Readers
of the Bible the world over must surely marvel at the unresponsiveness of the masses in the face of Jesus' wonderful demonstrations of God's presence with men.
In
these days of "wars and rumors of wars," who can doubt that too much of the thought of those "that dwell on the earth" is given over to a saddened contemplation of carnage and destruction; as Keats puts it,—
Your kindly reference to Christian Scientists in your editorial on "Grippe and Religion" may have led some of your readers to ask themselves what the Christian Scientist does to protect himself for instance, from a grippe epidemic.
It will have to be admitted by every fair-minded investigator that Christian Science has attracted people of intelligence and education to its fold ; that within practically half a century it has become known to all parts of the world; and that the works performed through its ministry are matters of universal and common knowledge.
While the teaching of Christian Science disavows the need of any material means as a healing agency, yet it grants to every one the fullest freedom to choose for himself whatever system or method of healing he desires; and this same rule of individual liberty applies to all the affairs of human experience.
The article by a clergyman on the subject of Christian Science indicates that the gentleman not only has a mistaken sense of the teachings of Christian Science on some of the points mentioned by him, but that he has also allowed his interpretation of the Scriptures to be considerably influenced by an education evidently based on the teachings of man-made creeds and dogma.
My attention has just been drawn to one of your "Notes of the Day" on an American novel from which a quotation is made to the effect that Christian Science is the "special invention" of Uncle Sam and is "based upon physical benefit.
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city and state make the child their first care, and for this reason money is freely spent so that the child may obtain a solid foundation upon which the future man or woman may stand.
