Now that the Post has printed the conclusions concerning spiritual healing that were announced in England last May by a clerical and medical committee of inquiry, the following statement from another point of view is submitted, with an earnest request for its publication.
Christian Science being primarily concerned with religion, when it speaks of reality it means reality in the ultimate metaphysical sense in which all religious truths are to be taken.
Chicago churchmen were divided regarding the findings of the London commission of prominent clergymen and leading physicians relative to the problem of spiritual healing.
An article entitled "Suggestion the Subject" in a recent issue, in which one of your public school officials is reported as saying that Christian Science makes use of mental suggestion, is so liable to mislead your readers that I shall appreciate space to make an explanation.
The revolt today against either intellectualism or determinism is caused wholly and solely by the fact that men are beginning to understand more clearly the correct nature of that infinitely good cause which we call God, and are perceiving more definitely than ever that an infinitely good cause could only produce an infinitely good effect.
If
a dozen persons were asked to define their individual concepts of prayer, it is likely that their statements would vary, because of their differing mentalities and preconceptions.
I send this testimony, trusting it may command the attention of some one who is struggling against discouragement and doubt and lead him to turn from mortal beliefs to the healing fount of Truth.
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