Of course if one were satisfied with misstating another person's premises, there is no particular reason why one should not reduce their conclusions to a reductio ad absurdum.
People have become adherents of Christian Science because it has brought them out of the gloom of much sorrow and tribulation and lifted them into the sunshine of Truth; it has turned them away from many subtle forms of error, destroyed their fears, and turned them to God, infinite, tender Love.
When our Lord had the discussion with the woman of Samaria at the well, the woman said: "Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
One
evening, several years ago, a girl reclining on a couch at the foot of an invalid's bed, keeping careful guard over the work of an incompetent nurse, was surprised at the anxiety expressed by the sufferer as to the adjustment of the gas and windows.
It
is the heartfelt desire of every Christian Scientist, the natural expression of his gratitude for the joy Truth has brought him, to tell others of the good he has gained; but if we would feed the Father's sheep, we must listen for the Father's voice.
Material
things seem real to mortal consciousness, and to this consciousness it seems natural to look to materiality in some form to supply whatever is needed or desired.
We have the assurance that spiritual healing is not the perquisite of any one congregation, but is the duty and privilege of every Christian to undertake.
