Article February 19, 1916 Issue

It is unfortunate for the critics of Christian Science that...

John M. Tutt

Joplin (Mo.) News Herald

It is unfortunate for the critics of Christian Science that they do not first arrive at the spiritual view-point of the Scriptures seen in Christian Science before they give utterance to statements entirely unfair to the subject. It should be quite sufficient for our reverend friend to say that Christian Scientists do not unqualifiedly concur in his opinion concerning certain Scriptural teaching.

It should be said here, in all sincerity, that Christian Science accepts every essential of the scheme of salvation as set forth in the Bible. Christian Scientists believe, however, that the spiritual import of the Scriptures is their essence; that since God, Spirit, and His creation are not material, the universe, including man, must be interpreted not materially, but spiritually. They believe they find full authority in Jesus' example for turning away from matter to divine Mind, and thus abandoning material ritualism and observances.

But as proof of the fact that the unparalleled sacrifice of Jesus with its saving grace is recognized and magnified in Christian Science, I quote from "No and Yes" by Mrs. Eddy (p. 33): "The sacrifice of our blessed Lord is undeniable, and it was a million times greater than the brief agony of the cross; for that would have been insufficient to insure the glory his sacrifice brought and the good it wrought. . . . The glory of human life is in overcoming sickness, sin, and death. Jesus suffered for all mortals to bring in this glory; and his purpose was to show them that the way out of the flesh, out of the delusion of all human error, must be through the baptism of suffering, leading up to health, harmony, and heaven."

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