Article January 17, 1901 Issue

In Reply to Professor Sheldon's Lecture

James A. Logwood

St. Louis Globe-Democrat

St. Louis, Mo., December 7, 1900.

To the Editor of the Globe-Democrat.

Sir :— Kindly permit me space to reply to a lecture delivered by Professor W. L. Sheldon, Sunday, December 2, before the Ethical Society of this city, on the subject of Christian Science. In his references to the subject he says: "I am bound to say that I came to the treatise Science and Health with a decided prejudice, judging from various quotations which I had seen from it; and I shall have to own that in my opinions I have not done it justice by any manner of means. One could go through that book and cull any number of beautiful gems of spiritual truth and make of them a chaplet of pearls to wear for all of one's days." He also says, referring to the teachings of Christian Science, "On the practical side there is certainly a great deal of wholesome common sense in what Mrs. Eddy has to teach. Thousands and thousands of persons have probably been helped and made better in body and mind through following her suggestions. One cannot help feeling what a lot of good it would do to have this system tried even on an extensive scale."

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