Theodore Burkhart, Committee on Publication for the State of Oregon,
Christian Science should not be confused with theosophy, spiritualism, Dowie-ism, or any other such ism; nor would any one who really understands Christian Science ever include it with religions classed as false or as man-made doctrines.
Fred Yould, Committee on Publication for the State of Georgia,
Linking Christian Science, even without harmful intention, with past or present schools of heretical philosophies, as a writer recently did in an issue of the Christian Index, does not present this Science in its true light.
Among
the many beautiful lessons which Christ Jesus gives us in that priceless teaching which has been called the Sermon on the Mount is one in which is set a very definite standard for the use of all mankind in measuring the correctness of their prayers, their mental processes, and consequently their thoughts, speech, and action.
It
is not unusual for a student of Christian Science to find himself stubbornly rejecting metaphysical conclusions that are essential if he would prove the unreality of matter.
"An
act of Providence" is a phrase frequently found in legal documents when reference is made to earthquakes, epidemics, and disasters of a nature not attributable to human invention.
Mrs. Elsie Ashwell, Committee on Publication for Warwickshire, England,
In a recent report on "the Ministry of Healing" by the Convocation of Canterbury Upper House, the Bishop of London is quoted as stating that Christian Scientists have "called attention to a truth neglected by the Church—the power of the mind over matter, and, further than that, the influence of the soul full of faith and hope over both mind and matter.
