Article September 24, 1938 Issue

In your recent issue a writer makes an erroneous statement...

Major Henry J. F. Coe, Committee on Publication for Tasmania, Australia,—Burnie

Advocate

In your recent issue a writer makes an erroneous statement about Christian Science, namely, "Christian Scientists ... utilize the powers of autosuggestion and cannot produce authentic miracles."

Autosuggestion depends on the use of the human mind, designated by the Apostle Paul as "the carnal mind," and would seem to be a form of hypnosis; whereas Christian Science can succeed only to the extent that its adherents discern and express the divine Mind, described in the Bible as the Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus." In the Church Manual of the Christian Science denomination, written by Mary Baker Eddy, Article XI, Section 9, reads, "Members of this Church shall not learn hypnotism on penalty of being excommunicated from this Church."

As regards the claim that Christian Science "cannot produce authentic miracles," it is perhaps necessary to determine just what is intended by the word "miracle." If it means healing by spiritual means alone, Christian Scientists, with humble gratitude to God, can record many such healings. Weekly, monthly, and quarterly Christian Science periodicals publish, in every issue, properly authenticated testimonies of spiritual healing. It is cause for rejoicing that Christian Scientists, to the extent that they have discerned and utilized that Mind "which was also in Christ Jesus," have demonstrated that spiritual healing is efficacious and is available to all who seek it with an unbiased thought.

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