Article March 15, 1900 Issue

Friendly Words

Every once in a while I make a little excursion into the domains of Christian Science, not with a view of becoming a convert, but simply on the "good in everything" principle. In the course of my last excursion I came across the following by-laws, prepared by Mrs. Eddy last July, but not adopted by the Mother Church in Boston until the twenty-second of December: "They shall entertain no ill-will towards men, towards members of other churches, M.D.'s, or doctors of any sort." "They shall not publish, nor cause to be published, an article that is uncharitable or impertinent towards religion, medicine, the Courts, or the laws of our land—on penalty of being removed from the Editorial corps and the Board of Lectureship." These by-laws struck me with singular force because they stand out in such sharp contrast to some of the utterances during the recent religious disturbances in Brooklyn. Whatever criticisms may be passed upon the scientific side of Christian Science, the guiding spirit of the new creed has a strong sense of charity and justice.—Brooklyn Life.

The Christian Science Journal, published by the Christian Science Publishing Society, Boston, Mass., very appropriately gives place of honor in its February number to a poem by Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, followed by an article by the same writer, a "Message to the Concord Church." This publication is valuable to all wishing to keep in touch with the workings of a sect that is taking a prominent place in our country, and in order to avoid doing injustice it would be well for the general public to inform itself concerning its methods and doctrines.

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