A well-known medical critic, in a recent public address, made a great point of what he called the works of Christian Science, and he told of an elderly lady whom he saw in the street with a broken thigh, and whose one wish was for Christian Science treatment.
The writer of a communication in a recent issue may rest assured that Christian Science is not substituting a sense of satisfaction in physical health for higher aspirations.
The term "commercialized use of prayer," which occurs in your recent news item from New York, means simply that Christian Science practitioners are accustomed to charge a small fee for services rendered by them to persons who choose to engage their services in the treatment of diseases.
The reasons given by the New York judges, according to the press despatches, for making Christian Science practice illegal, will hardly stand the test of reason.
The appellate division of the supreme court of New York last week affirmed the conviction of a Christian Scientist for "prractising medicine without a license.
In announcing that an appeal would be taken from the decision of the appeallate division, the Christian Science committee on publication for the state of New York, at No.
The affirmation by the appellate division of the supreme court of the conviction of a Christian Science healer for "practising medicine without a license," calls renewed attention to the faulty condition of the law in this state.
