Article August 18, 1923 Issue

Christian Science practice does not permit its practitioners...

Willard J. Welch, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,—Cedar Rapids

Republican

Christian Science practice does not permit its practitioners to give absent or present treatment to any person without the desire and consent of that person. Treatment given unasked and unknown would be most discourteous and subversive of all ethics, especially the Golden Rule. For the benefit of those who might misunderstand the rules of Christian Science practice, let me quote from "Miscellaneous Writings" (p. 282) by Mary Baker Eddy:—

"The direct rule for practice of Christian Science is the Golden Rule, 'As ye would that men should do to you, do ye.'" "When you enter mentally the personal precincts of human thought, you should know that the person with whom you hold communion desires it." Also, on page 283: "Any exception to the old wholesome rule, 'Mind your own business,' is rare. For a student of mine to treat another student without his knowledge, is a breach of good manners and morals; it is nothing less than a mistaken kindness, a culpable ignorance, or a conscious trespass on the rights of mortals. I insist on the etiquette of Christian Science, as well as its morals and Christianity."

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