In a recent issue of The Hustler is an article reporting a sermon by a visiting evangelist in which he took occasion to speak unkindly of Christian Scientists.
In an article entitled "Fetters of Tradition," while expressing surprise at "the increasing and world-wide interest in psychic phenomena of all kinds, while in English speaking countries such mental cults as Christian Science, etc.
If the miracles wrought by Christ Jesus can be so easily explained and so readily understood on the basis of the material theory advanced by the critic of Christian Science writing in you columns under the caption "Quicksand principles," one wonder why this self-styled "under-shepherd of God" and his materialistic friends are not doing those works to-day.
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is not necessary to take a referendum of Christian Scientists to prove that progress in spiritual understanding, and therefore in demonstrating the truth, has been and is concurrent with diligent and conscientious study of the Lesson-Sermons.
While differing from scholastic dogma and modes of human reasoning, Christian Science sets forth the spiritual facts of existence whereby mortals may understandingly accept Paul's admonition, "Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.
