Article October 25, 1913 Issue

In a recent issue some remarks of the Bishop of Carlisle...

D. Sinclair

Paisley and Renfrewshire (Scotland) Gazette

In a recent issue some remarks of the Bishop of Carlisle are reported under the caption "Drugs and Faith," which in some respects are so misleading that, if not corrected, they may convey to your readers very erroneous notions about Christian Science.

In the first place, his statement that it is because both Christianity and science have not fulfilled their great mission that "sober and thoughtful as distinct from sensational and shallow persons" had taken up the subject, is interesting, coming as it does from one in his position. It is gratifying to be assured that among the many hundreds of thousands of Christian Scientists all over the world today there are those who are considered by the bishop "sober and thoughtful"! The fact is, that unless a person be both, in the sense that he is disposed to settle calmly and impartially to the study of the subject, his chances of making progress are not very great. It has to be remembered that the bulk of Christian Scientists consists of those who have been healed by this teaching after having done all that lay in their power, often for years, by the use of drugs or other material means to regain normal health.

When the bishop enters upon an explanation of how Christian Science heals, it is obvious that he is not the least little bit on the right track. Christian Science does not say that in a case of healing by its means the health has been restored by "the almost immeasurable influence of mind over matter," but it affirms that the healing has come about through the influence of divine Mind, the understanding of spiritual truth, upon the false, inharmonious consciousness which for the time being seemed to have held the individual in bondage.

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