In
that classic and successful Christian Science treatment which resulted in the healing of Job, Elihu instructed his patient almost at the outset that "God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not;" and Cowper must have had a hint of the same truth when he sang,—
There
seems to be a disposition upon the part of some who are not thoroughly informed as to what Christian Science is and what it includes, to question or doubt as to the possibilities of any one's receiving help or healing through what is called "absent treatment.
The conflicting methods of treatment in the different schools of medicine and the lack of unity among physicians of the same school prove that these systems are not founded upon exact science or fixed principle, and because of this people are seeking for something more reliable in their hour of need.
With reference to an article published in your issue of July 12, it is indeed cause for much rejoicing on the part of Christian Scientists that their religion is credited with all the good things that befall the lot of man.
Our critic errs in his inference when he states that one so-called "element" of truth found in Christian Science, is "the influence of the mind over the body.
Without going into the religious phases of such a situation, the fact is evident that there is such a thing as malicious animal magnetism, and that the world recognizes it under various names, and abhors it.
The teachings of Christian Science involve no new philosophy, but are those of the Bible, and its practice is in strict conformity with that of Jesus and his disciples.
