The editor of the Empire in one paragraph of his recent attack assures the public that he has no desire to curtail the religious liberty of Christian Scientists, and almost in the same breath announces that Christian Scientists "When going to the extreme of turning down and forbidding all material aids in sickness, should be protected by a statute making this practise misdemeanor if not felony.
A clergyman in an excellent sermon, in which he expresses admiration for the medical profession, for their devotion and courage, which we all heartily endorse, goes on to speak, perhaps not quite so kindly, of Christian Science as a "one-eyed system.
I have read the article entitled "The Doctor Faith-healer" in a recent issue and regret that the writer should have thought fit to include in it statements with regard to Christian Science long since worn threadbare.
Judging from the remarks of a traveling evangelist at Columbus, Ohio, as quoted in a recent issue, the most charitable assumption would be that he does not know what Christian Science is.
In a sermon against Christian Science reported in a recent issue the gentleman proves himself to be many years behind the times by standing on ground long abandoned by most critics as untenable.
There
are a multitude of people unacquainted with the teachings of Christian Science whose daily experiences seem to be a series of uncertain, haphazard events over which they can exercise little or no control.
After
spending an afternoon in the country a short time ago, I sat on a rustic seat by the roadside, waiting for the electric car which was to carry me to the city.
The
American people, for the most part, are expressing gratitude for the recent pure food act, which assures protection to dealers and consumers alike by maintaining in Washington a commission whose duty it is to test and pass upon all foodstuffs offered the market.
Through
the increasing study and practise of Christian Science, mortal thought is undergoing a gradual change of base in its reasoning with respect to every form of human activity and occupation.
