolishing many of the towns, destroying many lives, and not less than one hundred thousand of the inhabitants were rendered homeless.
Perhaps
there never was a time in the history of our movement when the matter of class teaching should be more sacredly considered or carefully guarded than at present.
Periodicals
of the leading Protestant denominations and the public press have recently published many articles and editorials in regard to the growing number of empty pulpits, the unsatisfactory standard of average ability among preachers, the insufficiency of the right kind of men now preparing for the ministry, the apathy of the members of large city churches.
We
have read with considerable interest an account of the proceedings recently taken at a meeting of the Medico-Legal Association of New York City, held on the evening of June 21, at which was discussed the advisability of prohibiting the practice of so-called Christian Science healers.
The Advance counsels the Congregational churches to dismiss without censure all Christian Scientists who wish to join Christian Science churches, but without the letters of recommendation to these churches, on ground that they are not evangelical in doctrine.
As a free discussion of Christian Science is invited in this morning's editorial it is surely the privilege of any respectable citizen to participate in the same.
The Scientists have scored a great gain in public sentiment in this community during the past few weeks, and they are therefore feeling very much encouraged.