Miss Ellen Graham, Committee on Publication for Lanarkshire, Scotland,
In the report of the Modern Churchmen's Conference at Oxford in your issue of today, a clergyman classifies Christian Science along with Coueism and autosuggestion as examples of "several kinds of psychotherapy.
J. Latimer Davis, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
A contribution to the column headed "The Public Health," in your issue of May 15, when referring to certain physicians as writing prescriptions in a way that does not reveal to their patients what they are taking, said, "In this respect they are practicing Christian Science—operating on the minds of their patients.
On
the Education page of The Christian Science Monitor of October 3, 1936, appears a story of how, through the tactful and judicious direction of her teacher, a little girl learned to sing in public, free from all sense of self-consciousness or fear.
How
often are those unenlightened by Christian Science bowed with sickness, sin, poverty, and fear of the morrow! Amidst this sense of discord, they ask, How is it possible to obey the Scriptural command, "Rejoice in the Lord alway"?
It is a pleasure to report that during the past year harmonious relations have been maintained between the editors of the newspapers and the Committee on Publication.
Raymond N. Harley, Committee on Publication for the Transvaal, South Africa,
A clergyman sums up his attitude towards "miraculous healings" and the power of mind over so-called matter with the words: "The cures, whether at Lourdes or in Mongolia, are wrought by suggestion; but it is essential to suggest to the patient that there has been no suggestion.
William K. Primrose, Assistant to the District Manager of Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
An article purporting to give a résumé of the teachings of Christian Science in the "Study and Question Corner" of your issue of August 25 gives a very erroneous statement of them.