Article July 16, 1904 Issue

The world has had many religions, philosophies, and...

Richard P. Verrall

The Psychological Review

The world has had many religions, philosophies, and systems of therapeutics, both physical and metaphysical, all of which when weighed in the balance have been found wanting in some respects, and we ask, Is there any fairer standard by which to judge their relative values than the injunction of the Holy Scriptures "by their fruits ye shall know them"?

The writer's first impressions of Christian Science were gathered from reading Mrs. Eddy's book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," in the early part of 1892. At that time he was suffering from a disordered liver and chronic dyspepsia which had defied medical treatment. About three weeks after the commencement of this study a distinct physical improvement was noticeable, and although there was no help received outside of the reading of Mrs. Eddy's book, this healing influence continued until every symptom of the old diseases had completely vanished. This wholly unexpected recovery created a desire for a better understanding of the law governing this physical phenomenon, and a close study of this great metaphysical Principle during the past twelve years has conclusively proved its efficacy under all conditions where circumstances make its demonstration possible.

Any intellectual effort to contradict Christian Science by theoretical argument, no matter how able and scholarly the attempt may be, will tend to emphasize the vast difference between the wisdom of man and the Divine intelligence, and the gulf existing between them can only be bridged over by yielding the former in favor of the latter.

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