Men
have believed somewhat in the efficacy of prayer from time immemorial; they have prayed to God with a blind faith that they will be answered in a material way outlined in their petition.
Every
lover of mountain climbing knows the joy of ascending a blazed trail as it winds its way up through the silence of a soft-carpeted pine forest and out upon windy, unsheltered ledges of rocks and boulders, or as frequently happens, across treacherous bogs and slippery undergrowth near the course of a brook.
As an argument against absolute reliance on Christian Science healing, sometimes cases are cited where a sufferer has turned to Truth without apparent benefit; and the question is raised if it would not be wiser in certain instances to utilize material remedies as an aid in effecting a cure.
When
Christian Science first awakens thought to the healing power of Truth, and we realize that God, divine Love, is ever present and all powerful, and that this truth needs to be demonstrated in order to experience the healing, there is apt to come the discovery that our "old things" must pass away; that the love we have hitherto cherished is on a material basis, while the demand of Science is for purely spiritual affection.
The kindly spirit of your comment on the large attendance at a recent lecture on the subject of Christian Science is appreciated by Christian Scientists.
Our brother says, "It has heretofore been the method of scientists and philosophers to observe the facts of nature and of history, and formulate laws and principles in harmony with the facts.
An editorial referring to recent abnormal and inhuman acts of a certain individual says, "This victim of a deranged mind held many views in common with the teachings of Christian Science.
That was a very generous and at the same time sagacious act on the part of the ever esteemed and exemplary Commercial, to wit, its publication in so thorough a manner of Professor Hering's address on Christian Science at the Teck Theater.
