Article September 25, 1915 Issue

I ask your indulgence upon my observation of the lecture...

George F. Chase

Albion (Mich.) Recorder

I ask your indulgence upon my observation of the lecture on Christian Science, as recently given by Doctor—at the Methodist church. That he is greatly concerned over the fact that many Christian people are becoming enthused about this new-old religion cannot be doubted, for men do not condemn a movement unless they feel its influence penetrating their prejudices and false positions and awakening them to unwelcome truth. The church has always denounced and persecuted whatever has not accorded with its inherited traditions and formulated beliefs.

That Christian Science is not Christian is most certainly false, for Christ Jesus said, "By their fruits ye shall know them," and also, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also:" Is the learned doctor following this command of the Master? The command was given to preach the gospel and to heal the sick. Does the doctor believe this? Does he practise the healing as well as the preaching? If he does not, then he is not following Christ's commands. "Show me thy faith without thy works," said the apostle James, "and I will show thee my faith by my works."

This critic's statement that every year a new edition of Mrs. Eddy's works and the Church Manual is published, and every member of the church is required to purchase a new copy, is absolutely false; also the statement that every member of the church is compelled to sell the literature. His statement that members of the church must sell their books or lose their membership is also absolutely false, as a perusal of the Church Manual, which any one is at liberty to examine, will show. His criticism of Christian Scientists for believing that pain and death are not real has no ground to stand upon, for the Scriptures state that God created man in His own image and likeness, that He made all that was made and "without him was not anything made that was made," and that He pronounced it all good.

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