Although
it is over fifty years since Christian Science was given to the world, one is almost astonished at the amount of misunderstanding that still exists among people generally as to the real nature of its mission in the world, and this in spite of the clear and explicit statements on the subject in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" and our Leader's other writings.
Those
parents who have children in the Christian Science Sunday school are often heard to say that they learn many a much needed lesson from their own little ones.
Christian Scientists do not publicly attack the religious convictions of others, believing that Gamaliel's advice to the men of Israel in its original purity of expression is as good counsel now as at the time it was uttered.
The report of a sermon delivered recently quotes the clergyman as saying, "The Christian Scientist seeks to escape by refusing to acknowledge the existence of sorrow and death.
In the article, "Hospital Experiences," in which the writer tells of his trials and triumphs in a western hospital, reference is made to Christian Science in a manner which needs correction.
Those
who have had the privilege of serving in the Christian Science Sunday school are constantly gratified at the receptivity of the child thought and its natural acceptance of the truth as taught in Christian Science.
The
necessity of humility for spiritual progress is clearly defined in the narrative of the washing of the apostles' feet as given in the thirteenth chapter of John; but it contains also a more profound and metaphysical meaning, which can be discerned in the light of Christian Science, namely, that purity is attained only through the Christ cleansing, which goes much deeper than the flesh.
While
a student at a state university, the writer had the privilege of serving on the distribution committee of the Christian Science Society at the university.
