Fred Yould, Committee on Publication for the State of Georgia,
The reference made to Christian Science by a reverend doctor in your recent issue evidenced a complete lack of knowledge of the religion which he inferred is unchristian, ignores the cross, and teaches that Jesus did not suffer.
Edgar G. Gyger, Committee on Publication for the State of New York,
In your recent issue a reverend doctor is quoted as having said that "Christian Science is a real cure for imaginary ills, and an imaginary cure for real ills.
Charles M. Shaw, Committee on Publication for Lancashire, England,
I am reluctant to return to the subject of Mark Twain's attitude towards Christian Science, but "A Christian Believer's" remarks in his last letter make it necessary.
Hugh Stuart Campbell, Committee on Publication for the State of Illinois,
A certain medical doctor writing for the Journal and other newspapers is disposed at times to ridicule or condemn Christian Science and Christian Scientists.
One
who does not know something about the real nature of man might be disinclined to believe that Jesus could have been joyful; yet the Master said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.
What
a joy to pray each day in trust and gratitude to our Father-Mother God, "Give us this day our daily bread"! It is a prayer of utter reliance upon and expectation of good.
At
the conclusion of his Gospel, Mark quotes the last words of Christ Jesus to his followers before his ascension: "These signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;.
All
through the Old Testament the existence of angels is taken for granted, but concepts of them are confused and vague, surviving, no doubt, from earliest phases of religious belief.