The clergymen and ministers must have thought there was something radically wrong with the churches of Philadelphia, else they would not have united in inviting an evangelist here.
In
explaining to his disciples the unity existing between God the creator and His creations, that tender protection which divine Love ever gives to its own, and also to emphasize the necessity for love and obedience on the part of man, the Master chose as an illustration the relationship of father and son, the tie between parent and offspring being the highest earthly conception of love and protection.
The
most essential thing for the true Christian Scientist is to guard his consciousness, carefully and steadfastly, so that no unkind, erroneous thought may find entrance.
In
the book of Acts we read that "Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
A discussion of Christian Science necessarily involves going to the original sources of information and studying them in the light of the interpretation thereof prescribed by the Discoverer and Founder, Mrs.
An evangelist in your city has been making persisitent attacks on Christian Science, apparently with the intention of creating in the minds of the public a feeling averse to this church.
The view-points of The Sun and of the Christian Scientists, regarding the constitutional right of the individual to employ the practitioner of his choice, differ so widely that I feel sure you will be glad to give space to a reply to the article entitled "The Christian Science Amendment to the Health Law," published recently, even though you may not be willing to admit the soundness of its claims.
A communication to the Tribune from a gentleman in Iowa severely arraigns Senator Works for sending out under his frank, in accordance with a custom of long standing, copies of a speech delivered by him in the Senate.
