J. Latimer Davis, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
A contributor to your columns, referring to Christian Science in an article printed in the February 9 issue of the Iowegian and Citizen, said that he had read all of Mrs.
Charles W. Tennant, District Manager of Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
In again replying to "Veritas," let me quote the words of Paul: "The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
In
Ezekiel we read, "Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
The
enlightening process of knowing one's true self, the child of God, is a vital need in spiritual growth, and is the direct result of knowing God as the creator of all that is real and eternal.
Since
both health and disease are usually regarded as physical, mortals have ignorantly believed that health is preserved by strict obedience to certain so-called material laws, and that disease, which is supposed to result from failure to observe these laws, can be destroyed only through material treatment.
In rendering its report of the progress of Christian Science work in the New York state prisons for the year 1928, the Prison Committee desires to thank the Christian Science churches and societies of the state and individual Christian Scientists for the constant support and cooperation which it is receiving from them.
Thomas C. Hollingshead, Committee on Publication for the State of Idaho,
The remarks of the author of "To-day" on the subject of "faith cure" in a recent issue of your paper clearly show that he had in mind faith in human power to heal disease; and entirely aside from the fact that Christian Science was not mentioned and cannot be classed among the systems this writer had in mind since it relies wholly and completely on faith in God and in His ability and willingness to heal "all thy diseases," is the fact that many of your readers, not understanding this, may be misled into believing that the critic's remarks could apply to Christian Science.