Article April 11, 1936 Issue

In a reprint from the Daily Telegraph, published in the...

Capt. W. John Fuller, former Committee on Publication for Cape Province, South Africa,—Cape Town

Cape Argus

In a reprint from the Daily Telegraph, published in the Argus, on April 6, the following statement appears: "The unorthodox methods of treatment, such as homeopathy, Christian Science, and osteopathy, have the advantage of appealing to that appetite for magic inherent in us." This statement regarding Christian Science is distinctly the reverse of its teachings, and, being misleading, calls for a reply.

Christian Science is appealing to an ever-increasing number of people because it is able to satisfy the longing for something better, higher, and holier in the heart of man. Is it not a slur on Christianity to suggest that it is the magic inherent in us which makes us turn for comfort and healing to God, who is Love, "who healeth all thy diseases," and who has also proclaimed through the prophet Isaiah, "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else"?

Christian Science is teaching its followers how to do this through the faithful application of its rudiments and laws, and they are proving by demonstration in the degree of their understanding, the truth which Christ Jesus came to teach, the truth which he promised should make men free. "History repeats itself," is a saying that may be applicable here, for a record in the Bible tells us that when our great Master healed the sick and cast out devils he was accused of doing so through Beelzebub, the prince of devils. Was it the inherent magic, or the desire to be free, that turned the people of that age to seek the Christ healing?

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