After
the completion of a day's work, the so-called human mind is apt to believe it is weary and depressed, and to seek relief in inactivity, which it calls rest.
It
is generally accepted without question, in all lines of human activity, that in order to secure anything worth while it is necessary that a price be paid.
That
God is ever near to supply our every need, and that the will of God towards His children is that they shall have an abundant supply of all needful things, there is ample Scriptural proof.
When
Christ Jesus uttered the words recorded in the fifth chapter of Matthew, "But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Lew C. Church, Committee on Publication for the State of Minnesota,
Designating as a weapon of the devil a religion which enables its adherents to do the works which Jesus did and which he taught his followers to do, cannot be justified.
Theodore Burkhart, Committee on Publication for the State of Oregon,
I observe an interesting article in your recent issue, under the caption, "Every Man His Own Interpreter," in which a correspondent points out some of the differing creedal beliefs which partly account for so many religious denominations.
Edgar McLeod, Committee on Publication for Northern California
A writer in a recent issue of your paper quotes the following statement from page 289 of "Miscellaneous Writings" by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science: "Strong drink is unquestionably an evil, and evil cannot be used temperately: its slightest use is abuse; hence the only temperance is total abstinence.
J. Latimer Davis, Committee on Publication for the State of Iowa,
It was with sincere appreciation that I read the high tribute given The Christian Science Monitor by a minister in a recent issue of your publication; but with regret, equally sincere, I observed his remarks concerning Christian Science which indicated misconception of it and may have conveyed to your readers a wrong impression of its teachings.
Charles W. J. Tennant, District Manager of Committees on Publication for Great Britain and Ireland,
In reply to "Watcher," writing in your recent issue, let me reiterate that Christian Science is Christian because it fulfills the teachings of Christ Jesus in healing the sick and reforming the sinner through the spiritual method.