Ralph W. Still, Committee on Publication for the State of Texas,
The tolerance expressed towards Christian Science in an article in your issue of recent date is to be commended and is very much appreciated; but as some of the deductions and references contained therein do not correctly set forth what Christian Science really is, or accomplishes, space for corrective comment is respectfully requested.
Louis Potts, Committee on Publication for Cheshire, England,
I shall be obliged if you will allow me, through your columns, to deal with a point raised in an address on the subject of "Spiritual Healing," as reported in your issue of recent date.
Many
references to the word "yoke" occur in the Old Testament; and in nearly every instance the thought it carries is of something grievous and burdensome.
A young
boy, who had attended a Wednesday evening testimony meeting in a Christian Science church for the first time, commented to a friend, "Wasn't it strange that every one who spoke kept saying, 'I'm so grateful'?
In
the light of Christian Science, the Bible ceases to be a mere record of historical events, a collection of mysterious, perplexing, and contradictory statements, or a succession of wise counsels, good enough maybe but perhaps felt to be limited in scope, and sometimes deemed applicable only to a bygone race in a bygone age.
