Article April 4, 1925 Issue

I shall appreciate an opportunity to comment upon and...

Charles E. Heitman, Committee on Publication for the State of New York—July, 1924

Messenger

I shall appreciate an opportunity to comment upon and correct certain erroneous implications and statements relative to the Christian Science religion contained in an article under the caption "Shafts and Darts," and also in a review of the book, "The Occult Sciences," appearing in a recent issue. Christian Science has nothing in common with occultism and does not heal, as the writers of these articles imply, by means of psychotherapy or autosuggestion. All suggestive methods of healing are based on the theory of many minds, and many rely entirely on the hypnotic activity of the so-called human will to produce the healing results; whereas Christian Science teaches that since there is but one God, there can be and is but one Mind, infinite and divine, even that Mind which, according to the apostle, "was also in Christ Jesus." Christian Science further holds that it is the purifying and curative power of this Mind, and not corporeal will, which operates in human consciousness to correct false material beliefs and heal disease. It is evident that the writer of the article "Shafts and Darts" is not familiar with the demonstrated success of Christian Science as a remedial agency.

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