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deal has been said along the line of supply, as this is a question which intimately concerns each individual and seems to be involving the time and energies of mankind in general.
Neither the clergyman whose remarks were referred to in a recent issue, nor any other person, can truthfully say that Christian Science is a "gigantic delusion that has deceived many," unless it is an error to acknowledge that God, good, is the one and only power.
The report of an address by the dean of the school of medicine of our state university misstates the facts regarding Christian Science and its Founder, Mary Baker Eddy.
Our critic's original claim is, as I understand it, that Christian Science in its teachings and practice, and because of its healing work, is contrary to fundamental Christianity, and in support of his contention he has presented various selections from Science and Health, and other selections from the Bible, which in his opinion are contrary one to the other.
A correspondent says, "Christian Science is false to both the word Christian and the word science, because of its private meaning put upon words in common use.
In an account of a lecture before the teachers' institute held at Riverside the doctor stated to his audience that Christian Science is a good psychology, and that he made this statement because of his observation that the practice of Christian Science eliminates fear.
