Article November 22, 1924 Issue

An editorial in a recent issue makes kindly reference to...

Aaron E. Brandt, Committee on Publication for the State of Pennsylvania,—Pittsburgh

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An editorial in a recent issue makes kindly reference to Christian Scientists as effecting many cures, and to Christian Science as teaching cheerfulness. Kindly permit me to say that Christian Science could do much more in this respect, even in helping along the good purposes of an editorial, in making people more cheerful and happy, if it were better understood.

The statement that Christian Scientists are "working without regard to science in the real sense of the word," is due to a misapprehension. It may be asked, What is "science in the real sense of the word"? The word "science" has been applied to almost every conceivable kind of teaching, and it is easy to differ regarding its meaning. Is science material? The medical doctor is frank in admitting that the practice of material medicine is not based upon an exact science. A great mathematician has said that mathematics, which every one admits is an exact science, has not a leg to stand on that is not purely metaphysical.

Christian Science is based entirely upon the understanding of fundamental truth, as set forth in the Bible; and it is found to be scientifically demonstrable in practice. In the Old Testament this truth is stated thus: "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." In the New Testament we read, "All things were made by him [the Logos]; and without him was not any thing made that was made." The deduction must necessarily be drawn from these statements that evil has no more reality than erroneous belief gives it.

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