Article October 29, 1904 Issue

You published a letter in yesterday's Globe, signed by...

Richard P. Verrall

New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser

You published a letter in yesterday's Globe, signed by George L. Pomeroy, in which the writer suggests that Christian Scientists build a home for that class of young women who, through no fault of their own, may find themselves temporarily destitute and out of employment.

Inasmuch as this subject has come up, it may be well to state at this time that Christian Scientists are already doing, in their own way, the very thing that your correspondent recommends. Instead of building homes, however, they are dealing with the question in a way that seems to them even more practical, by disseminating a knowledge of the Principle of self-help. Instead of dealing only with the effect of poverty, Christian Science meets this evil in its germinating ground; namely, the human mind.

The churches, reading rooms, and institutes which have been organized and are being maintained by this denomination are meeting the genuine needs of a very large proportion of the class referred to. Christian Science also lays great stress upon the institution of preventive measures, believing that the best remedy for poverty and destitution is to avoid its occurrence by the employment of a prophylactic method. As an illustration of the above, it is a matter of fact that the improved health and renewed courage resulting from the teaching of Christian Science, have reduced to a minimum the element of poverty in the ranks of the Christian Science church.

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