Richard H. Smith, Committee on Publication for the State of Montana,
Christian Science does not deny any of the teachings of God and is not leading souls to hell, as was stated by a preacher in a sermon recently reported by you.
Francis Lyster Jandron, Committee on Publication for the State of Michigan,
The teachings of Christian Science relative to the unreality of evil are criticized in a letter which appeared in a recent number of the Detroit Free Press.
Arthur E. Blainey, Committee on Publication for the Province of Ontario, Canada,
A recent issue contains an article by a reverend doctor entitled, "The Deep Need of the Human Heart," in which a reference is made to Christian Science, which requires a brief correction.
In
considering not only our own individual problems, but also the many activities of the Christian Science movement, we are very apt to forget how largely the question of time enters into the minutiæ of our everyday affairs, and to what an extent it influences our thinking.
The
belief in the reality of evil which one entertains in his thought, whether it be of sickness or of sin, continually robs him; for it prevents his comprehending the allness of God and learning to place his trust in good.
When
John the Baptist sent some of his followers to ask whether Jesus was "he that should come," the Master, who had already proved his claim to the Messiahship by healing, instructed John's friends to tell what they had seen.
This stanza, quoted from the Christian Science Hymnal, touches one of the vital points in the teachings of Christian Science, namely, What is God's plan for man?
Frank C. Ayres, Committee on Publication for the State of Indiana,
Christian Science does not teach the power of the human mind over matter, as was inferred by a revivalist in the columns of your paper in a recent issue.
Paul Gassner, Committee on Publication for Germany,
In a recent issue of the publication Treuga Dei a clergyman finds fault with the fact that practitioners of the religious teaching of Christian Science accept payment for their work.