Alfred Johnson, Committee on Publication for Yorkshire, England,
The excerpts from the sermon on the subject of "Health and Religion," contained in your issue of November 1, include a reference to Christian Science which requires correction.
Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
While Christian Scientists were not mentioned by name in your recent report of a sermon on the healing of a leper by the Master, it is evident that it is they who were alluded to.
With
mankind so largely concerned in seeking place and opportunity,—a place to work, a place to live, an opportunity to achieve or to advance,—it is helpful to analyze the situation in order to see clearly what it is for which we are seeking place and opportunity.
When
the seventy disciples whom Jesus sent forth returned to him rejoicing because even the devils were subject to them through his name, he said to them, "I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven," knowing that as the Science of Christ was demonstrated upon earth, the claim of evil must give up its pretense to power.
In
the seeming chaos of human conditions and the maze of variant human beliefs, what could be more reassuring to one seeking heavenly guidance than the fact that he has come upon "the line of demarcation"—that which can establish for him the surety of what is real and what unreal?
In
the greatest sermon ever delivered to mankind, Christ Jesus admonished his hearers with these words: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
During the year three hundred and thirteen Christian Science lectures were delivered in the state by members of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church.
