Jay Benjamin F. Showalter, former Committee on Publication for the State of Kansas,
In the very interesting letter written under date of April 15, and published in full in the Gazette, June 2, 1936, there is a statement referring to Christian Science that is entirely erroneous and misleading.
There
is a little plant, found in some of the western and southern states, which is called the compass plant, because no matter what the weather may be, it always turns the edges of its leaves toward the north and south.
Christ Jesus
said, "Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things," and our Leader defines "Elias" in part as "Christian Science, with which can be discerned the spiritual fact of whatever the material senses behold".
On taking up his duties, the Committee on Publication immediately sought opportunity to call upon the editors of every daily or weekly newspaper in the county.
Harold Molter, Committee on Publication for the State of Illinois,
In an article in Esquire occurs a reference to Christian Scientists which in its context might give the reader the impression that they practice hypnotism.
