Article July 28, 1906 Issue

It is the custom to sneer at Christian Science, but it is...

Peoria (Ill.) Journal

It is the custom to sneer at Christian Science, but it is evident that the cult will soon be beyond the sneering point. The dedication of what is known as The Mother Church Extension in Boston, the other day, was attended by people from all parts of the United States. And they were people of intelligence.

The fact is that Christian Science just goes a little beyond what almost every one is inclined to admit. The best physicians now admit the power of mind over matter. They believe that firm faith on the part of a sick person, for instance, will go far toward making the patient well. These same physicians, however, ridicule the idea of a patient getting well without the use of medicine. It has yet to be shown that of the sick who abjure medicine a larger proportion has died than among those who were medically treated. The Journal has kept no books on the subject, and is not a Christian Scientist, but we believe that if the figures could be given it might show that the Scientists have a little the advantage so far as this goes.—Peoria (III.) Journal.

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