Richard Gormley, Committee on Publication for the Southern and Western Districts of India,
Those of your readers who do not understand Christian Science may have been misled by a contributed article entitled "Defending the Faith," which appeared in your paper recently, and which I respectfully request space to reply to.
J. Palmer Snelling, Committee on Publication for the State of Georgia,
In a recent issue a minister, speaking before the Macon Ministerial Association, is reported to have said: "Whenever religion becomes science, it fails as a religion.
Ernest H. Partridge, Committee on Publication for Glamorganshire, Wales,
I should be grateful for space to explain one or two points which I think are rather misleading in the references to Christian Science made in a recent article.
David
wanted very much to tell his new little friend all about Christian Science, but he remembered that his mother had told him not to talk about it to those not ready to listen.
Knowledge
of the precise nature of God and man, and of the fact that man coexists with God in perfect unity, is fundamental to the teaching of Christian Science.
The
working out of an afflictive condition to a harmonious conclusion is a refining process which removes the dross of materiality and reveals the pure metal of spirituality, even as gold is refined in the smelter.
The
beginner in the study of Christian Science usually feels that his needs are for physical healing, financial security, or some other human adjustment.
Much
has been said, and rightly, relative to the importance of earnest daily study of the Bible, together with the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and other authorized Christian Science literature, in order that one may progress in the understanding of this Science.
