Article June 26, 1926 Issue

Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication for the Year Ended September 30, 1925

There have been seventeen letters published in the press in answer to critics during the year ended September 30, 1925. With regard to the reporting of lectures, two editors have been glad to give full reports; in other cases the space allowed was from one to two and a half columns. In an interview with an editor, he asked questions regarding the healing in Christian Science. In December a letter was received from an editor who had published a full report of a lecture in his paper. He wrote as follows: "I feel I must write and thank you for the extra sales we have had this week through recording last Sunday's lecture. The desire to read the lecture makes it evident that Christian Science has obtained a firm footing in the minds and hearts of the people. This is not surprising, for the truth must prevail." Another editor wrote: "Many thanks to you for giving me the opportunity of serving your Cause by the publication of the lecture. Please regard me as entirely at your command in the future."

To the nineteen inaccurate references to Mrs. Eddy, to Christian Scientists, or to Christian Science, which came to this office during the year, fourteen letters sent in reply were published. One reply was refused, as it had already appeared in another paper; two were refused on the ground that "this correspondence is now closed;" and the other two because the editor did not feel himself responsible for the quotations which had been published. The attitude of the press has been consistently friendly, and it is noticeable that the larger daily newspapers are now printing statements about Christian Science which, though sometimes inaccurate, show that the subject is considered one of general interest in Scotland. Eleven newspapers reprinted articles from The Christian Science Monitor making due acknowledgment.

Several sermons on "Christian Science" were advertised, but no press notice of these appeared. In one instance it was reported to the Committee that, following such an advertisement, a certain clergyman had received a letter conveying a wrong impression of the attitude of Christian Scientists to such sermons. An explanatory letter was sent to him by this Committee; and in replying the clergyman said, "From all I know of Christian Scientists,—and I know a good deal,—I could never for one moment associate any true Christian Scientist with aught that was discourteous or unloving." In another case it was reported to this Committee that a certain clergyman intended to print an article every month in his private church magazine "exposing Christian Science." The first article was full of inaccurate quotations and quotations taken from sources other than the authorized literature. This was pointed out to the clergyman by the Committee, but another similar article appeared in the next month's magazine. This was again, as lovingly as possible, corrected by the Committee, and no further articles appeared on Christian Science.

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