How
often would we be rid of some annoying false claim, some persistent error, that seems again and again to lift its hydra head, even after we are sure that a problem has been entirely solved! No doubt it was the recognition of this seeming persistence of error which led our great Master, Jesus the Christ, to give to his hearers the parable regarding the unclean spirit, as related in Matthew.
On
the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of The Mother Church in 1894, our beloved Leader wrote the poem "Laus Deo," which was set to music and was played on the church chimes and sung by the congregation at the dedication services in January, 1895.
C. Shelton Agar, Committee on Publication for Natal, South Africa,
It is evident from the subsequent letters appearing in your newspaper that "Seeker after Truth" and "Veritas" are making use of your columns only to show their disappoval of Christian Science.
Albert E. Lombard, Committee on Publication for Southern California,
In your issue of August 2, an article mentioned a certain Californian and cited various misleading statements derogatory to Christian Science and Christian Scientists that were set forth in a book of which he is the author.
One
of the enslaving beliefs of the human mind is the temptation to feel that circumstances are greater than we are; that they can master us and affect us injuriously, and that, therefore, we can legitimately place the blame for our failures on situations outside ourselves.
