Article May 1, 1926 Issue

A recent contributor to your columns avers that Christian Science...

Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,—Greenville

Herald

A recent contributor to your columns avers that Christian Science is a form of demonology; but even a superficial acquaintance with its literature reveals the absurdity of such an assertion, for hypnotism, necromancy, mesmerism, and all the baneful forms of mental control and manipulation, are foreign to Christian Science practice, the carnal mind—from which comes all evil—being excluded as a factor in its purely spiritual theology and therapeutics. These attempts on the part of the opponents of Christian Science to disparage and discredit had their counterpart in the attempts of the opponents of the Master, who endeavored to dishonor his healing by asserting that it was accomplished through Beelzebub, "the prince of the devils;" which was equivalent to saying that the Christ-healing was wrought through mesmerism, mental suggestion, hypnotism, or such like occult and devious means. However, those who have felt the transforming, healing, and regenerative influence of the Christ, through Christian Science, know that its power is good only; and million to-day understand and love Christian Science as the reinstatement of Christ's healing Christianity, which has come to a sick, sorrowing, and sin-burdened world "with healing in his wings."

Christian Scientists do not attack or asperse the religious beliefs and convictions of their fellow-religionists; but they rightfully desire to have their religion correctly understood and not associated with beliefs and practices that have no relationship to it whatever; and they further desire that their religious convictions should receive the same respectful consideration that they freely accord to differing or opposing convictions. President Harding, who deeply deplored religious dissension, urged on the nation a more tolerant spirit, saying in one of his last public utterances: "We need less of sectarianism, less of denominationalism, less of fanatical zeal and its exactions, and more of the Christ-spirit, more of the Christ-practice, and a new and abiding consecration to and reverence for God;" and here is expressed a sentiment that should find ready response in the hearts of all.

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