Editorial April 22, 1905 Issue

The Lectures

Archibald McLellan

Of the several plans formulated by our Leader for the correct presentation of Christian Science to the public, one of the most efficient in operation is the giving of lectures by the members of an official board. During the years since the institution of these lectures, their value, both to the Cause and to the individual churches which have given them, has been amply proved. We regret to say, however, that reports received at this office indicate that some of the branch churches and societies are not availing themselves of this most excellent means of correcting prevalent misstatements about the teachings and practice of Christian Science.

Because of the many attempts which have been made through the legislatures and the courts to prohibit or curtail the practice of Christian Science, it has become more and more necessary that the public should be enlightened upon the merits of this religious system which heals as Jesus healed. Truth is the only possible cure for ignorance and its yoke-fellow, prejudice; and just to the extent that the public is educated to understand the truth about Christian Science, just to that extent will those who desire, for their own selfish ends, to forbid its practice fail of their purpose.

The more the truth about Christian Science is known, the less opposition there is to its practice, and the fewer there are who rally to the support of those persons whose individual interests prompt them to invoke the aid of courts and legislatures in order that they may monopolize the care of the sick.

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