In
studying Christian Science, it sometimes happens that when one begins to gain some knowledge of the value of its teachings, and to realize with great joy that it does indeed lead to an understanding of that truth which makes men free from "the law of sin and death," there comes also an overwhelming desire that those nearest and dearest should seek it too.
In
the gospel Matthew a parable is told by Jesus to his disciples which by the human sense of justice has often been regarded as a stumbling-block, because it demonstrates the divine economy, not the human.
The California Christian Advocate recently published an article in which the author claims to have made a careful study of Christian Science, and then quotes from Mark Twain and others who had written adversely on the subject.
Will you allow me space to explain to your readers some of the points touched on in a recent issue in reporting an attack on Christian Science by an evangelist?
My attention has been drawn to a reference to Christian Science in an issue of recent date, and with your kind permission I would like to point out that there is not the remotest connection between Christian Science and spiritualism.
The statement in a recent issue, that a lawyer, in seeking the acquittal of a client accused of practising a form of necromancy in alleged violation of law, for the purposes of his argument compared Christian Science with such practice, should not be accepted as establishing any similarity between the two.
One
of the most prevalent beliefs, and probably the most harmful to the world as a whole, is the one which has been held by the medical profession for centuries, namely, that sickness can be cured and human life prolonged only by the employment of material means and methods.
While
most Christian people would admit that God protects and provides for all His creatures, some are shocked if they are told that Christian Scientists sometimes extend their help to animals and birds.
For several years it has been my privilege to read the testimonies published in the Christian Science periodicals, and gratitude for the help and encouragement I have received from these loving acknowledgments, prompts me to tell what Christian Science has done for me.
The Christian Science Text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
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