The notion held to by some people who have not taken the trouble to investigate is that Christian Science lays emphasis on physical healing practically to the exclusion of everything else.
I have read with considerable interest the editorial in a recent issue of the Republican, under the caption "The Mysterious God," for it commented on the statement made in a recent lecture on Christian Science to the effect that "a right understanding of God heals the sick.
The article in The Post Express entitled "Prayers for Peace," has all the virtue of "orthodoxy;" still, we must not forget that the heresy of yesterday is the orthodoxy of today, and the orthodoxy of today becomes the absurdity of tomorrow, hence "orthodoxy" is not above criticism.
In a recent issue it is reported that "Christian Scientists are saying to themselves a thousand times a day, 'There is no war; there is nothing but sunshine, happiness, and peace.
If your correspondent who has "read considerable on the subject" of Christian Science, will consult authentic sources of information, he may ascertain that his notion that Christian Science is deficient in "promises for the future" is altogether mistaken.
If our friend whose letter appeared in a recent issue will take time to consider the matter, he will, I am quite sure, admit that Jesus of Nazareth proved by his works that the application of the divine Principle of his teachings would solve every human problem, whether social or religious, political or economical.
Any one who undertakes to state the teachings of a religion in which he does not believe, is likely to encounter a difficulty, for the reason that he is apt to lack the appreciation and insight which would enable him to speak of it with accuracy and justice.
