Article August 15, 1931 Issue

Several misstatements appear in "A. T.'s" letter of...

Mrs. Ann P. Hewitt, Committee on Publication for North Island, New Zealand,—Wanganui

Chronicle

Several misstatements appear in "A. T.'s" letter of November 21. These I should be glad to correct, and also to remove any false impression which might be conveyed to your readers from his letter.

In the first place, Mrs. Eddy did not assert that she was the Comforter, promised by Christ Jesus to the world. On page 55 of "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" she says: "In the words of St. John: 'He shall give you another Comforter.' ... This Comforter I understand to be Divine Science."

With reference to Christian Science practitioners receiving payment for treatment, it should be remembered that Jesus said, "The labourer is worthy of his hire." This does not prevent one from giving freely of the truth; and indeed much of this beneficent work has been, and is, given "without money and without price." Another aspect of this question is that there are many who would not care to call on a Christian Science practitioner for help, unless they could make some appreciable expression of their sincere gratitude for the healings they receive.

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