Article November 3, 1945 Issue

Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication

Midlothian, Scotland

There has been practically nothing of a critical nature against Christian Science in any of the Midlothian newspapers from the beginning of the war until the year covered by this report. The Weekly Scotsman, a paper with a large circulation and sent to Scotsmen all over the world, runs a column called "The Weekly Club." In this, letters appear on all kinds of subjects. Toward the end of 1943 a discussion was started on "The Realm of Philosophy." It carried on for some weeks: then a writer in the course of his letter made the statement: "One must assume that Christian Science is not a religion, but an intrusion into religious faith. One who quotes the Bible does not argue, one declares truth." The reply of this Committee on Publication appeared the following week. Then after a lapse of nine weeks two letters appeared in one issue, one saying Christian Science was subtle and dangerous, the other that it was ridiculous in its teaching, and at the bottom of the column there was a note saying, "This correspondence is now closed."

A letter was sent to the editor pointing out that he had allowed no opportunity for replying, and the Committee enclosed a letter of correction to the two writers. The column in which the correspondence appeared was supposed to be limited to letters of two hundred and fifty words. The Committee's letter of correction was almost five hundred words, but the editor printed it.

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